First it was chocolate and and now it's ice cream too - what is it with these sweet treats that we can't get enough of in Ireland? Whatever it is, it's good news for small producers with an eye to scaling the heights in terms of quality, innovation and ... more...
For more than forty years this spacious, elegant French restaurant in a Georgian townhouse adjoining the Merrion Hotel has been the leading fine dining restaurant in Ireland.
Approached from the street or directly from the hotel through an elegant dra ... more...
Dubliners who had happily made the trek to Kerry to experience the Murphy brothers special ice cream on its home territory could not believe their good fortune in 2010, when their cheerful blue and white fronted shop and café opened up in Dublin ... more...
Ballycotton is quite the dining destination these days, and recent changes at this pleasing pub and restaurant with rooms are all part of a grand plan.
Formerly Cush (now relocated to Midleton, see entry) and known before that as Pier 26, this well es ... more...
The arrival of Toons Bridge Dairy Store on Dublin’s Georges Street feels like a departure for the city. It’s not that there aren’t other great places in town to buy a range of cheese, charcuterie and deli-tastic treats. This emporium ... more...
McCarthy’s is in the middle of the medieval town of Fethard, at the heart of the equine scene in Tipperary with numerous trainers and breeders dotted around nearby.
Very little has changed since it was established in the 1850's by Richard McCart ... more...
Fish & Seafood / Meat & Game / Restaurant / Wine Bar
An old corner building in the heart of Galway, now elegantly refurbished, is home to the modern and friendly pub, Blakes Bar, is on one side and, on the other, the restaurant and wine bar 'The Brasserie on the Corner', which is a younger sister bu ... more...
The first in a line of restaurants and fish shops on Howth’s West Pier, Beshoffs was founded in 1914 by Ivan Beshoff, a survivor of the Russian Imperial Navy battleship Potemkin mutiny; various Beshoff's enterprises are still run by his descend ... more...
This friendly big restaurant is in the old golf club right on the seafront and run by members of the Morelli family. It's an offshoot of the famous Morelli Ice Cream business - their flagship ice cream parlour and café is in a landmark premises ... more...
Restaurateur siblings Marc and Conor Bereen of Charlotte Quay and the former Coppinger Row have brought another crowd-pleasing operation to Dublin. This time they’re in the suburban village of Rathgar, where the newly opened Orwell Road continues ... more...