Grey, the man and Liath (Grey), the restaurant are initially, to my mind, at odds. Chef, Damian Grey is all swagger and bombast, while his tiny, sleek dining room and tiny, quiet, concentrated kitchen feel like meditative spaces. I came by a table in the former greasy spoon that holds court after-hours in Blackrock Market, […]

7 years ago

You know what your love life needs? A good gimmick. We recommend you inject a little more excitement into your dates by bidding farewell to your usual routine and saying hello to these 26 alphabetically arranged Dublin activities. In fact, we insist upon it. We think you’ll like this system of ours because, although the […]

7 years ago

Is your name Karen? Have you studied in NCAD? If the answer to either question is yes then you better steer clear of The Bowery on Rathmines Road. The pub has posted images of its ‘banned customers’ list and while some will having you nodding in agreement, others seem a little bit harsh. For example, […]

7 years ago

Waking up to this news this morning was not the best start to the day… Foodies across the city will be devastated to hear that popular Italian-American diner, Luna will cease trading immediately. The 1950s-inspired eatery, located on Stephen Street, has been a foodie-favourite amongst the Lovin team as well as Dublin locals over the […]

7 years ago

The Southside still has more choice but samey-ness abounds, while across the river, games are being seriously upped. We popped into the bustling One Society on a busy Wednesday lunchtime. From the moment we stepped over the threshold, it was clear we were going to be those people. I had about a million faffy extra […]

7 years ago

I was nearly home and excited to be Etto-bound for dinner. I had spent most of my weekend driving to West Cork and then on to Cork City for work. While both of these places boast some of the best restaurants and produce in the country, unfortunately due to time constraints, most of my eating […]

7 years ago

The latest Avoca to burst forth – fully formed like Athena from the head of Zeus – is a neighbour of the Aviva stadium and will presumably be enthusiastically welcomed by nine-fivers in the vicinity. I’ll be honest, I’ve never got the Avoca thing. On the clothes and interiors side of things, I find their […]

7 years ago

Shelbourne Social: A slick, moneyed operation so eminently hateable and unfashionable in these post-Tiger times. This behemoth of an eatery in Dublin 4 has been mainly referred to as the new ‘Dylan McGrath place’ since opening its doors a couple of months ago. That is the position McGrath has graduated to in his decades-spanning career […]

7 years ago

The early bird no longer catches just the worm, oh no. The early bird gets the tastiest meals at a fantastic price also. Who doesn’t love eating out but tackling into a full 3-course a couple of nights a week can be expensive. There is a solution to this which means you can still […]

7 years ago

When we arrive at Shouk on a Sunday night, I’m angsting that the dining room will be empty. This is a permanent concern when I’m out to dinner with my husband. You hit a point with a partner when you no longer find each other interesting enough to sustain conversation for an entire meal and […]

7 years ago

Last week I walked downtown on the way to meet my boyfriend and I passed a tonne of restaurants overflowing with couples holding big bunches of flowers. This was my first Valentine’s Day with a date, so I didn’t really know what to expect. All I knew was that the idea of this ‘set menu’ bandwagon that restaurants […]

7 years ago

Brunch in Dublin has been needing a firm kick up the arse for a long time now. The offering in recent years has veered between overwrought or underwhelming with little in between. With the introduction of the bottomless Prosecco offers, brunch in the capital has steadily devolved into an up-market dystopian nightmare with shakey drunks […]

7 years ago