One of the key pace setters on the rapidly changing Irish scene, Patrick Guilbaud's self-titled restaurant is comfortably ahead of the competition and claims the prize as Irelan...

Down a flight of steps beneath the Dublin Writers' Museum on Parnell Square, this two-roomed basement has a cool, exclusive, sophisticated air about it...

Tranquil music, open peat fires and an exotic aquarium define the mood in this informal brasserie run by an enthusiastic couple...

Spread over three floors a short stroll from St Stephen's Green, Bang Restaurant is a cool, confidently run, professional set-up that delivers the goods in classy minimalist sur...

A portrait gallery of Irish literary greats explains the name and provides an interesting talking point in Derry and Sallyanne Clarke's enduring fixture of the Dublin restaurant...

Neil and Jenny Magee's trailblazing 101 Talbot Restaurant attracts crowds from the nearby Abbey and Gate theatres, and the effervescent first-floor dining room has a real arty b...

A handy addition to the Dublin dining scene, Darwins looks rather unassuming at first glance, but inside it is chic, attractive and appealing: eye-catching modern artwork and mi...

Owner Olivier Meisonnave spent time as restaurant manger of high-ranking Thorntons at the Fitzwilliam Hotel before setting up his own place, so he brings a wealth of hands-on ex...

Known locally as 'Fire on Dawson', this hip contemporary restaurant is housed in the historic Lord Mayor's residence in the buzzy heart of Dublin city centre...

Le Bon Crubeen is a welcome addition to the Talbot Street dining scene in Dublin having been voted Dublin's favourite restaurant in The Dubliner Top 100 Restaurant Guide 2011, a...

Not far from St Stephen's Green and the city centre, this chic restaurant makes an impressive showcase for Eamonn O'Reilly's vivid contemporary cooking...

'Colonial meets contemporary' at this lively ethnic newcomer with a name that translates as 'happy meeting place'...

Spread across two floors of a sumptuous Georgian building in the heart of the city, Shanahan's plies its trade as an 'American-style steakhouse and seafood restaurant' feeding o...

The Canal Bank Café, the latest incarnation of the Dublin restaurant formerly known as Dish continues to offer a funky mix of eclectic dishes in cool, unfussy surroundings, and it...

One of Dublin's most opulent hotels, the Merrion stands in the heart of the city, right opposite the Government Buildings...

The original Winding Stair bookshop and café by Ha'Penny Bridge was a literary landmark and good friend to generations of Dublin bibliophiles...

Cleaver East is the showpiece restaurant of the Clarence Hotel, located in Dublin's Temple Bar overlooking the River Liffey...

Eileen Dunne and husband Stefano Crescenzi set up their admirable 'enoteca italiana' in 1999 close to Trinity College in the cosmopolitan heart of Dublin...

A stellar list of more than 500 bottles from around the globe has earned the Ely an enviable reputation as the top wine purveyor in Dublin...

Dublin's latest high-profile food emporium occupies a capacious warehouse that once served as a telephone exchange...

This modish Dublin townhouse a stone's throw from Grafton Street and Temple Bar is now one of the city's most desirable boutique hotels...

Glovers Alley is the showpiece restaurant within the five-star luxurious Fitzwilliam Hotel in the heart of Dublin, overlooking St Stephen's Green...

'Gueuleton' roughly translates as a 'blow-out' or 'slap-up meal', which conjures up something of the big-hearted gutsiness that brings hordes of famished punters to this fancy-f...

Arguably Dublin's longest serving and most atmospheric French wine bar, La Cave continues to pull in the crowds...

A barge called Riasc on Dublin's 200-year-old Grand Canal is the setting for this novel floating restaurant just five minutes from St Stephen's Green...

Ireland's only authentic Nepalese restaurant is also one of its 'worst kept' gastronomic secrets...

Owner Barry Canny (formerly of Browne's Brasserie) named this venue after one of his artistic heroes, the Scottish colourist S...

The term 'bistro' gives no hint of the sheer scale of this remarkable operation...

In a prime spot opposite the National Concert Hall (just round the corner from St Stephen's Green), this five-star contemporary hotel is a great boon for business people and tou...

Situated at the St Stephen's Green end of Dawson Street in Dublin, acclaimed chef and restaurateur Eamonn O'Reilly has relaunched his Bleu all day venue with The Greenhouse, a f...

A prime site right in the heart of cosmopolitan Dublin is part of the attraction of this renowned hotel...

Reconstructed from three Victorian landmark buildings (including the former Allied Irish Bank), the Westin is a consummately run, pedigree hotel overlooking Trinity College righ...

Second cousin to the Canal Bank Café in Upper Leeson Street, TriBeCa takes its name from the fashionable district in Manhattan (the word is an abbreviation of 'triangle behind the...

A prima donna among Dublin's restaurants, the 'Troc' has been putting on an inimitable show since 1956 and still plays to full houses...

Launched in December 2018, Variety Jones is shining bright after landing a prestigious Michelin star in the 2020 of the Guide...

The Wagamama chain of funky Japanese noodle bars is now an international brand peddling the idea of lifestyle nutrition, with outlets across the UK as well as franchises abroad...