Best Restaurants in Dublin: Where to Eat in Dublin by Neighbourhood

The best restaurants in Dublin are not in Temple Bar. The cobbled streets by the Liffey are where most visitors eat, and where the food is often the least interesting in the city. This guide works the other way round. It splits Dublin into seven food neighbourhoods, from the old pubs around Dame Street to the restaurants of Portobello and Ranelagh and the seafood bars on the pier at Howth, and names the restaurants, pubs, cafés and seafood places worth your time in each. Dublin’s food scene has changed fast in the last ten years: the city now has Michelin-starred tasting menus, wine bars, Italian and Spanish kitchens run by Irish chefs, and pubs that cook properly, alongside the full Irish breakfast, the chipper and the pint. Every place below was checked as open on 16 October 2026 against its own website, the 2026 Michelin Guide, the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards or recent Irish press and booking listings, and the date sits next to each name. We do not rank them and we do not print prices, because both change faster than a guide can. Whether you are heading to Dublin for a weekend or have a week, start with the neighbourhood, because the best places to eat in Dublin are a short walk from each other once you know where to look. If you are still choosing a hotel, our guide to where to stay in Dublin compares the areas; this page tells you where to eat in Dublin once you have picked one, and each neighbourhood ends with a short note on sleeping near the food.

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Short answer

• Base yourself around Grafton Street, St Stephen's Green or Portobello and most of these restaurants are a short walk away.
• Tasting menus such as Chapter One and Patrick Guilbaud book out weeks ahead; pubs such as The Brazen Head take no bookings for small groups, and Octopussy's in Howth is walk-in.
• Dublin eats earlier than southern Europe: lunch from about 12.30 pm, an early bird menu from 5 pm, dinner from 7 pm, and many pub kitchens close at about 9 pm.

Where to eat it

Dublin restaurants by neighbourhood: the best places to eat in Dublin

Neighbourhood 1 of 7

Temple Bar and Dame Street: Gallagher's Boxty House, The Brazen Head and the Liffey quays

Temple Bar is the cobbled quarter between Dame Street and the river Liffey, and it is the part of Dublin where it is easiest to eat badly: pubs with live music and long menus built for one visit. Walk a few minutes in any direction and the old city has places with a real reputation. In the middle of Temple Bar itself, Gallagher’s Boxty House is a family-run Irish restaurant that has been cooking traditional boxty, the Irish potato pancake, in Temple Bar since the 1980s; book a table for dinner. West along the quays, The Brazen Head on Lower Bridge Street says it was established in 1198 and calls itself the oldest pub in Ireland. It is open every day from noon, serves pub food such as stew and fish and chips until 9 pm, has music every night, and takes no reservations for groups of fewer than eight. Near Christ Church Cathedral, the original Leo Burdock chipper on Werburgh Street has fried fish since 1913 and is mostly takeaway, so find a bench nearby. At the top of Dame Street, The Bank on College Green is a bar and restaurant in the old banking hall bought by the Belfast Bank in 1892, a good place for a pint and a proper meal under a grand ceiling. Just across the Ha’penny Bridge, The Winding Stair on Ormond Quay looks back over the Liffey and serves Irish seafood and local produce in the building of the old Winding Stair bookshop. On Saturdays, the Temple Bar Food Market fills Meeting House Square with producers and street food.

Order hereBoxtyIrish stewFish and chips

• Gallagher's Boxty House

  Irish restaurant, family-run · Temple Bar · order: traditional boxty

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• The Brazen Head

  Pub with food, music nightly · Lower Bridge Street · order: stew and fish and chips

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Leo Burdock

  Chipper, since 1913 · Werburgh Street, by Christ Church · order: fish and chips to take away

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• The Bank on College Green

  Bar and restaurant in an old bank · College Green, top of Dame Street · order: a pint and a proper lunch

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• The Winding Stair

  Irish restaurant on the quay · Ormond Quay, over the Ha'penny Bridge · order: Irish seafood

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood 2 of 7

Grafton Street and St Stephen's Green: Bewley's, Davy Byrnes, Peploe's and Etto

Grafton Street runs from Trinity College up to St Stephen’s Green, and the side streets on both sides, from Dawson Street to South William Street, hold the densest run of good cafés, pubs and restaurants in the city centre. Bewley’s on Grafton Street has served coffee and tea here since 1927; it opens daily from 8 am to 6 pm for a full Irish breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea under its Harry Clarke stained-glass windows, and takes walk-ins when there is space. On Duke Street, Davy Byrnes is the pub where Leopold Bloom stops for a gorgonzola sandwich in James Joyce’s Ulysses; today it serves seafood and pub classics from noon. On St Stephen’s Green itself, Peploe’s is a cellar restaurant in a former bank vault with a long wine list; it is closed on Sunday and has a pre-theatre menu early in the evening. On Nassau Street, overlooking the playing fields of Trinity College, The Pig’s Ear cooks traditional Irish dishes with a modern feel and launched a new Irish menu for 2026; it opens for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday and for lunch on Saturday. Around the corner from the Green on Merrion Row, Etto is a small wine bar and restaurant, sister to Uno Mas, open for dinner from Monday to Saturday and lunch from Thursday to Saturday. It is closed on Sunday. Book it.

Order hereFull Irish breakfastSconesSmoked salmon

• Bewley's Grafton Street

  Café, since 1927 · Grafton Street · order: a full Irish breakfast

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Davy Byrnes

  Literary pub with food · Duke Street · order: seafood and pub classics

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Peploe's

  Cellar restaurant and wine bar · St Stephen's Green · order: the pre-theatre menu

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• The Pig's Ear

  Modern Irish · Nassau Street · order: the 2026 Irish menu

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Etto

  Wine bar and restaurant · Merrion Row · order: small plates and wine

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood 3 of 7

Portobello and Camden Street: Bastible, Richmond, Uno Mas and BIGFAN

South of St Stephen’s Green, Aungier Street becomes Wexford Street and then Camden Street, a long strip of bars and restaurants that ends at the Grand Canal at Portobello. For many Dubliners this is the best restaurant street in the city, and it is where the Michelin inspectors keep coming back. On Aungier Street, Uno Mas is a Spanish-leaning restaurant known for its croquetas, sherry and an all-Spanish wine list, open for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday and lunch from Wednesday; the counter seats are the best in the house. A few doors up, BIGFAN serves Chinese and Taiwanese small plates and bao, and was added to the Michelin Bib Gourmand list in 2026. Chimac, also on Aungier Street, does Korean fried chicken for a quick, cheap meal. In Portobello itself, Richmond on Richmond Street South has held a Bib Gourmand every year since 2018; it has an early evening menu for bookings before 6.30 pm and runs guest-chef tasting menus on some Tuesdays. Lena, on Windsor Terrace by the canal, is a neighbourhood Italian restaurant with private dining rooms, closed on Monday and Tuesday. A short walk west, on the corner of Clanbrassil Street and the South Circular Road, Bastible holds one Michelin star in the 2026 guide and serves a seasonal menu from Wednesday to Saturday, with lunch on Saturday. Book the restaurants; the bars of Camden Street are walk-in.

Order hereSoda breadGuinness and stout

• Bastible

  One Michelin star (2026) · South Circular Road, Portobello · order: the seasonal menu

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Richmond

  Bib Gourmand since 2018 · Richmond Street South · order: the early evening menu

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Uno Mas

  Spanish-leaning restaurant · Aungier Street · order: croquetas and sherry

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• BIGFAN

  Bib Gourmand (2026) · Aungier Street · order: Chinese and Taiwanese small plates

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Lena

  Neighbourhood Italian · Windsor Terrace, by the canal · order: pasta

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood 4 of 7

Smithfield and Stoneybatter: Fish Shop, Grano, L. Mulligan Grocer and Vada

Smithfield is the old market square north of the Liffey, home of the Old Jameson Distillery and The Cobblestone, the traditional music pub named Pub of the Year at the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards. Behind it, Stoneybatter is a village of small brick cottages that has become one of the best places to eat in Dublin without a booking weeks ahead. On Benburb Street, Fish Shop is a small seafood restaurant with a counter, beer-battered fish of the day and hand-cut chips, and a list of more than 100 wines; it opens for lunch and an early dinner. On Manor Street, Grano is a small Italian restaurant making its own pasta from organic and biodynamic ingredients; it is closed on Monday and hard to book, so plan weeks ahead. L. Mulligan Grocer, on Stoneybatter itself, is a gastropub with a long list of Irish craft beer and whiskey, open from Wednesday to Saturday evening, with the kitchen closing at 9.15 pm. Vada, on North Brunswick Street, cooks modern Irish food with little waste and won Best Casual Dining in Dublin at the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards. A short walk north on Phibsborough Road, Borgo is a neighbourhood osteria that joined the Michelin Bib Gourmand list in 2026.

Order hereFish and chipsGuinness and stoutSoda bread

• Fish Shop

  Seafood counter and wine · Benburb Street, Smithfield · order: fish of the day and chips

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Grano

  Italian, house-made pasta · Manor Street, Stoneybatter · order: fresh pasta

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• L. Mulligan Grocer

  Gastropub · Stoneybatter · order: craft beer and pub food

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Vada

  Modern Irish, low waste · North Brunswick Street · order: modern Irish plates

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Borgo

  Osteria, Bib Gourmand (2026) · Phibsborough Road · order: Italian osteria dishes

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood 5 of 7

Ranelagh: Host, Forest Avenue, Forêt and The Butcher Grill

Ranelagh is a village just south of the Grand Canal, three stops from St Stephen’s Green on the Luas green line, and it has some of the best neighbourhood restaurants in Dublin. Most of them line the main street between the Ranelagh Triangle and the Luas bridge. Host, just up from the Triangle, is a stylish room with small plates, dishes from the grill and fresh pasta, and an extensive wine list; tables are hard to get, so book well ahead. The Butcher Grill on the main street is a candlelit steakhouse cooking Irish beef and fish on a wood-smoked grill, and is a favourite for Sunday lunch. Towards Leeson Street Bridge on Sussex Terrace, Forest Avenue, run by John and Sandy Wyer and named after the street in Queens where Sandy grew up, won its first Michelin star in the 2026 guide for modern Irish cooking built around the season; the full tasting menu is the way to eat there. Next door on Sussex Terrace, the same couple run Forêt, a classical French bistro that joined the Michelin Bib Gourmand list in 2026. Ranelagh is easy to reach from the centre and a short walk from the canal, which makes it ideal for a long dinner without crossing the city.

Order hereIrish stewSmoked salmon

• Host

  Small plates, grill and pasta · Ranelagh, near the Triangle · order: fresh pasta

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• The Butcher Grill

  Steakhouse · Ranelagh main street · order: Irish beef from the grill

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Forest Avenue

  One Michelin star (2026) · Sussex Terrace, by Leeson Street Bridge · order: the tasting menu

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Forêt

  French bistro, Bib Gourmand (2026) · Sussex Terrace · order: French bistro classics

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood 6 of 7

Docklands and Grand Canal Dock: The Old Spot, Juniors and Forbes Street at The Marker

Grand Canal Dock is where the Grand Canal meets the Liffey, a basin of water ringed by glass offices, the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and hotels such as The Marker. It is a good place to eat before a show or after a walk along the quays. In the hotel itself, Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins at Anantara The Marker was named Best Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant in Dublin at the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards. On Hanover Quay, Herbstreet serves breakfast, lunch and an early supper looking over the dock; it is closed on Monday. A few minutes’ walk south on Bath Avenue, by the Aviva Stadium, The Old Spot is a gastropub with a cosy dining room and a well-known Sunday roast, and Juniors, from the same family, is a small deli and café inspired by New York delis and Italian cafés, busy for brunch. If you want one of the city’s most talked-about tasting menus, Allta at Grand Canal Dock is serving its final menu, with the last bookings on 30 December 2026, so book now or not at all.

Order hereFull Irish breakfastIrish coffee

• Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins

  Hotel restaurant at Anantara The Marker · Grand Canal Square · order: the dinner menu

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Herbstreet

  Café and restaurant on the dock · Hanover Quay · order: breakfast by the water

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• The Old Spot

  Gastropub · Bath Avenue · order: the Sunday roast

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Juniors

  Deli and café · Bath Avenue · order: brunch

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood 7 of 7

Howth: King Sitric, Aqua, Octopussy's and seafood on the pier

Howth is a fishing village at the end of the DART line on the north side of Dublin Bay, and the best day trip from the city for anyone who wants sustainable seafood straight off the boats. The fish shops and seafood restaurants line the West Pier, and the cliff walk around Howth Head works up the appetite. King Sitric, at the foot of the East Pier, has been run by the MacManus family since 1971; it opens daily from noon for oysters, crab claws, lobster and Dublin Bay prawns. At the end of the West Pier, Aqua is a first-floor seafood restaurant looking across the water to Ireland’s Eye, closed on Monday and Tuesday. Octopussy’s, also on the West Pier, is a small seafood tapas bar that gets its fish from the family fish shop next door; it does not take reservations, so arrive early, especially on sunny weekends. On Harbour Road between the two piers, Mamó cooks modern European food from Irish ingredients and opens its kitchen to a guest chef each winter. At weekends, Howth Market opposite the DART station adds food stalls to the mix. Go at lunchtime, eat outside on a fine day, and walk it off on the Head.

Order hereSeafood chowderOystersDublin Bay prawns

• King Sitric

  Seafood restaurant, since 1971 · East Pier · order: oysters and Dublin Bay prawns

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Aqua

  Seafood restaurant · West Pier · order: fish with a view of Ireland's Eye

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Octopussy's

  Seafood tapas, walk-in · West Pier · order: small plates of local fish

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

• Mamó

  Modern European · Harbour Road · order: Irish produce, modern cooking

  Checked 16 Oct 2026

How we chose the best restaurants in Dublin

Dublin has thousands of pubs, cafés and restaurants, and a large share of the ones around Temple Bar and O’Connell Street are built for people who will never come back. This guide sets three rules to avoid them and find excellent food. First, every place sits inside one of seven food neighbourhoods, because the best way to eat in Dublin is to pick an area and walk it, not to cross the city for one booking. Second, every name came from a source with a reputation to lose: the restaurant’s own website, the 2026 Michelin Guide, the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards, or recent Irish press and booking listings with 2026 reviews. Third, every place was checked as open on 16 October 2026, and the date is printed next to it.

That check matters in Dublin more than most cities. Rents and costs have pushed many well-known Irish restaurants to close since 2023, and many top lists online still send readers to places that shut years ago. The food culture of the city has changed, with new restaurants opening around the city every year, a wider variety of cuisines and more contemporary Irish cooking built on Irish producers, so the dining options in 2026 look very different from ten years ago. We do not rank the places and you will not find scores or prices here: menus and prices change faster than a guide can follow, so look at each website before you go.

10 best restaurants in Dublin for foodies with one night

Top-rated lists of the best Dublin restaurants tend to repeat the same names. If you only have one dinner in Dublin and want it to count, and want delicious food rather than a famous address, choose from this short list, in no particular order. Each one is described in its neighbourhood above.

• Chapter One, Parnell Square: two Michelin stars, the city’s big occasion.
• Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, Merrion Street: two Michelin stars and French-style fine dining, one of Dublin’s great dining rooms.
• Forest Avenue, Sussex Terrace: a new Michelin star in 2026 and a modern Irish tasting menu.
• Bastible, Portobello: one Michelin star in a relaxed room.
• Richmond, Portobello: a Bib Gourmand every year since 2018.
• Uno Mas, Aungier Street: Spanish plates, sherry and a counter to sit at.
• Etto, Merrion Row: a small wine bar and restaurant near St Stephen’s Green.
• Fish Shop, Smithfield: fish and chips and a serious wine list.
• Grano, Stoneybatter: fresh pasta, if you can get a table.
• King Sitric, Howth: oysters and Dublin Bay prawns by the harbour.

Fine dining in Dublin: Michelin stars, Chapter One and Patrick Guilbaud

Does Dublin have any Michelin-starred restaurants? Yes, and more than ever. In February 2026 the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland held its awards ceremony in Dublin for the first time. Ireland still has no three-star restaurant, but the Dublin area has three restaurants with two stars and several with one, and the fine dining scene is the strongest it has been.

Chapter One and Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen, in a basement on Parnell Square north of the Liffey, holds two Michelin stars, and Viljanen was named Best Chef in Dublin at the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards. Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, in the Merrion Hotel buildings on Merrion Street, also holds two stars and has been the city’s grand French dining room for decades, a unique dining experience and the kind of establishment people book for a special occasion. Both serve tasting menus and lunch menus, book out weeks ahead and ask for card details. If you want one big meal in Dublin, choose one of them and build the rest of the trip around pubs and neighbourhood restaurants.

Liath, Variety Jones, D’Olier Street and Glovers Alley

Liath, in Blackrock on the DART line south of the city, is the third two-star restaurant, a small room with a tasting menu that changes with the season. In the city centre, Variety Jones on Thomas Street in the Liberties, D’Olier Street near O’Connell Bridge and Glovers Alley in the Fitzwilliam Hotel on St Stephen’s Green each hold one star in the 2026 guide, alongside Bastible and Forest Avenue. All of them are small and book out; check the current menu and chef on each website before you go, because kitchens change.

Closed or changed: L’Ecrivain, Queen of Tarts and other names on old lists

Many older lists of the best restaurants in Dublin still recommend L’Ecrivain on Baggot Street, Derry Clarke’s Michelin-starred restaurant. It closed in 2021 after more than thirty years. Queen of Tarts, the much-loved cake shop and tearoom on Cow’s Lane near Dame Street, has been reported as closing, with a new tearoom announced for the same site, so check before you make the walk. Allta at Grand Canal Dock closes for good at the end of December 2026. If a place in an old guide is missing here, assume we could not confirm it is still open.

What not to miss in Dublin: five food experiences

What should you not miss in Dublin if you love food? Five things, all in this guide. Have a full Irish breakfast at Bewley’s on Grafton Street, in the heart of Dublin. Eat seafood chowder with brown bread by the harbour in Howth. Drink a pint of Guinness in an old pub such as The Brazen Head, and an Irish coffee after dinner. Book one Michelin-starred lunch, the cheapest way into the city’s best kitchens. And on a Saturday, walk through the Temple Bar Food Market in Meeting House Square to discover the best of local Irish produce, from cheese to bread. That is traditional Irish food and modern Dublin food in one weekend.

Dublin pub food: what to order and where

What is typical pub food in Ireland? Irish stew or beef and Guinness stew, seafood chowder with brown soda bread, fish and chips, a burger, a toasted sandwich at lunch and, on Sunday, a roast. Pub culture in Dublin is about the pint and the talk first, and many pubs serve food only at lunchtime or until about 9 pm, so eat early. The pubs that cook properly in this guide are The Brazen Head on the quays, which calls itself the oldest pub in Ireland, Davy Byrnes off Grafton Street, The Bank on College Green, L. Mulligan Grocer in Stoneybatter and The Old Spot on Bath Avenue.

For a pub without dinner, go to The Cobblestone in Smithfield, named Pub of the Year at the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards, for traditional music, and to the famous red-fronted Temple Bar pub for a look and an Irish coffee rather than a meal. A pint of Guinness in Dublin is poured in two stages and left to settle; wait for it.

Where to find the best seafood in Dublin

Dublin sits on the sea, and the best seafood in the city comes from Irish waters: oysters from the west coast, such as the Flaggy Shore in County Clare, Dublin Bay prawns, crab, mussels, smoked salmon and white fish landed at Howth. For a seafood day, take the DART to Howth and eat on the West Pier at Aqua or Octopussy’s, or by the East Pier at King Sitric. In the city, Fish Shop in Smithfield does the best-known fish and chips, The Winding Stair on Ormond Quay cooks Irish fish by the Liffey, and Davy Byrnes off Grafton Street is a pub known for its seafood. Look for menus that name the boat, the bay or the fish shop: it is the easiest sign of sustainable seafood bought locally.

Casual and affordable places to eat in Dublin

Dublin is an expensive city to eat in, but casual dining does not have to be. The cheapest good meal in town is still fish and chips from a chipper such as Leo Burdock by Christ Church. Aungier Street has Korean fried chicken at Chimac and Chinese and Taiwanese plates at BIGFAN. Bewley’s on Grafton Street does a full Irish breakfast in one of the most beautiful rooms in the city, and Herbstreet and Juniors are good for brunch. A good burger and a pint in a pub is rarely a bad idea.

The best trick is the early bird menu: many Dublin restaurants serve a set menu of two or three courses from about 5 pm to 6.30 or 7 pm, at a lower price than dinner. Richmond in Portobello and Peploe’s on St Stephen’s Green both offer one, and Richmond’s Tuesday guest-chef nights have included a 5-course tasting menu at a set price. Lunch menus at the Michelin-starred restaurants are also the cheapest way to try their cooking.

Wine bars and cocktails

Dublin’s wine bars have improved fast. Etto, Peploe’s and Uno Mas have long wine lists, and Fish Shop’s list runs to more than 100 bottles. For a cocktail before dinner, hotel bars around St Stephen’s Green and the rooftop of The Marker at Grand Canal Dock are the easy choices; in the pubs, order an Irish whiskey instead.

Booking a restaurant in Dublin: travel tips that save an evening

Most Dublin restaurants take bookings online, and most pubs do not. A few habits save most of the frustration.

• Book the restaurants, walk into the pubs. Michelin-starred tasting menus and the small neighbourhood restaurants such as Grano, Host and Uno Mas book out weeks ahead. Pubs and places such as Octopussy’s in Howth are walk-in.
• Plan Sunday and Monday. Many independent restaurants close on Sunday, Monday or both, and some also on Tuesday. Check the days next to each name above.
• Eat earlier than you would in Spain or Italy. Dinner bookings start from about 5.30 pm, and pub kitchens close early.
• Watch the big weekends. Rugby internationals at the Aviva Stadium, concerts and St Patrick’s Day fill the city; book dinner as soon as you book the trip.
• Check the closing days at Christmas. Many restaurants close for a week or more over Christmas and in early January.

Tap water is free; just ask. A service charge is often added for larger groups; otherwise, leaving around 10 per cent for good table service is common, and nobody tips at the bar for a pint.

When Dublin eats

Dublin keeps northern European hours. The day starts with a big breakfast, lunch is quick, and dinner comes earlier than in southern Europe. Arrive at 9.30 pm and many kitchens will be closing.

Vegetarian food, coffee and bakeries in Dublin

Irish cooking is built on meat, dairy and seafood, but vegetarians eat well in Dublin, because most modern restaurants mark vegetarian dishes and many offer a full vegetarian menu; Bastible publishes a vegetarian Saturday lunch menu. The city’s Italian kitchens are an easy choice: menus lean on fresh pasta, burrata, ricotta and tiramisu, and most modern European cuisine in the city includes vegetable dishes. In pubs, ask for the soup of the day with brown bread, or a toasted cheese sandwich.

For something sweet, cafés and bakeries sell scones with butter, jam and cream, tea brack (a fruit loaf soaked in tea) and slices of cake, and Dublin now has great coffee in independent cafés all over the city centre. Afternoon tea is served at Bewley’s and in the grand hotels around St Stephen’s Green.

Ordering in Dublin: a few words

Everyone speaks English, but Dublin English has its own words, and menus use a few Irish ones.

A one and one

Fish and chips, in a chipper.

Rashers

Bacon, as in a full Irish breakfast.

Black and white pudding

Blood sausage and oatmeal sausage, sliced and fried at breakfast.

A pint / a glass

A full pint or a half pint of beer or stout.

Early bird

A set menu at a lower price, served early in the evening.

Sláinte

Cheers, in Irish.

The craic

Fun and good company, as in “the craic was mighty”.

Tap water

Free; ask for a jug.

More Dublin and Ireland planning

Pick your neighbourhood with our guide to where to stay in Dublin or our list of the best hotels in Dublin, and decide how long you need with how many days in Dublin. Then plan the hours in Dublin between meals with our things to do in Dublin, the Dublin 2-day itinerary and the 3-day Dublin itinerary. To know what you are ordering, read our guide to Irish dishes. For the rest of the country, start with our Ireland itinerary and where to stay in Ireland. If you are heading west or north after Dublin, read things to do in Galway and things to do in Belfast.

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