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Where to Eat and Drink

FARTHER AFIELD: Price Guide
Dublin Johnnie Fox’s €€ Prices are for a three-course meal for
Irish one, including half a bottle of house
NORTH OF THE LIFFEY: Glencullen, Co. Dublin wine, and all extra charges.
The Winding Stair €€ Tel 01-295 5647 € under €25
Irish Map C3 One of the oldest pubs in Ireland, €€ €25 to €50
40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 Johnnie Fox’s is a friendly place €€€ over €50
Tel 01-872 7320 with hearty Irish food and
Located above an iconic traditional music. DINGLE: Lord Baker’s
bookstore, in a bright, high- Restaurant and Bar €€
ceilinged room, this restaurant Traditional
offers imaginative Irish fare made Main St, Co. Kerry
with artisanal ingredients. Rest of Ireland Tel 066-915 1277 Closed Thu
This ancient pub with stone walls
NORTH OF THE LIFFEY: BELFAST: Mourne and open fires serves dishes such
Chapter One €€€ Seafood Bar €€ as grilled sirloin in pepper sauce,
European Map C1 Irish and poached salmon with a
18–19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 34–36 Bank St, Co. Antrim, BT1 1HL lemon butter sauce.
Tel 01-873 2266 Closed Sun & Mon; Tel 028-9024 8544 Closed Dec 24–26
first 2 wks Aug; Dec 24–Jan 8 A cozy bar-restaurant in the city GALWAY: Ard Bia at Nimmos €€
A Michelin-starred restaurant center. The food is terrific – fish International
in a cellar of the Dublin Writers from the morning’s catch and Spanish Arch, Co. Galway
Museum. Imaginative menu, shellfish from Mourne’s own Tel 091-561 114
and a popular pre-theater deal. beds in Carlingford Lough. A café by day and a restaurant
by night. This is the place for
DK Choice DK Choice hearty breakfasts and lunches.
SOUTHEAST DUBLIN: BLACKLION: MacNean KILKENNY: Campagne €€€
Avoca Restaurant €€ House & Bistro €€€ French
Irish Map E4 Irish 5 Gas House Ln.
11–13 Suffolk St, Dublin 2 Main St, Co. Cavan Tel 056-777 2858 Closed Mon except
Tel 01-672 6019 Tel 071-985 3022 Closed Mon & bank hols, Tue dinner after bank hols
This bright restaurant, atop an Tue Stylish restaurant serving French
iconic Irish craft store is always Weekends tend to be booked dishes made with locally sourced
busy. From imaginative salad out months in advance at this ingredients. Thoughtful wine list.
offerings and sandwiches culinary gem. Run by
to delicious hot dishes and renowned chef Neven Maguire DK Choice
irresistible desserts, it is worth and his wife Amelda, MacNean
the wait for a table. There is also House serves delicacies such as NEW QUAY: Linnane’s
a deli. Open for lunch only. wood pigeon with game Lobster Bar €€
terrine and ballotine of rabbit. It Traditional Seafood
also has a full vegetarian menu. The Pier, Co. Clare
SOUTHEAST DUBLIN: Tel 065-707 8120 Closed Winter:
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud €€€ Mon–Thu; Good Friday, Dec 25
French Map E5 CORK: Café Paradiso €€€ Set on the shoreline, Linnane’s
21 Upper Merrion St, Dublin 2 Vegetarian enjoys stunning seascapes. On
Tel 01-676 4192 Closed Sun & Mon; 16 Lancaster Quay the menu is simple Irish fare:
bank hols; Dec 24–Jan 1 Tel 021-427 7939 Closed Sun; poached salmon with chive
The jewel of Dublin dining, Dec 24–Jan 1 cream sauce, steak in pepper
boasting two Michelin stars. Ireland’s most famous vegetarian sauce. There is also a pub with
Lunch is incredible value. restaurant serves many inventive open fires in the winter and
dishes. Even dedicated carnivores outdoor seating for the summer.
SOUTHWEST DUBLIN: Neon € will appreciate the food here.
Asian Map C5
17 Camden St, Dublin 2
Tel 01-405 2222
Healthy and tasty Asian street
food is served in bright, lively,
and fun surroundings. Free ice-
cream cones for dessert.
SOUTHWEST DUBLIN:
Queen of Tarts €€
Café Map C3
4 Cork Hill, Dame St, Dublin 2
Tel 01-670 7499
This cozy French-style café
opposite Dublin Castle serves
soups, sandwiches, and an array
of sweet and savory tarts. The informal, relaxed interior of Café Paradiso, a vegetarian restaurant in Cork

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