Oui oui. French supermarket Délices de France, or The French Corner, are launching their second space, this time in Kimmage, at the end of this week. They already have a French supermarket based in Blackrock within the market, that opens Wednesday to Sunday from 10am and they stock over 1,000 products, all of which have […]

2 years ago

This strongly Italian small plates restaurant is slicing through the cut and thrust of Ranelagh’s hospitality scene This place is popular and if you don’t believe me I’ll show you my booking email which flew into my inbox roughly three months before the dinner in question. By dinner, I mean 3.30pm, a twilight time between […]

2 years ago

Yes, we’re daring to use the C word in October. Huge news for Christmas obsessives as Dublin Zoo have announced the return of their hugely popular Wild Lights festive event. This year’s theme is “The Enchanted Zoo” and will feature fairies, mythical creatures, vibrantly coloured animals, a gnome village and even a dreamlike candy land, […]

2 years ago

The very definition of chef’s kiss. Whether you’re as obsessed with The Bear as we are, or even if you’re not, you’ve probably seen “The Omelette” being made somewhere on your social media feed. After season two aired, I kid you not, I scrolled seven times on TikTok, and every video was someone trying their […]

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This is the fifth time they have scooped up the award. The Westbury hotel, based on Balfe Street in Dublin 2, has just won the top spot for the best hotel in Ireland at the Condé Nast Traveller 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. They are a a five star boutique hotel just a stone’s throw from […]

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Watch out, Christmas is in FRONT of you! Yes, it’s only October. Yes, we haven’t even celebrated Halloween yet. And yes, we’re even set to get another heatwave before 2023 is over. But ready or not, Christmas is coming, and The Helix have announced Treasure Island as this year’s panto. With all the festive cheers […]

2 years ago

Cher dined at their old premises in 2019. Ruchii, who’s move we first covered back in August, have moved into their new premises on George’s Avenue, following five years above Conway’s Pub in Blackrock. This southside restaurant has served some pretty impressive people over the years, including Cher (as in, the Cher) and we are […]

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Pizza, wings, and things. Crumlin welcomed a New York family-style restaurant last week, based above The Gate Bar, and owned by, you guessed it, three brothers, Chris, Brendan, and Liam Kelly. The interior of 3 Brothers is spacious, seating over 100 diners, with an urban loft vibe. 3 Brothers boasts bare brick walls, cool neon […]

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Spanish cuisine and small plates are firmly in. In this county, sometimes getting attached to a new restaurant can be like going back to an ex. You know you could get hurt again, but the hope of what could be is simply too strong. You know what they say, it’s better to have loved and […]

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“She is going to be a beauty.” Irish jewellers Chupi have some bigs new as they are opening their “forever home” on Clarendon Street. They are moving into the space previously occupied by French Connection on Diamond Alley, what locals call the area joining Clarendon and Grafton Street as it is home to several jewellers. […]

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Blackrock gets two new openers, and Camden Street bids farewell to a cult favourite. For the third consecutive week it is back to back openers in Dublin, a nice change from previous months where it’s a bit doom and glom with closure after closure. And while there is sadly one closure we have to address, […]

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The new “Vicar Street Quarter” would see 2,000 seater and 250 seater venues built in addition to the existing 1,200 seater on Thomas Street. Entrepreneur and owner of Vicar Street Harry Crosbie has unveiled plans to extend the music venue offerings in the Liberties significantly, with two new venues proposed to make up the new […]

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