Best Restaurants in Dublin: A Hand-Picked Google Maps List

Some of the best restaurants in Dublin

• Restaurant Patrick GuilbaudMerrionIreland's most decorated restaurant: two Michelin stars and classic French haute cuisine inside the Merrion Hotel, the benchmark for fine dining in Dublin for four decades.
• Chapter One RestaurantParnell SquareTwo Michelin stars under Mickael Viljanen, set in a Georgian basement on Parnell Square — the city's definitive special-occasion table.
• Liath RestaurantBlackrockDamien Grey's tiny two-Michelin-star room inside Blackrock Market, a handful of seats and a no-choice tasting menu of some of the most ambitious cooking in the country.
• Variety JonesThomas StreetMichelin-starred cooking over an open fire in the Liberties, big-flavoured and unfussy — one of the best-value tasting menus in Dublin.
• The Winding StairNorth QuaysAbove the beloved bookshop of the same name, with views of the Ha'penny Bridge and a menu of hearty modern Irish cooking and Irish farmhouse cheeses.
• EttoMerrion RowA cramped, brilliant wine bar off St Stephen's Green doing Italian-leaning small plates — a go-to for where to eat in Dublin without booking weeks ahead.
• Hang Dai ChineseCamden StreetDark, disco-lit Chinese on Camden Street known for its Peking duck and cocktails — one of the coolest restaurants in Dublin for a night out.
• 777South Great George's StreetHigh-energy Mexican doing tacos, tostadas and a long mezcal and tequila list; the Sunday industry-night set menu is a Dublin institution.
• Fade Street Social Restaurant & Cocktail BarFade StreetDylan McGrath's buzzy two-room spot near Grafton Street — a gastro bar of tapas plates and a more formal dining room, always among the hottest restaurants in Dublin.
• Yamamori Izakaya - Japas & SakeOrmond QuayLong-running Japanese izakaya on the quays for sake, ramen and late-night japas — a reliable Dublin favourite for two decades.
• F.X. Buckley Steakhouse Pembroke StreetPembroke StreetOld-school steakhouse from a family of butchers, serving dry-aged Irish beef — the city's go-to for a proper steak.
• Gallaghers Boxty HouseTemple BarThe Temple Bar stalwart built around boxty, the traditional Irish potato pancake, plus coddle and stew — the most famous spot for traditional Irish food in Dublin.

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• All 92 restaurants collected into a single Google Maps list you can save to your phone in one tap.
• Every place is checked as currently open — no closed restaurants, no filler, just the top restaurants in Dublin worth your time.
• The best fine dining in Dublin, from two-Michelin-star Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud and Chapter One to Damien Grey's Liath in Blackrock.
• Traditional Irish cooking at Gallaghers Boxty House in Temple Bar and The Winding Stair looking over the Ha'penny Bridge.
• Cool restaurants in Dublin for a night out — disco-lit Chinese at Hang Dai, Mexican and mezcal at 777, late Japanese japas at Yamamori.
• Spread across the city — Camden Street, Merrion Row, Thomas Street, Temple Bar and the north quays — so there's a great table wherever you are.

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How this list was made

This isn't an algorithmic scrape. Every spot was hand-picked by people who actually live, eat and travel in Dublin, then cross-referenced with respected local guides and recent press. We add and remove places as the scene shifts, so the list keeps reflecting what's genuinely worth your time today.

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The best restaurants in Dublin, hand-picked into one Google Maps list — Michelin-starred tables, Irish classics and local favourites, ready to save.

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