Photo: Mark Miller · CC BY-SA 4.0 3 french fine dining restaurants worth the trip across Ireland, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Ireland .
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€€€€ Modern French Medieval Mile Kilkenny
Campagne holds one Michelin star in the 2026 guide. Garrett Byrne has cooked with classical French technique at this level since opening in 2008.
Order Seasonal tasting menu; the midweek earlybird lunch brings the same kitchen at reduced cost.
Tip Book three to four weeks ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner sittings. Walk-in at the bar occasionally possible.
€€€€ French fine dining South City Centre Dublin
Patrick Guilbaud's two-Michelin-star room inside The Merrion hotel on Upper Merrion Street in Dublin, French technique on Irish produce since 1981.
Order The lunch menu surprise at a fraction of the dinner ticket, with the Merrion's wine cellar by the glass.
Tip Lunch Tuesday to Saturday is the easier book and the same kitchen. Jacket suggested but not enforced for men at dinner.
€€€€ French fine dining South City Centre Dublin
Pearl Brasserie on Merrion Street in Dublin 2, Sebastien Masi and Kirsten Batt's French dining room across two decades, opposite the Merrion Hotel.
Order The pre-theatre menu, three courses for around €50, with the foie gras starter if the season holds it.
Tip Book a window table on the upper level; the basement booths are warmer for a long winter dinner.
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