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Where to eat in Dublin, Ireland

99 hand-picked places in Dublin, Ireland, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Late Night in Dublin, Ireland

The Church Bar $$ · Mary Street, City Centre
Converted 18th-century church, open to 2:30am on weekends.
Lucky's $$ · The Liberties
Late-opening Liberties dive bar with outdoor seating.
The Ginger Man $$ · Fenian Street, City Centre
Historic pub near Trinity, reliably open late.
Hawksmoor Dublin Steak house · $$$ · College Green
One of the few big dining rooms in town that welcomes late bookings and unhurried post-show steak dinners.
34 College Green, Dublin 2, D02 C850, Ireland
Zaytoon Persian restaurant · $ · Temple Bar
Persian kebabs and flatbread, open into the small hours for the after-show crowd.
15 Parliament St, Temple Bar, Dublin, D02 FW60, Ireland
Charlies Three $$ · Westmoreland Street
Asian fusion open midnight and later, the classic after-pub feed near Temple Bar.

Sushi in Dublin, Ireland

Yamamori South City $$ · South Great George's Street
Dublin's longest-running proper Japanese restaurant.
Yamamori Sushi $$ · Ormond Quay, North City
Riverside sushi outpost of the Yamamori family.
Musashi $$ · Capel Street, North City
Reliable, well-loved sushi chain with several Dublin branches.
Yamamori $$ · South Great George's Street
Dublin's original and longest-running Japanese kitchen, opened 1995.
Michie Sushi Sushi restaurant · $$ · Ranelagh
Family-run, won Best Sushi in Ireland in its first year and never let up.
Unit B1, R3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford, Dublin, D18 X3Y4, Ireland
Ukiyo $$ · Exchequer Street
Sushi with cocktails and DJ energy, a livelier way to do Japanese food.

Italian in Dublin, Ireland

Sprezzatura $$ · Portobello
Sage butter gnocchi and clam spaghetti in a buzzy Portobello room.
Il Vicoletto $$ · Temple Bar
Charming Mediterranean-Italian tucked on a Temple Bar side street.
Milano $$ · Dawson Street, City Centre
Dependable pizza and pasta right on Dawson Street.
Osteria Lucio Restaurant · $$$ · Grand Canal Quay
Docklands Italian with a serious wine list, a step up from red-sauce trattoria.
The Malting Tower, Grand Canal Quay, Clanwilliam Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 DW90, Ireland
Bottega Toffoli Italian restaurant · $$ · Dublin Castle area
Tiny back-street spot behind Dublin Castle turning out proper handmade pasta.
34 Castle St, Dublin, Ireland
Al Vesuvio Italian restaurant · $$ · Temple Bar
Neapolitan trattoria tucked on the edge of Meeting House Square.
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland

Pizza in Dublin, Ireland

Sano Pizza $$ · Temple Bar
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in the middle of Temple Bar.
Dublin Pizza Company $ · Aungier Street, City Centre
Late-hours local pizza takeaway, open till midnight most nights.
Milano $$ · Dawson Street, City Centre
Also a solid pizza pick right on Dawson Street.
Bambino $$ · Stephen Street Lower
New York-style slices and pies, one of the buzziest pizza counters in town.
Pi Pizza $$ · Temple Bar
Neapolitan-leaning sourdough pizza, a Temple Bar cult favorite.
Grano $$ · Stoneybatter
Neighborhood Italian on the northside doing wood-fired pizza right.

Chinese in Dublin, Ireland

Good World $$ · South Great George's Street
Dublin's most authentic Cantonese and dim sum spot.
Wok Station $ · Parnell Street, North City
No-frills Chinese on Dublin's unofficial Chinatown strip.
China Sichuan $$$ · Sandyford
Award-winning Sichuan cooking; worth the short trip south of the city centre.
Ka Shing Chinese restaurant · $$ · Wicklow Street
Dublin's number one dim sum, famous for the fluffy barbecue pork buns.
12A Wicklow St, Dublin 2, D02 ND37, Ireland
Hang Dai $$$ · Camden Street
Futuristic Hong Kong-subway styling, a Camden Street music-bar-meets-Chinese-kitchen favorite.
China Sichuan Restaurant $$$ · Sandyford
The high-end king of Sichuan food in Dublin, precise service and heat done right.