- Irish farmers showed up outside Sole on Friday afternoon to protest the restaurant's use of non free-range, Dutch chicken in their €35 chicken supreme. Here's hoping owner Larry Murrin finally gets the boot from his chairman position at Bord Bia - City centre wine bar Piglet is closing after 11 years in Temple Bar. They didn't give details about what led to the decision, but owner Thibaut Harang has been spending a lot of time in his partner's bakery, Baked & Bottled in A
- In case you miss this week's cheese gate, here's a recap. We went to the new Sano Pasta and were taken aback to find a €1 charge on the bill for grated cheese on our pasta. We published our review on Tuesday and much conversation was had on the topic, then on Thursday the Irish Independent published Katy McGuinness' review with similar gripes to ours, but she was charged €1.50 per plate for grated cheese! A reader then contacted us saying she'd visited and was charged 50c.
Our 35 hottest list features the most talked about restaurants in Dublin right now, based on column inches, Insta love and the general pain involved in getting a booking. There are the restaurants with all the buzz, in alphabetical order, with SIX new entries for Autumn 2026... (It might also be useful to read our guide on how to tables in the top ten hardest to book restaurants in Dublin) * This list doesn't include cafés or lunch-only options, everywhere here is open for di