Richmond Address: 43 Richmond St S, Portobello, Dublin 2, D02 X499 Telephone: 01 478 8783 Cuisine: Modern International Website: https://www.richmondrestaurant.ie/Opens in new window Cost: €€€ It is rare to find a restaurant that takes vegetarian dishes seriously. Too often it is a that-will-do nod; a pasta dish, a risotto or … Read more
China Hunan Address: 121-123 Ranelagh (Unit 2), Dublin 6, D06H7K6 Telephone: 01 4060 869 Cuisine: Chinese Website: https://www.hunan.ie/Opens in new window Cost: €€€ China Hunan is four weeks old when I walk in. The lunar calendar has just reset. It is the year of the horse, more precisely the fire … Read more
Cantina Valentina Address: The Hoxton, Dublin, 1-5 Exchequer Street, Dublin D02 E044 Telephone: 01 2635020 Cuisine: Peruvian Website: https://thehoxton.com/dublin/cantina-valentina/Opens in new window Cost: €€€ I am instinctively suspicious of hotel restaurants. Too often they are upholstered into submission. Thankfully, Cantina Valentina, the Peruvian-inspired restaurant inside the new Hoxton on Exchequer … Read more
Bang Address: 11 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, D02 KW61 Telephone: 01-4004229 Cuisine: Iberian Website: https://www.bangrestaurant.com/Opens in new window Cost: €€€ An amuse-bouche can sometimes do a restaurant a disservice, tempting the palate so thoroughly that there is nowhere left to go. It can be a risky strategy to lead with … Read more
Two of Ireland’s Michelin-star restaurants led the honours at the Irish Restaurant Awards on Monday night, when Dede at the Customs House, Baltimore, Co Cork, was named best restaurant, and John Kelly of the Lady Helen Restaurant at Mount Juliet Estate was awarded best chef in Ireland. It is the second year running that Dede, … Read more
The Pullman Address: Galway Telephone: 091-519600 Cuisine: International Website: https://www.glenloabbeyhotel.ie/dine-in-style.htmlOpens in new window Cost: €€€€ There are, in theory, many ways to spend €130 on dinner in the west of Ireland. You could eat bog butter from a scallop shell or endure a 12-course “textures of hedgerow” menu. Or you … Read more
China Tang Address: 5A Monkstown Crescent, Monkstown, Co Dublin, A94 WE02 Telephone: 01 485 3798 Cuisine: Chinese Website: https://www.chinatang.ie/Opens in new window Cost: €€€ I remember the first time I had Peking duck. Not the restaurant, not the street, but the way it arrived – golden, glistening, a perfect lacquered … Read more
Stars rained down on Ireland at the 2025 Michelin Guide awards in Glasgow, with Lignum in Galway, The Morrison Room at Carton House in Kildare, and Ballyfin in Laois each claiming a coveted Michelin star. Zsolt Lukács of Daróg Wine Bar in Galway took home the Sommelier award for the UK and Ireland. These additions … Read more
The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2025 will be revealed on Monday, February 10th, at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow, an event that can make or break reputations overnight. While British restaurants have long secured three-star status, Ireland remains on the outside looking in. With speculation building, will this finally be … Read more
Hera Address: 58 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 EP86 Telephone: N/A Cuisine: Modern International Website: https://www.junobar.ie/menuOpens in new window Cost: €€€ I seldom order a Scotch egg. They’re just pimped-up boiled eggs, aren’t they? Research (a quick Google) indicates that the sausage-meat-coated eggs could have their origins in Africa, … Read more