11 restaurants in Dublin, editor-picked for sunday dinner. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Dublin.
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.
Pickle ★ 4.5
south-city-centre · 43 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 N998
Hours: Tue-Fri 12:00-14:30 17:00-22:30, Sat 17:00-22:30, Sun 15:00-22:00, Mon closed
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.
Lottie's ★ 4.4
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 7-9 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6, D06 R971
Hours: Wed-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-00:30, Sun 13:00-22:30, Mon-Tue closed
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
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.
Forêt ★ 4.4
ranelagh-ballsbridge · 8/9 Sussex Terrace, Dublin 4, D04 KN82
Hours: Wed-Sat 17:00-21:00, Sun 13:00-18:00, Mon-Tue closed
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
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.
Richmond ★ 4.3
portobello · 43 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2
Hours: Tue 17:30-21:30, Wed-Sat 17:30-21:30, Sun 11:00-14:30 17:30-21:00, Mon closed
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.
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.
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.