Two of Ireland’s most respected food writers have put their heads together to compile a hit list of places to eat in Ireland in 2018.
The annual Irish Times ‘100 best restaurants, cafes and places to eat in Ireland’ showcases many of The Feed’s favourite places to imbibe quality food and drinks. The pair have included cafes, fine dining restaurants, casual diners, as well as vegetarian and family friendly options.
All credit for this (spot on) list goes to Aoife McElwain, Cathrine Cleary and The Irish Times. You can view the full article here. Happy dining!
Cafes
Storyboard, Camden Block, Clancy Quay, Islandbridge, Dublin 8, storyboardcoffee.com
Hatch & Sons Irish Kitchen, Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, 01-6610075, hatchandsons.co
The Fumbally, 8 Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, 01-5298732, thefumbally.ie
The Pepper Pot, Powerscourt Centre, 60 South William Street, Dublin 2, 01-7071610, thepepperpot.ie
Two Pups Coffee, 74 Francis Street, Dublin 8, facebook.com/twopupscoffee
Meet Me in the Morning, 50 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8, facebook.com/meetmeinthemorningcafe
Strandfield House, Ballymascanlon, Co Louth, 042-9371856, strandfield.com
Pudding Row, Main Street, Easkey, Co Sligo, 096-49794, puddingrow.ie
Bang Bang, 59a North Leinster Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, 086-8576054, bangbang.ie
Five Points Coffee, 288a Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin 6, instagram.com/fivepointshx
Camerino, 158 Capel Street, Dublin 1, 01-5377755, camerino.ie
Cafe Rua, New Antrim Street and Spencer Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo, 094-9023376 (New Antrim Street), 094-9286072 (Spencer Street), caferua.com
Established Coffee, 54 Hill Street, Belfast, 048-90319416; established.coffee
Two Boys Brew, 375 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, twoboysbrew.ie
My Boy Blue, Holyground, Dingle, Co Kerry, facebook.com/myboybluedingle
Rocketman HQ, 38 Princes Street, Cork, 021-4278550, therocketman.ie
Ali’s Kitchen, Rory Gallagher Place, Cork, 021-2390680, aliskitchencork.com
Farmgate Cafe, English Market, Princes Street, Cork, 021-4278134, farmgatecork.ie
Shells Cafe and Little Shop, Strandhill, Co Sligo, 071-9122938, shellscafe.com
Destination Plates
Wine & Brine, 59 Main Street, Moira, Co Armagh, 048-92610500, wineandbrine.co.uk4 Vicars, 4 Vicars Hill, Armagh, 048-37527772, 4vicars.com
Cleneghans, 48 Soldierstown Road, Craigavon, Co Armagh, 048-92652952, cleneghansrestaurant.com
St George’s Terrace Restaurant, St George’s Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, 071-9616546, stgeorgesterrace.com
Brownes, the Square, Tuam, Co Galway, 093-60700, brownestuam.ie
1826 Adare, Main Street, Adare, Co Limerick, 061-396004, 1826adare.ie
Hazel Mountain Chocolate Factory and Organic Cafe, Oughtmama, Bell Harbour, Co Clare, 065-7078847; Hazel Mountain Chocolate Shop & Cacao Brew Bar, Middle Street, Galway; hazelmountainchocolate.com
Firehouse Bakery & Cafe, Delgany, Co Wicklow, 086-1561984, thefirehouse.ie
Teach an Tae Aran Cafe & Tea Rooms, Inis Oírr, Aran Islands, Co Galway, 099-75092, cafearan.ie
Grow HQ, Farronshoneen, Dunmore Road, Waterford, 051-584422, giy.ie
Casual
Hugo’s, 6 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, 01-6765955, hugos.ie
The Legal Eagle, 1-2 Chancery Place, Inns Quay, Dublin 1, 01-5552971, thelegaleagle.ie
L Mulligan Grocer, 18 Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, 01-6709889, lmulligangrocer1.weebly.com
Old Street Restaurant, Old Street, Malahide, Co Dublin, 01-8455614, oldstreet.ie
Gaillot et Gray, 59 Lower Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 8, 01-4547781, facebook.com/GaillotGrayP
Bastible, 111 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, 01-4737409, bastible.com
Bresson, 4a the Crescent, Monkstown, Co Dublin, 01-2844286, bresson.ie
Las Tapas de Lola, 12 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, 01-4244100, lastapasdelola.com
Richmond, 43 Richmond Street South, Dublin 8, 01-4788783, richmondrestaurant.ie
Eastern Seaboard, Bryanstown Cross Route, Bryanstown, Drogheda, Co Louth, 041-9802570, glasgow-diaz.com
Forest & Marcy, 126 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4, 01-6602480, forestandmarcy.ie
Feast, 1a Lower George’s Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01-4446546, thefeast.ie
Tartare Cafe + Wine Bar, 56 Lower Dominick Street, Galway, 091-567803, facebook.com/tartaregalway
Assassination Custard, 19a Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8, facebook.com/assassinationcustard
Terra Madre Cafe, 13a Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, 01-8735300, terramadre.ie
Da Mimmo, 148 North Strand Road, Dublin 3, 01-8561714, damimmo.ie
The Wild Honey Inn, Kincora Road, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, 065-7074300, wildhoneyinn.com
Dooks Fine Foods, Kerry Street, Fethard, Co Tipperary, 052-6130828, facebook.com/dooksfinefoods
Ard Bia at Nimmos, Spanish Arch, Long Walk, Galway, 091-561114, ardbia.com
Kasbah Wine Bar @ Tigh Neachtain, 17 Cross Street, Galway, 091-568820, kasbahwinebar.ie
Mikey Ryan’s Bar & Kitchen, 26 Main Street, Cashel, Co Tipperary, 062-62007, mikeyryans.ie
America Village Apothecary Tasting Room, 31 Lower Dominick Street, Galway, 085-2249304, americavillage.com
Dela, 51 Lower Dominick Street, Galway, 091-449252, dela.ie
Clanbrassil House and Coffee Shop, 6 Upper Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 6, 01-4539786, clanbrassilhouse.com
Occasion restaurants
Locks, 1 Windsor Terrace, Portobello, Dublin 8, 01-4163655, locksrestaurant.ie
Ox, 1 Oxford Street, Belfast, 048-90314121, oxbelfast.com
The Lady Helen Restaurant, Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, 056-7773000, mountjuliet.ie
Chapter One, 18-19 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1, 01-8732266, chapteronerestaurant.com
Campagne, 5 The Arches, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny, 056-7772858, campagne.ie
Dax Restaurant, 23 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin 2, 01-6761494, dax.ie/restaurant
Tannery, 10 Quay Street, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, 058-45420, tannery.ie
The Greenhouse, 21 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, 01-6767015, thegreenhouserestaurant.ie
Loam, Geata na Cathrach, Fairgreen, Galway, 091-569 727, loamgalway.com
Etto, 18 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, 01-6788872, etto.ie
Canteen Celbridge, Main Street, Celbridge, Co Kildare, 01-6274967, canteencelbridge.com
Heron & Gray, Blackrock Market, 19a Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 01-2123676, heronandgrey.com
The Muddler’s Club, Warehouse Lane, Belfast, 048-90313199, themuddlersclubbelfast.com
Fish and Seafood
The Seafood Cafe, 11 Sprangers Yard, Upper Fownes Street, Dublin 2, 01-5153717, facebook.com/klawcafe
Fish Shop, 76 Benburb Street, Dublin 7, 01-5571473, fish-shop.ie
Two Cooks, 5 Canal View, Sallins, Co Kildare, 045-853768, twocooks.ie
The Global Village, Main Street, Dingle, Co Kerry, 066-9152325, globalvillagedingle.com
Reel Dingle Fish Co, Bridge Street, Dingle, Co Kerry, 066-9151713, facebook.com/pages/Reel-Dingle-Fish-Co/215625311809768
World View
Ichigo Ichie, 5 Fenns Quay, Sheares Street, Cork, 021-4279997, ichigoichie.ie
Nightmarket, 120 Ranelagh, Dublin 6, 01-5385200, nightmarket.ie
Kopitiam, 53 Capel Street, Dublin, 01-8734659, kopitiam.ie
Pickle, 43 Camden Street, Dublin 2, 01-5557755, picklerestaurant.com
Rasam, 18-19 Glasthule Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01-2300600, rasam.ie
Hang Dai, 20 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2, 01-5458888, hangdaichinese.com
3 Leaves, 30 Blackrock Market, 19a Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin, 087-7691361, 3leaves.ie
M&L Chinese Restaurant, 13-14 Cathedral Street, Dublin 1, 01-8748038, mlchineserestaurant.com
Wa Cafe, 13 New Dock Street, Galway, 091-895850, wacafe.net
Miyazaki, 1a Evergreen Street, Cork, 021-4312716, facebook.com/miyazakicork
Kimchi Hophouse, 160 Parnell Street, Dublin 1, 01-8728318, hophouse.ie
Meat Masters
The Ramen Bar, 51 South William Street, Dublin 2, 01-5470658, theramenbar.ie
Ely Wine Bar, 22 Ely Place, Dublin 2, 01-6768986, elywinebar.ie
Hey Donna, 137 Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, 01-4913731, heydonna.ie
Chameleon, 1 Lower Fownes Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, 01-6710362, chameleonrestaurant.com
Oxmantown, 16 Mary’s Abbey, Dublin 7, 01-8047030, oxmantown.com
Mr Fox, 38 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1, 01-8747778, mrfox.ie
Fowl Play, 45 Hogan Place, Dublin 2, 01-5496055, fowl-players.com
Vegetarian Friendly
The Happy Pear, Round Tower centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, thehappypear.ie/food-craft/clondalkin
Iyer’s, 38 Popes Quay, Cork, 087-6409079, facebook.com/iyerscafe
Paradiso, 16 Lancaster Quay, Cork, 021-4277939, paradiso.restaurant
Sweet Beat Cafe, Bridge Street, Sligo, 071-9138795, sweetbeat.ie
Family Friendly
Overends Kitchen at Airfield, Airfield Estate, Overend Way, Dundrum, Dublin 14, 01-9696666, airfield.ie/overends-kitchen
The Ballymore Inn, Main Street, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare, 045-864585, ballymoreinn.com
The Oarsman, Bridge Street, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, 071-962 1733, theoarsman.com
Glebe Gardens, Baltimore, Co Cork, 028-20579, glebegardens.com
Wilde, The Westbury, Harry Street, Dublin 2, 01-6463352, wilde.ie
Kai Cafe + Restaurant, 22 Sea Road, Galway, 091-526003, kaicaferestaurant.com
Dough Bros, 1 Cathedral Buildings, Middle Street, Galway, 091-395238, facebook.com/thedoughbros
