Diners' Choice: Irish restaurants in Dublin

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Updated 05 March 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Irish cuisine in Dublin? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Mermaid

4.7

4.7 (46)

€31 to €50

Irish

Dun Laoghaire

About the restaurant

Open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday with brunch on the weekends, do try our casual restaurant in the heart of Monkstown for great food and drinks.

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Gary

Dined on 14 Mar 2025

Was back again. Enough said. Food was great but slow service. Training on a Friday but good fun.

Glovers Alley

4.7

4.7 (1181)

€51 and over

Irish

Grafton Street

About the restaurant

Glovers Alley is a fine dining restaurant overlooking the beautiful surrounds of Stephen's Green.

Chef/Owner Andy McFadden as and his talented team create beautifully presented, impeccable, elegant dishes while the Front of House team provides an exceptionally memorable guest experience.

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Anne

Dined on 14 Mar 2025

As always we loved Andy's food. The staff were so good, Danilo helped choose our wine, he was excellent. Also Roger and the Greek girl ...I can't remember her name but it means Rose. We loved every course of the tasting menu, especialyl the deer. Personally I found the desserts too sweet but I like very dark chocolate and don't have a sweet tooth so unfortunately the dessert and petit fours were much too sweet for me. We love this restaurantand will be back. It's our favourite in Dublin!

Old Street

4.7

4.7 (878)

€31 to €50

Irish

Malahide

About the restaurant

Old Street is a modern neighbourhood restaurant situated in the heart of historic Malahide, County Dublin. Local couple Mark and Adriana Fitzpatrick have lovingly restored two of the oldest buildings in the village to offer a comfortable and casual dining experience, along with a contemporary cocktail bar and award-winning wine list. Old Street's Head Chef, Mario Simic, creates dishes of contemporary Irish food that combine robust flavours, modern techniques, and the warmth and generosity of traditional comfort food. The menus are designed to showcase the best of the season from Irish farmers, fishermen, and producers. Old Street is dedicated to providing guests of all ages with a memorable dining experience, featuring house-made charcuterie and Higgins Master Butchers' beef.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 1 day ago

I've dined in Old Street restaurant on a few occasions and happily the food... service ..and ambience continues to deliver .

The Little Kitchen

4.7

4.7 (553)

€30 and under

Irish

South City Centre

About the restaurant

Our Mission

is a simple one, to deliver the finest food from quality local ingredients and suppliers and welcoming friendly service environment to enjoy it all in and without a scary bill on the end. whether it's a small meal out to give yourself a night off from the washing up, a family gathering, birthday or special occasion of any kind.

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Sarah

Dined 1 day ago

Very tasty starter and main, slightly overseasoned hence 4 stars instead of 5. Delicious dessert, good ambience, pleasant staff and good value for money. A really nice little restaurant, would recommend and return

Camden Kitchen

4.8

4.8 (589)

€31 to €50

Irish

Camden Street

About the restaurant

Camden Kitchen is a Modern Independant Neighbourhood Bistro serving seasonal Irish produce cooked with care and a warm welcome for locals and visitors in the historic Camden Market Buildings c1907
A constantly evolving menu that makes the most of Ireland's exceptional produce from land and sea.

Chef-Owner Padraic Hayden opened Camden Kitchen in 2010

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RobVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Over the past 7 days I have dined at NOBU Park Land, The Goring Dining Room, 34 Mayfair, Payton at Four Seasons and Scott’s Mayfair……as well as Camden Kitchen…..Camden Kitchen was the best of the lot!! Hidden gem in Dublin for sure.

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Experience

EARLY EVENING SEASONAL 3 COURSE MENU

Mad Egg - Millennium Walkway

4.5

4.5 (293)

€30 and under

Irish

North City Centre

About the restaurant

Mad Egg started out with a simple mission; to create the best fried chicken sandos Ireland has ever seen. We are Ireland’s first free-range fried chicken joint. The first to truly put the provenance and sustainability of our product at the front and centre of our ethos; with Chicken Done Proper. Yes, we place a massive emphasis on the quality of our birds, but we don’t stop there! Throughout our menu we focus on the heritage and quality of everything we offer. From our birds to beers, we’ve got you covered! Please note all reservations are for indoor seating, we are operating our outdoor section on a first come first served basis. Seating times are 1 hour 15mins per seating.

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Emma

Dined on 1 Mar 2025

Got seated immediately and food arrived fast. Always have a good experience eating here n the staff are so polite and accommodating, not to mention the food always being unbelievable

Johnnie Fox's

4.7

4.7 (2508)

€30 and under

Irish

Glencullen

About the restaurant

Johnnie Fox’s prides itself on an excellent selection of veritable, heart-warming dishes and welcomes all our customers with open arms and delighted hearts. Johnnie Fox’s has gained, over the years, significant international recognition for its unique and unrivaled, super-quirky interior, vibrant atmosphere, and traditional Irish music and Irish dancing.

Hearth Menu - 12:00hrs to 21.15hrs Daily

Last Bar orders 11:30 (Sunday to Thursday) & 00:30 (Friday & Saturday)

Children must vacate the bar & restaurant by 9pm during school term and 10pm on term holidays. Please make allowances for this when making your reservation.

LIVE Music Everyday
Friday: 7.30 pm - 10.30 pm
Saturday: 3.00 pm - 5.00 pm
6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
9.30 pm to 12.30 am
Sunday: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
5.00 pm to 7.00 pm
8.30 pm to 11.30 pm

We are located less than 10 mins from Junction 15 on the M50 (D18X635)

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MarisaC

Dined 5 days ago

Lovely experience was had, delicious food, great friendly service and atmosphere

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The Winding Stair

4.7

4.7 (2471)

€31 to €50

Irish

North City Centre

About the restaurant

The Winding Stair Bookshop & Café became a famous Dublin landmark in the 1970s and 1980s. Named after the Yeats poem and in honour of its winding staircase, it is overlooking the river Liffey, with an iconic view of the Ha'penny bridge. As a popular meeting place for writers, musicians and artists, it was a well known hub for debate and creativity with many poems written, novels penned and movies shot within its walls. In 2006, Elaine Murphy brought this much-loved spot back to life as a restaurant, championing seasonal, Irish produce. The bookshop, located on the ground floor, was retained, as were many of the old bookshelves, photos and memories. The room retains its timeless charm with stripped wood tables and floors, and Bentwood café chairs.The view remains as quintessentially Dublin as ever.
The food is good, old-fashioned home cooking, with produce sourced from artisans within the island. Drink sare local and international craft beers & wines from stellar producers.

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JeremyS

Dined 2 days ago

Amazing food, great vibe, excellent service and wine recommendations.

The Laurels Perrystown

4.6

4.6 (372)

€30 and under

Irish

Terenure

About the restaurant

The Laurels Perrystown is a family-owned, traditional bar and restaurant that offers locals and visitors the authentic Irish pub experience.
By combining the world-renewed atmosphere of a Dublin pub with elegant and stylish décor, our premises has remained a staple of the Perrystown community for over 4 decades.
As a third generation, family-owned independent bar and restaurant, we understand the importance of creating a family-friendly atmosphere that still represents Dublin & world-famous nightlife.
Our luxurious and spacious surroundings are available for events, parties, family get-togethers or just a few quiet drinks.
Our extensive drink selection, freshly prepared menu and the friendly, inviting atmosphere of our Irish pub continues to attract visitors from all over the world.

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Serena

Dined on 6 Mar 2025

Having been here lots of times and always leaving on a good notebinwas very disappointed in the food today. The veg were both dry with a weird skin on the outside completely mushy, beef was grey roasties were like rubber inwas utterly disappointed that said the rest of the meals ordered were good, maybe it's the roast inner that is hard to execute. If it was not for what was delish horseradish sauce I would not have touched it at all. The roast dinner was also served in what seemed to be a pasta bowl. Now I know never order a roast dinner here

The Washerwoman

4.7

4.7 (778)

€30 and under

Irish

Glasnevin

About the restaurant

The Washerwoman, located on Glasnevin Hill (called locally Washerwoman's Hill due to the local story of washerwomen out on the hill with their mangles washing clothes in the Tolka river!)has been a well-loved and treasured restaurant in the area for years now, and is housed in a charming stone cottage which dates in part from 1700.
The menu, befitting of a neighbourhood restaurant, is ideal for a special occasion (think Cote De Boeuf, poached trout, mullet or lamb round)OR a casual dining experience. with healthy and accessible foods for kids , a host of diner classics for teens and big kids(!), and a great weekend brunch offering.

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Gillian

Dined 6 days ago

1st time here. Staff very friendly and welcoming. The food was fresh & delicious....the tastiest beef burger I've ever had. Will definitely be back.

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