Diners' Choice: Hot spot restaurants in Dublin 2

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Updated 05 March 2025

Looking for restaurants that are the best hot spots in Dublin 2? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Jay Kay’s cafe

4.8

4.8 (138)

€30 and under

Breakfast

Dame Street

About the restaurant

We are a family run contemporary style cafe, juicery and kitchen boasting speciality coffee, cold pressed juices, superfood smoothies serving breakfast, brunch and late lunch.

Opened in 2022, we wanted to offer our customers, both new and existing, the fresh, delcious Jay Kays offering both on the go and in person. .

Top review

Jazmin659

Dined on 10 Mar 2025

Really enjoyed brunch here, lovely place amazing food and service was great once inside but had a table booked and still had to wait 10 minutes outside meanwhile people who hadn’t booked and in a queue all got seated before our table which wasn’t a massive issue for us but probably not much value in booking. Would absolutely recommend and had a brilliant time.

Kicky's

4.7

4.7 (244)

€51 and over

Mediterranean

South City Centre

About the restaurant

Kicky’s bring together Dublin’s top culinary and hospitality professionals. Inspired by the flavours of the Mediterranean palette and augmented by the finest Irish ingredients, outstanding ambience and service.

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jordanVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Exceptional food that speaks for itself! Unfortunately the service did not match expectation of a Michelin guide and from previous experiences at kicky’s on this occasion- staff did not pour or monitor wine/drinks, dropped plates at our table and took them back as gave us the next tables food by mistake, too fast pacing at beginning of meal and then long wait for mains.

Krewe South - Charlemont

4.7

4.7 (360)

€30 and under

Creole / Cajun / Southern

Camden Street

About the restaurant

The Jewel of the South-Side. A NOLA inspired Bar & Eatery, fusing the vibrancy, craic and soul of Southern & Irish Hospitality. Perfect for any KREWE gathering. As they would say in New Orleans, 'Pass a Good Time' in our venue and soak up the atmosphere. Our Menu, created after a fun filled trip to New Orleans, takes inspiration from the flavour of Cajun Creole Cuisine while locally sourcing ingredients. So Round up your Krewe and 'Laissez les bon temps rouler'. Let the good times roll!

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Aisling

Dined 1 day ago

A lovely restaurant with helpful, friendly staff. Great choices on the menu, everything we ordered was delicious and the cocktails are amazing!

Amy Austin

4.6

4.6 (439)

€31 to €50

Wine Bar

South City Centre

About the restaurant

Wine bar on Drury Street serving delicious sharing plates along with a wide selection of wines.

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PaulaVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Excellent as always! Really enjoyed the scallops! Service was perfect.

Boss Stop

4.6

4.6 (10)

€30 and under

Chinese

Temple Bar

About the restaurant

At Boss stop our goal is to deliver innovative asian fusion cuisine to Dublins busy Georges street. We aim to provide the best quality dishes through fresh locally sourced ingredients prepared by our kitchen team with over 35+ years experience with asian cuisine.

We cater for diets of all kinds! From our finest quality meat cuts, halal chicken, veggie noodle option, we've got something for everyone. Check out our menu here or go to our socials for allergens and other information.

At Boss Stop you cane expect a warm cosy atmosphere managed by a friend dedicated team. Customer service is of the utmost importance to us so if you have any questions or queries feel free to get in contact with us before your arrival and we'll be happy to help!

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JorgeVIP

Dined on 3 Feb 2025

It was lovely, specially the duck. I would totally recommend it.

El Silencio

4.5

4.5 (326)

€31 to €50

Contemporary Mexican

South City Centre

About the restaurant

Shhhhh El Silencio doesn't exist - we don't have a website or phone number but you can message us on instagram: @el_silencio_fff
Our address is; Find the SECRET DOOR [inside] Pablo Picante Burrito Bar, 4 Clarendon Market, Dublin 2 xx

At El Silencio we specialise in Tacos & Margaritas with a dive-bar ambience. The music is loud and the drinks are strong ¡Andale!

Our tacos use gf corn tortillas from Balam - a Mexican food business set up by Eduardo and his team in Dublin. We have an excellent array of plant-based options too including the Vegan Prison Tray.

Our margaritas (11 different combinations and counting) use only the best 100% agave tequila and mezcal.

We don't mess around with wine/whiskey/vodka/dessert/coffee - just margaritas & tacos cabrones!

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Angel

Dined on 14 Mar 2025

The service was great, the food was amazing and the cocktails were so so good. Would highly recommend.

Elephant & Castle - Temple Bar

4.4

4.4 (1293)

€30 and under

American

Temple Bar

About the restaurant

The Elephant & Castle Temple Bar is a vibrant American-style restaurant located in the heart of Dublin. It's the perfect spot for a casual meal with friends or family. Our menu offers a diverse selection of dishes, including chicken wings, gourmet burgers, and homemade desserts. We are open seven days a week, providing the option to dine in or order online for collection or delivery. Come and enjoy a delicious meal with us!

Top review

Patricia

Dined 4 days ago

Great food, lovely friendly staff. Chicken wings to die for and can’t fault anything. Well done E&C . Highly recommended

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4.4

4.4 (610)

€30 and under

Barbecue

South City Centre

About the restaurant

Pitt Bros was Dublins first BBQ joint. Since opening in 2013, we have firmly put our stamp on the Irish BBQ scene.
We pride ourselves on using local ingredients. Our meat is premium, Irish farmed and locally butchered. At Pitt Bros we smoke over wood for up to 12hours in our custom built smokers. Our Pitt Masters have developed a unique blend of dry rubs, mops and marinades. All of our sauces and pickling is done in-house, daily – no compromises. We are passionate about authentic American BBQ.
The beats are always rocking and the beers are always flowing. Join us for some BBQ!

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Annmarie

Dined 7 days ago

We had a lovely afternoon for my sisters birthday. Thankyou

Pog Tara Street

4.4

4.4 (148)

€30 and under

European

South City Centre

About the restaurant

Great food, great venue, great people. We look forward to seeing you soon.

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Louise

Dined on 21 Feb 2025

I had breakfast in Pog twice in 3 days,its a lovely place to eat,food is really tasty.Staff are fantastic would highly recommend eating here.The menu is very good coffee fab 10/10

777

4.3

4.3 (179)

€30 and under

Contemporary Mexican

South City Centre

About the restaurant

777 is based just a 4 minute walk away from Dublin's famous Temple bar. Serving Mexican food and tequila cocktails this restaurant also offers late bites to diners who are enjoying the Mexican tequila until late. The menu offers dishes such as the traditional Taquitos as well as dishes from their wood burning grill. 777 are said to house premium Tequila, which can be enjoyed by diners throughout the week, especially on evenings when Margarita Mondays is running.

We have two areas – ‘Main Dining’ indoors & ‘Afuera’ outdoors. Both operate a walk-in policy for parties up to 5 people. We only accept bookings for groups of 6+

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Wesley

Dined 6 days ago

Great atmosphere and food was delicious as always, the chicken tacos where amazing

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