A sister restaurant to Padraic Frawley's great dining venue The Cornstore in Cork (see entry), the same stylish mix of quality, accessibility and buzz works equally well in his home city.
Steaks and seafood are the specialities, but there is m ... more...
There is much to love about this ambitious refit of a landmark Dublin pub dating back to 1837 that has been revived after 20 empty years. The Press Up Entertainment group – run by Paddy McKillen Jnr and Matthew Ryan – have done a characteri ... more...
The opening of Cask, a cocktail-heavy bar billing itself as a drinks, food and entertainment venue, was something of a coup for sister establishments, Isaac’s Hotel and Greene’s Restaurant – especially with accomplished mixologist And ... more...
This unspoilt roadside traditional pub and grocery shop was established in 1897 and the original owners would be proud of it today.
Very much the centre of local activities, Leonard’s has a large dining area behind the pub, where all the area&rs ... more...
Liam O'Riains is a traditional, unspoilt pub overlooking the River Shannon in Killaloe.
It's the oldest pub in Ballina (on the Tipperary side of the river) and it's one of those real old atmospheric bars with a cosy open fire, where people meet to cha ... more...
One of the great classic pubs of Ireland, Blakes has been in the same family since 1887 and, up to recently, was always one of the few places that could be relied upon to be unchanged. Not a food place, a pub; maybe a sandwich, but mainly somewhere to ... more...
Baking/Bakery / Café / Deli / Speciality Store / Wine Bar
Previously a butchers shop, with its original 1930s' tiled floor, high ceiling and facade, Noel Delaney and Patricia van der Velde's wonderful delicatessen, wine shop and continental style café is quietly situated on a side road, so the unexpect ... more...
The beautifully restored MV Cill Airne provides a uniquely atmospheric setting for this bar/bistro and restaurant on the fast developing north quays.
A 1960s liner tender which once carried trans-Atlantic passengers, including Laurel and Hardy and Pre ... more...
Resplendent with abundant window boxes spilling over pink and black paintwork, this handsome traditional pub in Galway occupies a prominent corner position on Middle Street and Cross Street and proudly proclaims its establishment in 1759 beneath an ele ... more...
The first of the continental style café-bars to open in Dublin in 1993, Café en Seine - which occupies two buildings on one of the city's principle Georgian streets - was also its first superpub.
Yet, in spite of its size, this dis ... more...