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Best Restaurants in Dublin (2026)

Dublin's restaurant scene ranges from long-established fine dining to relaxed neighbourhood places and traditional Irish cooking. At the top end, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud at The Merrion Hotel and Chapter One on Parnell Square both hold two Michelin stars, and Bastible on the South Circular Road is a more informal Michelin-starred option. These need booking well ahead, and lunch menus are usually the most affordable way to try them.

For Irish food in a relaxed setting, The Winding Stair overlooks the Ha'penny Bridge from above a historic bookshop, The Pig's Ear looks across to Trinity College, and Gallagher's Boxty House in Temple Bar specialises in boxty, the Irish potato pancake. Pichet on Trinity Street blends Irish produce with French flair and has a useful pre-theatre menu, while Etto on Merrion Row serves a short, daily-changing menu with a European accent. Featherblade on Dawson Street is a reliable choice for steak, and Shouk in Drumcondra offers casual Middle Eastern cooking near Croke Park. Book for Friday and Saturday evenings, check opening days carefully, as many smaller restaurants close on Sundays or early in the week, and mention dietary needs when you reserve.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Dublin

  1. Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen Fine dining, modern Irish and French, Parnell SquareA two-Michelin-star restaurant beneath the Dublin Writers Museum on Parnell Square, cooked by Mickael Viljanen since 2021 and open since 1992.
  2. Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud French fine dining, Merrion StreetDublin's long-standing French fine-dining restaurant, open since 1981 and the first in the city to win two Michelin stars, now at The Merrion Hotel.
  3. Bastible Modern Irish, Michelin-starred, PortobelloA Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant on the South Circular Road serving modern Irish cooking at dinner from Wednesday and a Saturday lunch.

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3. Bastible

Modern Irish, Michelin-starred$$$Portobello

A Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant on the South Circular Road serving modern Irish cooking at dinner from Wednesday and a Saturday lunch.

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5. The Pig’s Ear

Modern Irish$$$Nassau Street

A modern Irish restaurant on Nassau Street with dining rooms overlooking Trinity College, open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday and lunch on Saturdays.

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6. Pichet

Modern Irish with French influence$$$Trinity Street

A city-centre restaurant on Trinity Street serving modern Irish cooking with French flair, with lunch, à la carte dinner and a pre-theatre menu.

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7. Etto

Italian-influenced wine bar and restaurant$$$Merrion Row

A restaurant and wine bar on Merrion Row, just off St Stephen's Green, with a short, daily-changing menu of Italian-influenced dishes using Irish produce.

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8. Featherblade

Steakhouse$$Dawson Street

A steak restaurant on Dawson Street focused on grass-fed Irish beef, open for lunch and dinner seven days a week at mid-range prices.

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10. Shouk

Middle Eastern$Drumcondra

A casual Middle Eastern restaurant on Lower Drumcondra Road, north of the centre, open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.

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