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

There are some dishes that are just iconically Dublin right now, whose images need no accompanying description, so well are they recognised as part of the food fabric of the city. The ones that diners go back for again and again, and that restaurants are too afraid to take off the menu in case customers start a revolt. We've compiled what we think are Dubin's 32 most iconic dishes, in need of no introduction, with help from you guys, and want to see how many you've had the pl

From a parting glance at one season to a fully-fledged embrace of another; a hero ingredient served up eight ways in one dish; to another inspiring a whole menu; there’s a lot to get your teeth around in Dublin this week... 1) Pear, vanilla and pecan tuille, Volumes Mother. Of. Mercy. We liked Volumes plenty on our initial recon at the start of the year but their strength-to-strength surge on the patisserie front especially has us plotting a return visit. Landing ex-Ellio

Even if the temperature hasn’t told us yet, the stacks of pumpkins showing up all over town have - autumn is upon us. And as summery courgettes give way to their orange cousins in the seasonal squash relay race, we’re seeing a sudden glut on Dublin menus. If pumpkin sucks up a lot of the attention, the humble apple is just as much an autumnal MVP – here’s where to go to get the best of both, plus plenty more of the season’s best bounties... Pumpkin benedict, Urbanity You ca

A Two Pups wine bar? Is this Notions on the Northside? Not quite. The tiny Two Pups Fairview is trying a weekend pivot into wine and snacks, with a limited menu and no bookings, so it'll only really appeal to spontaneous locals with no fear of being turned away. Is there much seating? Again, no. There are five tables outside (no heaters may become problematic when temperatures fall), and one counter in the window inside, sitting four-five at a push. Is it just wine? W

- 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

In recent years we’ve sometimes struggled to scrape together enough new openings of interest to fill a roundup every few months. Now we could nearly work one up for Capel Street alone. The Northside hub has no fewer than five new arrivals, all at once, but fret not if that's not your usual hood – there’s plenty more opening across the city and suburbs to stick on your autumn hitlist... Chongqing Noodles, Capel Street Let’s start our stroll along Capel Street from the sout

What’s with all the Italian sandwiches? They’re getting to be like Dublin buses – you wait around for one for ages and then they all appear at once (or drop off the screen like you hallucinated their existence). Given the queues still snaking out of Morso on Drury Street and Stoneybatter’s Banco months on from opening, there seems to be more than enough market to support yet more sammidges all’italiana. Are they just hopping on the bandwagon? To be fair – despite the “N

We've got beef sandwiches on the brain, humita in our hearts, and caramel brûlée croobes on the most wanted list. Strap yourself in for five reasons to get out there and eat this week... 1) Sunday roast schiacciata, Morso After groaning our way through the porchetta sandwich at Morso last week (seriously, have you tasted it?), we have an admittedly unhealthy obsession going on. So did we need another reason to visit? Absolutely not. But the sight of their Sunday roast schiacc

- 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