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Wild Atlantic seaweed harvested from Connemara shores appears on Galway menus as dulse with oysters, sea lettuce in salads and carrageen moss panna cotta at Aniar.
Seaweed has been harvested and eaten along the Irish Atlantic coast for millennia; carrageen moss was used as a setting agent for puddings long before commercial gelatine, and dulse was gathered from the shore at low tide. The Aran Islands have the most continuous tradition of eating fresh seaweed, with islanders gathering dulse and dillisk directly from the limestone shoreline. JP McMahon at Aniar elevated Galway seaweed from subsistence food to haute cuisine ingredient, incorporating sea lettuce, dulse and carrageen into tasting menu courses.
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Aniar ★ 4.9
westend · 53 Lower Dominick Street, Galway, H91 V4DP
Aniar in Galway has held one Michelin star since 2012; JP McMahon serves tasting menus built on foraged herbs, cured west-coast fish and smoked meats.
Kai Restaurant ★ 4.7
westend · 22 Sea Road, Galway, H91 DX47
Kai Restaurant in Galway earned a Michelin Green Star in 2024; Jess Murphy posts a daily-changing menu from the Murphys Moycullen farm each morning.
Oscar's Seafood Bistro ★ 4.5
westend · 22-23 Upper Dominick Street, Galway, H91 P6T8
Oscar's Seafood Bistro in Galway champions under-used Atlantic species; chef Michael O'Meara sources sustainably from local West of Ireland trawlers.
Ard Bia at Nimmos ★ 4.4
spanish-arch · Spanish Arch, Long Walk, Galway, H91 X3CP
Ard Bia at Nimmos is Galway's most moody venue at the Spanish Arch, serving North African-influenced Irish menus in a medieval stone building.
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