Must-see restaurants in Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

  • Pi Pizza

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Reg White cut his pie-making teeth at flour + water in San Francisco before opening this fabulous restaurant in 2018, and it's already a contender for…

  • An exterior shot of Camden Kitchen at night

    Camden Kitchen

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Tucked away off busy Camden St, this inviting little bistro prides itself on its fresh, seasonal menu of changing and beautifully presented dishes, like…

  • Bangers and Mash

    Fade Street Social

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Two restaurants in one, courtesy of renowned chef Dylan McGrath. At the front, the buzzy tapas bar, which serves gourmet bites from a beautiful open…

  • Shopfront for Murphy's Ice Cream

    Murphy's Ice Cream

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Get your sugar hit on with a visit to what might be the best ice-cream shop in the country. Everything is handmade with fresh ingredients from Dingle,…

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    Eatyard

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Spend an hour or two eating and drinking your way through a dozen or so of the city’s best food vendors. There's always seasonal produce, and plenty of…

  • The bar at the front of Pichet restaurant

    Pichet

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Head chef Stephen Gibson (formerly of L'Ecrivain) delivers his version of modern French cuisine to this newly refurbished dining room, whose elegance…

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    Port House

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This dark cavern restaurant is full of flickering candlelight. The extensive, delicious Spanish tapas menu is best enjoyed with the impressive Iberian…

  • Uno Mas

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Sister restaurant to Dublin favourite Etto, Uno Mas quickly rose in the popularity stakes following its launch in late 2018. Expect to see dishes like…

  • Silk Road Café

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This vaguely Middle Eastern–North African–Mediterranean gem on the ground floor of the Chester Beatty Library is no ordinary museum cafe. Complementing…

  • Neon

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    A brilliant spot that specialises in authentic Thai and Vietnamese street food, served in takeaway boxes, which you can eat at home or in the canteen…

  • Little Bird

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This cafe started life as an adjunct to the yoga studio upstairs and has since grown into one of Portobello's most desirable coffee spots, which in this…

  • Fallon & Byrne

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Dublin's answer to the American Dean & DeLuca chain is this upmarket food hall and wine cellar, which is where discerning Dubliners come to buy their…

  • Coppinger Row

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Virtually all of the Mediterranean basin is represented on the ever-changing, imaginative menu here. Choices include the likes of pan-fried hake with…

  • Cliff Townhouse

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Located in a beautiful townhouse on St Stephen's Green, Cliff Townhouse is a confident expression of the very best of Irish cuisine. The emphasis is on…

  • Avoca

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This top-floor cafe, part of the marvellous Avoca group, is very popular with discerning shoppers who enjoy a gourmet lunch: how about a Toonsbridge…

  • El Bahia

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Dark and sultry, this upstairs Moroccan restaurant looks a little like how we imagine a desert harem might. There are some rather fetching geometric…

  • Pig's Ear

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Looking over the playing fields of Trinity College – which counts as a view in Dublin – this fashionably formal restaurant is spread over two floors and…

  • Green Hen

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    New York's SoHo meets Parisian brasserie at this stylish spot, where elegance and economy live side by side. If you don't fancy gorging on oysters or…

  • Dublin Pizza Company

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    A great place to grab a bite and go. Served from a wooden hatch, this is some of the best pizza in the city, helped by its woodfire oven and organic…

  • Glovers Alley

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Superstar chef Andy McFadden returned to Dublin to head up this fine-dining restaurant, where you'll find exceptional dishes served with style and panache…

  • Brother Hubbard South

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    With a Middle Eastern feel to the dishes, this is the perfect spot for a lazy, all-day brunch. The Turkish Eggs Menemen is particularly dreamy, topped…

  • Good World

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    To truly appreciate the quality of the southside's best Chinese restaurant, ignore the green Western-style menu and stick to the black-covered one, which…

  • Loose Canon

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Ostensibly a cheese shop with a few stools, at Loose Canon you can prop yourself up at the counter for a platter of cheese or Irish charcuterie, with a…

  • Wow Burger

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    The basement of Mary's Bar is home to a reliable burger joint: hamburgers, cheeseburgers and a sinful bacon cheeseburger come in two sizes (double or…

  • Bow Lane

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    It's a 1950s-style cocktail bar, but with a standout menu. Main dishes are hearty – think West Cork Wagyu beef burgers or meltingly soft lamb shanks, and…

  • Sophie's @ the Dean

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    There's perhaps no better setting in all of Dublin – a top-floor glasshouse restaurant with superb views of the city – in which to enjoy this quirky take…

  • Dunne & Crescenzi

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This exceptional Italian joint delights its regulars with a basic menu of rustic pleasures, such as venison bresaola, classic pasta dishes and a superb…

  • Jerusalem Restaurant

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    A candidate for best ethnic cuisine in town, this friendly spot serves a mix of Lebanese and Palestinian dishes that range from the familiar (hummus,…

  • Bottega Toffoli

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Tucked away on a lane alongside Dublin Castle is this wonderful Italian restaurant with five tables and a maximum of 12 customers. It only opens for…

  • Dada

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This bustling Moroccan restaurant has an atmospheric, low-lit dining room, spread about lots of alcoves so as to give the feel of a medina, and a…

  • Lucky Tortoise

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    It's always lively at this funky little joint, where the music is loud and the dim sum just keeps coming. Order from the ever-rotating menu or keep things…

  • Bonsai Bar

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    This sultry bar from culinary superstar Dylan McGrath serves cocktails with a Japanese twist (the Sakura Blossom blends gin, pink grapefruit and sparkling…

  • 777

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    You won't eat better, more authentic Mexican cuisine in Dublin – the tostadas (crispy corn tortillas with various toppings) and taquitos (filled, soft…

  • Hang Dai

    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…

  • Cornucopia

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Dublin's best-known vegetarian restaurant is a terrific eatery that serves wholesome salads, sandwiches, and a selection of hot main courses from a daily…

  • Shanahan’s on the Green

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    You could order seafood or a plate of vegetables, but you'd be missing the point of this supremely elegant steakhouse: the finest cuts of juicy and tender…

  • Cake Café

    Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green

    Sure, the cakes are dreamy — fluffy espresso walnut sponges and pretty cupcakes — but the savoury brunch options are just as fabulous. The homemade baked…

  • Luna

    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…

  • Brasserie Sixty6

    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…

  • Balfes

    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…

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