An ideal treat in the middle of this heatwave. Dublin is no stranger to the açaí bowl – over the last couple of years, tons of places have started serving it, from Ama Açaí, to Soren & Son, to Bean Box café. Roots in Monkstown consistently has a queue of people looking for their sweet […]

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Don’t @ us. We’re well aware of the fury the mere mention of the C word before at least November evokes, but when it comes to booking the group or couples dinners that populate Christmas week, you need to be organised well in advance. If you’ve got your eye on certain restaurants, waiting til October […]

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They’re heading to the Big Apple. Huge news for The Ink Factory, as they are setting up their first shop outside of Ireland, and it’s in New York of all places. The tattoo parlour, that has two Dublin bases on Wellington Quay and Parliament Street, are opening a new location at 165 Graham Avenue in […]

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For the month of September, every visitor to Dublin Zoo has a chance to win free entry for life. From September 5th, anyone who visits Dublin Zoo at any time this month can enter a draw to win a lifetime pass, and a Golden Ticket will be given away every week, meaning there are four […]

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Three screams for a pound, four night terrors for a euro, etc. If you’re wilfully ignoring the premature whispers of the C-word and focusing all of your attention on spooky season, no doubt you’ll welcome the news that The Nightmare Realm scream park is returning to Dublin this October. The attraction, which was crowned ‘Best […]

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This eagle is about to spread its wings once more. After three years, The Legal Eagle is reopening as of September 6th for the first time since the pandemic. The Chancery Place gastropub closed with the rest of hospitality in March 2020, and despite reopening briefly in June 2020, with lockdowns and restrictions, they decided […]

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Creating one big plant-based haven. After 23 years on Drury Street, Blazing Salads are moving on, but not very far, before you get worried. They are combining with their plant-based burger outlet Flip, which opened almost four years ago in January 2020 in George’s Arcade. Blazing Salads announced the move on social media in August, […]

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Big news for Dublin night life. At the end of July, Index revealed their new Dublin location to be none other than the old Opium Rooms premises, based on Liberty Lane. People were obviously buzzing to get back inside, given that their opening weekend events, on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th September are both sold […]

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It’s the collab we never knew we needed, but now that it’s here it makes perfect sense. Behind their unassuming Camden Street shop front, Hang Dai are well known as one of *the* places to head for delicious Chinese food and tastier tunes to accompany, with their sound system and guest DJ lineup almost as famous […]

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Gotta think of the backdrop girly whirlies Look, us millennials are a vain bunch and we’re alllll about that pretty and cohesive Instagram feed so it’s only natural that when we go out for a bite to eat or a cocktail to sip we’re drawn towards places that look fab. The swings in Sophie’s? It’s […]

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“D24 Are You Ready To Be CLUCKED UP” After over a year of suspense, Cluck Chicken are finally opening their brick and mortar location in Tallaght. The chicken shop first took to socials to share the news of their D24 opener in May 2022, following on from the success of their Walkinstown food truck, which […]

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From new cafés, to the opening of a new location for one of Dublin’s best Mexican spots. It’s always a joyous occasion when you note how many new openers there are in Dublin. Things have been looking good in the hospitality space as of late, and while the changing VAT is set to throw a […]

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