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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We’ve waited three long months, but summer has finally arrived in Dublin. Sure, it’s technically Autumn now but listen, we’ll take the sun wherever we can get it and it seems like its golden rays will be sticking around for the next fortnight. If you’re looking to make the most of the Indian summer by […]

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Saving Dublin nightlife one club night at a time The steady decline of club spaces has been much discussed, with closures coming thick and fast in the last few years with rising rents, COVID setbacks, high insurance and a plethora of other issues organisers have had to reckon with. A recent report from District Magazine […]

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D6 dwellers are blessed once again with a new food spot. Rathmines seems to routinely see the opening of new restaurants, and this time they have welcomed an oldie but a goodie, the hugely popular Mexican spot El Grito. This Mexican Taquería has been a go-to spot in Dublin 1 ever since it first opened […]

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Let’s hope they open the wine bar there too. Two and a half years after opening their first location in Clontarf, Surge are opening their second Dublin café, this time at Grand Canal Dock. The new café will be accompanied by The Barber Shop, who also reside at their Clontarf location. View this post […]

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The boom is back… allegedly* This new hot tub experience at Store + Yard in Sandycove is giving serious Celtic Tiger vibes. Launching on Thursday August 31, the wood fired hot tub allows for some chilling al fresco, but provides enough heat to keep the shivers away as the temperature continues to drop going into […]

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