Herb Street

We have no actual data to back this up but if memory serves us correctly, Herbstreet in Grand Canal was the first Dublin restaurant really doing the modern Dublin brunch thing. In fact, standing in the 45 minute Saturday morning queue in 2013 was the moment we realised we were finally emerging from the recession. Lots of typical brunchy fare and the pancakes are really worth waiting for, but the French toast with caramelised banana, pecans and clotted cream is one of our favourite Dublin brunch dishes of all time.