Host is a modern european restaurant in Ranelagh Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 29 Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 V2W1
Lottie's on Rathgar Road in Rathmines, Dublin, a Michelin Bib Gourmand neighbourhood brasserie holding the south-side family Sunday since 2023.
OrderA wood-fired pizza to share and whatever fish is over the fire that night.
TipBook the back garden room for two. Sunday from 12:30 fills with prams; Tuesday is the room at its quietest.
Pickle on Camden Street in Dublin, Sunil Ghai's modern Indian dining room running North Indian classics on Irish produce since 2015, tandoor-forward.
OrderLamb karahi, black daal, naan straight from the tandoor, and a glass of off-dry Riesling.
TipTuesday to Sunday dinner; lunch Friday to Sunday only. Sit at the kitchen counter to watch the tandoor.
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.
OrderSteak frites with bearnaise, then the tarte Tatin to share with a glass of Sauternes.
TipLunch at noon is the easy book; pre-theatre at 17:30-18:30 sets you up for the Gaiety. Avoid the back room for two.
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.
OrderThe mackerel and whatever fresh pasta is on, with a Sicilian white from the by-the-glass list.
TipThree counter seats by the open kitchen are first-come; the rest is reservation. Book through the website not OpenTable.
Lottie's on Rathgar Road in Rathmines, Dublin, a Michelin Bib Gourmand neighbourhood brasserie holding the south-side family Sunday since 2023.
OrderA wood-fired pizza to share and whatever fish is over the fire that night.
TipBook the back garden room for two. Sunday from 12:30 fills with prams; Tuesday is the room at its quietest.
Spitalfields on The Coombe in Dublin's Liberties, a Michelin Bib Gourmand pub-set kitchen serving the city's most considered classical Irish menu.
OrderThe seasonal stew with soda bread, and the coddle when it lands on the daily card.
TipTuesday to Saturday dinner only, 17:00-21:00. Walk through the public bar and ask for the back dining room.
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.
OrderA round of creamy croquetas and one carabinero per person, with a glass of dry Manzanilla.
TipThe counter seats turn fastest; if the website shows no tables, ask if the bar is open. Closed Sunday and Monday.
