Bunsen is a burgers budget eat in South City Centre, Dublin.
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.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: One menu only; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at the Wexford Street flagship.
Address: 36 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 PW56
Cornucopia on Wicklow Street in Dublin 2, the family-run vegan and vegetarian wholefood restaurant since 1986, three floors of self-service counters.
Try: Vegan hot plate with three salads
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 12:30 for the upstairs room. The hot plate with three salads runs around €13. Closes 17:00 Sunday, 19:00 Monday to Wednesday.
Umi Falafel inside George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, the vegetarian Lebanese counter doing the city's most credible falafel, freshly fried chickpeas.
Try: Falafel wrap with toum
Tip: Three Dublin Umi locations; the Arcade branch is the south-city pick for a sub-€12 lunch. Counter and tables; takeaway runs fastest.
Hanleys Cornish Pasties at Merchants Arch in Temple Bar, the city's only dedicated Cornish pasty counter since 2009, hand-crimped pasties baked.
Try: Traditional Cornish pasty
Tip: Traditional steak pasty, gourmet specials, vegetarian or vegan options. Open late Thursday to Saturday; cash and card.
Vada on Brunswick Street North in Stoneybatter, the zero-waste neighbourhood cafe that took over the V-Face site, plant-forward small plates and house-made.
Try: Plant-forward small plate
Tip: Counter and small tables; book ahead for dinner Thursday to Saturday. House water kefir brewed in-house from kitchen byproducts.
Cornucopia on Wicklow Street in Dublin 2, the family-run vegan and vegetarian wholefood restaurant since 1986, three floors of self-service counters.
Try: Vegan hot plate with three salads
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 12:30 for the upstairs room. The hot plate with three salads runs around €13. Closes 17:00 Sunday, 19:00 Monday to Wednesday.
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-€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 €12. Best after 14:00.
Umi Falafel inside George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, the vegetarian Lebanese counter doing the city's most credible falafel, freshly fried chickpeas.
Try: Falafel wrap with toum
Tip: Three Dublin Umi locations; the Arcade branch is the south-city pick for a sub-€12 lunch. Counter and tables; takeaway runs fastest.
