Bunsen is a burgers budget eat in South City Centre, Dublin.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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.
TryVegan hot plate with three salads
TipWalk-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.
TryFalafel wrap with toum
TipThree 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.
TryTraditional Cornish pasty
TipTraditional 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.
TryPlant-forward small plate
TipCounter 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.
TryVegan hot plate with three salads
TipWalk-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.
TryCod and chips
TipNo 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.
TryTwo-soup combo with bread
TipCounter-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.
TryFalafel wrap with toum
TipThree Dublin Umi locations; the Arcade branch is the south-city pick for a sub-€12 lunch. Counter and tables; takeaway runs fastest.
