All The Food

What’s the story with Pronto?   With no end of interest in our rundown of Dublin’s best pub grub  as people look for thriftier ways to eat out well amidst the ever-tightening squeeze, we’ve had our eyes open for more outlets that might make the grade. Good word of mouth and an offering that goes above and beyond the usual fare are two of the quickest things to rouse our interest, and there’s no shortage of both about Pronto , inside   Moss Lane on Pearse Street. Previously s

What's the background? Alumni Kitchen Table opened in July 2022, a tiny eight-seater restaurant with rooms in the Kildare countryside. It's owned and run by husband and wife Philip and Kathy Mahon, him the chef, her the sommelier and front of house, and is designed to be a luxury dining experience, with the option of staying overnight. It's obvious the end goal here is a Michelin star (with star-level prices already in place), and the chef admitted as much here . A new, excl

What’s the story with Mrs Reid’s?   It’s not only the name, paying tribute to co-owner Kristin Rowe’s grandmother, that gives Mrs Reid’s...

What’s the story with Tang #4?   It would be an easy argument to make that Tang is Dublin's favourite café, with their sites on Dawson...

What’s the tea on Matcha Matsukawa?   We’ve really reached peak matcha when a second  dedicated café is opening up… is what we’d think if...

What’s the story with Lucy?   When we think of front lines, we tend to picture trenches, not plates, but war is waged not just in...

What's all this about a secret food and wine pairing?   In an era of being bled dry with every step, we're permanently hunting for good...

What should we know about Bakeology In?   Argentinian café Bakeology grew out of Argentinian couple Benjamin and Florencia Pugliese’s...

What should we know about Parmezza? They’re cooking homemade pasta in a parmesan wheel! That’s certainly all we needed to know to get...

What should we know about Cluck Chicken? Starting out as the “Cluck Truck” in Walkinstown back in 2020, Ian Ussher’s free range fried...

What should we know about Square Dish? It's Dublin's newest pizza restaurant (no we haven't peaked yet), with a fancy fit out on one of the capital's most desirable streets - St. Stephen's Green. While the combination of those elements initially made us think Square Dish must be from a big hospitality group with money coming out the wazoo, it's actually husband and wife team Andrew Eakin and Naomi Murtagh who are behind it. Eakin started London wine shops Bottle Apostle many

What should we know about The Sackville Lounge? You might have been resident under a rock if you don’t know already. The second site from...

Tell us about with Tucano? If you came across Tucano on Instagram you might think they were in Curitiba rather than off O’Connell Street,...

What should we know about OMMA? It's a Japan-inspired tea brand founded by Ukranian in Ireland Nastya Kharytonova, who was asked by Brown...

What should we know about Mama Shee? Few of last year’s closures were as disappointing as Bless Up . The Tallaght opener lasted just six...