5 editor picks in Dublin.
5 tasting menu places in Dublin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Dublin | Tasting Menu across every city.
The tasting menu is where Dublin's most ambitious kitchens make their case, with multi-course set menus and serious wine pairings. Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen in the north inner city sits at the top of the form, with Variety Jones in the Liberties and Forest Avenue in Ranelagh leading the next wave. Liath, out in Blackrock, shows that the city's tasting-menu culture now reaches well beyond the centre.
Mickael Viljanen's two-Michelin-star basement on Parnell Square in Dublin, the city's most polished tasting room, French technique on luxury Irish produce.
OrderWhatever Viljanen is building on the surprise tasting menu, paired with the by-the-glass wine flight.
TipReservations open in monthly windows; book the morning windows open. Lunch Thursday to Saturday is the same kitchen at lower commitment.
John and Sandy Wyer's glass-front room on Sussex Terrace in Dublin 4, finally Michelin-starred in 2026 after twelve years, named for Sandy's Queens street.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, €75 at lunch and approaching subversive value for the kitchen behind it.
TipThree-course lunch from €55 Thursday to Saturday is the same kitchen at half the dinner ticket. Book the lunch slot.
Keelan and Aaron Higgs's one-Michelin-star room on Thomas Street in Dublin 8, twelve tables, an open hearth, the city's most original tasting menu.
OrderWhatever is over the fire that night and the sourdough with cultured butter.
TipBook at the seating window opening; the room has only twelve tables and the kitchen runs two seatings a night Wednesday to Saturday.
James Moore's thirteen-course surprise menu inside D'Olier Chambers in Dublin 2, the southside's most precise one-Michelin-star room, opened 2022.
OrderThe thirteen-course tasting at €139, with the wine pairing built on small Irish-import bottles.
TipCounter seats face the pass and run the same menu, often easier to book than the dining room a week out.
Damien Grey's two-Michelin-star fourteen-seat counter inside Blackrock Market, Co Dublin, fifteen minutes by DART from the city, Ireland's hardest.
OrderThe tasting menu only; Grey serves no choice and the kitchen runs a fixed twelve courses.
TipReservations open three months ahead and disappear in minutes. Take the DART to Blackrock and walk five minutes to the market.
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