Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Dublin.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Dublin.
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.
Book4-6 weeks ahead
TipReservations open in monthly windows; book the morning windows open. Lunch Thursday to Saturday is the same kitchen at lower commitment.
Patrick Guilbaud's two-Michelin-star room inside The Merrion hotel on Upper Merrion Street in Dublin, French technique on Irish produce since 1981.
OrderThe lunch menu surprise at a fraction of the dinner ticket, with the Merrion's wine cellar by the glass.
Book3-4 weeks ahead
TipLunch Tuesday to Saturday is the easier book and the same kitchen. Jacket suggested but not enforced for men at dinner.
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.
Book3 weeks ahead
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.
Book3-4 weeks ahead
TipBook at the seating window opening; the room has only twelve tables and the kitchen runs two seatings a night Wednesday to Saturday.
Bastible on the South Circular Road corner at Leonard's, the Barry FitzGerald-owned one-Michelin-star neighbourhood room with head chef Killian Walsh.
OrderThe set menu only, designed around what FitzGerald has from Irish growers and the Atlantic that week.
Book2-3 weeks ahead
TipThe bar seats book up later; if the dining room is gone, ask if the four counter seats are open for the same kitchen.
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.
Book2-3 weeks ahead
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.
Book8-12 weeks ahead
TipReservations open three months ahead and disappear in minutes. Take the DART to Blackrock and walk five minutes to the market.
Anthony Smith's Parnell Square basement room in Dublin 1, modern Irish bistro a short walk from Chapter One, Michelin Guide listed since 2017.
OrderThe pig's-head croquettes if they are on, and the eight-hour bavette with bone-marrow sauce.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipThe room runs Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00; the early sitting is the calm one before the post-theatre push.
Pearl Brasserie on Merrion Street in Dublin 2, Sebastien Masi and Kirsten Batt's French dining room across two decades, opposite the Merrion Hotel.
OrderThe pre-theatre menu, three courses for around €50, with the foie gras starter if the season holds it.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipBook a window table on the upper level; the basement booths are warmer for a long winter dinner.
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Editor picks in Dublin include Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, Forest Avenue, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.