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Caviston’s DK Choice Harbour, specialities here
Seafood Restaurant €€ include Hereford beef steaks,
Seafood Road map D4 Aqua €€€ salt and pepper squid and
Glasthule, Sandycove, Co Dublin Californian- roast spiced pears. Beautiful
Tel 01 280 9245 Closed Sun Italian Road map D3 decor and ambience.
& Mon 1 West Pier, Howth, Co Dublin
Stunning seafood is prepared Tel 01 832 0690 Closed Mon King Sitric €€€
with confidence and flair here; & Tue Seafood Road map D3
try the pan-fried haddock or the A former yacht club, this East Pier, Howth, Co Dublin
chargrilled sardines. Advance contemporary restaurant boasts Tel 01 832 5235 Closed Mon & Tue
booking recommended. The incredible views – from both the in winter
adjoining delicatessen sells first-floor vantage point and This award-winning restaurant is
artisanal foods great for a picnic. the full-length windows on all named after the medieval Norse
sides – on to the choppy seas king of Dublin. In a stylish room,
Forest Avenue €€ and vast sunsets at Howth diners enjoy such specialities
Modern Irish Road map D4 Harbour. Service is attentive, and as crab mornay and black
8 Sussex Terrace, Ballsbridge the food is elegantly presented. sole meunière.
Tel 01 667 8337 Specialities include lobster and
This exciting addition to the crayfish salad and fillet of beef. Locks €€€
Dublin restaurant scene offers a French Road map D4
five-course tasting menu which 1 Windsor Terrace, Dublin 8
changes frequently in order to Bastible €€€ Tel 01 416 3655
incorporate the freshest seasonal Modern Irish Overlooking the leafy Grand
ingredients, giving them a Nordic 111 South Circular Road, Dublin 8 Canal, Locks is one of Dublin's
twist in the cooking. Tel 01 473 7409 Closed Mon & Tue best dining rooms. The seasonal
This neighbourhood bistro in the Market Menu is superb value.
Johnnie Fox’s €€ heart of Dublin 8 is one of the Sunday lunch is sumptuous, and
Irish Road map D4 city’s most exciting restaurants. served from noon to 4pm.
Glencullen, Co Dublin The menu changes regularly, but
Tel 01 295 5647 is always creative and surprising. The Lobster Pot €€€
Located 30 minutes south of There is an excellent wine list too. Seafood Road map D4
the city, on top of the Dublin 9 Ballsbridge Terrace, Ballsbridge,
Moun tains, this friendly pub Bon Appetit €€€ Dublin 4
serves up hearty Irish food and French Road map D4 Tel 01 668 0025 Closed Sun
traditional music. 9 St James Terrace, Malahide, This sophisticated restaurant
Co Dublin tantalizes with Kilmore crab
Juniors Deli & Café €€ Tel 01 845 0314 Closed Mon and Dublin Bay prawns. Steaks
Irish-Italian Road map D4 Michelin-starred fine dining in and roast duckling flamed
2 Bath Avenue, Dublin 4 an elegant Georgian town house with Grand Marnier are also
Tel 01 664 3648 near the marina. Menu favourites on the menu.
Swing by this informal deli, which include seafood and rump of
serves the best chargrilled chicken Wicklow lamb. The basement Roly’s €€€
sandwich in Dublin. Open for houses a more informal brasserie. Bistro Road map D4
brunch and dinner. If you feel 7 Ballsbridge Terrace, Ballsbridge,
more like a slice, then visit Paulie’s Hartley’s €€€ Dublin 4
Pizza, their pizzeria next door. Irish Road map D4 Tel 01 668 2611
1 Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire, Come to this lively bistro in the
Ouzo’s €€ Co Dublin heart of Ballsbridge for colourful,
Seafood Road map D4 Tel 01 280 6767 Closed Mon aromatic food – Kerry lamb pie,
22 Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin Housed in the old Kingstown roast monkfish, Dublin Bay
Tel 01 285 1890 train station, by Dun Laoghaire prawns. The downstairs café is
A cosy neighbourhood favourite, the place to buy freshly baked
with fabulous local seafood and bread to take away.
sumptuous, cut-to-order steaks.
Specialities include the Great
Crab and Lobster Feast. Barrel
wines and satisfying desserts. Southeast Ireland
Rasam €€ BALLYMACARBRY:
Indian Road map D4 Hanora’s Cottage €€€
18–19 Glasthule Road, Sandycove, Modern Irish Road map C5
Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin Nire Valley, Ballymacarbry,
Tel 01 230 0600 Co Waterford
This plush Indian restaurant Tel 052 613 6134 Closed Sun;
boasts chefs from all across 7 days at Christmas
the South Asian subcontinent – A pleasant restaurant aimed
Bengal, Orissa, Rajasthan. Fine, chiefly at residents of the
fragrant specialities include guesthouse, but open to all.
beetroot chicken, barrah nalli Tuck into the pan-fried hake
(lamb shank marinated in onions, fillet with celeriac purée as
cardamom, cloves and yoghurt) you enjoy the lovely views of
and phirni (broken rice and Warm, intimate interiors of The Lobster the garden and riverscape.
saffron pudding). Pot, Dublin Reservations essential.
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 304–5
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