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Tasting €75-95Tasting menuRanelagh BallsbridgeChef John Wyer
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.
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Tasting €95-120Tasting menuThe LibertiesChef Keelan Higgs
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.
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Tasting €75-95IrishPortobelloChef Killian Walsh
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.
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Tasting €139Tasting menuSouth City CentreChef James Moore
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.
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Tasting €190Tasting menuBlackrock SuburbChef Damien Grey
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.
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Tasting €65-95IrishNorth Inner CityChef Anthony Smith
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.