12 delicious ways to celebrate Halloween in Dublin
From spooky patisserie to tequila takeovers, pan de muerto pop ups to Halloween cookery classes, we've found 12 tasty ways to celebrate Halloween or Día de los Muertos in Dublin over the next two weeks...
Get a coffin croissant from Media Luna
Media Luna can always be relied on for a seasonal croissant, and they take Halloween season very seriously. Their RIP croissant is back with a majorly impressive coffin shape, featuring chocolate pastry, dark chocolate ganache, and a tangy raspberry centre. Find it at loads of stockists including, A Do, All Rosey Coffee, Bear Market, Fallon & Byrne and Poulet Bonne Femme.
Pick up a Halloween brack from The Bakery by The Cupcake Bloke
What is Halloween without brack, and who wants brack unless it comes from The Bakery by The Cupcake Bloke. Their famous Halloween brack comes with a ring to fight over, and there's a brand new spiced pumpkin latté brack to delight those of us who can't physically get enough coffee.
Eat Halloween conchas and pan de muerto at Cilantro, Blackrock
Mexican café Cilantro in Blackrock are bringing Pan de Muerto and spooky conchas to the table for the next two weekends. The traditional Mexican sweet breads are best enjoyed with coffee, and kids (big and small) will love the pumpkin and mummy designs.
Plan a visit for Halloween patisserie at Bewley's
Bewley's are going all in on seasonal sweets this year, available from Tuesday 20th - Saturday 31st October. Pick from the Bleeding Heart, Little Ghost Croissant or Spooky Spiderweb Cookie, all made with ingredients from premium food supplier Odaios Foods.
Get a spooky cake delivery
Don't want to leave the house? Dream desserts are delivering these Halloween boxes all over Dublin. For €20 you'll get a a chocolate covered Oreo Mummy, an NYC chocolate chip ghost cookie, a biscoff and Nutella cookie pie slice, and a triple chocolate spider brownie. The only problem is who's having what. Order via DM.
Celebrate Día de Muertos at Picado
Where better to celebrate Día de Muertos than at Dublin's premier Mexican hub, Picado. They're throwing a hell of a party on Saturday, October 31st at their new Loom location in Dublin 8, with celebrations kicking off at 19:00. There'll be a welcome drink and traditional snacks, followed by a long table dinner Mexican-style, and they're promising traditional food, day of the dead celebrations and sugar skulls for the ticket price of €125. It's BYOB apart from the welcome drink, and you can get tickets here.
Drop into the Pan de Muerto pop up by Fondita Mestiza
Another must visit for Día de Muertos season is wherever Fonditz Mestiza are popping up, and this year they're doing a Pan de Muerto Pop-Up in their studio at 14 Exchequer Street in Dublin 2. Get their homemade pan de muerto with a cup of Oaxacan hot chocolate, or café de olla (Mexican-style coffee), on Friday 30th October from 12:00 - 20:00, either for sit in or takeaway. Pre-orders are essential to guarantee you a piece of the action, and they'll also take custom orders if you want some for your own celebration.
Celebrate Día los Muertos at 777
Día de los Muertos is coming back to 777, and this year it's in collaboration with Don Julio Tequila. They're hosting a night of Mexican culture, music, tequila and celebration, and promising "unforgettable moments" and "a few surprises". We're intruiged... The party's happening from 19:00 on Sunday 25th October, and tickets are €20 per person including a welcome drink, DJs, a Don Julio cocktail experience and "dedicated photo moments". Food will be available to order too. Get tickets here.
Be serenaded through Diá de Muertos at El Grito
El Grito are bringing the colours, traditions, and tastes of Mexican culture to their three locations this year in Mountjoy Square, Rathmines and Drogheda, and are celebrating Día de Muertos with live music from singer "Johnny". Regular menus apply, and you'll want to book this in advance.
Go on a Halloween food tour
Delicious Dublin food tours are running a special Samhain Food Tour on Saturday 31st October from 11:30 - 14:30, meeting at The Spire and eating their way through the city centre for a few hours. You'll learn about Halloween food traditions, and how food has long played an important part in Irish customs and celebrations, with tastings along the way. Tickets are €79.50 and can be purchased here.
Book a Halloween cookery class at Howth Castle
Howth Castle has a couple of Halloween themed cookery classes this year. Their Feast of Samhain Cookery Class on Friday 30th October will put a modern twist on traditional Autumn dishes, using root vegetables in comfort-packed recipes, which you'll enjoy at the end of a fun evening cooking. There's also a Spooktacular Teen and Tween Cookery Class (€78pp) on Saturday 31st October, where adults and teens will make fun creations together while learning kitchen skills. If interested in either book asap as other dates are already sold out.
Go for Halloween afternoon tea
InterContinental Dublin's executive pastry chef Orna Larkin has come up with a Halloween-themed afternoon tea featuring prawn brioche, crispy buttermilk chicken rolls and freshly baked scones, followed by some slightly sinister sweets, like pumpkin spice panna cotta, cherry vanilla brain roulade, Mississippi mud pie graves and lemon marshmallow ghosts. You can enjoy it in the hotel's Lobby Lounge or Reading Room until 8th November, for €62 pp or €82 with a glass of Perrier-Jouët Champagne, or €24 per child. Gluten-free and vegan options are available too.
