Originally the Curran family home, this popular and well-located establishment dates back to 1791 and, in recent times, has earned a reputation for fine food, under the guidance of Paula Mahon, (née Curran).
Today, it not only has a 60-seater ... more...
This appealing shop-cum-wine bar is part of the Italian Quarter in Blooms Lane, where you will also find Wallaces Italian Food Shop, Café Cagliostro (great coffees) and a juice café.
Food, while not exactly incidental, certainly plays se ... more...
In a great location at the side of Castlecourt shopping centre, the name of this popular daytime café/restaurant may be misleading (the food isn’t Central American), but the Cuban style décor is very pleasing.
They do good 'superfo ... more...
Open since 1964, and run by Grainne O’Connell since 1975, informal restaurant/bar was among the first to establish a reputation for good food in Kenmare, and is a daytime sister restaurant to Packie’s (see entry).
It’s a traditional ... more...
Attached to Gerry Byrne's popular bar, The Left Bank, this lively restaurant in the centre of Medieval Kilkenny cleverly echoes the name and has an opulent French feel to it - which is matched on the plate by the high quality ingredients used by the k ... more...
In an imaginatively renovated Georgian townhouse just off St Stephen's Green, this was the original of Erik and Michelle Robson's 'series' of Ely wine bars and restaurants. Since it first opened in 1999, they have built on their commitment to offer som ... more...
In common ownership with the deservedly popular O'Connells pub at the head of Howth's East Pier (which was formerly called The Pier House), this classy little restaurant and wine bar opened quietly in a vacant spot on the West Pier between lockdowns in ... more...
Halfway up the steep main street of Borris, Michael O'Shea's unspoilt and friendly old-world grocery-pub is well worth seeking out.
The old grocery section at the front links into a modern-day shop next door, and you can buy hardware here too - a very ... more...
At the Dublin end of Main Street, just across from the gates into Carton House and its beautiful tree-lined avenue, Robert and Bronagh Kennedy’s two-storey restaurant has earned a loyal following.
With a strong team, including head chef John Col ... more...
Hidden away in the centre of Clonakilty, on a lovely serene Georgian square that (except on Friday mornings when the local farmers Market is held here) contrasts unexpectedly with the hustle and bustle of the nearby streets, The Emmet Hotel is somethi ... more...