Dublin City has always been short on authentic Mexican food - not Tex-Mex joints, but real south-of-the-border, traditional rustic Mexican cooking. 777 is a welcome exception, taking the best from this vast cuisine, and replicating it with real attenti ... 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...
A covered area with outside seating and views of the working harbour just across the road beckons customers in to this nautically themed café-bar and, inside, window tables in the bright front rooms also offer harbour views.
Further back, the m ... more...
Anyone visiting Sligo should make a point of calling into the magnificently traditional Lyons Department Store, in business since 1835 and still with its original shopfront. It’s a joy to find a quirky owner-run store these days and, on the first ... more...
With its impressive entrance accessed up external steps and looking down over the top end of High Street, you are unlikely to miss this stylish restaurant alongside its 'parent', the Ring family's plush Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa - and that is as ... more...
“To create simple but refined dishes using only the very best local ingredients” was the philosophy of Cathy and Jane Farrell when they opened this spacious, informal cafe-restaurant, just off Gorey’s Main Street in 2011 - and that et ... more...
You can walk along the quays to this attractive family-run bar and restaurant, which is right on the harbour front in Dungarvan town and easy to find - and there’s also plenty of parking for those arriving by car.
And what a location - outdoor t ... more...
A café-restaurant with a double life, Kappa-Ya operates as an informal Japanese café for most of the week, serving substantial miso-based soups; sushi rolls based on the likes of smoked salmon or Japanese omelette; and don rice bowls with ... more...
Sligo’s first Korean-Japanese restaurant opened in 2016 - a good time to choose, with Korean food becoming increasingly popular.
Head chef and owner Nae Young Jung is from South Korea, which is strongly reflected in the menu. The Japanese elem ... more...
Pichet was quick to mark itself out as special From the outset in 2009 the stylish French restaurant had everything going for it – a nifty location just off Dame Lane, a talented chef, ex- L'Ecrivain Stephen Gibson, and a rather classy ... more...