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All The Food
- 20 hours ago
- 4 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Bookings go live for chef Eric Matthew's new George's Street restaurant Kicky's next week, despite the fact that it's still a building...
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All The Food
- Sep 24
- 4 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- The cat's out of the bag re: Allta's new home. Fermoyle Pottery, who supply a-list crockery to their fair share of big names in...
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Hugh McGrane
- Sep 20
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
Cheesecake perfection, savoury Japanese doughnuts, and a bread and butter pudding to make you feel warm whatever the weather. Saddle up...
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All The Food
- Sep 20
- 4 min
Where we've been eating recently, that you should too
Everything from a long lunch in Uno Mas... A leisurely Friday lunch in Uno Mas did nothing to disprove that the team here continue to set...
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Maggie Fagan
- Sep 20
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: The Saucy Cow
What should we know about The Saucy Cow? 2022 saw The Saucy Cow move into more permanent pastures, after three years at Eatyard in The...
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All The Food
- Sep 17
- 4 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- The Indian street food scene in Dublin continues to widen - Kasi Cafe is Temple Bar's newest addition serving dosa, chaat and very...
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All The Food
- Sep 15
- 5 min
ATF Insiders - September's Monthly 9 Prize Giveaways Are Live
Septembers's ATF Insider giveaways are here! And this month we've got a night in a city centre hotel, tickets to a Champagne supper club,...
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All The Food
- Sep 10
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Profits at Press-Up owned The Clarence Hotel were almost half a million euro last year, with revenues up seven-fold from covid-hit...
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Hugh McGrane
- Sep 5
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
A nostalgic sandwich, a classic pastry from the Eternal City, and a polished plate highlighting an under-appreciated piece of meat. Here...
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Maggie Fagan
- Sep 5
- 3 min
The Two Minute Review: Blossom Artisan Bakery, Ballymun
What should we know about Blossom Artisan Bakery? Tucked away inside Buddy’s Farmer’s Market in Ballymun Industrial Park, is a brand new...
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Ronan Doyle
- Sep 5
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Yumgrub
What should we know about Yumgrub? Previously located in Ballybrack’s Village Yard before its sudden closure scuppered things,...
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Ronan Doyle
- Sep 5
- 5 min
Seven New Openings In Dublin And Six More Coming Soon
While we’ve definitely noticed a slowdown in pace throughout the summer where new openings are concerned, slimming margins haven’t...
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All The Food
- Sep 3
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Vittles Magazine, the London based food and culture newsletter, featured a brilliantly cutting piece about Press Up this week, and we...
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All The Food
- Aug 27
- 4 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- The Irish Bar Award winners were announced this week and there was much "WTF"ing when Conor McGregor's pub 'The Black Forge Inn' in...
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Hugh McGrane
- Aug 22
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
A NYC Jewish deli classic, seasonal pasta with sea views, and a tangy salad to cut through the bad weather and inspire hopes of an Indian...
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All The Food
- Aug 22
- 10 min
The 30 Hottest Restaurants In Dublin - September
Our 30 hottest list features the most talked about restaurants in Dublin right now, based on column inches, Insta love and the general...
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Maggie Fagan
- Aug 22
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Joli
What should we know about Joli in Stoneybatter? It was a bleak day when Love Supreme announced its closure after eight years of waking up...
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All The Food
- Aug 20
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- After the bizarre rebrand of Lucky Tortoise in Temple Bar into traditional Irish restaurant Lucky Spoon (apparently to cater to some...
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All The Food
- Aug 13
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Phew, what a week for restaurant goss, but the most bizarre of all was Temple Bar dim sum spot Lucky Tortoise transforming into naff...
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Lisa Cope
- Aug 8
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
Scallop crudo, summer mousse, and a final chance to eat some of Dublin 8's finest small plates before they're gone forever. Here's the 5...
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All The Food
- Aug 6
- 2 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Bad news for Sunday roast lovers and Dublin 8 dwellers - it's all change at Hen's Teeth. The café and restaurant will cease from...
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Lisa Cope
- Aug 3
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Dash Burger
What should we know about Dash Burger? You know about Dash Burger, don't you? Since opening in 2020 in the former Pang site on Kevin...
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All The Food
- Jul 30
- 2 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Chef Eric Matthews has finally announced details of his first restaurant, with Bang's Richie Barrett. Kicky's, in the old San Lorenzo...
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Lisa Cope
- Jul 25
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
New pastries, fried chicken salads, and a famous sandwich you can eat in real life Here's what's on our must-eat list in Dublin this...
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Ronan Doyle
- Jul 25
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Breadman Walking
What should we know about Breadman Walking? Like an alternate history insight into what might have been if our lockdown flirtations with...
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Maggie Fagan
- Jul 25
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Slice of Naples
What should we know about Slice of Naples? The second pizza truck to grace the grounds of The Quarry House pub in Ballygall, (which is in...
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All The Food
- Jul 23
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Dunno about you, but the most devastating news of the week for us was the impending closure of Pala Pizza & Trattoria in Foxrock. As...
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All The Food
- Jul 16
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- The FSAI served 12 Enforcement Orders on food businesses in June, and this one for Shi Wang Yun on Parnell Street is the most...
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All The Food
- Jul 16
- 5 min
ATF Insiders - July's Monthly 9 Prize Giveaways Are Live
July's monthly 9 giveaways have landed! And this month we're giving away monster food prizes worth over €300, lunches, brunches,...
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Lisa Cope
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Five New Openings In Dublin - Wine Bars, Seafood & Coffee
There's a definite seafood and wine bar vibe going on this week, but also the guys wanting to redefine the coffee experience in Dublin,...
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Lexi Hopping
- Jul 11
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
Just because the sun isn't out and the weather is insanely unpredictable, doesn't mean we can't devour colourful, zesty dishes... albeit...
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All The Food
- Jul 9
- 4 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- The big, shocking news of the week was the fire that broke out in Variety Jones' new larger location on Thursday evening, mid-service....
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All The Food
- Jul 2
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Variety Jones has officially moved next next door to number 79, and their new opening Mongoose is finding its feet in 78, with ex-Allta...
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Lexi Hopping
- Jun 27
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
From old school classics like cacio e pepe, to new flavour combos like pepper sauce smash burgers, there seems to be an unending list of...
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Ronan Doyle
- Jun 26
- 3 min
The Two Minute Review: Fooderia
What should we know about Fooderia? Sometimes when a much-loved business moves on, something slides in to fill the same gap. Not so with...
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All The Food
- Jun 25
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- The World's 50 Best Restaurants list was released this week, with Central in Lima, Peru, taking the top spot. It's a list marred with...
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All The Food
- Jun 18
- 2 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Bookings for Variety Jones' new space next door have opened up. Availability for July & August is unsurprisingly limited, but you'll...
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All The Food
- Jun 15
- 4 min
ATF Insiders - June's Monthly 9 Prize Giveaway
June's monthly 9 giveaways have dropped! And this month we're giving away a glamping and foraging night away in Cork, a bumper chocolate...
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Ronan Doyle
- Jun 13
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Astopia
What should we know about Astopia? In February of this year Bao House became one of the many Dublin restaurants to fall prey to rising...
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Lisa Cope
- Jun 13
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Okky
What should we know about Okky? It's where Lucky Tortoise used to be on Aungier Street - they're now in a bigger space in Temple Bar....
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Lexi Hopping
- Jun 13
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
The sunshine is sticking around, for now, so we're helping you make the most of it with five things to enjoy outside this week (well one...
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All The Food
- Jun 11
- 2 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Three Leaves have reopened for dinner on Fridays, and the world rejoices. Strangely though they're only doing tables for two, so don't...
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All The Food
- Jun 4
- 3 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Lucinda O'Sullivan went into Hawksmoor last week with her knives well and truly sharpened, sniping about she was "the only member of...
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Lisa Cope
- May 30
- 2 min
5 Things We Want To Eat In Dublin This Week
We're calling it. It's officially summer. There isn't a cloud in the sky, the beaches are filled with sunbathers despite the at times...
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Ronan Doyle
- May 30
- 5 min
Ten New Openings In Dublin
Times may be tough in the hospitality industry, but Dublin’s restaurant ranks continue to swell regardless. From Brazilian burgers to...
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Lisa Cope
- May 30
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Toca Tapioca
What should we know about Toca Tapioca? It's billed as a superfood, sustainable Brazilian café, set up by a Brazilian/Irish couple who...
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Sarah Harte
- May 30
- 2 min
The Two Minute Review: Yeeros Wexford Street
What should we know about Yeeros? This Greek Souvlaki Bar has been a firm favourite in Glasnevin since 2018, and earlier this year opened...
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All The Food
- May 28
- 2 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- There was only one story taking over social media feeds and WhatsApp groups this week, and that's the allegations by a former Chapter...
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All The Food
- May 21
- 2 min
The News You Might Have Missed This Week
- Have you been following the Crackbrgr drama? Joe Macken's ex-business partner in Jo'Burger and Crackbird, John Roberts, has in Macken's...
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All The Food
- May 16
- 2 min
Want to be at Hawksmoor's first Sunday roast?
Hawksmoor Dublin opens its door in the old Abercrombie and Fitch site on Dame Street on Wednesday 25th May, and soft launch reservations...
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