5 things we want to eat in Dublin this week

Do you feel the chill in the air? We weren't sure we were ready for what's been a stunner of a summer to end, but we think we can get on board with the promise of whiskey-smoked pork sandwiches, hun bun chicken burgers, and Autumn walks with a coffee in one hand and a pain au raisin in the other. Here's what's been raising our eyebrows this week...

1) Smoked Trout, D'Olier Street

Need a little treat? Something to set yourself up for a September reset? (Mentally, not diet wise, obvs). Book yourself into Michelin-starred D'Olier Street for their €135 tasting menu, with dishes like this smoked trout with heirloom tomato, yuzu kosho and basil. It's been a tough summer of outdoor dining, beach trips and clocking off early from work. You've earned it.

2) Brioche de Bogavante, La Gordita

La Gordita threw this lobster brioche thirst trap out there before casually announcing they were off on holidays for a week - how rude. So you'll have to wait until next week to get your hands on this brioche de bogavante with salpicón, prawns, cucumber, shallots and goatsbridge trout caviar, but we reckon the anticipation will make it all the sweeter...

3) Hog & Hen Hun Bun, Cluck Chicken

Cluck Chicken's monthly hun bun is a special one this month. The "Hog & Hen" comes with double fried chicken thigh, BBQ sauce, bacon jam, slow cooked pulled pork, American cheese, lettuce and chipotle mayo, on a toasted, seeded sour dough bun from Coghlan's bakery. The most important thing though, is all hun bun sales from this week (total, not profits) are going to this lovely little girl who's fighting a brain tumour. Find it in their Walkinstown location for the month of September.

4) Pain au Raisin, Bread 41

We've been sleeping on the pain au raisins with all the ultra glam pastries available around town these days, but Bread 41 are showing us what we've been missing. Theirs has tea soaked raisins and almond cream wrapped in the most buttery sourdough pastry, and it's available in all locations, every day. Firmly cemented on our Autumn eating list.

5) Whiskey smoked pork ciabatta, Tír Deli

Tír Deli seems to appear in this feature every other week, and can you blame us with them throwing these kinds of shapes? Their new Autumn menu has a ciabatta with smoked pork shoulder that's been cured in Spot Whiskey for five days, along with pork crackling, a whiskey glaze from the marinade, Abercorn Farm cucumber pickle and Irish greens. This one's a monthly special running for September, but we bet if it's a hit they'll keep it around longer.