23 mid-range rooms in Dublin, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Dublin — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Dublin food.
Etto ★ 4.6
south-city-centre · 18 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, D02 A316
Etto on Merrion Row in Dublin, Liz Matthews and Simon Barrett's Italian-leaning Bib Gourmand wine bar, the city's best by-the-glass list at the counter.
Tip: Three counter seats by the open kitchen are first-come; the rest is reservation. Book through the website not OpenTable.
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.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive 17:30 Thursday to Saturday to get a counter seat before the line forms.
Pichet ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 14-15 Trinity Street, Dublin 2, D02 T998
Pichet on Trinity Street in Dublin, Stephen Gibson's red-canopied French bistro, Bib Gourmand since 2010 and the city's most reliable pre-theatre.
Tip: Lunch at noon is the easy book; pre-theatre at 17:30 to 18:30 sets you up for the Gaiety. Avoid the back room for two.
Spitalfields ★ 4.5
the-liberties · 25 The Coombe, Dublin 8, D08 YV07
Spitalfields on The Coombe in Dublin's Liberties, a Michelin Bib Gourmand pub-set kitchen serving the city's most considered classical Irish menu.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday dinner only, 17:00 to 21:00. Walk through the public bar and ask for the back dining room.
Uno Mas ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 6 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 WN47
Uno Mas on Aungier Street in Dublin, an all-Spanish Bib Gourmand wine and small-plates room from the Etto team, the south side's most precise tapas.
Tip: The counter seats turn fastest; if the website shows no tables, ask if the bar is open. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Borgo ★ 4.5
stoneybatter · 162-165 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, D07 RX3P
Borgo on Phibsborough Road in Dublin 7, Sean Crescenzi and Jamie McCarthy's neighbourhood osteria, a 2026 Bib Gourmand inside a former bank room.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday dinner; the early window at 17:30 is the easier book. The bar counter sits four for walk-ins.
BIGFAN ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 16 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 X044
BIGFAN on Aungier Street in Dublin, a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026 Chinese and Taiwanese small-plates room, paper-and-pencil ordering, bao to xiao chi.
Tip: No bookings before 17:00 Monday to Thursday. The Friday and Saturday afternoon window from 14:00 is when walking in still works.
Pickle ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 43 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 N998
Pickle on Camden Street in Dublin, Sunil Ghai's modern Indian dining room running North Indian classics on Irish produce since 2015, tandoor-forward.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday dinner; lunch Friday to Sunday only. Sit at the kitchen counter to watch the tandoor.
Klaw ★ 4.5
temple-bar · 5a Crown Alley, Dublin 2
Klaw on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, Niall Sabongi's fifteen-seat seafood counter, oysters from Carlingford and a lobster roll the size of your forearm.
Tip: No bookings ever; the counter sits fifteen, arrive 12:00 or 17:00 to be first in. Cash and card accepted.
Lottie's ★ 4.4
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 7-9 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, D06 R971
Lottie's on Rathgar Road in Rathmines, Dublin, a Michelin Bib Gourmand neighbourhood brasserie holding the south-side family Sunday since 2023.
Tip: Book the back garden room for two. Sunday from 12:30 fills with prams; Tuesday is the room at its quietest.
Amy Austin ★ 4.4
south-city-centre · Unit 1, Dublin 2
Amy Austin on Drury Street in Dublin, a thirty-seat Bib Gourmand wine bar inside the car-park entrance, sixteen wines on tap and small plates.
Tip: Walk-ins only Monday to Thursday from 17:00. Dog friendly; the back banquette holds four for late.
Forêt ★ 4.4
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 8/9 Sussex Terrace, Dublin 4, D04 KN82
Forêt on Sussex Terrace in Dublin 4, John and Sandy Wyer's classical French bistro upstairs from M. O'Brien's, a 2026 Bib Gourmand sister to Forest Avenue.
Tip: Walk up from the Sussex Terrace door; the bistro is on the first floor. Wednesday to Saturday only.
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.
Tip: Window seats face the Ha'penny Bridge; book three weeks ahead for the four river-view tables. Walk through the bookshop and up.
Brother Hubbard South ★ 4.4
south-city-centre · 46 Harrington Street, Dublin 8, D08 YFN7
Brother Hubbard South on Harrington Street in Dublin 8, Garrett FitzGerald and James Boland's sit-down Middle Eastern room and the all-day brunch reference.
Tip: Walk-in only Saturday morning; the queue starts at 09:30. Bookings open Sunday to Friday on the website.
Host ★ 4.4
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 29 Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 V2W1
Host on Ranelagh Village in Dublin 6, a small open-kitchen room of Mediterranean small plates, hand-rolled pasta and charcoal-grilled cuts, the southside's go-to sharing kitchen since 2017.
Tip: Communal seating; dinner Wednesday to Sunday with weekend lunch added. Bookings open sixty days out.
The Old Spot ★ 4.4
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 14 Bath Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 Y726
The Old Spot on Bath Avenue in Dublin 4, Brian O'Malley and Stephen Cooney's Loyola Group gastropub serving the southside the city's most consistent Sunday roast.
Tip: Sunday lunch books two weeks ahead; the bar runs walk-ins on the lighter menu Monday to Saturday from 17:00.
Richmond ★ 4.3
portobello · 43 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2
Richmond on Richmond Street South in Dublin's Portobello, a Bib Gourmand neighbourhood brasserie running modern European on Irish produce since 2017.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only; Sunday brunch is the bookings-required day. Closed Mondays.
The Pig's Ear ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 4 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
The Pig's Ear on Nassau Street in Dublin, Stephen McAllister's modern Irish room on three floors overlooking Trinity College, the city's reliable mid-tier.
Tip: First-floor window seats face Trinity's playing fields. The set lunch at EUR 30 for three courses is the value play.
Featherblade ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 51B Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 DH63
Featherblade on Dawson Street in Dublin, the small-plates steakhouse that built its room around the underused featherblade cut, the city's value steak.
Tip: Walk-in seats at the counter run fastest; the back banquette books out Friday and Saturday a week ahead.
Gallagher's Boxty House ★ 4.2
temple-bar · 20-21 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 ET66
Gallagher's Boxty House on Temple Bar in Dublin, Pádraic Óg Gallagher's three-room canon of boxty, coddle and smoked salmon, the boxty reference in town.
Tip: The middle dining room is the calm one; the front bar fills with traffic from Temple Bar Square after 19:00.
Yamamori Izakaya ★ 4.2
south-city-centre · 12-13 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2, D02 RD36
Yamamori Izakaya on South Great George's Street in Dublin, the basement izakaya under the long-running ramen room, the city's most credible robata bar.
Tip: The basement runs late on weekends; the upstairs is the lunch room. Highballs at the back bar are EUR 6 in happy hour.
Yamamori Sushi ★ 4.1
north-inner-city · 38-39 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1, D01 A593
Yamamori Sushi on Ormond Quay in Dublin 1, the riverside sister to the Yamamori ramen room, the city's veteran Japanese counter and donburi lunch.
Tip: Window banquettes face the Liffey. Lunch bento under EUR 20 is the value play; the kitchen closes between 15:30 and 17:30.
Drury Buildings ★ 4.0
south-city-centre · 52-55 Drury Street, Dublin 2, D02 VY15
Drury Buildings on Drury Street in Dublin, a three-floor Italian-leaning dining room and cocktail bar built into the William Fry warehouse, a southside staple.
Tip: Roof terrace opens summer only; book the first-floor dining room with a window onto Drury Street for two.