All The Food

This sunshine is making the sad state of the world seem soooooo much better, and with peachy sandwiches, langoustine toasts, and purple pancakes, that feeling seems to be spreading to the city's plates too. Here are the five hard fought dishes we've singled out in the capital this week... 1) The peachy boy, Loverboy We're suckers for a summery sandwich, so when we saw this from Loverboy at the weekend we were all "STOP THE LIGHTS". The 'Peachy Boy' is tarting up prosciutto w

What do we need to know about Twist Bakery? It's the new Temple Bar bakery where Coco Brew used to be, and it's very quietly VEGAN. Twist aren't shouting about it as they don't want to put the non-vegans off, but stepping into a café and bakery where every croissant, Danish and patisserie is dairy and egg free is a unique experience in Dublin. One of the owners is dairy intolerant, while head pasty chef Marija Lacic i s vegan (she ran vegan bakery Cake My Day ), but anot

What's the background on Cora in Lucan? Lucan's newest café opened on main street in February, from the people behind East Village in Clondalkin and Urbanity in Smithfield. It initially opened as another East Village, but somewhere along the line changed names to Cora. Their feed of out of the ordinary, eye-popping dishes looked right up our street, and the addition of a spritz or two to the menu only added to our hastiness to visit.

Rebrands, revivals, renovations, reopenings and even a residency - it’s exciting times as Dublin hurtles headlong into the high season. From Korean fried chicken to New England lobster rolls; a Michelin kitchen’s younger brother to a Ballina bistro’s capital city cousin, here’s everything new and upcoming worth getting excited about. Mongoose, Thomas Street Most restaurants have a bumpy path to opening, but few have hit quite as many speedbumps as this. When the Michelin-

- The second opening from the Variety Jones crew, Mongoose , finally opens next weekend after what's seemed like an endless run of delays and bad luck (including a major fire). No menu yet but bookings are already disappearing - Mermaid in Monkstown has reopened, just in time for sunnier weather - There's a new residency at Leonard's Corner in Dublin 8. Gaffe will be running lunch and dinner from Thursday - Saturday, and the opening menu looks tasty - If you've been d

The middle of the month only means one thing around here - nine more chances to be an ATF Insider winner! Once you're signed up to ATF Insiders , you’re automatically entered into our monthly draws , with nine brilliant prizes each month from some of the best restaurants, hotels, food and drink businesses around. April's winners will be drawn on Saturday 18th , with the winners announced on social media and contacted directly by email. If you’re not an Insider yet, just s

- The guys behind Dudley's bar in Dublin 8 opened Bar Anam over the weekend in the old Taco Libre site in Dublin 1. There's cocktails, natural wines, and "Korean-inspired soul food" from Dak - Big Michelin news that chef Adam Nevin is leaving The Morrison Room at Carton House, just over a year after winning a Michelin star. There's no word on why he's going or what he's doing next, but his lack of thanks to the owners of the property in this leaving post could be read into

What’s the story with Deano's Woodfired Pizza? Tucked beside the CherryTree pub in Walkinstown, Deano’s Woodfired Pizza has built a fiercely loyal local following since opening in 2022. Owner and head chef Jordan Grossman brings serious credentials to the hatch, having trained in Naples with renowned pizzaiolo Enzo Coccia , owner of La Notizia 53 – one of Italy’s most celebrated pizzerias. Jordan told us that the flour, meats and cheeses all come from Italicatessen , a

What’s the story with Volumes? “ He literally wrote the book on coffee! ” is the clear pitch for Volumes , and what volume it's been pitched at since Dublin Coffee Guide author Paddy Kirk teamed up with As One owner Mark Cashen, and ex- Bastible and Delahunt chef Fionn Dwyer Hyland to give us this new Scandi-chic café. It’s the must-have Insta-backdrop du jour – but is it any good? Well? On this team’s well-documented desire to deliver a Copenhagen-style community

We've got seafood on the brain this week, just in time for a rise in the mercury; there's a new b ánh mì on the block that we want to get to know better; and the pizza/Indian collab we've got to get our hands on before the end of April... 1) Bánh Mì , Babble Deli Babble Deli in Lucan appeared in its aesthetically pleasing form in Lucan at the end of last year, and they've been slowly building quite the grid of beautiful looking sandwiches, sausage rolls and açaí bowls. The Bá

You know how much we love Volpe Nera , and you know how much we love ATF Insiders , so when they ask/beg/plead with us to do something, we do our best to make it happen. We've had so many readers ask us to do an event that they could bring their children along to (lucky kids), so the launch of Volpe Nera 's new Sunday lunch menu, designed with families in mind, is the perfect opportunity. Volpe Nera 's new Sunday à la carte menu will also feature a " chef's choice menu ",

- Xi'an Street Food have open a very shiny, much bigger new space on Suffolk Street in the old Tolteca site. Check out the beautiful fit out - There's a new café coming to Lennox Street where 31 Lennox used to be. Sister is due to open in May - The Linen Yard , a new outdoor communal space in Harold's Cross with food trucks is now open from Friday - Sunday - Nan Chinese is no more. After a valiant effort to bring Huaiyang cuisine to Dublin, the team have given up the

What's the background on Cinnamood? Viral German cinnamon roll brand Cinnamood has landed on O’Connell Street after months of teasing , bringing queues , hype and talk of “ iconic ”, “ next level ” buns. Founded in Cologne in 2022, the brand has franchised rapidly across Europe , with its Irish debut operated by Vertex Horizon Holdings , who claim to " create obsession-worthy products that outlast trends and compound in cultural relevance ". Just what we look for in a bak

Fancy Easter eggs have always been a premium commodity, but as recent horror stories of spiking cocoa costs pushing penny-pinching companies to sub palm oil for cocoa butter in what they now legally need to call “chocolate-flavoured” products, the real deal is starting to seem more prestige than ever. Still, our survey of top-tier options this year shows that the higher end of the market is generally doing their level best to keep price inflation down – compared to the mass-m

Did somebody just cut a VAT rate in here or what? After a long, cold winter, where only stray dribs and drabs of new openings gave us anything to look forward to sinking our teeth into, since February there’s been a glut of new openings cascading across Dublin. While many of these may be existing operations expanding their footprints from the safety of a solidly bankable base, there are enough new and novel concepts cropping up to give you faith for better times ahead in 2026