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 A thespian haunt |
100-102 Talbot Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 874 5011 |
Particularly popular with Dublin's theatre crowd, the Talbot 101 is an often busy first-floor restaurant, overlooking the bustling shopping area below. Arguably a little haphazard in its decor, the dining area is brightened up by a frequently changing selection of contemporary art for sale. You'll find a good variety of no-nonsense dishes here, with the emphasis often on Italian staples like pizzas and pasta. Vegetarian options are surprisingly varied and come highly recommended. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Room with a view |
Belgard Road Tallaght Dublin, Leinster Ireland +353 1 459 6000 http://www.abberley.ie/ |
The location of this hotel is romantic and provides a panoramic view of the locality. Situated amidst the Dublin mountains, this hotel is also close to The Square Town Centre in the heart of Tallaght's commercial and shopping district. For business or leisure, this hotel will suit your needs. It has free parking, 24 hour security and room service, so guests need not worry. Try the Kilcawleys Bar or the Leaf restaurant or the Kilcawleys lounge if you just want to chill out. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Dining in style |
Conrad International Hotel Earlsfort Terrace Dublin Ireland +353 1 676 5555 |
The Alexandra is the Conrad Hotel's multi-award-winning gourmet restaurant. The restaurant was inspired by the style of Georgian Dublin and named after Alexandra College, which previously stood on the site. Decorated with dark wood-panelling and featuring a resident pianist, the Alexandra is designed to appeal to the restaurant connoisseur, with a continental menu complemented by a selection of vintage wines from the hotel's cellar. The Alexandra also features a private dining room that can cater for up to twelve people. Their roast loin of lamb, baked lobster, risotto milanese and Atlantic turbot all come highly recommended. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Overlooking Temple Bar |
6 Temple Bar Square Temple Bar Dublin, Leinster Ireland |
Located in the heart of Temple Bar, Auriga features a varied and often very creative menu with the best in international cuisine in a totally modern style. Auriga has two dinning spaces on offer with full bar facilities: one overlooking Temple Bar Square and the other overlooking Crown Alley. While Auriga is rather narrow, its high ceiling with tiny lights creates a pleasant sense of space. In case you're interested, the name derives from a prominent stellar constellation, which explains the cosmic theme running throughout the restaurant. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Mussels and chips |
17/20 Sycamore Street Temple Bar Dublin Ireland +353 1 672 7554 |
The Dublin branch of this popular London restaurant is located in Temple Bar. The cuisine consists mainly of mussels and beer, with some chips on the side, but there are some more flamboyant items, like Risotto or Wild Boar Sausages. The menu is fairly informal but eating at Belgo still feels like a night out. Belgo's menu also includes a range of tempting drinks, including a Raspberry beer that tastes like Cherry Cola and dozens of other authentic Belgian beverages. The setting is very funky, with solid wood tables and benches, an infamous 'hanging wall', and a bizarre selection of ironing-board art. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Great food and marvellous wines |
5 Beresford Place Dublin Ireland +353 1 855 9244 |
Bond is a cool and funky new wine bar-cum-restaurant in the city centre, situated close to Connolly Station and O'Connell Street. Long wooden tables and white walls create a marvelous modern space with views across to the Custom House. Bond offers a short menu of contemporary and elegant meals, plus excellent desserts and coffee. The most outstanding feature however, is the basement wine bar, which offers a superb array of wines from around the world. The service is friendly and unobtrusive; Bond is well worth checking out. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Popular cafe in Temple Bar |
3-4 Bedford Row Temple Bar Dublin Ireland +353 1 677 9043 |
By day, Cafe Gertrude serves excellent coffee and gorgeous bowls of soup, as well as a wide selection of sandwiches. By night the usual fare is pizza and pasta dishes. The setting is lovely and the service the kind that encourages you to stay for a while. It's a great place to take a breather from the hectic pace of Temple Bar. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Eat your words |
18-19 Parnell Square Dublin Ireland +353 1 873 2266 |
This modern, formal restaurant is located in a vaulted cellar beneath the Dublin Writers' Museum. The Gate Theatre is also close by, and a pre-theatre menu is available and proving very popular. The menu changes regularly, seafood being a constant favourite of chef/proprietor Ross Lewis. Dishes such as Dublin Bay prawns in garlic butter or seared scallops and fennel are possibilities. Stop by after the theatre for coffee and dessert. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Fresh! |
St. Stephens Green The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin Dublin, Leinster Ireland +353 (0)1 478 7000 (Hotel) http://www.fitzwilliamhotel.co... |
The trendy and stylish eatery—Citron, located within the Fitzwilliam Hotel, is for those who seek something new in life. The restaurant sits on the mezzanine floor of the hotel and overlooks the bustling lobby. Like its name, the décor is a sprightly lemon green and bright yellow with dark wood floors offsetting the zesty colors. From the ceiling hang lovely lights, which glow gently and make the ambiance romantic during the evenings. Its discerning guests can feast on Mediterranean fare with a contemporary twist. The energy of this place is contagious—so, come be a part of it! Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Rock'n'roll cuisine |
25 Dunville Avenue Ranelagh Dublin Ireland +353 1 496 8181 |
The proprietors of this restaurant have been on the road for ten years as rock and roll head chefs, serving amongst others Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, and Paul McCartney. Their international lifestyle is reflected in the eclectic menus with dishes from the Far East, North Africa, the Pacific and Asia as well as the best of modern European. The place smacks of cool sophistication, and their Sunday brunch is a great way to spend a lazy day. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Organic Paradise |
Meeting House Square Temple Bar Dublin Ireland +353 (0)1 670 5372 http://www.edenrestaurant.ie/ |
A stylish brasserie-style restaurant, Eden serves delicious food smack in the heart of Temple Bar. There's an open kitchen and glass walls that allow for people-watching in Meeting House Square. There is also an outdoor eating area for those rare days of pleasant weather in Ireland, so expect a capacity crowd when it happens. Dishes available include corn-fed chicken with mash, vegetarian buckwheat pancake filled with garlic, spinach and cheddar or black pudding salad. There is also a good but reasonable wine list. It can get noisy and crowded, but it is well worth it. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A Dublin Love Affair |
18 Temple Bar Dublin Ireland +1 353 1 679 3121 |
Located in Temple Bar, this is one of Dublin's most popular, casual restaurants. The Elephant & Castle serves a variety of American-style menu choices, including burgers, salads, omelettes and their famous chicken wings. They also serve an American-style brunch on Sundays that is very popular. There is almost always a wait for the tables here, but since the restaurant is located in Temple Bar, there's always plenty to look at just outside the door if you need to kill time. Note: no reservations are accepted. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Food fit for a Lord Mayor |
Mansion House Dawson Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 676 7200 |
Located beside the Lord Mayor of Dublin's official residence, you might expect Fado to be something special, and frankly it is. It offers à la carte and table d'hote for both lunch and dinner. There is a good variety of dishes on offer and the food is excellent. In warm weather you can dine on the porch overlooking a beautiful miniature garden complete with gushing fountain. The large dining room, covered with mirrors, is also worth investigating, particularly for the magnificent mural, which depicts the dining room as it appeared in the early 1900s. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Hip & Happening Place |
Dawson Street parallel to Grafton Street Dublin D2 Ireland +353 1 676 7200 http://www.mansionhouse.ie/fir... |
Fire on Dawson as it is popularly known is a 200-seater eclectic restaurant located in the Lord Mayor's residence called The Mansion House. It is heaven on earth for food lovers. Beautiful interiors with a heated terrace makes it is a great place for lunch or dinner experience. Fire offers modern European cuisine, try their warm wood fired breadsticks with kalamata olives and dips, tortelli zucca with nut brown butter, and strawberry bavarois shortcake base. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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stylishly-upmarket eaterie |
50 Dawson Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 677 1155 |
There are four handsome Fitzer's restaurants in Dublin and each possesses a quite distinctive identity. The leading branch, at Dawson Street, offers sophisticated and fresh Mediterranean cuisine. It has a fine wine list and daily specials to match, and has proved enduringly popular. For many, Fitzer's symbolizes the new-found confidence and style of the Dublin foodie scene. Branches: RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4; tel: +353 1 667 1301; Temple Bar Square, Dublin 2; tel: +353 1 679 0440; National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square, Dublin 2; tel: +353 1 661 5133. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Heart of the financial centre |
Old Dock Offices Custom House Dock Dublin Ireland +353 1 670 1688 |
The Harbourmaster Restaurant and Bar is situated in the heart of Dublin's bustling International Financial Services Center. It serves the local business community, as well as many visitors from overseas. The atmosphere is generally typical of traditional Irish pubs. Those seeking a more intimate watering-hole might be a little disappointed. Not to worry, though: this is a fine and handsome bar and restaurant with excellent standards. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Eclectic eating in Navan |
30 Railway Street Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland +353 46 29231 |
Hudson's Bistro is 15-20 miles northwest of Dublin on the Navan Road. This restaurant is popular and always packed. It has a quaint, cosy atmosphere, very welcoming after your trip out of town. The bistro is run by the Hudsons, Richard and Trish: Mrs Hudson commands the front of house, making sure all goes smoothly, while her husband cooks up the delicious meals. Hudson's has been doing the eclectic thing for longer than most and you will find something for everyone. There might be Asian chicken, Thai curry, Mexican beef rolls, or Vietnamese summer rolls on offer. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Arthouse success story |
6 Eustace Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 677 8788 http://www.filmboard.ie/links.php |
As one of the most successful developments in Temple Bar, the Irish Film Institute (IFI) will keep the most discerning culture-vulture entertained for hours. Film buffs will enjoy the two art-house cinemas and fairly comprehensive bookshop. The café/bar/restaurant is worth visiting in its own right, if only to marvel at the award-winning architecture—as this light-filled building was constructed from the space between two older houses. The IFI also regularly hosts festival screenings, seminars and workshops. A fun and relaxing place in which to spend a hour or two. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Pioneering cuisine |
4 Nassau Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 670 3865 http://www.jacobsladder.ie/ |
One of Dublin's newer restaurants, Jacob's Ladder has been acclaimed by food critics for its style and innovative cuisine. Owned and managed by a young husband-and-wife team, this restaurant on two floors specialises in contemporary Irish cuisine and has proven particularly popular with the business community: its second private floor is used extensively for event launches and business conferences. On summer evenings, the view from the dining room across to the cricket fields of Trinity College is particularly lovely. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Excellent Thai cuisine |
Smithfield Village Smithfield Dublin Ireland +353 1 814 8583 http://www.kellyandping.ie/ |
Kelly and Ping is a quality Asian restaurant that's divine in looks, presentation, service and style; it's well worth taking a trip out to Smithfield for a meal here. The restaurant itself looks fantastic, all black and red, with huge painted murals and stained-glass art. The menu is simple, and there is a glossary in the back to explain all the Asian food terms. It's not too expensive either, and there is a daily Happy Hour in the bar from 5pm-8pm with drinks on special reduction. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Restaurant with attitude |
20 Upper Merrion Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 662 7240 |
A boldly-colorful eaterie, with closely-packed tables, this basement joint is a Conrad Gallagher restaurant, so you can be assured it's something special. The menu is varied and the presentation is amazing; you'll be served with tall towers of food that look like works of art, utilizing variations on basic ingredients and dishes. Chicken potpie, spaghetti with chillies, or mushrooms in a ragout of chicken are all popular items. It's not a place to come if you're on a budget, but you'll get your money's worth in food and atmosphere. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Delicious cuisine at this splendid restaurant |
69/70 Dame Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 670 8236 http://www.mermaid.ie/ |
The Mermaid is an excellent little restaurant located on Dame Street, which is just far enough off the Temple Bar strip that Dubliners might actually go to it. It has won the prestigious "Best Restaurant in Temple Bar" award, which is no mean feat given the number of good eateries in the area. The food is outstanding with, not surprisingly, a fish bias. If you take the freshest and best ingredients and don't mess around with them too much, then you have Mermaid's menu - simple, elegant and impeccable. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Pizza Express spin-off |
38 Dawson Street Dublin Ireland +353 1 670 7744 |
Now open in two locations, this popular pizzeria (part of the Pizza Express chain) continues to do a roaring trade. Thin crust, individual pizzas are the order of the day and very good they are too. A wide variety of possible toppings and combinations are always on offer. There are also a few pasta dishes and salads on the menu. The atmosphere is casual: there's a very open, clean, stainless-steel look to the establishment and both branches attract a younger clientele. It's also a good spot for a quick lunch. A Temple Bar branch can be found at 19 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Great food in stylish surroundings |
14 Dame Court Dublin Ireland +353 1 670 7634 http://www.odessa.ie/ |
For something different, this cool and cosmopolitan restaurant always makes for a great night out. The upstairs dining room has high ceilings and funky art, while downstairs has a lounge atmosphere, complete with sofas and coffee tables. The food is imaginative, although not far from traditional basics when you look closely. Russian sausage, mashed potatoes and onion rings, pastas and several vegetarian options are all on offer here. Sunday brunch is great here; while on Sunday evenings you can often watch a classic movie in comfort. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A piece of heaven |
11 Upper Camden Street Dublin, Leinster Ireland +353 1 478 0307 |
One Pico is known locally as a great place for thoroughly modern Irish cooking. It's all at the hands of chef Eamon O'Reilly who really knows how to combine simple ingredients in terrific ways. The food is where One Pico shines. It's fusion cooking and very tasty. Peppered lamb with piperade, foie-gras and duck rillette with toasted brioche, or lemon sole with gem lettuce are just some of the tempting options. Well worth the trip. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Exciting Restaurant |
The Capel Building Marys Abbey Dublin D7 Ireland +353 1 804 4444 http://www.rhodesd7.com/ |
Gary Rhodes the winner of five Michelin stars opened this Rhodes D7, his first Irish venture in Dublin. Gary's touch can be seen in all the dishes that are created in his unique style of presenting European cuisine. The restaurant seats over 250 and gives you a choice of ground floor, mezzanine floor, or outdoor seating. The art works on the wall are the creation of Irish artist Deborah Donnelly. The wine list covers 12 countries and are available by glass and bottle. You might try the roast cherry tomato and basil penne pasta with rocket and parmesan salad or the roast salmon fillet with a lightly curries mussel, cauliflower, potato and saffron casserole and for dessert the passion fruit panna cotta cheesecake, mango and vanilla salad and ginger shortbread. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Superb cuisine in beautiful surroundings |
7 Ballsbridge Terrace Dublin, Leinster Ireland +353 1 668 2611 / +353 1 668 0623 http://www.rolysbistro.ie/irl_... |
An old southside favourite, nestled in old-money Dublin next to the Royal Dublin Society, Roly's always seems to be busy but handles it well. Your dining experience begins when Roly Saul himself greets you at the door. Dining at Roly's is more formal than the name would suggest however, and the restaurant is spread out over two spacious floors. Although the menu is always interesting, its main ethos is to serve simple food well, using the best ingredients. Roast Guinea-fowl, Rabbit and Pigeon Pie are possibilities, although the seafood is what really stands out. Their selection of freshly baked speciality breads is second to none and the wine list is also superb. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Something for everyone |
Luithagen Haven 6 Dublin Ireland +353 1 676 5955 |
Cool, clean and bright, Rubicon offers a delicious menu of widely varying choices. Vegetarian options and seafood are always available, and even the most discerning customer should find something to their liking. It's the attention to detail which is easy to appreciate here: the vegetables are never overcooked and the coffee is always excellent. The service is efficient and friendly. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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New to the Shelbourne |
Shelbourne Hotel 27 St Stephen's Green Dublin, Leinster Ireland +353 1 663 4771 / +353 1 663 4772 http://shelbourne.ie/sidedoor/ |
A recent addition to Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel,the Side Door is open for lunch and dinner and draws in an eclectic mix of people all day long. It has a funkier, more upbeat atmosphere than the traditional Shelbourne itself. There is a wide range of food choices available: from pizza and pasta to full cooked meals, with meat and vegetables. Bold colours and mellow lighting make this a choice spot for lunch meetings. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Tea Room |
6-8 Wellington Quay @ The Clarence Hotel Dublin 2 Ireland +353 1 407 0813 http://www.theclarence.ie/dubl... |
The Team Rooms is the deceptive name for one of Dublin's fanciest restaurants. Located in the Clarence Hotel, which is owned by Irish rock band U2, this restaurant is airy, light and intimate. Visiting celebrities are likely to be seen, but you will be treated well, even if no one knows your name. The fillet of hake with basil mash, the Dublin Bay prawns, or the roast lamb with spiced couscous are favorites. Make sure you leave room for the assiette-gourmande, quite possibly the best dessert this reviewer ever had. Review © 2007, Wcities |
