11 editor picks in Dublin.
11 restaurants in Dublin, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Dublin.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OrderPâté de campagne to start, coq au vin to share, tarte aux pommes for dessert.
TipWalk up from the Sussex Terrace door; the bistro is on the first floor. Wednesday to Saturday only.
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.
Richmond on Richmond Street South in Dublin's Portobello, a Bib Gourmand neighbourhood brasserie running modern European on Irish produce since 2017.
OrderThe set lunch at €25 for two courses; whatever fish is on the daily board for dinner.
TipTuesday to Saturday only; Sunday brunch is the bookings-required day. Closed Mondays.
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.
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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