First helmed by Ross Lewis, Chapter One earned a Michelin star for its elegant modern European dishes, celebrating the tastes and terroir of Ireland, but in 2021 the mantle passed to Finnish-born chef Mickael Viljanen, formerly of Dublin's celebrated, two-Michelin-starred Greenhouse. The best place to eat on DublinвЂ™s Northside? Our money is on this graceful basement restaurant at the Dublin Writers Museum. Chapter One by Mikael ViljanenД«est for lavish dining in a literary location Diners can enjoy an early sitting вЂpreviewвЂ™ menu of seasonal dishes or the more lavish later sitting вЂ“ a 2.5-hour tasting menu with paired drinks. One of DublinвЂ™s smallest fine dining spaces, this is as close to private dining as youвЂ™ll get, with just 22 seats, set alongside jewelers, art studios and bric-a-brac spots in Blackrock Market. His reinvented restaurant retained a Michelin star in the 2020 awards and graduated to a lucrative second star in 2022.

It quickly nabbed a Michelin star, but in 2019 the pair parted, and Grey forged ahead solo, regenerating the space as Liath (Irish for вЂgreyвЂ™). LiathДЄustralian chef Damien Grey first made his name on the Dublin fine dining scene in 2016 with his debut restaurant, Heron and Grey, co-owned with Andrew Heron. Tasting menus feature such treats as smoked cod, pork cheek, oxtail and chanterelle mushrooms. Run by a husband-and-wife duo since 2019, Potager has a menu that blends modern Irish themes with classical techniques. In the picturesque coastal suburb of Skerries, Potager is a neighborhood restaurant with a fine-dining pedigree thatвЂ™s well worth a detour from the city. When you're ready to splurge, Dublin has plenty of fine-dining establishments to go around. A double Dash smash costs в‚¬8.95 (US$10), and trust us, you wonвЂ™t be disappointed by this double-decker delight.Дublin's learned a trick or two since Molly Malone's cockles and mussels В© Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford Best Fine Dining They now have a pair of premises вЂ“ one north and one south of the Liffey вЂ“ serving epic smash burgers, chicken tenders and great fries, to eat-in or take-out.

With so many players in the game and incredible Irish beef available from surrounding farms, opinion varies but most will agree itвЂ™s likely a toss-up between well-established Bunsen and confident newcomer Dash Burger.Д«unsen operates six successful spots in the city center (plus branches in Blanchardstown, Cork and Belfast) whilst Dash opened in 2020, initially as pandemic-times takeaway. Bunsen & Dash BurgerДЄ hotly-debated topic in the city on the Liffey is where to find DublinвЂ™s best burger. Come for tasty pasta dishes made fresh each day by hand for в‚¬10 (US$11.15) or less. However Grano on the Northside of the Liffey in Stoneybatter, and Sprezzatura (with its original southside location on Grantham St now joined by a second branch in Rathmines) can always be relied upon. The Pepper Pot is one of Dublin's best cheap places to eat В© Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford Grano & SprezzaturaДublin has no shortage of Italian spots but the value and quality of the food on offer varies widely.

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