Food destinations within easy reach of Dublin, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Dublin. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Seafood: oysters, mussels, fresh fish landings
Howth at the end of the DART line is the city's weekend seafood destination: harbour-side seafood bars, the West Pier walk and the weekend market opposite the DART station.
Famous for: Sunday People's Park Market, coastal walks, Teddy's ice cream
Dún Laoghaire on the south coast holds the Sunday People's Park Market with fifty stalls, the East and West Piers for coastal walks, and Teddy's 1950 ice cream parlour.
Famous for: Saturday farmers market, Malahide Castle, coastal lunch
Malahide on the north coast holds a Saturday farmers market at the GAA pitch, Malahide Castle with its grounds and a coastal village with seafood pubs and bistros.
Famous for: Bray Head walk, fish and chips, Italian ice cream
Bray on the south coast of Co Wicklow holds the Bray to Greystones cliff walk, the original Italian-Irish chippers and the Bray Sea Front bistros, an hour from Dublin.
Famous for: Kilkenny Castle, the Hole in the Wall pub, Smithwick's brewery
Kilkenny in Co Kilkenny is an hour and a half by train south of Dublin: the medieval castle, the Smithwick's Brewery Experience, the Hole in the Wall pub and craft food row.
Famous for: Mountain walks, Wicklow lamb, Hunter's Hotel afternoon tea
Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin: Glendalough's monastic site, Wicklow Way walks, Powerscourt Estate, and Hunter's Hotel afternoon tea in Rathnew.
Peak food season in Dublin is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Dublin rewards trust.