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Eating out in Dublin
Might be worth making this a separate thread.
I wouldn't go eating near O'Connell St or even in Temple Bar, restaurants aren't that great in either of those areas. Don't bother going to any restaurants too close to the river, especially in Dublin 1. Also, to be honest, I woudn't bother with Irish food.
Dublin 2, just south of the river, has the best restaurants.
Here are my dining suggestions:
Town Bar & Grill Restaurant - 21 Kildare Street, Dublin - reservations@townbarandgrill.com
Restaurant Dublin, Restaurants in Dublin – The Merrion Luxury Hotel Dublin City Ireland
DAX RESTAURANT - 23 PEMBROKE STREET UPPER, DUBLIN 2
Welcome to The Trocadero Restaurant... in the Theatre Heart of Dublin.
Restaurant Les Freres Jacques Dublin 02
A cosy little hideway:
Dobbins Wine Bistro, Dublin 2 Restaurant, eat in Dublin 2 Ireland
Most of the above are French type of places with good variety in the menus. Some are slightly expensive, but most are reasonably good value (by Dublin standards, which is not cheap). If you are on a tight budget, best advice is to check prices by looking at the websites or email them if prices aren't given on the websites.
For Indian:
:: Welcome to : Saagar Indian Restaurants ::
Maloti Indin Cuisine
For 'pub grub', I recommend this place, they also have a steakhouse-type restaraunt, it's slightly off the beaten track, but on the Luas line:
FXB Steak&Seafood Restaurants - Modern International Cuisine in Dublin
Also, for decent pub grub, plus again they have a restaurant:
Welcome to The Schoolhouse
I have dined in all of these places, though in some cases more recently, in other cases less so. Thus I cannot necessarily recommend each and every single one, but when I have dined at any of them, I have not been disappointed.
In general my advice for eating out is to make the effort to move a bit away from Dublin 1/Croke Park and more in the southside direction, and hopefully you will not be disappointed.
For drinking, again, steer well clear of Dublin 1 (except for a few drinks pre or post concert, when the pubs can be good crack) - best bet is places like Dawson St/Baggot St area.
Might be worth making this a separate thread.
I wouldn't go eating near O'Connell St or even in Temple Bar, restaurants aren't that great in either of those areas. Don't bother going to any restaurants too close to the river, especially in Dublin 1. Also, to be honest, I woudn't bother with Irish food.
Dublin 2, just south of the river, has the best restaurants.
Here are my dining suggestions:
Town Bar & Grill Restaurant - 21 Kildare Street, Dublin - reservations@townbarandgrill.com
Restaurant Dublin, Restaurants in Dublin – The Merrion Luxury Hotel Dublin City Ireland
DAX RESTAURANT - 23 PEMBROKE STREET UPPER, DUBLIN 2
Welcome to The Trocadero Restaurant... in the Theatre Heart of Dublin.
Restaurant Les Freres Jacques Dublin 02
A cosy little hideway:
Dobbins Wine Bistro, Dublin 2 Restaurant, eat in Dublin 2 Ireland
Most of the above are French type of places with good variety in the menus. Some are slightly expensive, but most are reasonably good value (by Dublin standards, which is not cheap). If you are on a tight budget, best advice is to check prices by looking at the websites or email them if prices aren't given on the websites.
For Indian:
:: Welcome to : Saagar Indian Restaurants ::
Maloti Indin Cuisine
For 'pub grub', I recommend this place, they also have a steakhouse-type restaraunt, it's slightly off the beaten track, but on the Luas line:
FXB Steak&Seafood Restaurants - Modern International Cuisine in Dublin
Also, for decent pub grub, plus again they have a restaurant:
Welcome to The Schoolhouse
I have dined in all of these places, though in some cases more recently, in other cases less so. Thus I cannot necessarily recommend each and every single one, but when I have dined at any of them, I have not been disappointed.
In general my advice for eating out is to make the effort to move a bit away from Dublin 1/Croke Park and more in the southside direction, and hopefully you will not be disappointed.
For drinking, again, steer well clear of Dublin 1 (except for a few drinks pre or post concert, when the pubs can be good crack) - best bet is places like Dawson St/Baggot St area.