Klaw on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, Niall Sabongi's seafood counter pulling Carlingford oysters and warm Lambay-crab and lobster rolls, the city's seafood street pick.
Tip: Counter sits fifteen; the lobster roll is EUR 18 at lunch. Walk-in only.
Address: 5a Crown Alley, Dublin 2
The Pieman on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, Dublin, a counter-style pie shop running a daily rotating Irish pie menu, the city's reference for a steak and stout pie.
Try: Steak and stout pie
Tip: Six pies daily; the steak and stout sells out by 14:00. Eat in or take away in a paper bag.
Honest to Goodness in George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, the Glasnevin market kitchen's city counter, the pulled-pork sandwich Dublin queued for at festivals first.
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.
Happy Endings at Eatyard on South Richmond Street, the smash burger that built Eatyard's weekend queue, a Dublin reference for a beef double in three minutes.
Try: Smash burger
Tip: Double smash burger at EUR 11; chilli cheese fries to share. Friday and Saturday lines from 18:30.
La Cocina at Eatyard in Dublin 2, the long-running Eatyard Mexican stand, a trompo of pork al pastor and the city's most reliable Wednesday weekday taco lunch.
Try: Taco al pastor
Tip: Order three tacos to share; the al pastor with pineapple is the menu reference. A daily mezcal pour from EUR 6.
Sano Pizza at Temple Bar Food Market in Dublin 2, the Sano Pizzeria weekend stall, wood-fired margherita slice on Caputo dough every Saturday in Meeting House Square.
Try: Margherita slice
Tip: Saturday only on Meeting House Square from 10:00. Arrive by 12:00 for first bake.
The Pieman on Crown Alley in Temple Bar, Dublin, a counter-style pie shop running a daily rotating Irish pie menu, the city's reference for a steak and stout pie.
Try: Steak and stout pie
Tip: Six pies daily; the steak and stout sells out by 14:00. Eat in or take away in a paper bag.
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 reference.
Try: Cheeseburger
Tip: One menu, no specials; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at Wexford Street.
