Boxty is the western Irish potato pancake: half grated raw potato, half mashed, fried to a crisp outer crust and served in Galway pubs and casual restaurants year-round.
Boxty belongs to the potato-kitchen traditions of western Irish counties, particularly Connacht and Ulster, where the potato was the dominant subsistence crop before the Great Famine. The name comes from the Irish aran bocht ti, meaning poor-house bread, reflecting the dish origins as a way to use every part of the potato harvest including the starchy water from grating. The Gourmet Food Parlour in Galway and John Keoghs gastropub both run boxty as a fixture on their full-Irish and lunch menus, continuing the tradition of cooking the dish with local Connacht floury potato varieties like Kerr Pink and Golden Wonder.
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Dela ★ 4.3
westend · 51 Lower Dominick Street, Galway, H91 E3F1
Dela on Lower Dominick Street Galway runs seven-day brunch from a Moycullen-farm kitchen, blending Modern Irish produce with Nordic and Asian notes.
Brasserie on the Corner ★ 4.2
eyre-square · Eglinton Street, Galway, H91 W5PR
Brasserie on the Corner near Eyre Square Galway runs all-day service from breakfast through dinner around dry-aged Irish beef and Atlantic seafood plates.
John Keogh's ★ 3.9
westend · 22 Dominick Street Lower, Galway, H91 DY93
John Keogh's on Dominick Street Lower is Galway's award-winning gastropub with a carefully kept Guinness and honest Irish dishes from local suppliers.
Gourmet Food Parlour ★ 3.8
salthill · 14 Lenaboy Gardens, Salthill, Galway, H91 A37N
Gourmet Food Parlour Salthill Galway is a busy all-day venue on the promenade, running breakfast through dinner with consistently sourced Irish produce.