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.
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.
Address: 11 Sprangers Yard, Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Hanleys Cornish Pasties at Merchants Arch in Temple Bar, the city's only dedicated Cornish pasty counter since 2009, hand-crimped pasties baked fresh.
Try: Traditional Cornish pasty
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.
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.
La Cocina Cuevas at the new Eatyard by Cross Guns Bridge in Drumcondra, the Mexican stand that followed Eatyard north, a trompo of pork al pastor.
Try: Taco al pastor
Tip: Eatyard runs Thursday to Sunday from 12:00-22:00; order three tacos to share, the al pastor with pineapple is the menu reference.
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.
Try: Margherita slice
Tip: Saturday only on Meeting House Square from 10:00. Arrive by 12:00 for first bake.
Hanleys Cornish Pasties at Merchants Arch in Temple Bar, the city's only dedicated Cornish pasty counter since 2009, hand-crimped pasties baked fresh.
Try: Traditional Cornish pasty
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.
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.