A five-star stay in Dublin city centre, multiple meals out across Dublin, and luxury food deliveries - here's the nine prizes you're going in the draw for this August if you're one of our premium subscribers (i.e. our favourite people). As an ad and invite-free website, ATF Insiders is how we operate autonomously, ensuring every recommendation is made without bias, and that reviews are honest and not bought via gifts from external forces. Everyone who signs up for ATF Insiders by midnight on Monday 17th August will be entered into this month's prize draw, and winners will be selected on Tuesday 18th August... 1) An overnight stay at The Fitzwilliam with dinner at Floritz If the end of summer has you craving a night away, how does a five-star Dublin staycation sound? We've teamed up with The Fitzwilliam Hotel to give one lucky Insider an overnight stay for two, with breakfast the next morning and dinner at neighbouring restaurant Floritz, where chef Matt Fuller and his team have created an East Asian-inspired menu that we absolutely loved. Check in, get dressed up, walk around the Green for dinner, and roll back into bed afterwards. Ideal. 2) Four Calfreezy Burgurr meals at Hawksmoor Hawksmoor have teamed up with YouTuber and self-appointed burger obsessive Calfreezy to create The Burgurr, a limited-edition bacon double cheeseburger that's landed in Dublin for August. It's made with two dry-aged Irish beef patties, American cheese, smoked streaky bacon, white onion and burger sauce in a potato bun, and comes from the same kitchen responsible for some of the best burgers in the city. We've got four Burgurr meals to give away this month, so gather three burger-obsessed pals and prepare to get messy. 3) €100 to spend at Nippon Kan by Daruma The team behind Daruma have opened Nippon Kan, a new Japanese café on Capel Street designed to bring a more everyday side of Japanese food culture to Dublin. There's coffee and Japanese food to enjoy in the spacious garden right now, with an open kitchen and Japanese food and retail offering still to come as they build out the concept. We've got a €100 voucher to give away this month, so one Insider can get in early, work their way through what's there now, and have plenty of reason to go back and see what's coming next. 4) €100 voucher for award-winning Uno Pizza in Rathmines Uno Pizza in Rathmines has been one of Dublin's most reliable spots for a Neapolitan-style pizza for years, and now it has international recognition on top, after being named Ireland's best pizzeria and #49 in Europe in the 2026 50 Top Pizza Europa Awards. Not bad going for a neighbourhood pizza joint on the Lower Rathmines Road. We've got a €100 voucher to give away this month, giving one lucky Insider free rein to order plenty of pizza, throw in some burrata or focaccia for good measure, and still have room in the budget for tiramisu. 5) Brunch for four at Flower & Bean Dublin 8 café Flower & Bean is celebrating four years on Cork Street this month, and they're marking the occasion with wine, deep house music, and food from AA Carribean, which sounds like our kind of birthday party. We've got brunch for four people, including coffee and cake, to give away, so you can gather the gang for a very civilised weekend feed (whether or not you choose to share your cake is between you and your conscience). 6) €100 voucher for Takumi, North Wall Quay Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Liffey aren't a bad backdrop for dinner, and that's what you'll find at new Japanese restaurant Takumi on North Wall Quay from J2 Sushi. The menu covers sushi, sashimi, noodles, rice dishes and plenty more, and this month we're giving away a €100 voucher with free rein across the à la carte menu. Just bring someone hungry and order what you fancy (ours is a deluxe sushi boat). 7) €100 hamper of Nutshed goodies If you've been following ATF for any length of time you'll probably know that Irish sister-led brand Nutshed makes our favourite peanut butter, and no, they're not paying us to say that. Their Original Smooth contains just single-origin peanuts and Irish sea salt, but there's a whole cupboard-filling range now, from Very Crunchy and Crunchy Honey Roasted (our all-time fav) to Oat & Maple, Smooth Cacao and Smoky Harissa. Did we mention the peanut butter granola!? We've got a Nutshed hamper worth €100 to give away this month, which should keep even the most enthusiastic spoon-straight-from-the-jar eater going for a while. 8) €100 of handmade chocolates from Mabrook Chocolate Mabrook founder and master chocolatier Emil Mustafaiev had a luxury chocolate business in Ukraine since 2015, but the war forced him to close up and move to Ireland with his family. Here he's started all over again, and his new business Mabrook Chocolate is based in Thurles, Tipperary, where you can stop at the chocolate shop next time you're passing through. He handmakes everything from filled chocolates and ganaches to fruit pâtes, and we've got a €100 selection of his luxury chocolate to give away this month. Check them out on Instagram here. 9) €100 voucher for Achill Mountain Lamb If you care about knowing exactly where your meat comes from, it doesn't get much more traceable than Achill Mountain Lamb. The Calvey family have been rearing sheep on Achill since 1866, with the flock roaming the mountains eating heather, grasses, native plants and wild Atlantic sea herbs. Six generations later they still control the whole process themselves, from rearing the animals to butchering them in their own on-island butchery, packing the orders and sending them out. We've got a €100 voucher for the new season Achill Mountain Lamb to give away this month, which is a great excuse to clear some space in the freezer. Everyone signed up for ATF Insiders in August (both new and old) will be automatically entered into the prize draw. You don't need to do anything! If you're not signed up yet, join here before midnight on Monday 17th August and you could be getting a very nice email from us next week...

What’s the story with La La Burger? There isn’t much worth queueing for around the IFSC, so we weren’t the only ones shocked to see a snaking line of salivating punters packing the footpaths outside the Harbourmaster in March. It wasn’t €7.70 pints of Guinness they were out the door for, but a peculiarly placed In-N-Out Burger popup. The California chain’s milkshakes might have brought all the boys to the yard, but this was less a market toe-dipping than planting a flag lest anyone be too tempted to flog burgers under yellow and red branding. Erm… In with a healthy dose of plausible deniability comes “Los Angeles style” La La Burger, whose successful summer stint in Kerry last year might have been one of the things that had In-N-Out feeling defensive. The single cheeseburger (€9.95) looks the part, with American cheese oozing over a crisp-edged smashed patty a little more done than we’d like – more juice needed. The in-house OG sauce plays like a Thousand Island with added kick, a needed twist in lieu of pickles. The Applewood double (€13.95) dishes up that missing moisture and smartly switches up fresh onion for caramelised – offering that option across the board might be a wise move. With a commitment to 100% Irish grass-fed Hereford beef you can really taste, we’d wonder if a trick isn’t being missed by bringing in local cheese too. Applewood is a-okay, but just imagine how Knockanore or Hegarty’s here could take this to another level. If they are echoing In-N-Out, the chicken fits the bill – skip it. Over-drenched and over-priced wings (€13.95; no excuse for that with Cluck round the corner) sit in a puddle of hot sauce in the container, a delivery disaster just waiting to happen, while soggy BBQ tenders (€8.95) lose all crisp appeal from kitchen to counter – stick to standard with a dip instead if you must. Skin-on chips from North Dub spuds bring more local character, though again less crisp than we’d like – up it from double to triple-cooked and then we’d be talking. Still, these made a solid vehicle for a properly tangy house garlic sauce in the damn fries (€6.50), whose generous shower of genuine article aged parmesan goes a long way. As does the world-beating beauty of Irish dairy. They’ve teased a special source of ice-cream and we can’t blame them for keeping their lips sealed - in both the Éire mint shake (€5.95) and fudge sundae (€5) is the rich, full flavour of the scorching sun we’ve had the last while. Everywhere the menu leans local it starts to shine. Will we be seeing queues in Kimmage? Top-tier product at Dash and off-peak offers at Bolt are two local models for how to draw a crowd. A little more of both here would go a long way to standing out in a seriously stacked market. Solid €9 kids’ meal deals and a convenient location beside a pub and bus stop will see plenty of local crowds looking in on La La – it’ll take a bit more to get the wider public in and out happy. La La Burger 21A Ravensdale Park, Kimmage instagram.com/lalaburger_

The South-West suburbs of Dublin were never a stronghold for food in the past but that has started to change. With some great bakeries and breakfast options in D12 and a growing number of great ethnic restaurants in D24, the area is a wise choice for good value. West Dublin Our Take The South-West suburbs of Dublin were never a stronghold for food in the past but that has started to change. With some great bakeries and breakfast options in D12 and a growing number of great ethnic restaurants in D24, the area is a wise choice for good value. Where to Eat D'Lepak Kaizen Mama Shee Orani

Michelin recommended gastropub near Grand Canal Dock. Cosy décor, upmarket dishes and a great Sunday roast. The drinks are taken as seriously as the food with a huge list of cocktails, beer, cider and wine. The Old Spot Website theoldspot.ie Address 14 Bath Avenue, Beggar's Bush, Dublin 4 Good For Tag 1 Cuisine Tag 1 Once Over Read our Review >> The Story Michelin recommended gastropub near Grand Canal Dock. Cosy décor, upmarket dishes and a great Sunday roast. The drinks are taken as seriously as the food with a huge list of cocktails, beer, cider and wine. Where It's At Nearby Locales Yibu by Janet Little Canton Dak @ Bar Anam Mongoose Chongqing Hot Pot Boco Clontarf Bell Pesto Bang Gloria Osteria Cantina Valentina D'Lepak Pera Borgo Amai by Viktor Kaizen Chubbys Badam Table 45 Comet Daruma Malahide Lena The Pig's Ear Notions @ Two Pups The Rooftop @ Anantara The Marker Sofra

‘Wine bar in a car park’ Amy Austin, from the same team as 777 and Dillinger’s, has the biggest selection of wine on tap in the city and a frequently changing small plates menu designed for sharing. It’s as easy to stop by for a Vermouth and olives as it is for a full feed, and they don’t take bookings unless you’re six or more (there’s a set menu for groups), so it’s a good one to know when you need a last minute table. Amy Austin Website amyaustin.ie Address Unit 1 Drury Street, Carpark, Dublin 2 Good For Tag 1 Cuisine Tag 1 Once Over Read our Review >> The Story ‘Wine bar in a car park’ Amy Austin, from the same team as 777 and Dillinger’s, has the biggest selection of wine on tap in the city and a frequently changing small plates menu designed for sharing. It’s as easy to stop by for a Vermouth and olives as it is for a full feed, and they don’t take bookings unless you’re six or more (there’s a set menu for groups), so it’s a good one to know when you need a last minute table. Where It's At Nearby Locales Yibu by Janet Little Canton Dak @ Bar Anam Mongoose Chongqing Hot Pot Boco Clontarf Bell Pesto Bang Gloria Osteria Cantina Valentina D'Lepak Pera Borgo Amai by Viktor Kaizen Chubbys Badam Table 45 Comet Daruma Malahide Lena The Pig's Ear Notions @ Two Pups The Rooftop @ Anantara The Marker Sofra