One in a string of locations around the city, these smart riverside apartments are a nice alternative to hotel accommodation (especially for longer stays or for those with...

Good restaurants, good wine shops, good food shops: Ranelagh has become a little foodie nexus. Antica Venezia is staffed and (mainly) patronised by Italians - on some evenings,...

It 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, casual café is...

The 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 want. The little...

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. Ernest Bewley first...

In a concealed courtyard sandwiched between Pleasant's Place and the back of Daintree stationery shop on Lower Camden Street, this adorable new venture has already won itself a...

This smart and easy-going café on Upper Leeson Street has young, sassy staff and an American-influenced menu featuring omelettes, soups, burgers, steak sandwiches and...

The Carluccio's formula is probably well-known to most lovers of good-quality and affordably priced regional Italian food, so it needs little introduction, other than to say...

A long-established, family-run Lebanese restaurant, the Cedar Tree is as unpretentious and endearing as they come. Sure, you might find a belly-dancing floor show gets going...

This comfortable, 187-year-old hotel is unique in that it's a prime piece of real estate (right off Dame Street near Temple Bar) that the designers haven't yet got their hands...

Someone has been doing some thinking at the Days Inn, with the result that now, where the boring chain hotel decor once was, you'll find lots of brushed wood, chrome and...

Unquestionably the best thing about this hyper-modern hotel, perched above the sleepy fishing village of Howth, is its sweeping view of the rugged North Dublin coast. It's...

Big, bright and busy, this tasty Thai always seems to be full to capacity. The large, open-plan atrium dining room can take the crowds, though, so it never feels claustrophobic...

Despite the arrival of the much-discussed Carluccio's, D & C is the probably still the best Italian café in town. Or, more accurately, Italian cafés - for it actually occupies...