Restaurant guide
Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras
(Hunger is a tasty sauce.)
Irish proverb
There are scores of restaurants and other eateries in central Dublin; the list below is only a selection, mostly of places we (the local organisers) have been to. Note that smoking is banned in all indoor areas of all restaurants, cafes and pubs in Ireland.
The prices are indicated by the number of € symbols:
- €: Cheap
- €€: Moderate
- €€€: Expensive
- €€€€: Very expensive
Temple Bar
- Trastevere €
- Temple Bar Square
- New York Italian, one of the regular eateries of the local organisers.
- Botticelli €
- Temple Bar.
- Italian, more notable for its home-made ice cream than for anything else.
- Poco Loco €
- Parliament Street. Tex-Mex
- Monty's of Kathmandu €€
- Eustace Street. Nepalese food
- Afsana €
- Temple Lane
- Cheap, no-frills Indian food
- The Chameleon €€€
- Lower Fownes Street (off Temple Bar).
- Indonesian, good, expensive and very crowded - so you will need to book.
- Tante Zoe's €€
- Crow Street
- Cajun food
- Hô Sen €€
- Cope Street (behind the Central Bank on Dame Street)
- Vietnamese food, strongly recommended by the Irish Times. Not suitable for vegetarians.
- The Mongolian Barbecue €€
- Cope Street
- Thai Orchid €
- Corner of Fleet Street and Westmoreland Street
- The Shack €
- Boxty House €
- Oliver St John Gogarty €
- Irish food, catering for tourists.
South of Dame Street
- Yamamori €€
- South Great George Street
- Almost acceptable Japanese food says Keisuke (aka Jimmy).
- Juice €
- South Great George Street. Vegetarian restaurant
- Jaipur €€€
- South Great George Street
- Indian, very good, expensive.
- Govinda €
- Aungier Street (continuation of South Great George Street)
- Hare Krishna restaurant: cheap, vegetarian and quite tasteful
- Jewel in the Crown €
- William Street South
- Indian, almost as good as the takeaway in Smithfield (see below)
- Siam Thai €
- St. Andrew Street
- Salamanca €
- St. Andrew Street
- Tapas bar, recommendable. Larger than average portions for a tapas bar
- The Cedar Tree €
- St. Andrew Street
- Lebanese. Eat here every day says Waseem
- El Bahia €€
- Corner Wicklow Street/Clarendon Street
- Moroccan, pretty good. Watch out for the belly dancer!
- Aya €
- Clarendon Street
- Japanese Tapas Bar: all you can eat in 55 minutes for 26 Euro (kaitenzushi)
- Rajdoot €€
- Clarendon Street
- Indian. Good, slightly pricy
- Pasta Fresca €
- Chatham Street
- Another one of our regular eateries, approved by our Sicilian ex-postdoc.
- Wagamama €
- South King Street. Some things that resemble Japanese food, according to Keisuke.
- New Millennium €
- South King Street
- Chinese
- Café Bar Deli €
- South Great Georges Street and Bewley's, Grafton Street
- Popular, tasty, inexpensive.
- Mackerel €€
- Bewley's, Grafton Street
- Good seafood, by the same people who run Café Bar Deli
North of the Liffey
- Ristorante Romano €
- Capel Street
- A good, friendly, reasonably priced pizzeria using organic flour. The interior features bicycle pictures hanging on every wall.
- Baritalia €
- Millennium Walkway, Ormond Quay
- Part of the new, trendy "Italian quarter" on the north side of the Millennium Bridge. Booking essential since it is nearly always full.
- Enoteca delle Langhe €
- Millenium Walkway
- Another very popular Italian eatery in this quarter. Featured in the Irish Times 100 best restaurants in Ireland.
- Radha Govinda €
- Middle Abbey Street (off O'Connell Street)
- Hare Krishna restaurant: cheap, vegetarian and quite tasteful
- Beshoff's Fish and Chips €
- O'Connell Street
- Dublin's second most famous fish and chips restaurant
- 101 Talbot €€
- 101 Talbot Street
- Highly recommendable, featured in the Irish Times top 100 restaurants list
- Alilang Korea €
- Parnell Street east
- Korean food. Service can be erratic if you are a big crowd ordering different dishes: barbecue and bo bim bop are safe bets for larger groups
- Namaste India €
- North King Street, Smithfield
- If you are visiting Jameson's distillery or going for a live music session and beer in Cobblestone, get a takeaway from this place. The taste of the food puts most of the Indian restaurants in Dublin to shame (except the naan bread, which is not so great)
South and southeast of Trinity College
- Dunne & Crescenzi €
- South Frederick Street
- Enoteca, very close to Trinity College. Also serves lunch. You may have to wait to get a table here.
- Samsara €
- Dawson Street
- More an opulent bar than a restaurant, but you can get fairly good Thai food here to a reasonable price. There is a restaurant downstairs in the same building, but it is quite pricy.
- Jacob's Ladder €€€
- Nassau Street
- Continental/Irish
- Tulsi €€
- 17A Lower Baggot Street
- Good food, overhelpful staff.
- TK's €€
- Baggot Street
- Possibly the best Thai restaurant in Dublin
- L'Ecrivain €€€
- Lower Baggot Street
- One star in the Michelin guide
- Patrick Guilbaud €€€€€€
- Merrion Hotel, 21 Upper Merrion Street
- Dublin's grandest and greatest restaurant, with two stars in the Michelin guide
Is fearr a bheith ag lorg bí ná goile.
(Looking for food is preferable to looking for an appetite.)
Irish proverb