A warm split brioche roll filled with chunks of Lambay Island or Carlingford lobster meat dressed in melted butter and a squeeze of lemon, the contemporary Dublin signature seafood.
The Dublin lobster roll became the city's modern seafood signature when Niall Sabongi opened Klaw on Crown Alley in Temple Bar in 2015, importing the Maine warm-butter style and pairing it with Lambay Island and Carlingford lobster landings. The dish was a market-rate plate at first but became the city's seafood reference under EUR 20; today Klaw, Sole Seafood and the Howth quay bars all serve a version. The warm butter Maine style won over the chilled mayonnaise Connecticut style in Dublin.
3 editor picks for Lobster roll in Dublin, ranked by editorial score. All Dublin signature dishes · Lobster roll across every city.
Fish Shop ★ 4.6
stoneybatter · 76 Benburb Street, Dublin 7, D07 N5WX
Fish Shop on Benburb Street in Stoneybatter, Peter and Jumoke Hogan's sit-down chipper, the most refined fish and chips and oysters in Dublin.
The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi ★ 4.5
temple-bar · 11 Sprangers Yard, Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi at Sprangers Yard off Fownes Street in Temple Bar, the open-kitchen seafood bar from the team behind the original Klaw.
The Winding Stair ★ 4.4
north-inner-city · 40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
The Winding Stair on Ormond Quay in Dublin 1, Elaine Murphy's upstairs dining room above the bookshop overlooking the Ha'penny Bridge and the Liffey.