The best restaurants in Dublin

07/07/2024: This was some of the best Italian food I have had outside of Italy..Fast, fresh, the service is awesome, very friendly and the food, I could have eaten there every day. Soo good, I highly recommend.

02/07/2024: When I called the landline on Google the owner advised me to read the details and send him WhatsApp messages to make reservations which is brilliant , it was easy to communicate. We all had pastas and they were all good . The decorations and atmosphere were nice as well. The owner is friendly and takes cooking very seriously and has pride in it. There was a parking lot a few meters away on the corner, 2 euros per hour.

04/07/2024: Fresh food prepared on site, this place is special. Got a salad, great value and really lovely friendly atmosphere. The seating area is not really practical so don't expect to sit down. Lovely lovely service!

29/06/2024: Lovely service, huge portions, reasonable price.

18/07/2024: Lovely spot go there regularly for lunch. The staff are great ❤️

18/07/2024: Tonkatsu Donburi was excellent, service was good, atmosphere could be better.

30/06/2024: There are two restaurants in Dublin City with 2 Michelin Stars; three if you include the suburbs. We dined at Chapter One on the north side across from the Garden of the Remembrance at Parnell Square earlier this month and enjoyed a very lovely dinner. We had many lunches and dinners at Chapter One when we lived in Dublin years ago. It was our favorite restaurant and we dined there often. Martin Corbett, now deceased, was a wonderful host. The food was great, service impeccable, and the atmosphere created by Martin and his staff made you feel very comfortable and most welcome. We continued to dine at Chapter One after Martin retired every time we found ourselves in Dublin. Time goes on; the restaurant closed during COVID and this was our first time at Chapter One since before the pandemic. It has a new team. I am delighted to say that it is still a fantastic restaurant. The venue, great food, very fine staff and the atmosphere created by Martin years ago is still there. That is not to say that the restaurant is unchanged. Martin held One Star; Michael Viljanen has earned two. There are now two prix fixe menus—one with four courses, another with six. We chose four; the diner picks the first and last of the four-course option. We loved each, and frankly, I don’t think we could have eaten six courses. I confess that we did have the optional cheese plate at the end of our dinner. The wine list was very nice and presented a good many options at different price points. The difference between Chapter One then and now is that the dishes require more work to create a very fine medley of tastes. I don’t want to say “more sophisticated,” but I guess that would be correct. Dining there now is not just having a lovely dinner at a fine restaurant but enjoying a culinary “event.” We will return. I thought the price/value ratio was fair--given that we had cocktails to start, the dinner, a fine but not expensive bottle of wine, and later cheese accompanied by port. The tab was about € 750.00 (or about US$ 800.00) for my spouse and me. I think for many people this will not be their most frequented restaurant (as was the case in the old days for us), but a place to celebrate an event. For us it was a wonderful anniversary. We had the good fortune to dine at the kitchen table—and that made it even more special.

25/06/2024: We had the tasting menu. There were many very intriguing and complex flavors but I really like the simplicity of the presentation. Pigeon leg was a highlight. The service was attentive, maybe too much so. There were lots of people involved and the service lacked some finesse at this level. I had two glasses of wine, one was great the other was way overpriced. The negatives took my down to 4 star but I expect to be back at some point.

09/07/2024: Lovely experience, service, food, atmosphere. I’ll be back for sure 😋

07/07/2024: Great sushi. One of the better sushi dishes I have had in Dublin.

29/06/2024: Delicious food, exceptional staff and service, and a relaxed and friendly vibe. Perfect for special occasions, we celebrated a birthday and could not have been treated better.

28/06/2024: I wasn't here I was in a business across the road

22/06/2024: Shoutout to Ellen for making my birthday extra special! Made the 15 minute wait worth every minute. The ice cream is delicious but the customer service is outstanding.

20/06/2024: This was a place we were seeking to find bc of the delicious and unique flavors of icecream and sorbet. It did not disappoint. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Samples were given out before trying any flavors just in case you didn’t like a particular flavor after trying it. The shop has some inside tables to sit at or lounge outside on the cute street with high end stores. Absolutely would recommend!!

21/07/2024: Really nice pub and atmosphere. It is supposed to be the place where Joyce met his wife. The ambience is comfy, the food is ok and the location, just in front of the National Gallery and closed to Trinity is perfect for a quite evening.

20/07/2024: I cannot say enough good things about our experience having dinner at Lincoln's Inn. My company was having our annual meeting in Dublin, staying at a hotel nearby. I reached out to Lincoln's Inn ahead of the trip to see if we could bring a group of 15-20 for dinner one evening so that our team could get together before our event. They were super responsive, and when we arrived they had reserved a section of tables for us. We ended up with about 16 of us there! Our server, Jess, was absolutely fantastic! She explained how she needed to put in our orders and how to expect them to come out (i.e. not everyone's meal would come out at the same time due to our large group - we totally understood!). She was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed, and she was also just a delight to interact with! When we asked her to take a group photo of us, so was happy to assist and even directed some of us to go behind the bar. We had such a great time spending several hours with her! Finally, the food was terrific! Everyone raved that they enjoyed their meal (we ordered a variety of dishes throughout the group). My husband enjoyed it so much that he returned again later in the week while I was working and had lunch, again served by Jess and enjoying his meal and experience. I wish I had time to eat there again before we left Dublin! This was one of our favorite meals of our 2 weeks in Ireland - highly recommend!

19/07/2024: Wonderful staff, very accommodating

19/07/2024: Absolutely amazing food, also super attentive to my partner’s nut allergy. I appreciate how attentive and knowledgeable the staff was about to be ingredients in their amazing food.

17/07/2024: Can always tell the quality of a pizza place by their margherita, had one today and it was delicious, everything’s so tasty and fresh and €10 on a Wednesday is the best deal around! Can’t wait to try more soon!!

29/06/2024: Pizza was the best we have had. Staff are really friendly. We got the Caravaggio and the Spaccanapoli pizza’s, both were really tasty with loads of toppings. We will be back 😊

05/07/2024: Really good food and a large selection of beers. The staff is super friendly!

04/07/2024: Very welcoming place and friendly staff

02/04/2024: Dropped by to pick up a mango lassi and wished we could have stayed! The ambience was wonderful and the man was super friendly. Would absolutely go back for a full meal next time we’re in town!

31/03/2024: Must visit in Dun Laoghaire as food options were really nice, quantity & taste is perfect, they can customise the spiciness. It’s located upstairs & host is very welcoming.

24/07/2024: Love this bar! If you are looking for a bar/restaurant that is outside of the hustle and bustle of temple area and tourist, this is your spot. It’s not too far off the beaten path, but just enough to where we felt like a local. Had the Irish Guinness beef stew and it was fantastic. The gravy was the best we had in Dublin! Service was awesome, drinks were good, and they gave us great recommendations for other bars which was awesome. If we ever come back to Dublin, this will be our first stop.

17/07/2024: Terrible. Avoid at all costs. Service 1.5hr for meal to finally come. Relying on tourists for their custom and don’t care if you return. Far better places to try.

17/07/2024: Amazing dining experience! Made our special day more beautiful. Thank you so much 🥰🥳

14/07/2024: Spectacular food. Super friendly owner. Very pleasant atmosphere. I hope we return one day.

12/07/2024: Had a lovely lunch there with a good friend and it was all truly amazing.

03/07/2024: Bustling, vibrant tiny restaurant near our hotel in Dublin. The meal was excellent! We sat at the bar, so we were able to chat with our server. Everyone who works there is adorable and super nice. Love this spot!