Restaurants Dublin

Popular brasserie with buzzy atmosphere; its long, narrow room dominated by an open-plan kitchen. Front café-cum-bar - complete with cake and pastry counter - for light snacks. Neat, flavoursome modern European cooking from good value, daily changing..

Split-level, bistro-style restaurant, in a Georgian city centre house with a striking pink door. Porcine-themed memorabilia features throughout. Well-priced, refined bistro cooking has French influences and relies on Irish produce. Attentive, persona..

Smart bistro in a small village. Daily menus offer unfussy, classically based dishes with modern presentation. Staff are eager to please and the good value wine list is well thought out. Home-grown ingredients can be exchanged for dinner.

Long-standing restaurant on narrow cobbled alley, with typical French styling and team. Classical Gallic cooking with seafood a speciality: daily fresh fish and lobster tank on display.

Spacious hotel restaurant, where small mezzanine level overlooks larger main room with central banquette island. Ambitious cooking displays Gallic influences. Polite, formal service.

Split-level restaurant offering something a little bit different. Good quality ingredients are cooked simply to retain their natural flavours and menus point out the healthier options; some meats and fish arrive on a sizzling hot stone.

Food emporium boasting vast basement wine cellar, ground floor full of fresh quality produce, and first floor French style bistro with banquettes, mirrors and tasty bistro food.

Rustic restaurant with beamed ceilings, Gallic furnishings and rear terrace. Interesting French menus use local, seasonal produce. Flavoursome country cooking; friendly, efficient service.

Fine dining room with an open-plan kitchen, set in a smart, boutique-style townhouse. Interesting menu offers plenty of choice and relies on local produce; good value pre-theatre selection.

Appealing French bistro with light blue façade, tables on the pavement and original posters decorating the walls inside. Breton-born chef offers carefully prepared, seasonal Gallic classics at a good price, which are brought to the table by a persona..

Characterful Spanish tapas bar serving a vast array of authentic, flavoursome dishes. Rustic, candlelit interior with exposed brick, semi-vaulted ceiling and tightly packed tables; small bar upstairs. Imported meats, cheeses and olives.

Very trendy, buzzy Thai restaurant and cocktail bar. Simple yet stylish rooms with refectory tables in the centre and banquette seating around the walls. Fresh, clean, visual cooking from all all-Thai team who like to keep things authentic.

Elegant hotel restaurant where smart glass panels divide the room; eye-catching food photos adorn the walls. Choice of classical à la carte, or modern tasting menu displaying innovative texture and flavour combinations. Knowledgeable service.

Stylish, modern eatery on a bustling street. Smart and contemporary interior, with framed mirrors a feature. The appealing, varied menu keeps its influences within Europe.