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County Limerick

Restaurants in County Limerick

  1. A

    Green Onion

    Located in what was Limerick's 19th-century town hall. The menu is as eclectic as the interior design and often just as striking. Food is served all day and includes a creative range of sandwiches and salads. Think modern Irish with global influences. At night, there's a changing line-up of finely crafted choices and you can enjoy three courses for under around €30.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Sage Cafe

    The decor at this licensed cafe says it all: superb taste that doesn't call attention to itself. Breakfast treats and baked goods give way to a line-up of lunch sandwiches, salads such as tiger prawn and cashew nut, and hot plates like lambs liver with apricot stuffing and black pudding potato cake.

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  3. Wild Geese

    In a town where upmarket competition is downright fierce, this inviting cottage restaurant keeps the standard consistently high. The ever-changing menu celebrates the best of southwest Ireland's produce, from scallops to sumptuous racks of lamb. The service is genial, preparations are imaginative and the bread basket divine.

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  4. C

    Brûlée's

    From outside, you get a glimpse of white tablecloths and candles inside this elegant old house. The food lives up to the setting and is best described as modern Irish with plenty of European accents. Mediterranean flavours abound and there's a good and varying selection of local seafood.

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  5. D

    Market Square Brasserie

    Tucked away in the basement of an attractive Georgian house, the food here is creatively prepared and artfully presented. Local purveyors supply the best produce, meats and seafood for an ever-changing menu. Service is smooth, the wine list long and the setting intimate. Book in advance.

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  6. E

    Moll Darby’s

    Exposed brick, dark wood and bundles of nautical schlock make Moll’s an attractive and atmospheric choice on George’s Quay. The red-checked tablecloths add a jaunty air, which will only intensify as you slurp down the superb oysters and other seasonal seafood delights.

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  7. F

    Locke Bar

    When the Atlantic gusts abate, enjoy the tables waterside at this sprawling cafe-cum-bar or get lost in the maze of rooms and bars. Enjoy the pub menu of pasta, fish and chips, burgers and more amid the scrum, or in more refined quarters upstairs.

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  8. G

    Wild Onion

    This blue-fronted cafe and bakery is famed for its full-bore American breakfasts (that means no black pudding, but plenty of hash browns, American pork sausages and three-egg omelettes). Hot open sandwiches are the order of the day come lunchtime. No credit cards.

    reviewed

  9. H

    DuCarts

    Window seats overlooking a grassy verge and the Shannon are bathed with light even on the gloomiest of days. The food does the cultural surroundings proud, with a changing selection of salads, soups, sandwiches and hot dishes.

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  10. Good Room Cafe

    Inventive soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods and homemade jams at this (very) good room are more contemporary than you'd expect from the cutesy thatched-cottage location. Arrive early before their famous scones sell out.

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  12. I

    O'Connors Bakery

    The local branch of the tasty regional chain of bakeries, family-run O'Connors has classic fresh-from-the-oven smells as you walk in. Find more than you expected in Limerick? They are renowned for wedding cakes.

    reviewed

  13. J

    Milk Market

    Pick from organic produce and local foods like cheese at the traditional food market held in Limerick's old market buildings, or browse its produce and craft shops. Other markets are listed on the website.

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  14. K

    Copper & Spice

    Your first thought on entering: ‘What an incredible smell!’ Spice indeed. Indian and Thai dishes team up to bring some much-needed spice to town. The surrounds are stylish.

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  15. L

    Cafe Noir

    Gorgeous tarts lead the way at this bakery and lunch place, which also offers gem-like pastries, salads, quiches and more. The coffees are just what you need when it rains.

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  16. M

    Mojo Café Bar

    This busy bar and café has sandwiches, paninis, toasted sandwiches and a long list of daily hot lunch specials. The coffee is a cut above the norm.

    reviewed

  17. Seán Collins

    Adare’s most traditional pub – despite a recent refurbishment – has a good menu of pub favourites. On Monday there’s trad music (more often in summer).

    reviewed

  18. N

    Chimes

    The art centre's basement café has the sort of creative, healthy fare you'd expect. Good specials.

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  19. Dovecot

    This bright and airy cafeteria packs ’em in for typical, but good, breakfast and lunch fare.

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  20. The White Sage

    Local, often organic, suppliers have star billing on the menu of this lovely little restaurant, housed in a cottage on the main street. Vegetarian options are limited but inspired, such as cider-infused pear salad and a shallot and goats cheese tarte tatin.

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  22. O

    Market Square Brasserie

    Now at home inside the Savoy Hotel, chef Liam Murrell ingeniously prepares and artfully presents local produce. The likes of game terrine with foie gras, pear and blue- berry chutney and lime jam, almond- and caper-crusted halibut, and caramelised popcorn parfait appear on the everchanging menu. Service is smooth, the wine list long and the cheese selection sensational.

    reviewed

  23. P

    Chocolat

    Make that very international. This trendy, minimalist place has been packed since its recent opening and no wonder. Food spans the globe – from Thai mango chicken and Singapore noodles to German meatballs and Toulouse sausages, plus plenty of northern, central and southern American classics, including finger-licking ribs. And, of course, there's chocolate, such as Snickers Belgian mousse and white chocolate cheesecake. The inventive, generous cocktails are the best in town, and include a chocolate coffee kiss (Kahlua, Baileys, creme de cacao, Grand Marnier and chocolate syrup).

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  24. Blue Door

    Gourmet salads, open-faced sandwiches and lasagnes appear at lunch at this cottage restaurant in the village centre, while dinner ups the ante with creative twists on local seafood and meat, like beechwood-smoked duck and cod in chardonnay sauce.

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