D'Olier Street is a tasting menu fine-dining restaurant in South City Centre, Dublin.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Enjoy a whiskey and chocolate pairing experience at the Jameson Distillery in Dublin. Savor the flavors of four prestigious pot still whiskeys from Midleton Distillery...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Enjoy a delicious 3-course meal over 3 unique venues and discover traditional Irish food on a guided walking tour in Dublin.
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Create your own spirit or gin recipe at our Distilling and Gin School, based in Dublin 8. You will also have a gin tasting with along with a welcome cocktail.
Address: D'Olier Chambers, Dublin 2, D02 H589
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.
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.
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.
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.
