Right at the west end of Kilkee, Margaret and Kevin Haugh’s friendly café sits atop a hill at the base of a stunning cliff walk to The Diamond Rocks. The views alone will tempt you to go there and view Bishop’s island and the three f ... more...
A first floor restaurant over a classy kitchen shop in Holywood, this long-established favourite is fresh and bright - perfectly in tune with the lovely zesty cooking that proprietor-chef Colleen Bennett and her team offer.
Squeezing in through a lane ... more...
You can't beat the Sunny South East for a traditional family break and this sister property to the more businesslike Ashdown Park Hotel (see entry), on the other side of Gorey town, is one of the most focused hotels in Ireland when it comes to thinking ... more...
Since 1988, Sue Farmer's delightful restaurant and coffee house on the main street in Holywood has been attracting customers from miles around.
It's a charming, homely place where you'll find great home baking - especially the gorgeous cinnamon scones ... more...
Brilliantly located in the heart of Georgian Dublin, The Leinster hit the ground running on its opening early in 2024. With its vivacious yet respectful reinvention of a classic 18th century townhouse, great staff – and the rooftop restau ... more...
Monkstown is hardly short on great places to eat, but this county Dublin restaurants owned by chef Temple Garner (San Lorenzo’s) and front of house maestro Conor Kavanagh (formerly of The Old Spot) - and, when Bresson opened in 2017, it raised t ... more...
Established in 1994 by Kay Harte and now managed by her daughter Rebecca, the much-loved Farmgate Café is a younger sibling of her sister Marog O'Brien's Farmgate Country Store and Restaurant in Midleton, and shares the same commi ... more...
“Slow food and fast service” was always the admirable aim of the former Goat Street Bistro team, led by owners Ed Mulvihill and Laurence Wetterwald.
Having moved down the road and around a couple of corners to the narrow laneway that is al ... more...
Green Man Wines is one of the best examples of a new breed of hybrid wine-bar-shops to develop around Ireland and its capital city in particular.
Owner David Gallagher is one of the nicest people you could meet in Ireland’s world of wine. His ... more...
This restaurant with accommodation in Carlingford is centrally-located and smartly presented on the main street of this delightful medieval village, The Bay Tree has an appealing frontage - and a well-earned reputation for quality and value, making it ... more...