Hanleys Cornish Pasties is a street-food stop in Temple Bar, Dublin.
Hanleys Cornish Pasties at Merchants Arch in Temple Bar, the city's only dedicated Cornish pasty counter since 2009, hand-crimped pasties baked fresh.
Tip: Traditional steak, gourmet specials and vegetarian or vegan options; open until 03:00 Friday and 04:00 Saturday for the post-pub Temple Bar crowd.
Address: 3 Merchants Arch, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 TD74
The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi in Sprangers Yard off Fownes Street, Temple Bar, the open-kitchen seafood bar with the city's largest selection of Irish.
Try: Lobster roll and oysters
Tip: Oyster happy hour daily 16:00-17:00 with around €1 off each shuck. Walk-in counter; the bar dining lets you watch the kitchen work.
Bunsen on Wexford Street in Dublin 2, the chef-built five-shop Dublin burger chain doing one menu only: beef, cheese, fries, milkshakes, the city's burger.
Try: Cheeseburger
Tip: One menu, no specials; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at Wexford Street.
Leo Burdock on Werburgh Street in Dublin 8, the city's longest-running chipper since 1913, beer-battered cod and chips wrapped in greaseproof paper to take.
Try: Cod and chips
Tip: No seating; eat on the Christ Church steps. Closes 21:00 weekdays, 22:00 Friday.
Eatyard by Cross Guns Bridge in Drumcondra, the Bernard Shaw's open-air street food yard that moved north from Portobello, five rotating vendors including.
Try: Rotating street food vendors
Tip: Arrive 17:00 Friday for a picnic table before the post-work crowd. Vendor line-up rotates weekly; check the Eatyard site mid-week.
The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi in Sprangers Yard off Fownes Street, Temple Bar, the open-kitchen seafood bar with the city's largest selection of Irish.
Try: Lobster roll and oysters
Tip: Oyster happy hour daily 16:00-17:00 with around €1 off each shuck. Walk-in counter; the bar dining lets you watch the kitchen work.
Honest to Goodness in George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, the Glasnevin market kitchen's city counter, the pulled-pork sandwich Dublin queued.
Try: Pulled pork sandwich
Tip: Three-stool counter inside the Arcade; the pulled pork sells out by 14:30 weekdays. The breakfast sandwich runs until 11:00.
Dash Burger on Kevin Street Lower in Dublin 8, the Barry Wallace counter that opened in 2020 as Ireland's first dedicated smash burger room.
Try: Double smash burger
Tip: Order the double smash with skin-on fries; walk-ins only, no reservations. Small room, faster turn at lunch.