All The Food

What should we know about Baked and Bottled? Korean pastry chef Eojin Lee made her name with pre-order patisserie Ondo, and desserts like fig shortcake and strawberry fraisiers gaining all the attention. Before this she also ran a Korean hot food stall, but pastry and cakes seem to be her happy place. Baked and Bottled is her first café and bakery, open since January in Ashtown, and fully bootstrapped. This is a desperately under-served area for nice things to eat and dri

What’s the story with Mambo Sambo? “Our vision of what a deli should be like” at Mambo Sambo is pretty simple: “not just processed shite”. We couldn’t argue when their Christmas toastie took honours in our latest annual rundown. Back then they were managing loaves-and-fishes miracles out of a poky truck behind Inchicore’s Glen of Aherlow; since, they’ve shacked up with a renovated McDowell’s up the road and bagged themselves the space to really go wild. What do we need to

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.

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

What’s with all the buzz about Tribe Coffee? Founded by friends Simon Lambert and Finn McGarry, Tribe Coffee opened in 2021 at St. Enda’s GAA club in Ballyboden, before opening a café proper in Rathmines in 2022. Their latest and third opening in Rathgar village answered a request from regulars - more seats. The new space keeps their signature pastel palette and has been designed with social media snaps in mind – look at that purple La Marzocco coffee machine. Natural ligh

What’s the story with Honest to Goodness? A smart social media presence and everything-in-house ethos had Liberties café Honest to Goodness on our hitlist long before their turkey meatball Christmas wrap leapfrogged the competition to land best-in-class in our seasonal sandwich rankings . With a revamped menu just launched, and another sopping day leaving us in dire need of a lift, it was time to dig deeper. What should we order? They really do make almost everything o

What’s the story with Sushi & Go? A few weeks ago, breathy posts started appearing on social media about new grab and go sushi on Montague Street. Sushi & Go 's website only has limited information (find their Insta here ), but there was enough different here to colour us interested. Most of Dublin's sushi places have nothing major to set them apart, but Sushi & Go has come in with Onigiri (stuffed Japanese rice in the shape of a triangle), and Inari (sweet, savoury, stuff

What’s the story with Street Frites? After the short-lived (much loved) Vi's House closed after a year of trading, 21 Duke Lane sat empty for much of 2025. Former fans were a flutter when the lights went back on before Christmas, hoping that Vi was making a comeback, but it was something new. Street Frites is "Belgian-style fries using the best Irish potatoes", from commercial grower Meade Farm in Navan, with chips cut and sauces made in house. They've got on-the-go cone

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, exclus

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...