We’ve travelled all around the country to bring you this list of laid-back spots where you’re sure to eat and drink well over the stretchy summer days

Michelin recognised the service ethos of owner Barbara Nealon and it shows in every aspect

Some tweaks are needed, but there is good potential here – and my cocktail was great

Phenomenal pasta, seasonal produce and massively skilful cooking in this new Dublin 8 spot

Classic Indian dishes cooked by very experienced chef, while room is warm and welcoming

Dry-aged steaks cooked on a Josper grill are excellent while the Irish coffee is at the top of the genre

Excellent menu is designed for sharing and you can choose from 900 bottles of wine for €15 corkage

Niall Davidson’s new seafood tapas and cocktail bar in Grand Canal Dock serves clever dishes and wonderfully inventive drinks

Damien Grey not afraid to make things difficult with a menu arranged into ‘flavour provinces’

Barry Stephens has created a global-influenced menu cooked with great skill in a live-fire kitchen

The menu at this convivial Dublin 2 spot is concise but excellent

Chef Gul Azam applies great intuition and knowledge to his dishes, with biryani the main event

John Wyer’s restrained, delicious cooking has been worthy of Michelin recognition for years

The signature dish here is Peking duck, and it’s more than worth the trouble of ordering ahead

This isn’t cooking, this is precision engineering in miniature

The menu in this Co Galway spot is fire-led, with cooking at its best when it’s kept direct

This is confident Peruvian cooking, produced with skill and intent in a smart room

This was a long way up for a safe dinner from a menu rooted in brasserie territory

Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery, writes Grace Dent

From cockles on crystal bread to red mullet over fire, these are special dishes