The Old Spot on Bath Avenue in Dublin 4, Brian O'Malley and Stephen Cooney's Loyola Group gastropub serving the southside the city's most consistent Sunday roast.
Signature dishes: Sunday roast, Atlantic hake, Sticky toffee pudding
Must order: Sunday roast: roast Wicklow lamb with all the trimmings and the sticky toffee pudding to finish.
Tip: Sunday lunch books two weeks ahead; the bar runs walk-ins on the lighter menu Monday to Saturday from 17:00.
Address: 14 Bath Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 Y726
Klaw on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, Niall Sabongi's fifteen-seat seafood counter, oysters from Carlingford and a lobster roll the size of your forearm.
Signature: Half-shell oysters, Lobster roll, Crab claws
Order: Half a dozen oysters two ways and the warm lobster roll; finish on the chowder.
Tip: No bookings ever; the counter sits fifteen, arrive 12:00 or 17:00 to be first in. Cash and card accepted.
Leo Burdock on Werburgh Street in Dublin 8, the city's longest-running chipper since 1913, beer-battered cod and chips on greaseproof paper.
Signature: Cod and chips, Spice burger, Fresh ray
Order: Large fresh cod with chips, salt, vinegar and a lemon wedge; add the famous spice burger as a side.
Tip: Closes 21:00 most nights; the queue is fastest at the Werburgh Street original. No seating; walk to Christ Church and eat on the steps.
Happy Endings at Eatyard on South Richmond Street, Dublin's go-to smash burger inside the open-air street food yard behind the Bernard Shaw.
Signature: Smash burger, Loaded fries, Buttermilk chicken
Order: Double smash burger with American cheese and house pickles; chilli cheese fries to share.
Tip: Eatyard opens Wednesday to Sunday from 12:00. Tables fill on Friday evenings; the cocktail bar at the back is the wait spot.
Bunsen on Wexford Street in Dublin, the chef-built burger that built a five-shop Dublin chain on one menu of beef, cheese and fries, the city's reference.
Signature: Cheeseburger, Fries, Milkshake
Order: Quarter-pound cheeseburger with onion, fries and a chocolate milkshake.
Tip: One menu, no specials; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at the Wexford Street flagship.
Sano Pizza on Exchange Street Upper in Dublin 8, the wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria with a Caputo flour spec, the city's most credible margherita pizza.
Signature: Margherita, Diavola, Nduja
Order: A margherita with fior di latte, then a diavola with extra basil; share over a glass of Aglianico.
Tip: No bookings; arrive at 17:30 to walk into a table. Counter and tables sit twenty inside.
Musashi on Capel Street in Dublin 1, Northside's go-to Japanese noodle and sushi counter, the city's most reliable sub-EUR 15 ramen and tuna nigiri lunch.
Signature: Tonkotsu ramen, Sushi set, Gyoza
Order: Tonkotsu ramen with extra chashu, a side of pan-fried gyoza.
Tip: Three Capel Street locations within a block. The original 15 Capel sits busiest at lunch; the IFSC branch is quieter for dinner.
