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Best Restaurants in Ireland (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Ireland

  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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