Casual, but serious about its vegetarian customers, this long-running restaurant nourishes wise locals who pay little attention to food fads. Don't expect...
101 Talbot StreetGood restaurants, good wine shops, good food shops: Ranelagh has become a little foodie nexus. Antica Venezia is staffed and (mainly) patronised by Italians...
97 Ashfield RoadThis industrial first-floor building used to be the yacht club, although when you actually see it, you'll find it looks a lot more like a factory of sorts....
1 West PierIt can sometimes seem like a kind of manic pit stop for the grand prix circuit of shoppers who race through the popular Avoca store in which this modern,...
11-13 Suffolk StreetVery popular with brunching shoppers (there are always a few European dishes on the conveyor belt), as well as with Dublin's sushi lovers, Aya is a slick,...
49-52 Clarendon Street
The barista in question is Buzz Fendall, a man on a mission to 'bring amazing coffee to Dublin'. And it is a mission that is accomplished on a daily basis...
68 Aungier Street
The owners of this fashionable café have a good pedigree: restaurants and fashion have featured strongly in their lives. They drive fast cars, have pretty...
11 Merrion RowThe foodies who own this Italian joint (that would be the team behind the brilliant Dunne & Crescenzi) seem to have the knack of giving people what they...
26 Blooms Lane
It's not exactly a well-kept secret but this long-standing café on Grafton Street deserves its pole position on the tourist circuit, for its pedigree alone....
78 Grafton Street
On the corner of Patrick Street and Bull Alley, this sunny yellow-painted café serves the strollers and lunchtime sun-seekers of St Patrick's Park...
55 Patrick StreetA sassy metropolitan bistro with a particularly good line in seafood, Bleu serves high-quality casual food with a twist. Its fans rave about the fare but...
Joshua House
In a central location and, in many ways, with a slightly more substantial feel to it, Bóbó's is a main contender for the city's burger buck. Taking the...
22 Wexford Street
The latest out-of-towner to be awarded a Michelin star, Bon Appetit is luring Dublin's gourmets away from the city centre with the promise of culinary...
9 James Terrace
Only the name has changed at this delightful café (formerly the Joy of Coffee), which will come as a relief to its many loyal fans. Small and often crowded,...
25 East Essex Street
Butler's credo (that 'chocolate could make the world a nicer place') is perhaps not as far-fetched as all that - at least, that tends to be our verdict each...
24 Wicklow Street