Brown bread ice cream at Murphy's, boxty at Gallagher's, a pint at the Storehouse top, and a side trip to Kinsale for fishy Fishy. Dublin + Cork in one week is plenty.
10 places Phil ate at in Dublin, Ireland. Each spot below has its address, dishes Phil ate, and (where I could verify) booking + hours.
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Ballymaloe
Country house hotel and cooking school on 300 acres — birthplace of modern Irish cuisine.
Phil ate: Full Irish breakfast
Booking: Phone +353 21 465 2531.
The Oval Bar
Phil ate: Beamish stout
Miyazaki
Phil ate: Seaweed tempura with dashi
The Happy Pear
Greystones plant-based café + recipe + wellness platform.
Phil ate: Black mission figs, Wholemeal vegan croissants, Oatmeal with nut chocolate
Murphy's Ice Cream
Hand-made ice cream — fresh farm milk, free-range eggs, organic sugar.
Phil ate: Brown bread ice cream, Dingle gin ice cream, Sticky toffee sundae
Guinness Storehouse
Historic 1759 brewery experience — Gravity Bar at the top.
Phil ate: Pint of Guinness
Booking: Tickets via guinness-storehouse.com.
Gallagher's Boxty House
Temple Bar boxty (potato pancake) restaurant since the 1980s.
Phil ate: Corned beef + cabbage boxty
Booking: Book via OpenTable.
Brother Hubbard
Middle-Eastern-inspired brunch with four Dublin locations.
Phil ate: Eggs menemen, Cinnamon scrolls, Hazelnut baci
Booking: Online booking available; open daily.
Deasy's
Phil ate: Kombu dashi with white radish