While casual dining continues to be the big story, the most exciting restaurants are those with chefs grounded in fine dining.
Pickle, Sunil Ghai’s authentic Indian restaurant, ticks the box perfectly: an attractive casual ‘eating house an ... more...
Already well known for their popular Galway patisseries/delis, Fintan and Michelle Hyland have also owned and managed the Gourmet Tart Co. restaurant opposite the church in Salthill since 2010. Head chef is Damien O'Malley, well known in the Galway are ... more...
High quality ingredients and good cooking make for tasty eating at Mary-Kathryn Murphy's pristine deli and food shop.
Especially notable for wholesome salads and tempting home baking, Mary-Kathryn's own good cooking also includes a range of freshly-pr ... more...
The Foyle family's stunning beachside house just west of Clifden is set in 14 acres of wilderness, which makes a wonderful contrast to the style and comfort within.
The house, which has an early 19th century farmhouse at its heart, was renovated and e ... more...
Four generations of O’Connells have been caretakers of this wonderfully unspoilt country pub and longtime owner, the late Mary O’Connell, delighted customers old and new for many a year until her death in 2012 at the age of 95.
Now run by ... more...
Although often seriously over-crowded with tourists in summer, this famous and genuinely characterful old pub in the shadow of Bunratty Castle somehow manages to provide cheerful service and consistently above-average food to the great numbers who pass ... more...
Overlooking a marina, this impressive lakeside period house makes a fine hotel, and the scale of the Victorian architecture and the style of furnishings and decor lean very much towards the luxurious in both public areas and accommodation.
Immaculatel ... more...
Italians Marco Giannantonio and Maurizio Mastrangelo teamed up to open this authentic restaurant and winebar beneath the Ranelagh Luas station. (They also run an Italian cookery school, catering company and gourmet travel company.)
This Dublin restaur ... more...
A handsome 19th century cut limestone courthouse faces down the main street of this busy town and, in a prime position alongside it, you’ll find Conor Mee and Charlotte Carr's atmospheric and friendly restaurant.
Originally a private hou ... more...
Fans of the atmospheric Chez Max have two choices of venue: the original café (which boasts great people watching by the gates of Dublin Castle) and this newer 'bistrot' in a basement premises on Baggot Street, which has a garden and terra ... more...
