Best Restaurants In Dublin To Eat Great Food

We are about to share everything we know about the best restaurants in Dublin with you today. Hopefully you will be able to figure out where to eat some great food near you by the time you are finished reading.

We think it is probably best for us to niche down when it comes to the best Dublin restaurants. That means there will be separate lists for many of the most popular varieties of food like Italian, steak houses, Mexican, Chinese, sushi, other Asian varieties, Indian, BBQ, Greek, Mediterranean, seafood, pizza, burgers, buffets, vegan restaurants and other healthy food choices.

Breakfast and brunch spots will also get their own sections as will bakeries, desserts spots, donuts and ice cream shops. We will even be discussing drinks with the best cafes, smoothies, juices, cocktail bars, breweries, and sports bars in your area.

Make sure to check out the map at the end so that you can figure out where all of the best local places to eat can be found. You will also find links to these restaurants official home pages or social media to make it easier to order delivery and take out online or look through their menus to make sure they have what you want to eat before you head over.

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Best Italian Restaurants Near You

When you want to enjoy delicious Italian food visit:

• Da Mimmo at 148 N Strand Rd, N Dock
• Dunne and Crescenzi at 16 Frederick St S
• Rosa Madre at 7 Crow St, Temple Bar
• Bottega Toffoli at 34 Castle St
• Toscana City Centre Italian Restaurant at 3 Cork Hill, Dame St, Temple Bar

Best Steak Houses

Some of the best steak houses in your area would be:

• FIRE Steakhouse & Bar at The Mansion House, Dawson St
• F.X. Buckley Steakhouse Pembroke Street at 1A Pembroke St Lower
• Tomahawk Steakhouse at 4 Essex St E, Temple Bar
• Marco Pierre White Steakhouse & Grill at 51 Dawson St
• Featherblade Steak Restaurant at 51B Dawson St

Mexican Restaurants Near You

Whether you want burritos, tacos, nachos or something else tasty the best Mexican food in town can be found at:

• El Grito Mexican Taqueria at 20 Mountjoy Square E, Mountjoy
• Acapulco Mexican Restaurant at 7 S Great George’s St
• AGAVE DUBLIN at 9-22 Lord Edward St
• 777 at Castle House, 7 S Great George’s St
• Pablo Picante at 4 Clarendon Market, Dublin Southside

Chinese & Asian Food

Head to one of these restaurants to enjoy Chinese and other Asian food:

• Lao Chinese and Korean BBQ Restaurant at Ireland, IE Dublin IE 102 Parnell St
• Ka Shing Chinese Restaurant at 12A Wicklow St
• Lee’s Charming Noodles at 105 Parnell St, Rotunda
• Chai-Yo at 100 Baggot St Lowe
• Kites Chinese Restaurant at 17 Ballsbridge Terrace

Where To Eat Sushi

For the best sushi in your area head to:

• Musashi Noodle & Sushi Bar at 15 Capel St, N City
• Zakura Noodle & Sushi Restaurant 13 Wexford St 
• Fujiyama Restaurant Dublin at 11 O’Connell St Upper, N City
• Japanese Kitchen by J2 Sushi at No. 1, Poolbeg St

Best Indian Restaurants

We think the best Dublin Indian restaurants are:

• Doolally at The Lennox Bldg, 47-51 Richmond St S, Saint Kevin’s
• Kathmandu Kitchen – Dublin at 18 Dame St
• Rasam Restaurant at 18-19 Glasthule Rd, Glasthule
• Kerala Kitchen at 5 Baggot St Upper, Ballsbridge
• Mehek Indian Restaurant at 91A Rathgar Rd

Delicious BBQ

Whether you are after ribs, brisket, or pulled pork get great BBQ at one of these spots:

• Pitt Bros BBQ at 84-88 George’s St Upper
• Bison Bar & BBQ at 11 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar
• Smokin Bones Temple Bar at 34 Essex St E, Temple Bar
• My Meat Wagon at Market Square, Smithfield
• BSkewers BBQ & Bar at 6 Crow St, Temple Bar
• Mongolian Barbeque at 7 Anglesea St, Temple Bar
• Fowl Play at 45 Hogan Pl

French Restaurants

Some of the top places to try French food in the area are:

• La MaisonLa Maison at 15 Castle Market
• l’Gueuleton at 1 Fade St
• Chez Max at 1 Palace St
• Pichet at 14-15 Trinity St
• Pearl Brasserie at 20 Merrion St Upper

Greek & Mediterranean

Our favorite Greek & Mediterranean meals can be found at:

• Parea at 55 Talbot St, Mountjoy
• Cafe Oasis at 54 King St N, Smithfield
• Jerusalem Restaurant at 77 Camden St Lower, Saint Kevin’s
• Shouk at 40 Drumcondra Rd Lower, Drumcondra
• Cape Greko Greek & Cypriot at #1 New St, Malahide
• Falafel at 11 Essex St E, Temple Bar
• Golden Olive Restaurant at 19 Roebuck Rd, Friarland

Seafood Restaurants

Many would consider the best Dublin seafood restaurants to be:

• SOLE Seafood & Grill at 18-19 William St S
• The Lobster Pot at 9 9 Ballsbridge Terrace
• Octopussy’s Seafood Tapas at W Pier, Howth
• Hemmingways Restaurant Clontarf at 2B Vernon Ave, Clontarf East
• Michael’s at 57 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion

Where To Eat Pizza

You can definitely get a great slice at one of these pizza places near you:

• Il Capo Italian Pizza & Pasta at 62 Talbot St, Mountjoy
• PI at Castle House, 10, 73 – 83 S Great George’s St
• Sano Pizza at 1-2 Exchange St Upper, Temple Bar
• Village Pizza Dublin at Cross Guns Bridge, Drumcondra

Of course there is more great pizza at many of the top Italian restaurants in the city.

Burgers & Fries

Who doesn’t love a good burger and fries:

• Dash Burger at 159 Capel St, N City
• Wayback Burgers at 1 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines
• Five Guys at 56 S Great George’s St
• WOWBURGER Parnell S at #2, The Parnell Centre, 198-200 Parnell St

Best Buffets Near You

These good buffets in your area are where you can really load up:

• COSMO All You Can Eat World Buffet Restaurant at 2 Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Rd
• Spicy Bite Open Buffet – Pakistani Indian style at Moore St Mall, 58/66 Parnell St, N City

Vegan Restaurants

The best local vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Dublin are:

• Sova Vegan Butcher at 51 Pleasants S Saint Peter’s
• Umi Falafel at 13 Dame St, S City
• Veginity at 101 Dorset St Upper
• Cornucopia Wholefoods Restaurant at 19-20 Wicklow St
• Govinda’s Restaurant at 83 Middle Abbey St

More Healthy Food Options

More good healthy food choices can be found at:

• The Lo-cal Kitchen at #4 The Phoenix Park
• Urban Health at Fields Terrace, 9 Charleston Rd
• Nutbutter at Gallery Quay, 2&3
• Sprout & Co at 33 Baggot St Upper

Breakfast & Brunch Spots

Start the day off right at one of these breakfast and brunch spots:

• Keoghs Café at 1 & 2 Trinity St
• Herbstreet at 9 Hanover Quay, Dublin Docklands
• Urbanity at The Glass House, 11 Coke Ln
• ALMA. at 12 S Circular Rd
• Brother Hubbard at 153 Capel St
• Bow Lane Social Club at 17 Aungier St

Bakeries & Desserts

Indulge in delicious breads and yummy desserts at these Dublin bakeries:

• Bread 41 at 41 Pearse St
• The Bretzel Bakery & Café at 1A Lennox St
• Bread Naturally at 10 Main St
• Mannings at 39/40 Thomas St, The Liberties
• Il Valentino Bakery & Café at Gallery Quay, 5, Grand Canal Dock

Donuts

These donut shops can give you a morning sugar rush:

• The Rolling Donut at 34 Bachelors Walk
• Offbeat Donut Co at George’s Quay
• The Hot Donut at 6 O’Connell St Upper

Ice Cream Shops

Some of the best ice cream shops near you would be:

• Sally’s Hand Rolled Ice Cream at The Square Tallaght, Belgard Square E
• Arctic Stone Hand Rolled Ice Cream at #82 Blackrock Market, 19A Main St
• Mooch Frozen Yogurt at 16 Sandyford Road
• Murphys Ice Cream at 27 Wicklow St
• Gino’s at 41 Henry St, N City

Cafes

There are plenty of good cafes around where you can get a quality cup of coffee:

• Beanhive Coffee at 26 Dawson St
• The Stage Door Café at Apartment 3, 11 Essex St E
• The Fumbally at 8 Fumbally Ln, Merchants Quay
• Kaph at 31 Drury St

Smoothies & Juices

Head to a smoothie or juice bar for a nice healthy drink:

• Jolt Health Bar at 3/4 Crow St The Design House
• The Juicery Dublin at 26 George’s St Arcade
• Green Beards at 23 Dunville Ave

Cocktail Bars

You can probably have a lot of fun at a cocktail bar:

• Bad Bobs Temple Bar at 35-37 Essex St E
• Vintage Cocktail Club at 15 Crown Alley
• Farrier & Draper at 59 William St 2

Breweries & Sports Bars

Watch the big game or sample some new brews at one of these breweries or sports bars:

• Woolshed Bar & Grill at The Parnell Center
• Murrays Pub at 33-34 O’Connell St
• The Living Room at Cathal Brugha St
• Sinnott’s Bar at King St S

In case you were interested you can look through some of our other posts on:

• The Top Restaurants In Belfast
• The Top Restaurants In Edinburgh
• The Top Restaurants In Glasgow
• The Top Restaurants In London

Enjoy Eating at the Best Dublin Restaurants

You probably are already hungry after reading about all of those great places to eat. We told you about all kinds of great restaurants near you like Italian, steak houses, Mexican, Chinese, sushi, Asian, Indian, BBQ, Greek, Mediterranean, seafood, pizza, burgers, buffets, vegan restaurants and additional choices for healthy food.

You even read about breakfast and brunch spots, bakeries, desserts, donuts and ice cream shops. And we even got into cafes, smoothies, cocktail bars, breweries, and sports bars. Remember that most of these places will have online delivery or will allow you to place take-out orders online via the links we shared.

It would be cool if you could help us out by correcting anything we may have gotten wrong or sharing your own local food tips in the comments. Either way, we hope you enjoy eating delicious food at the best restaurants in Dublin!