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.
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
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.
Try: Salad box
Tip: Counter only; pick six salads in one box for EUR 12. Closes 17:00 weekdays.
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.
The Pieman on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, Dublin 2, handmade Irish pies and sausage rolls for under EUR 12, the city's reference for a steak and stout pie at lunch.
Try: Steak and stout pie
Tip: Steak and stout, chicken and mushroom, vegan chilli; eat in or take away in a paper bag.
V-Face on Brunswick Street North in Stoneybatter, a fully vegan diner doing plant-based burgers, hot dogs and milkshakes, the Northside's value reference for vegan fast food.
Try: V-Face burger and fries
Tip: Counter only; the loaded fries are the EUR 6 add-on. Open until 22:00 Friday and Saturday.
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.
Try: Salad box
Tip: Counter only; pick six salads in one box for EUR 12. Closes 17:00 weekdays.
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.
