12 restaurants in Dublin, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Dublin.
Etto ★ 4.6
south-city-centre · 18 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, D02 A316
Hours: Mon-Wed 17:30-22:00, Thu-Sat 12:30-15:00 17:30-22:00, Sun closed
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.
Pichet ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 14-15 Trinity Street, Dublin 2, D02 T998
Hours: Mon 17:00-21:15, Tue-Thu 12:00-15:30 17:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-15:30 17:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-15:30 17:00-21:30
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 17:30-18:30 sets you up for the Gaiety. Avoid the back room for two.
BIGFAN ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 16 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 X044
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 14:00-22:00, Sun closed
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.
Amy Austin ★ 4.4
south-city-centre · Unit 1, Dublin 2
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:30-23:00, Sun 14:00-22:00
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.
The Winding Stair ★ 4.4
north-inner-city · 40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
Hours: Wed-Sun 12:00-15:00, Sun-Wed 17:30-21:00, Thu-Sat 17:30-22:00
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
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-15:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00
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
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 14:30-21:30, Sun closed
Host on Ranelagh Village in Dublin 6 is a small open-kitchen room of Mediterranean small plates, hand-rolled pasta and charcoal-grilled cuts.
Tip: Communal seating; dinner Wednesday to Sunday with weekend lunch added. Bookings open sixty days out.
The Pig's Ear ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 4 Nassau Street, Dublin 2
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-14:45 17:30-22:00, Sun closed
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 €30 for three courses is the value play.
Featherblade ★ 4.3
south-city-centre · 51B Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 DH63
Hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-15:00 17:00-22:00, Thu-Fri 12:00-15:00 17:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 13:00-19:00
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
Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-22:00
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
Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00
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 €6 in happy hour.
Drury Buildings ★ 4.0
south-city-centre · 52-55 Drury Street, Dublin 2, D02 VY15
Hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-23:30, Thu 12:00-00:30, Fri 12:00-01:30, Sat 11:00-01:30, Sun 11:00-23:30
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.
Tip: Roof terrace opens summer only; book the first-floor dining room with a window onto Drury Street for two.