12 editor picks in Dublin.
12 restaurants in Dublin, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Dublin.
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.
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.
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.
OrderWu ya bao with tender pulled beef, a steamer of xiao long bao, plus the cucumber salad in chilli oil.
TipNo bookings before 17:00 Monday to Thursday. The Friday and Saturday afternoon window from 14:00 is when walking in still works.
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.
OrderA glass on tap from the daily list, the charcuterie board for two, plus whatever daily special is chalked up.
TipWalk-ins only Monday to Thursday from 17:00. Dog friendly; the back banquette holds four for late.
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.
OrderSmoked Burren salmon, then a bowl of Irish stew with brown bread.
TipWindow 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 on Harrington Street in Dublin 8, Garrett FitzGerald and James Boland's sit-down Middle Eastern room and the all-day brunch reference.
OrderThe shakshuka at brunch, the lamb shawarma at lunch, with a cardamom-bun cinnamon roll to take away.
TipWalk-in only Saturday morning; the queue starts at 09:30. Bookings open Sunday to Friday on the website.
Host on Ranelagh Village in Dublin 6 is a small open-kitchen room of Mediterranean small plates, hand-rolled pasta and charcoal-grilled cuts.
OrderA round of small plates, a hand-rolled pasta off the daily menu and a charcoal-grilled steak to share.
TipCommunal seating; dinner Wednesday to Sunday with weekend lunch added. Bookings open sixty days out.
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.
OrderShepherd's pie at lunch with a glass of red; Irish coffee soufflé to finish.
TipFirst-floor window seats face Trinity's playing fields. The set lunch at €30 for three courses is the value play.
Featherblade on Dawson Street in Dublin, the small-plates steakhouse that built its room around the underused featherblade cut, the city's value steak.
OrderFeatherblade steak with frites and chimichurri; a side of the tallow flatbread.
TipWalk-in seats at the counter run fastest; the back banquette books out Friday and Saturday a week ahead.
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.
OrderThe boxty pancake stuffed with beef and Guinness, with a half pint of stout.
TipThe middle dining room is the calm one; the front bar fills with traffic from Temple Bar Square after 19:00.
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.
OrderRobata-grilled mackerel, a round of yakitori, and the basket of karaage to share.
TipThe basement runs late on weekends; the upstairs is the lunch room. Highballs at the back bar are €6 in happy hour.
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.
OrderCrab linguine and a Negroni Sbagliato from the rooftop bar before dinner.
TipRoof terrace opens summer only; book the first-floor dining room with a window onto Drury Street for two.
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