Where did this new opening come from? A few weeks ago a new noodle restaurant with a permanent queue opened on Capel Street, in the old Soup Dragon site. There's nothing more intriguing than a line for food, and you know we're getting into that line asap. With just 14 seats inside, and one small table outside sitting two-three, they told us we could wait outside for 20-25 minutes until a table came free, but eventually agreed to call us so we could wander Capel Street. Is it linked to...

It's not just Dublin cafés on a constant pivot to small plates and wine by night - the wine shops are at it now too. Are we complaining? Definitely not, but it’s ever more important to know who's got the good stuff, who's giving you decent value btg, and who's got the food to go with it. Here’s the latest ATF guide on where to drink great wine in Dublin... City centre and surrounds Bar Pez, Kevin Street A more casual counterpoint to its older sister Fish Shop, Bar Pez joined the family in...

Why is a Dublin restaurant guide talking about a pub and restaurant in Wicklow? Because GLENDALOUGH. We all talk about doing it, suggest doing it, mean to do it more regularly, but without a food-based carrot at the end of an activity stick we struggle to commit to just about anything. Well consider this a carrot of titanic proportions, and the best excuse for an 8km hike since you trekked from the Electric Picnic carpark to the campsite. What are the essential must-knows? Remember when...