Killarney
At this panoramic lake-view restaurant in the Aghadoe Heights Hotel, adults have gourmet options such as turbot with langoustine and courgette velouté,…
Must-see restaurants in Ireland
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
You'll need a reservation to get a seat at the bar or in one of the carriage booths of this super-trendy spot, designed to look like the inside of a…
Killarney
Fiery spices waft from this cosy spot, which sizzles up authentic stir-fries and wok-fried noodles along with rich curries, rice dishes and noodle soups…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
This New York–style brasserie's speciality is rotisserie chicken, done four different ways at any given time. For that special occasion, there's a whole…
North of the Liffey
A sibling of the long-established Yamamori on S Great George's St, this large restaurant – spread across two converted Georgian houses and including a…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A contender for sexiest restaurant in the city, Luna is a sleek basement joint with intimate booths and waiters decked out in velvet smoking jackets. The…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
This all-day brasserie has a chic New York vibe, with leather banquettes and a small heated terrace luring a perpetually stylish crowd. While the menu…
North of the Liffey
It would be easy to walk past the entrance to this basement restaurant. But if you did, you'd be missing out on some of the most authentic Italian food in…
Athlone
In fine weather, tables set up on the pavement outside this corner cafe on the Right Bank. Dishes are simple and fresh, such as grilled salmon burgers…
County Clare
Superb seafood is the centrepiece at this elegant pub-restaurant, but it also serves flavoursome roasted venison and beef. When it rains, you can settle…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
At first glance the menu offers nothing particularly novel, just a nice selection of favourites from a burger to a roasted breast of duck. But it's the…
Athlone
Athlone's best pizza is fired up at 450°C in the wood oven of this pizzeria. Toppings span a simple but stellar Margherita to Rustic (wild mushrooms,…
Adare
The ever-changing menu at this inviting cottage restaurant celebrates the best of southwest Ireland's bounty, from lunch of crab cakes followed by cod…
Dublin
At the heart of this lovely, occasionally boisterous restaurant is a Neapolitan pizza oven, used to create some of the best pizzas in town. Margheritas,…
County Waterford
For delicious Thai food, come to this cosy bar and restaurant (with live music in the bar on weekends). Dishes such as tom yum soup, massaman curry and…
Connemara
The only thatched building on the main road, this comfy pub has open fires, welcoming service and an impressive menu of seafood (freshly caught trout,…
Temple Bar
Pizzas – with (rosse) or without (bianche) cheese – and pastas are the speciality at this vaulted basement restaurant that is like a rustic piece of the…
Wicklow Mountains
Hearty Irish breakfasts are served until noon at this poppy-red-painted cafe with a butter-yellow interior, while wholesome salads, filling sandwiches and…
County Wexford
Scones, breads and buns are all baked on Nutshell's premises, and lunch specials such as broccoli pasta bake, spinach-and-ham quiches or lamb-and-Guinness…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A no-nonsense, old-school 'caff' (the British Isles' equivalent of the greasy spoon) is rarer than hen's teeth in the city centre these days, which makes…
Dingle Peninsula
Sammy's, at the entrance to the beach, is the nerve centre of the area. The beach-facing bar-restaurant serves a vast range of dishes from sandwiches to…
North of the Liffey
Beyond the plain frontage and the cheap-looking decor is Dublin's best Chinese restaurant…by some distance. It's usually full of Chinese customers, who…
Dublin
Mon dieu, a French pizzeria? Gilles Gaillot and his wife Emma Gray have combined the forces of Emmental cheese and pizza (biscuit-thin sourdough bases) to…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
With an emphasis on more unusual cuts of beef — think picanha (sirloin cap) not fillet — this steakhouse offers amazing value for money. If you spot the…
Galway City
Besides providing organic, vegetarian and vegan sandwiches, savoury scones and wholesome dishes such as cashew-nut roast, this place is great for finding…
Cork City
It looks like a traditional old caff from the outside, but you'll find all sorts of creative takes on Irish standards here, from potato bake with Gubbeen…
County Tipperary
The formal restaurant at Aherlow House Hotel serves fine Irish and European cuisine in a congenial and intimate dining environment (reservations…
The West Cork Coast
Roast veggies, goats cheese and pesto toasties, homemade fishcakes with tartare sauce, and chicken and chorizo pasta are among the choices at this popular…
Wexford Town
This bright and busy cafe is a Wexford institution, famous for its home-baked breads, scones and cakes. Breakfast choices include potato cakes with smoked…
County Meath
At the back of the Conyngham Arms hotel, its restaurant serves upmarket pub fare: smoked cod chowder, herb-crusted Camembert with red-currant jam, spiced…
County Donegal
An exquisite country setting and locally sourced, seasonally changing meals make dining here a treat. Set in an old flax mill that was for many years the…
Athlone
Local organic produce forms the basis of the menu at this lovely cafe, which might feature sourdough croissants, cheese, spinach and ham toasties, and…
Inisheer
That the daily seafood special is caught by the owner speaks volumes. Snug, welcoming Tigh Ned's has been here since 1897 dishing up inexpensive…
Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan
In addition to artisan breads such as sourdough and focaccia, Matilda's bakes cakes, sweet pastries and savoury varieties including fennel sausage rolls…
Dublin
A bright, airy warehouse cafe that serves healthy breakfasts, salads and sandwiches – while the occasional guitarist strums away in the corner. Its…
North of the Liffey
It's a great traditional pub, but the main reason to come here is for the food, all sourced locally and made by expert hands. The menu includes an…
County Galway
At Paddy's your oysters come with a dollop of history – it's an ancient pub named after the man who set up the first Clarinbridge Oyster Festival in 1954…
Dublin
This lovely pub in the Strawberry Beds, 6km west of the city centre in forested countryside, has a decent menu of bar food specialising in seafood – fish…
Temple Bar
This cute little cake shop does a fine line in tarts, meringues, crumbles, cookies and brownies, not to mention a decent breakfast: the smoked bacon and…
County Donegal
Set in a 19th-century former shirt factory with stone walls and polished wooden floors, this atmospheric restaurant is a favourite among locals. The menu,…
