Iced coffee season is well and truly here and I’m all for it. There’s little I love more than coffee and sunshine.  *Updated June 2021 We all know how I feel about coffee – to put it simply, I’m a fan. However, much as I love a steaming hot cup first thing in the morning, […]

4 years ago

Easter egg hunts are fun at any age and anyone that tells you otherwise is sadly mistaken. There’s not much I know to be true, but this? This, I stand by. Busy putting the finishing touches to their upcoming Easter treat boxes, The Bakehouse is here to make sure that your Easter Sunday is as […]

5 years ago

Happy last weekend in March one and all. It may not feel like it, but time actually is passing. The evenings are getting longer – dare I say the stretch is back?! – summer is on the way and all we can do is keep the faith that better times are on the horizon. The […]

5 years ago

Back open for takeaway just over a month, Brother Hubbard has been serving up the goods from both their north and southside locations. Keeping spirits high in spite of everything, it’s been all go since they reopened their doors. Busy serving up pastries, coffees and takeaway food orders, the team certainly hasn’t been resting on […]

5 years ago

La Peniche is back after several long weeks of closure. Reopening their doors today for the first time since Christmas, the team took to social media earlier this week to announce their imminent return. Confirming that they’d be back on Thursday, they even have a new menu to boot too with options including garlic bread, […]

5 years ago

The sister café to Cuan Belfast, Cuan Dublin will be opening their doors in just over one week’s time. First teasing details of the new place back in February of this year, owners shared a photo of the view from their Dublin 7 home, writing: “hey there, Dublin, ya big roide!”I mean, fair – she’s […]

5 years ago

Sun is shining, skies are blue and ice-cream weather is well and truly on the way. Fond as we are of a 99 though, it’s always hard to pass up some gelato… a challenge that locals in the Dublin 8 area are about to face on a daily basis thanks to Cream Of The Crop’s […]

5 years ago

Them bones, them bones need calcium… but them plans, them plants? They need water, TLC and some good compost. The first two are on you, but one of our fave Dublin coffee spots can definitely help you out with the latter. Well on their way to becoming as sustainable and low-waste as possible, Alma has […]

5 years ago

Calling all Croats in Dublin. Fancy a free burger this week? Course ya do. Well, one Dublin spot has one with your name on it. Read on for more. Part of their ‘Nice Burger world tour’, a post on their website explains the concept. “We’re going around the world in 80… countries. Each week we […]

5 years ago

Impressing everyone with his stellar vocals, Dermot Kennedy appeared on The Ellen Show yesterday, performing alongside Italian trio Meduza and treating viewers to a rendition of their hit track, Paradise. Making his first Ellen debut way back in 2019 (feels like a lifetime ago), Dermot Kennedy described the experience as a “dream come true” at […]

5 years ago

President Higgins previously said that he would be “very glad” to receive the vaccine as soon as his turn came around.  President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina received the first doses of their Covid-19 vaccine late last week. Both 79 years young, the couple is eligible to receive the vaccine as part of […]

5 years ago

Dubliners have been sent down memory lane thanks to one Twitter user who shared a photo of the famous Manhattan Café that once took pride of place on the junction of Harcourt Road and Richmond Street South. Originally posted online by Twitter user Ruth Gallagher, she shared a photo of the place questioning “who remembers […]

5 years ago

Aperol spritz. That caught your attention, didn’t it? Well, one Dublin spot has reopened their custom spritz counter so read on to find out more.  Sun is shining, and the promise of summer hangs on the air. We know it’s still only March, but we’re optimists and ever-hopeful that the good weather is here to […]

5 years ago

Another weekend, another weekend eat list. This week features dessert dumplings, ice-cream sambos and beef and Guinness stew amongst others. Coming up to the second last weekend in March (where did that month go?!) and we have lots planned… by which I mean multiple walks, several coffee runs and a stop off at our local […]

5 years ago

A new addition to the Harold’s Cross coffee scene, South Bank Café is up and running as of just this morning. Great news ahead of the weekend when we’ll be… going on walks and getting takeaway coffees. Surprise, surprise. A complete labour of love, the South Bank Café team has been working hard behind the scenes […]

5 years ago

Saying that they have a “little bit of weekend fun” planned, the Lennox Grocer team took to social media earlier this morning to get customers up to speed.  Explaining that they’ll be recreating dishes inspired by some of their favourite movies, first up is the ram-don from the Academy Award-winning Parasite. Sharing a clip from […]

5 years ago

Free coffee of a Friday – music to our ears. Here to provide us with one more reason to smile this Friday, Coco Brew has confirmed they’ll be giving out free coffee all day – courtesy of their friends over at the Embassy of Peru in Ireland. Kicking off as of 10am this morning, the […]

5 years ago

Open as of just March 17th, Puck Lane is a brand new coffee spot out in Whitehall Dublin 9. Throwing their doors open for the first time on Paddy’s Day, they were blessed with the weather as my mammy would say, and hopefully, it will be nothing but sunny skies going forward (physically and metaphorically […]

5 years ago

Dublin city’s skyline was the guest of honour in a new Tourism Ireland video which saw the sky above the Samuel Beckett Bridge lit up by a stunning light display in honour of St Patrick’s Day.  Organised by the St Patrick’s Festival and Tourism Ireland in celebration of our national holiday, the display lit up […]

5 years ago

Happy St Patrick’s day one and all. A day dedicated to wearing our Irish pride like a badge of honour, we may not be celebrating as we had planned but hey, at least the weather is nice. As the movie Stuart Little 2 once taught me, every cloud has a silver lining… no matter how […]

5 years ago

One Dublin café has just added a new Kinder Bueno mocha to their menu and it sounds like just the kind of coffee/chocolate combo we’d be into. Coffee and hot chocolate in one? Mochas really don’t get the recognition they deserve. As underrated as they come, it’s not till you have one that you remember […]

5 years ago

It’s Paddy’s Day and that’s reason enough to forgo the cooking and order in. Need inspiration as to what to get? As you well know by this point, Dublin is overflowing with foodie options but 57 The Headline has unveiled a Paddy’s Day ‘grab and go’ menu and all meals are €9… so that makes […]

5 years ago

Eager to get back to doing what they love, La Peniche – like most other pubs, restaurants and cafes – has been closed for much longer than first anticipated.  Toying with the idea of reopening for quite a few weeks now, owners previously took to Twitter to ask customers if they would be interested in […]

5 years ago

Dublin Airport has an important public service announcement for people ahead of St Patrick’s Day tomorrow – taking to social media to remind people of the proper pronunciation of our national holiday. Reposting a message they first shared seven years ago, it rings as true now as it did back then. Trending on social media […]

5 years ago

Fancy a póg? Course ya do… it’s been a long pandemic. While that kind of póg will have to wait just another while longer, I do come bearing good news as Póg – café, that is – has confirmed that they’ll be opening at their fourth Dublin location early next month. Sharing the exciting news with customers […]

5 years ago

Packed full of recipes, A Recipe for Success is a new cookbook that includes submissions from people across a wide variety of different backgrounds. Also including recipes from some of the country’s top chefs, both Neven Maguire and Clodagh McKenna have lent their expertise to the project too. Aiming to show that you don’t need […]

5 years ago

This St Patrick’s Day will mark the second year in a row that Irish pubs will be closed for the occasion. Usually, one of the busiest times of the year for the industry, under normal circumstances Temple Bar would be teeming with people all hoping to take in the festivities. However, with the effects of Covid-19 […]

5 years ago

Owners at Dublin’s oldest and most well-known vintage shop, The Harlequin Vintage, have confirmed that they won’t be reopening once restrictions lift. Perched right in the heart of the action on Castle Market, The Harlequin has come to be quite a recognisable landmark over the years. A favourite with both locals and visitors alike, the […]

5 years ago

No need for the introductions at this point, we all know why we’re here… and that is to start putting together our weekend foodie bucket list. So, let’s dive right in, shall we? Chocolate Guinness cake This is the kind of cake that I imagine Bruce Bogtrotter dreams about. Something the two of us have […]

5 years ago

Hobbies… what do other people do for fun these days? Don’t worry, you’re not alone in wondering that.  I don’t know about you, but I’m sick to the teeth of looking at a screen. Working a 9-5 job at home, completely virtually, means that screens are part and parcel of everyday life but I’ve found […]

5 years ago

Weekends – and weekdays too, let’s be honest – mostly consist of long walks and lots of good food these days. Ice-cream and coffee – the makings of the Italian dessert affogato and whether you enjoy them in one bowl or prefer to double up and have one in each hand, there’s no arguing with […]

5 years ago

One Dublin restaurant has been making sure frontline staff have been well looked after over the past few weeks, thanks to their ‘frontline voucher’ scheme. An initiative the team over at One Society set up in order to give back to all those fighting the good fight against Covid-19, the idea is to allow anyone […]

5 years ago

One of many Dublin pubs and restaurants to be marking the one year anniversary of their closure, owners at Blas Café on King’s Inn Street have been reflecting on the ups and downs that the past 12 months of business have brought. Thankfully still around to serve customers, the team has just launched their new […]

5 years ago

Such was the success of the first Allta bakery pop-up that the team has decided to make it a weekly thing.  Transforming the Allta restaurant on Setanta Place into a pop-up bakery – the team’s first foray into the world of baked goods – the idea proved to be so popular that they’ve decided to […]

5 years ago

Famous for their doughnuts – of all varieties – Krispy Kreme goes all out when holidays are involved and Paddy’s Day is no exception.  As Irish people, we’re well aware that there’s more to life on the Emerald Isle than rainbows and leprechauns and greeting one another with a perky ‘top of the morning to […]

5 years ago

The Kind Fest will run from March 22nd to March 28th.  Almost at the one year mark of the country’s first lockdown, I think it’s safe to say that we could all probably use a little TLC. The past 12 months have been extremely draining and sometimes – particularly in tough situations – it can […]

5 years ago

Staff at Kale + Coco have generously opted to donate all the money from their tip jar to charity this month – the third month in a row that the team has chosen to do so.  Knowing that it’s an extremely difficult time for most people, the team have decided to give the contents of […]

5 years ago

Could Nutbutter be expanding again? While they haven’t confirmed anything just yet, the team did put the feelers out on Instagram… so I wouldn’t rule it out.  Only reopen at their new location as of November last year, the Nutbutter team moved just 200 metres down the road from their original location. Clearly very fond […]

5 years ago

Pancakes all day, erry’day.  I’ve always been a firm believer in the fact that just as a dog is not just for Christmas, pancakes are not just for Pancake Tuesday. A belief that I seem to share with the Network café team, as they’ve just launched a new venture and it is riiiiiiiight up my […]

5 years ago

Closed since the end of December, pasta lovers – myself included – have been eagerly checking for social media updates as to when Grano would return… and the detective work has paid off as the team confirmed they’ll return this weekend. Announcing their imminent return earlier today, Grano took to Instagram to say: “Spring is […]

5 years ago

An increase in the number of people avoiding public transport has meant that there has been renewed focus in improving the city’s cycling amenities in recent months. Several new cycle lanes have been rolled out across the city, including a .75km cycleway along the Royal Canal and a one-way stretch on Strand Road in Sandymount. […]

5 years ago

Mother’s Day falls this Sunday and though we hardly need an occasion to celebrate our lovely mams, it’s still an excuse to show them how much they mean to us. From my experience, most Irish mammies hate a fuss – maintaining that a nice cuppa will suffice – but marking the day with a food […]

5 years ago

A Taste of Spain just opened their second Dublin branch and if that’s not an excuse to pick up some chorizo and a nice bottle of red, we don’t know what is.  Holidays abroad don’t look like they’ll be getting the green light anytime soon but the Dublin food scene has been keeping all our […]

5 years ago

Staff at Greenville Deli on Tara Street got quite the shock over the weekend, arriving into work to find that the restaurant had been broken into, with shattered glass all over the ground.  Sharing a photo of the damage over on social media, the team took to Instagram to say: “To the thieves that broke […]

5 years ago

Free coffee of a Monday? What a start to the week. Back open only a couple of days, today marks the Two Fifty Square team’s official return to business at their Rathmines home. Closed for several months at this point, the team have much to celebrate and will be giving away free coffee all day […]

5 years ago

Specialising in Mediterranean soul food in a box, Salumi Grazing has charcuterie boards down to a tee.  There are two fictional animals that I identify very strongly with. The first is Garfield the cat – namely because his motto is ‘love me, feed me, never leave me’. The second is Scooby-Doo, who spends his days […]

5 years ago

It’s lucky letter ‘l’ on the Back Page’s free pizza lottery this week so line-up, line-up… well, only if your name is Lara or Leroy, I’m afraid.  Each week the team pick two random names to award free pizza to – the highest honour one can avail of – and this week it’s good news […]

5 years ago

Weekend foodie round-ups are possibly some of my favourite lists to put together… but only when I’ve eaten because otherwise, scrolling through endless photos of delicious food just makes me hangry. Already thinking about what I’ll be eating this weekend, I recommend you do the same and plan your walks accordingly. ‘Tis always easier to […]

5 years ago

Confirming that they’re back open for the first time this year, it comes after two long months of closure. Several Dublin spots have been getting back to what they do best in recent days, with the Hen’s Teeth team deciding to follow suit. And all is well once again. Ok, that may be a little […]

5 years ago

One First Dater was shocked to learn that not everyone is familiar with the concept of a spice bag. Dubliners will all be well familiar with the humble glory of a spice bag. A regular feature on most people’s weekend takeaway lists, it’s the cure for a bad hangover, a case of the blues and […]

5 years ago