Anyone who remembers Kei and Werner Pilz's exquisite Japanese Dinner House at Ahakista will know that Cork has been a treasured destination for its authentic Japanese dining experiences in the past. So, it is wonderful that a new generation of Japanese ... more...
Just outside the traditional seaside holiday town of Newcastle, and close to the championship links of the Royal County Down golf course, this friendly hotel on the edge of the Mourne mountains has a pleasingly remote atmosphere and spacious public are ... more...
Following the launch of the original General Merchants Café in east Belfast a year earlier (see entry), General Merchants opened on the Ormeau Road in 2016.
Just over a mile from the city centre, it's on a corner location and easy to spot with ... more...
Dublin 8 has seen plenty of restaurant openings in recent times, and Gaillot et Gray is yet another example of the exciting eating to be found in this part of the city.
Husband and wife team Gilles Gaillot and Emma Gray started out a few years ago wit ... more...
Coffee guru Colin Harmon was one of the first to put down roots in the Grand Canal Basin/Pearse Steet area and he continues to grow his Dublin-based 3fe group of cafés and restaurants. Having started with 3fe café, Gertrude joins the fami ... more...
The family name Fuscardi is not unknown to many Dubliners who like their fish and chips but a whole new generation of Italian-Irish have now returned to their culinary roots and Tino Fuscardi's Da Mimmo is an example of this. Originally opened as a piz ... more...
Carrickfergus's loss has proved to be Ballyhackamore's gain since Neil Johnston re-located his lovely neighbourhood restaurant, Luna, in 2025 - back to where it all started, at his former East Belfast restaurant Graze. The all-day opening that was a fe ... more...
Close to Limerick City Gallery of Art, Canteen is a tiny, but popular café on a street in the picturesque Georgian part of town with its sights clearly set on sustainability and local produce.
Originally opened as a ‘pop-up’, chef-p ... more...
This attractive café-cum-bakery makes a good stopping off point for visitors to coastal Connemara situated, as it is on the Galway side of Spiddal village on the main road west. The craft and design centre features local artisans, some of ... more...
Attractively situated on the quieter short stretch of road leading up to the gates of the Old Midleton Distillery, and opposite the river and a small park, this smart modern restaurant is an appealing place with a loyal local following.
Formerly Raymo ... more...