Where to eat in Dublin: the Michelin tables, then the restaurants, fish and chips and markets that Irish and international lists name most

💡 The Short Version: Dublin’s Michelin list has no three-star restaurant: Chapter One, Patrick Guilbaud and Liath in Blackrock hold two stars. The places named by the most of the 9 publishers counted are Chapter One (8 sources), Pickle and Fish Shop (7 each) and Uno Mas and Note (6 each). Uno Mas is closed on Sunday and Monday, Fish Shop on Tuesday at lunch, and Allta closes for good on 30 December 2026. Or book a tour: the Dublin: Street Food Tour with Local Guidead is from €27.50 for 3 hours.

📊 The evidence behind this guide. Nothing here is ranked on one visit. This pass read 10 restaurant lists from 9 publishers: five Irish (Lovin Dublin, The Irish Road Trip, Ireland Before You Die, The Times Ireland and Cultured Voyages, a Dublin resident’s list) and four outside (Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler, The Infatuation and Eater). It also read the pub, fish and chips and market lists named below. The unsigned Dublin-only sites and listing sites such as Tripadvisor are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages, and the Irish and outside counts are shown apart. The Michelin Guide’s awards are printed beside the places they name. How the guides are made

⚠️ Check the day. Uno Mas is closed on Sunday and Monday, Lena on Monday and Tuesday, Etto on Sunday, and Fish Shop on Tuesday at lunch. Allta closes on 30 December 2026.

Michelin and the other awards

Michelin announced its 2026 list for Great Britain and Ireland in Dublin on 9 February 2026. The Dublin page lists three restaurants with two stars and six with one, and no three-star (Michelin Guide). Liath is in Blackrock and The Morrison Room in Maynooth, so seven of the nine starred restaurants are in the city. Michelin changes the list each year, so quote it by name.

Allta, on Grand Canal Dock, is in the Michelin guide as Selected and was ranked first in Ireland by The Times in March 2026. It closes on 30 December 2026, with its seafood bar, according to the Irish Times of 24 June 2026.

The places named by the most sources

The count is the number of publishers that name the place across the lists, with the split between the five Irish publishers and the four outside ones. A place named by fewer than three is left out.

The Irish lists favour the starred restaurants: Patrick Guilbaud is named by three Irish publishers and no outside one. The outside lists favour the newer casual places, among them Comet, Vada, Notions, Chubby’s, Reggie’s Pizzeria, Bunsen and Bread 41.

Restaurants

Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen

18-19 Parnell Square North · two Michelin Stars · Cited by 8 sources (5 Irish, 3 outside) · chapteronerestaurant.com

Lunch, dinner and tasting menus, with prime ingredients such as Donegal lobster and Limousin sweetbreads cooked with classic French techniques, according to Michelin. The Irish Coffee is made in the dining room. The restaurant manages its own bookings, so book through its website.

Pickle

43 Lower Camden Street · Michelin Selected · open Monday to Friday 17:00 to 21:30, Saturday 15:00 to 21:30, Sunday 15:00 to 21:00 · Cited by 7 sources (5 Irish, 2 outside) · picklerestaurant.com

Irish produce cooked with North Indian techniques and flavours, in a busy room, according to Michelin. There is a tasting menu on request every evening. Book online, or by phone for the same day only. The restaurant is not wheelchair accessible and does not do takeaway.

Camden Street, on the south side of the city centre. Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fish Shop

76 Benburb Street, Smithfield · daily 12:30 to 14:30 and 16:00 to 21:00, closed Tuesday lunch · Cited by 7 sources (3 Irish, 4 outside) · fish-shop.ie

A daily changing menu of locally caught beer-battered fish and Irish seafood, with wine, from the people behind Beach House and Bar Pez. It has been in Smithfield since 2016. Tuesday lunch is the one service it skips.

Uno Mas

6 Aungier Street · Bib Gourmand · dinner Tuesday to Saturday, lunch Wednesday to Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday · Cited by 6 sources (4 Irish, 2 outside) · unomas.ie

Spanish-inspired cooking: the signature croquetas come from the para picar section, and the drinks list has a dedicated sherry offering and an all-Spanish wine selection, according to Michelin. The best seats are at the counter.

Note

26 Fenian Street · Michelin Selected · dinner Monday to Saturday 17:00 to 21:30, lunch Thursday to Saturday 12:30 to 14:45 · Cited by 6 sources (3 Irish, 3 outside) · notedublin.com

A wine bar turned bistro with a daily changing menu that looks to the Mediterranean, in dishes such as pressed lamb with beetroot, according to Michelin. The wine list is largely natural and organic, and the long counter is the seat for talking to the team.

Bastible

111 South Circular Road · one Michelin Star · Wednesday to Friday dinner from 17:30, Saturday lunch from 13:00 and dinner from 17:30 · Cited by 5 sources (4 Irish, 1 outside) · bastible.com

A set menu of Irish produce cooked in an open kitchen, with snacks to start, according to Michelin. Bookings are online or by email.

Etto

18 Merrion Row · Michelin Selected · dinner Monday to Saturday, lunch Thursday to Saturday, closed Sunday and bank holidays · Cited by 5 sources (3 Irish, 2 outside) · etto.ie

A compact restaurant near the National Gallery, with French foundations and small touches of modernity, according to Michelin. The à la carte menu changes daily, and the minimum order is two dishes per person at lunch, including a main course, and three at dinner.

Library Street

101 Setanta Place · Michelin Selected · Monday to Thursday 17:00 to 21:30, Friday and Saturday 14:30 to 21:30 · Cited by 5 sources (3 Irish, 2 outside) · librarystreet.ie

A regularly changing menu of sharing plates at high communal seats and restored 100-year-old ash tables, according to Michelin. Bookings are by phone or email, through its website.

Lena

1 Windsor Terrace, Portobello · Michelin Selected · Wednesday and Thursday 17:00 to 21:15, Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 14:30 and 17:30 to 21:15, Sunday 12:00 to 15:45, closed Monday and Tuesday · Cited by 4 sources (2 Irish, 2 outside) · lena.ie

A canalside Italian restaurant in Portobello with a brilliant buzz, according to Michelin, which picks the ossobuco with risotto Milanese and the tiramisu.

Variety Jones

79 Thomas Street · one Michelin Star · Cited by 4 sources (3 Irish, 1 outside) · varietyjones.ie

A small restaurant of 12 tables with one chef’s choice sharing menu and no vegetarian or plant-based menu. Dinner sittings are at 17:00 to 17:30 and 20:00 to 20:30, Wednesday to Saturday, with extra lunches and dinners in December. It is closed from 24 December to 5 January, and a cancellation list is open. Michelin’s surprise tasting menu includes a signature spaghetti Alfredo and dishes cooked over fire.

Allta

1 Three Locks Square, Grand Canal Dock · Michelin Selected · restaurant Wednesday to Saturday, last sitting 20:45 · closes 30 December 2026 · Cited by 4 sources (2 Irish, 2 outside) · allta.ie

A tasting menu with a strong Irish base and quality seafood, in a dining room with an open kitchen beside a cocktail bar, according to Michelin. The restaurant and its seafood bar close on 30 December 2026.

Fish and chips

Seven fish and chips lists were read. A chipper is a takeaway shop for fried fish and chips, and some of the places named below are sit-down restaurants.

Fried cod and chips on a plate in Dublin. Photo: Benreis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.

Markets

Visit Dublin’s guide gives the days and hours below. Check a market’s own page before a long trip.

Moore Street market, off Henry Street. Photo: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.

Food tours and afternoon tea

A food tour is a guided walk that stops to eat. The operators’ own prices, as they print them:

GetYourGuide lists these Dublin food tours, with its “from” prices:

For a different kind of sitting, the Dublin: Afternoon Tea Vintage Bus Tourad is 75 minutes on a vintage bus, from €57.

Plan the rest

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