There’s something about watching the world go by that’s just fascinating. If you have a bit of gawking fetish, then you’re surely drawn to the places where you watch people of all shapes and sizes pass you by, so you can ponder what they’re doing with their day. Here are some of the very best […]
9 years ago
Is life looking bleak? Is your head sore? And perhaps your mouth is as dry as the beaches of Curracloe on a fine day? Then this article is for you, you absolute trooper. You were on top form last night and something’s gotta give. Climb the steep and dreary mountain that is today with the […]
9 years ago
Our mission with this blog is to make Dublin a better city, that much you’ll be aware of by now. It is a pretty lofty goal and quite a unique one online where everybody is obsessed with page views and squeezing as much money out of an audience as possible. I started wanting to improve […]
9 years ago
Isn’t it amazing how quickly trends form in our little city? Burrito bars popped up all over the place. Then BBQ joints. Restaurants with a focus on cocktails. You go from never knowing what a macaroon was to standing in a long queue behind some dirty hipsters stroking their beards outside the latest pop up […]
9 years ago
Sometimes the restaurant scene in Dublin really fucking bores me. I mean we’ve made great strides since the celtic tiger with the recession bringing out the creative side in many and a return to good food, better ambience and more value for consumers. Although we have loads of new trendy spots I’ve not been seen […]
9 years ago
The city has been through a pretty miserable 5 years since the dickhead bankers and our gutless politicians sold us out to the Germans and that has affacted every single part of our lives. We’ve started to see a definite turn in sentiment though in the last 3 months and if there is one sector […]
9 years ago
Just like in any capital city in Dublin you’ll be able to get a sandwich on pretty much every corner. Some are whopper and some are rotten but two slices of bread with a bit of meat or cheese and some salad is what the vast majority of us choose to lash into our big […]
9 years ago
The first thing you need for a date is a member of the opposite sex which is where most of us stumble. The second essential ingredient is a friend to call you during the date in case you need a swift exit. We’ve all been there. The third element in the search of true love […]
9 years ago
Everybody loves Pizza. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t. So when I heard that the people behind Crackbird Dublin had opened a new pizza only restaurant called Skinflint I knew that I had to give it a bash for the first ever review here on the site. It’s located in the original CrackBird premises down […]
9 years ago
I started this blog for the purely selfish reason of wanting to discover good food and fuck me that has worked out well and with a cherry on top. Rather than sticking with my usual haunts I’ve been pushed to try different places and to push the envelope (I don’t even know if that is […]
9 years ago
Most restaurants have extensive menus that give you lots of choice but they’ll often also have a signature dish that they are known for. Something that is always on the menu and a cut above the rest. Something that their customers have liked so much that they would simply never dare to remove it. We’ve […]
9 years ago
We’ve covered all manner of “best of” lists here on Lovin Dublin from pizza to burgers, sushi to salads, chippers to sandwiches and more. We felt like this was an important post as we Irish people can be creatures of comfort (blame the weather) and sometime we just need a good comforting meal to warm […]
9 years ago