9 cheap eats rooms in Dublin, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Dublin — the places editors actually return to. All Dublin food.
The Fumbally ★ 4.5
the-liberties · Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, D08 HFF2
The Fumbally on Fumbally Lane in Dublin 8, Aisling Rogerson and Luca D'Alfonso's open-plan day cafe and fermentation lab, the Liberties' working kitchen.
Tip: Communal seating; arrive before 12:30 to get the long table to your group. No reservations except Friday Dinner.
Tang ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 32 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 X663
Tang on Dawson Street in Dublin, an all-day Middle Eastern counter, the city's most reliable lunch-grab and weekend brunch in one room.
Tip: Two-floor venue; the basement is the table service room. Walk-in only at lunch; book the basement for weekend brunch.
Sano Pizza ★ 4.3
the-liberties · 1-2 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8, D08 XW7D
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.
Tip: No bookings; arrive at 17:30 to walk into a table. Counter and tables sit twenty inside.
Musashi Noodles and Sushi Bar ★ 4.3
north-inner-city · 15 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 E1C0
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.
Tip: Three Capel Street locations within a block. The original 15 Capel sits busiest at lunch; the IFSC branch is quieter for dinner.
Soup Dragon ★ 4.3
north-inner-city · 168 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V972
Soup Dragon on Capel Street in Dublin 1, a fifteen-seat Northside cafe running ten daily soups, the city's most balanced sub-EUR 10 lunch you can find.
Tip: Walk-in only and counter seating only; arrive before 12:30 or after 14:00 to find a stool. Takeaway runs all day.
Umi Falafel ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 13 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 W972
Umi Falafel on Dame Street in Dublin, the vegan Lebanese counter doing the city's most credible falafel on freshly fried chickpeas in a saj-pressed wrap.
Tip: Three Dublin locations; the Dame Street original is the original kitchen. Open until 22:00 Friday and Saturday.
Happy Endings Dublin ★ 4.2
south-city-centre · Eatyard, 9-10 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2
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.
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 ★ 4.2
south-city-centre · 36 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 PW56
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.
Tip: One menu, no specials; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at the Wexford Street flagship.
Leo Burdock ★ 4.0
the-liberties · 2 Werburgh Street, Dublin 8, D08 R6D9
Leo Burdock on Werburgh Street in Dublin 8, the city's longest-running chipper since 1913, beer-battered cod and chips on greaseproof paper.
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.