All The Food

- Irish Times restaurant critic Corinna Hardgrave sadly passed last week after a battle with cancer. Her funeral in Templeogue on Saturday was standing room only, with no dry eyes left by the end, and you can read a lovely obituary of her here. If you have any spare cash this month you might make a donation in her name to Breast Cancer Ireland - New opening Banba took a lot of people by surprise this week, but we're told head chef Ross Bryans has been working on it for the

Something very exciting is coming to Dublin next week, and this one's been kept very well under wraps. ATF Insiders are getting the chance to try Chef Ross Bryans' new Irish-produce focused restaurant before anyone else, with a huge 50% off the bill for one night only on Wednesday 14th October. Banba opens on Harcourt Street next Friday 16th October, in a Georgian townhouse behind The Dean (its parent company), with a double-height dining room, an open kitchen, and serious pe

- Irish farmers showed up outside Sole on Friday afternoon to protest the restaurant's use of non free-range, Dutch chicken in their €35 chicken supreme. Here's hoping owner Larry Murrin finally gets the boot from his chairman position at Bord Bia - City centre wine bar Piglet is closing after 11 years in Temple Bar. They didn't give details about what led to the decision, but owner Thibaut Harang has been spending a lot of time in his partner's bakery, Baked & Bottled in A

- In case you miss this week's cheese gate, here's a recap. We went to the new Sano Pasta and were taken aback to find a €1 charge on the bill for grated cheese on our pasta. We published our review on Tuesday and much conversation was had on the topic, then on Thursday the Irish Independent published Katy McGuinness' review with similar gripes to ours, but she was charged €1.50 per plate for grated cheese! A reader then contacted us saying she'd visited and was charged 50c.

Our 35 hottest list features the most talked about restaurants in Dublin right now, based on column inches, Insta love and the general pain involved in getting a booking. There are the restaurants with all the buzz, in alphabetical order, with SIX new entries for Autumn 2026... (It might also be useful to read our guide on how to tables in the top ten hardest to book restaurants in Dublin) * This list doesn't include cafés or lunch-only options, everywhere here is open for di

- Hey Annie, the third opening from the Mister S/Featherblade guys is taking shape on Suffolk Street! - Malahide's Town Yard is gearing up for its Blackrock opening - Chef Adrian has risen from the dead once again... - Corinna Hardgrave asks the question we've been asking for years this week in the Irish Times - how can Howth's Mamó not have a Michelin star? - Harry's Nutbutter have won €50,000 to produce a TV ad and a national campaign! - Nevin Maguire's MacNean Ho

A five-star hotel stay with a Michelin-starred tasting menu; four new openings to experience on us, and tickets to a very exciting Stoneybatter supper club - here's the nine prizes you're going in the draw for in September if you're an ATF Insider (i.e. the best people). As an ad and invite-free website, ATF Insiders is how we operate autonomously, ensuring every recommendation is made without bias, and that reviews are honest and not bought via gifts from external forces. Ev

- ATF Insiders had a preview of Fuoco in Ranelagh tonight and it was goooood. That room! Those skewers! Some easy pre-opening tweaks to be made but we think this one is gona fly. Take our advice and book in asap before it gets even harder to get a table - Sano's new pasta place totally caught us on the hop this week. With freshly made pasta from €9 - €15 a plate we're praying to all the Gods that this isn't a let down - Malahide's please all bistro Town Yard is filling th

- Glovers Alley by Adam Nevin opens this Friday, with ATF Insiders getting a preview on Friday night. The Irish Times published a first look here too - Goats Gruff have lost their two year battle with Fingal County Council to keep their coffee, sandwich and pizza truck alive in the Strawberry Beds. We have no words... - Hanoi Hanoi, the rarely spoken about Vietnamese on Capel Street, has closed after 11 years - Couple Katie and David Bradshaw handed over the reins of Fr

Fuoco, the new Italian-inspired opening in Ranelagh from the same people behind Michelin-listed Parrilla and Mak, opens on Tuesday 15th September, but we've got an exclusive preview for ATF Insiders on Sunday 13th September with 30% off the bill! While the guys settle into their dark and cosy dining room, Mediterranean-style cooking and great drinks, you can be the guinea pigs to test out dishes like crispy polenta chips with crab, mortadella skewers with pistachio crumb, and

Glovers Alley reopens this September with one of Ireland's most exciting young chefs at the helm, and we've managed to secure a very special preview for ATF Insiders on Friday 4th September, before doors officially open on Wednesday 9th September. Adam Nevin is taking over following Andy McFadden's departure, and if you've been following him over the last few years, you'll know this is a big deal for Dublin. He took over The Morrison Room at Carton House in September 2023,

- The brothers behind Coppinger and Row Wines are opening a new all-day restaurant, Onóra, in new aparthotel The July on Capel Street this October. They're promising Irish produce “through a European lens" so we're expecting similar food to their other restaurants - Goat's Gruff have opened their much anticipated restaurant in Castleknock, and the snippets of menu and plates we've seen so far look even more exciting than we were expecting - Fade Street Social have launched a

A five-star stay in Dublin city centre, multiple meals out across Dublin, and luxury food deliveries - here's the nine prizes you're going in the draw for this August if you're one of our premium subscribers (i.e. our favourite people). As an ad and invite-free website, ATF Insiders is how we operate autonomously, ensuring every recommendation is made without bias, and that reviews are honest and not bought via gifts from external forces. Everyone who signs up for ATF Insider

- Damange control was enacted this week after last week's PR disaster for the group behind China Hunan, China Song and Little Canton (among others). The group released an "open letter" from their staff on social media which was later deleted from Instagram (you can still find it on Facebook here), and director Ian Keegan went on RTE Radio to defend the housing situation and say the group would no longer be renting transitional housing for new recruits. He said that staff memb

- A PR nightmare today for the owners of China Hunan, Hakkahan and Little Canton, who've been discovered housing 34 staff members in a four bedroom house in Killiney, suffering from damp and mould. The owners are blaming "a perfect storm" and an inability to find other accommodation, but this one is going to be hard to recover from - The opening of new café Supp in Finglas has been delayed due to a €2000 chair mistake among others - Do you stalk fishmonger Sebastian Skill