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Round tables laid in white at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud on Upper Merrion Street.

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Round tables laid in white at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud — Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, Upper Merrion Street.

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French fine dining · Upper Merrion Street

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

Patrick Guilbaud’s Dublin address has made a lasting case for classical French cooking. The formal dining room at The Merrion is a place to make an occasion of dinner, rather than fit it around the rest of the evening.

Good for Celebrations · a destination dinner

Fine dining · Parnell Square

Chapter One

Mickael Viljanen’s kitchen carries Chapter One into its next chapter, building on the restaurant Ross Lewis established on Parnell Square. Precise cooking and a considered room make it an address to plan a visit around.

Good for Tasting menus · a special occasion

French restaurant · Pembroke Street Upper

Dax

Olivier Meisonnave’s French dining room keeps its attention on classical technique and Irish ingredients. Its Georgian setting suits the cooking: composed, comfortable, and removed from the pursuit of whatever is fashionable that week.

Good for A considered lunch · classic cooking

Wine bistro · St Stephen’s Green

Peploe’s

A wine-focused bistro on the Green, with a list that rewards returning rather than ticking it off once. A useful address when the bottle matters as much as the choice of table.

Good for Wine-led dinners · long lunches

French restaurant · Molesworth Place

One Pico

Tucked down a quiet lane off Molesworth Street, One Pico keeps its focus on classically based cooking, wine and service. Close to the centre of things, but sufficiently set back to let dinner occupy the evening.

Good for A quiet dinner · lunch in town

Rooftop restaurant · Mount Street Lower

Jean-Georges at The Leinster

Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first Irish address occupies The Leinster’s rooftop. French and southeast Asian influences meet Irish ingredients, with views across Georgian Dublin providing a reason to arrive before dark.

Good for City views · an occasion dinner

Bistro & wine bar · Fenian Street

Note

An unfussy bistro where the cooking and the wine list share the attention. The setting is deliberately low-key, with a focus on food, drinks and service that encourages an evening to develop at its own pace.

Good for Dinner with friends · exploring wine

European bistro · Merrion Row

Etto

A seasonal European bistro with a serious wine list and the informality of a neighbourhood address. Its appeal is in that balance: somewhere to eat well without turning dinner into a performance.

Good for Dinner for two · seasonal cooking

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