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In a notoriously tough industry, some restaurants manage to ride out recessions, pandemics and cost-of-living crises. What’s their secret sauce?
Get a dose of dosa: South Indian cuisine is having an Irish moment
With a rapidly growing Indian population in the Republic, new dishes and flavours are springing up to give them a taste of home
Hana Izakaya review: This fun and friendly Dublin restaurant is a solid addition to the city. It will do well
You can order in waves at Capel Street’s newest izakaya restaurant, from the people behind Musashi
‘Great places to eat at moderate prices in Ireland’: Michelin’s Bib Gourmand restaurants 2025
Ireland has just added three new Bib Gourmand restaurants to its tally of 26 ‘great places to eat at moderate prices’
Michelin-starred restaurants in Ireland, 2025: The complete guide
The full Michelin Guide verdict on the 21 Irish restaurants awarded stars
Three new Michelin stars for Galway, Laois and Kildare restaurants show trend for great food outside Dublin
Chapter One’s wait for a third star continues as Dublin and Northern Ireland are ignored
Michelin Guide: Three new stars for Carton House, Ballyfin and Lignum at awards
Adam Nevin, Richard Picard-Edwards and Danny Africano take home stars, while Daróg Wine bar takes Sommelier award
Ireland’s first Michelin star: ‘It made the front page of the London Times, but only got a mention in the Examiner’
Declan and Patsy Ryan recall receiving the restaurant industry’s highest accolade in 1974 for their Arbutus Lodge
Michelin Guide 2025: Will Ireland finally get its first three-star restaurant?
The famous guide’s choices often spark debate, and if certain names remain absent again this year, it will only add to the perception that some deserving restaurants are being ignored
Secrets of a small bakery’s success: Avoid geezer investors with 60 grand to spare
The Dusty Knuckle makes bread Nigella Lawson loves while helping young offenders
Forget TripAdvisor and Google reviews: How leading Irish chefs find the best restaurants when travelling abroad
Ten chefs share their top tips for finding the best tables overseas
100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat in Ireland 2024
Corinna Hardgrave and Joanne Cronin have searched the country to find the best of restaurants to try around Ireland this winter
Ballyfin restaurant review: ‘Downright dazzling, one of the most delicious things I’ve eaten this year’
Michelin quality, faultless food in one of the best hotels in the world. I would go back in a heartbeat
Michelin-star chef JP McMahon: We’re looking at Irish food in a new way and we’re very much part of the Nordic food movement
JP McMahon is a Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur and author. He lives and works in Galway
Revealed: Ireland’s best young chef for 2024
The best of emerging professional talent created two dishes using Skeaghanore duck and McNally heritage beetroot and carrots
Two Irish hotels awarded highest honours in new Michelin key awards
Ballyfin Demesne and Adare Manor receive three keys each, while Adare also scoops Condé Nast Best Resorts in Europe award
Michel Guérard obituary: Pioneer of ‘slimming cuisine’
Celebrated French chef believed that you could lose weight and still eat well, and Michelin agreed
How to enjoy Ireland’s premier restaurants at affordable prices
With a little planning, Ireland’s star-quality restaurants don’t have to cost the earth
Inside Dublin’s newest high-end restaurant, complete with US celebrity chef
The city’s newest dining hotspot, a rooftop restaurant with two terraces, offers a menu using local produce, with French and Asian accents
‘It is a bit scary’: How the couple behind Homestead Cottage won a Michelin star
A young Scottish-French couple who opened a restaurant in Doolin just seven months ago have made a rapid entry into the Michelin Guide 2024
Michelin-starred restaurants in Ireland, 2024: The complete guide
The full Michelin Guide verdict on the 21 Irish restaurants awarded stars
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Michelin awards 2024: A new two star for Ireland and three additional one stars
Yet again, no Michelin three-star award for Ireland, but plenty to celebrate
Michelin Guide 2024: Terre restaurant moves up to two stars and three new one-star awards announced
Restaurant world converges on Manchester as Michelin hands out this year’s awards and stars
Gourmet Getaways: The best places to eat and drink on a weekend break in Galway
Our restaurant critic Corinna Hardgrave shares her top tips, from food markets with artisan produce to must-book restaurants
The Morrison Room at Carton House review: this very fine restaurant is on track to land a Michelin star
This is Michelin central casting – Lafranchini stuccowork, a tasting menu and unashamed grandeur
Michelin Guide awards five new Bibs Gourmands to restaurants in Dublin, Cork and Kerry
A sixth Irish restaurant in Belfast had its Michelin Bib Gourmand, which recognises restaurants offering good value and quality cooking, reinstated
Michelin-starred restaurants in Ireland, 2023: The complete guide
The full Michelin Guide verdict on the 21 Irish restaurants awarded stars
Michelin awards: Dede receives two-star rating while Terre debuts with one star
No new three-star appointments made in Ireland or UK despite rumours Chapter One was being considered for elevation
Michelin star results make it seem like wheels have come off for a number of Irish restaurants
When will Ireland get its first three-Michelin star restaurant?
Michelin awards for Ireland: two stars for Dede and one star for Terre
Chefs gather at Silverstone racetrack in the UK for the awards ceremony which kicks off at 6pm. Surprises, perhaps not all good, are expected
Terre restaurant review: One of the best – and most expensive – meals I’ve ever eaten
Michelin stars are on the horizon for this fine-dining restaurant, which brings something unique to Ireland
Michelin reveals five Irish additions to its restaurant guide
Two restaurants in the Republic of Ireland and three in Northern Ireland make their debut in the new listing
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