A sister restaurant to Padraic Frawley's great dining venue The Cornstore in Cork (see entry), the same stylish mix of quality, accessibility and buzz works equally well in his home city.
Steaks and seafood are the specialities, but there is m ... more...
Firehouse Bakery is well-established as one of the country’s leading producers of new-wave artisan breads and an active member of the Real Bread network that advocates for better bread for all. Their website promises "at the Firehouse a smil ... more...
Full of character and old world charm, this delightful restaurant is in a 200 year old Irish cottage and, with original features like a big open fireplace with an old black kettle hanging on the traditional crane, it’s the stuff that dreams are m ... more...
Since opening in late 2018, the unassuming Grano in Stoneybatter has become one of the hottest properties on the northside. Serving up simple, ingredient-focused cooking with Slow Food credentials, diners come to enjoy the kind of southern Italian flav ... more...
A ferry from Ballycastle will take you to Rathlin Island, which is Northern Ireland's largest offshore island and located six miles off the Antrim coast.
Renowned especially for bird watching, Rathlin is eight miles long and less than one mile wide an ... more...
In 2004 the well known twins, David and Stephen Flynn, opened this cheerfully ethical vegetable shopin Greystones, and a smoothie bar and vegetarian café soon followed. If that all sounds a lot for a vegetable shop, it is, but the food is simpl ... more...
This old pub in the centre of Dingle has a smart traditional frontage, and lots of warm mahogany that makes for a warm and cosy feeling in the friendly bar. The pub goes back to 1849, and is now owned by Sinead Roche and Thomas Ashe.
Menus offer somet ... more...
This well-presented large bar and restaurant is easily spotted on the N15, a few miles north of Sligo Town, below the iconic flat-topped Ben Bulben mountain, and it is within walking distance of Drumcliff cemetery (the burial place of the poet William ... more...
Re-opened in 2014 following a five year closure, Lissadell is the brightest historical and cultural gem of the north-west and a must-see destination for anyone visiting Sligo or planning a trip along the Wild Atlantic Way.
It's the former home of the ... more...
Overlooking the estuary from the Portmarnock coast road just outside Malahide, the McNulty family's seafood bistro combines the charm of a seaside café with the cosiness of a neighbourhood restaurant. On a fine summer evening tables are in deman ... more...
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