All The Food

- Lulu's, a new Italian wine bar from the former restaurant director of Allta has opened on Aungier Street. There's wine, "foldies" and "sexy tunes" apparently -Those crazy cats over at the unfortunately named "Foxy Lounge" have rebranded as "Foxy Bistro" under apparent "new ownership", but would a new owner keep that terrible name? Our money's on the Insta-drama loving couple in question splitting and one of them taking it forward - we'll have our eyes peeled for more - Afte

Mark Moriarty's new restaurant and events space Mark Moriarty Studio opens on Friday 7th August, but we've secured 40 seats across two exclusive preview dinners for ATF Insiders, at a reduced price, AND there's Champagne on the house. Hidden beneath Wilton Park Studios in Dublin 2, this isn't your traditional restaurant. It's part creative studio, part test kitchen, part event space, and every Friday night it turns into what's going to be one of Dublin's most intimate dinin

- The Instagram page for Host's new restaurant Okela has gone live! And excitement is at World Cup final levels. In Basque it means "meat" or "beef" and we're expecting big things. HUGE - Asian-inspired, Belfast-based restaurant Jumon is opening location number two in Dublin, on South William Street where Mercado 52 used to be. The menu looks like all kinds of delish so we're excited for this one - Lala Burger has opened in Kimmage - Very sad news in Dublin 8 that The W

A new speakeasy experience for two; Korean fried chicken and cocktails; food festival tickets, and so much more! And everyone with an active ATF Insiders subscription will go automatically into the draw. You just need to sit back and wait for one of our "you've won!" emails. As an ad and invite-free website, ATF Insiders is how we operate independently, ensuring every recommendation is made without bias, and that reviews are honest and not bought by dark forces. Everyone who

What’s the story with Banco? The queues speak for themselves – not since 2008 have we seen such a run on a Banco around here. The new Italian bakery from Roberto Mungo is the third tricolour he’s planted on Stoneybatter’s main street, and one rallied to by locals and blow-ins alike with the same fervour as his still-packed Grano and neighbouring wine bar A Fianco. What should we get? Planning, for one – arrive at the wrong time and you’ll spend half your day in a hangry

We all know that salad and sunshine go together like… well, tasty cold food and hot weather. We’re officially at that time of the year where eating salad for at least one meal a day stops being an unchecked item on your to-do list, and turns into an activity to plan your day, and Insta stories, around. Here's where to head for when you can't possibly face a hot meal... Sprout, various locations in Dublin We think it's safe to say that the most loved place in Dublin for a sala

Make like you're in Rome with some fritti, in the Middle East with lamb Arayes, or get your feet back on homegrown with an all-Ireland all-star sandwich line up. And don't get us started on those July bakery specials or we'll be going for a good 10 minutes. Here's what we really really want to eat in Dublin this week... 1) Charred lamb arayes, Chubby's We've lost count of how many times Clontarf's Chubby's has appeared on the list of things we most want to eat that week - don

- Cúán Greene's new guesthouse and restaurant Ómós opened this week, with a flurry of breathless press and influencer posts after the great and good were invited to a preview lunch in Abbeyleix. Rooms start at €450 a night going up to €820, and dinner will set you back €175pp so you're looking at a minimum €1k spend per night if you're planning a trip. Most declared it as a press event, but it was disappointing to see mainstream publication The Gloss sharing their visit as "a

Summer sun means seafood spectaculars all round, and all we want this week are seafood crudo, sparkling cod, and lobster rolls. If you're similarly minded, read on for the five things we most want to eat in Dublin this week... 1) Seabass crudo with cucumber aguachile, Mister S This seabass crudo with cucumber aguachile and dill oil hit the Mister S menu a few weeks ago, beautifully timed with last week's heatwave. There's another hot spell en route later this week if you want

What’s the story with Nino's? Endless ingenuity came out of the Covid 19 pandemic, and that's how Nino's started life. Originally food truck Doughbox, opened by former dental clinic manager Anthony Power, they migrated into a full restaurant attached to The Brook Pub in Portrane in 2024. The same team are also behind Pronto on Pearse Street, serving handmade pasta and Neapolitan pizza out of Moss Lane. North Co Dub isn't exactly overflowing with inspiring restaurants, so we

From a glut of homegrown seasonal ingredients to the best gelato for keeping the next heatwave at bay; suntrap seats to seaside strolls; summer spritzes to beers and birria; here's all the best things to have on your eating and drinking to-do list for summer 2026 in Dublin... For your best shot at getting into what’s still the hottest space in town: Chubby’s, Clontarf Advance plans at Barry and Jen Stephens’ instantly-iconic space in Clontarf have gotten a little less har

- A restaurant bombshell dropped this week with the news that Allta is closing at the end of the year. Chef Niall Davidson is putting on a brave face, but they've long been plagued with question marks over whether their out of the way location would work, as well as a few too many accusations of poor customer service in their online reviews - Chef Mark Moriarty's new restaurant and private dining space "Studio" opens at Wilton Park in August. They'll be doing private events

- It was a banger of a week for Parrilla in Ranelagh who woke up on Wednesday to the news they'd been added to the Michelin Guide. They were called "Lively, loud and simply wonderful fun", with inspectors praising the "lightning-fast transport to Mexico". The Station House in Meath were also added to the guide - Little Canton opened this week on Stephen Street where Nan Chinese used to be. Their free food for the first 50 people through the door had the desired effect of cr

Last year an off the cuff Instagram story on supermarket pricing turned into a deluge of recommendations from our readers on their all time favourite products from Dunnes, Supervalu, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl. We've asked again for 2026 and got a whole host of new recommendations of products we never knew existed, and have put them all into updated spreadsheets for your shopping pleasure. This week we've got your can't leave there without products from Lidl and Aldi. Find our read

A feast fit for a hungry father; a summer starter with the potential to be one of this year's best; and the affogato slingers going the extra mile to make us all happy this summer. Here's five things we'd like to race out the door for this week... 1) Tonkotsu, Space Jaru Space Jaru obviously think Dads like pork tonkotsu, because they're bringing this monster plate back in time for Father's Day this weekend. A sharing plate if ever we saw one, this has triple carbs, and three