Blazing Salads on Drury Street in Dublin 2, a vegetarian and vegan counter since 1991, the city's reference for grab-and-go salad lunches under EUR 13 in town.
Tip: Counter only; pick six salads in one box for EUR 12. Closes 17:00 weekdays.
Address: 42 Drury Street, Dublin 2, D02 T210
Umi Falafel on Dame Street in Dublin, the vegan Lebanese counter with the city's most credible falafel wrap, freshly fried chickpeas in a saj-pressed wrap.
Try: Falafel wrap with toum
Tip: Three Dublin locations; the Dame Street original sits twenty. Late open until 22:00 Friday and Saturday.
Honest to Goodness in George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, three-stool sandwich counter, the city's reference for a slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich at lunch.
Try: Pulled pork sandwich
Tip: Three stools and standing only; the sandwich sells out before 14:30. Breakfast sandwich runs until 11:00.
Bunsen on Wexford Street in Dublin 2, the chef-built five-shop Dublin burger chain with one menu only of beef, cheese and fries, the city's burger value reference.
Try: Quarter-pound cheeseburger
Tip: One menu only; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at the Wexford Street flagship.
Leo Burdock on Werburgh Street in Dublin 8, the city's longest-running chipper since 1913, beer-battered cod and chips on greaseproof paper, takeaway only.
Try: Cod and chips
Tip: No seating; the Christ Church steps are five minutes east. Closes 21:00 weeknights, 22:00 Friday.
Soup Dragon on Capel Street in Dublin 1, ten daily soups, the city's most balanced sub-EUR 10 lunch counter, the Northside's working budget lunch since 1996.
Try: Two-soup combo with bread
Tip: Counter-only seating; the two-soup combo with bread and a smoothie runs EUR 12. Best after 14:00.
Umi Falafel on Dame Street in Dublin, the vegan Lebanese counter with the city's most credible falafel wrap, freshly fried chickpeas in a saj-pressed wrap.
Try: Falafel wrap with toum
Tip: Three Dublin locations; the Dame Street original sits twenty. Late open until 22:00 Friday and Saturday.
Honest to Goodness in George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, three-stool sandwich counter, the city's reference for a slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich at lunch.
Try: Pulled pork sandwich
Tip: Three stools and standing only; the sandwich sells out before 14:30. Breakfast sandwich runs until 11:00.
Musashi on Capel Street in Dublin 1, Northside's go-to Japanese noodle counter, the city's most reliable sub-EUR 15 tonkotsu ramen and donburi lunch order.
Try: Tonkotsu ramen
Tip: Three Capel Street locations within a block. The original 15 Capel sits busiest at lunch; the IFSC branch is quieter for dinner.
Bunsen on Wexford Street in Dublin 2, the chef-built five-shop Dublin burger chain with one menu only of beef, cheese and fries, the city's burger value reference.
Try: Quarter-pound cheeseburger
Tip: One menu only; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at the Wexford Street flagship.
