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Sep 23, 2022
This Week's Critic Reviews
It's two days before Christmas, which means all the round ups! Some critics have picked their favourite restaurants from the past 12...
Sep 23, 2022
Variety Jones Opens Tonight
Variety Jones, the new restaurant from chef Keelan Higgs opens at 6pm tonight on Thomas Street in Dublin 8. He describes the food as...
Sep 23, 2022
Stoneybatter has a New Place for Pasta
Grano, a new Italian restaurant, has opened in Stoneybatter, with the owner's Mum flying over from Italy to supervise the fresh pasta...
Sep 23, 2022
This Week's Critic Reviews
This week has been dominated by talk of "carnage" and a New Year "bloodbath" in the restaurant industry, after Joe Macken's Jo'Burger...
Sep 23, 2022
Jo'Burger Group Goes Into Liquidation
Joe Macken's Jo'Burger Group has gone into liquidation, and its restaurants Jo'Burger, Crackbird, Hey Donna as well as wine bar Bar...
Sep 23, 2022
Gertrude Opens on Pearse Street
We were starting to think it would never open, after delays spanning months, but the good news is that Gertrude, the all day diner from...
Sep 23, 2022
Kwanghi Chan Brings Asian Bowls to the Northside
Bowls by Kwanghi Chan has opened on Marlborough Street, just off Parnell Street - Dublin's unofficial Chinatown. Kwanghi, a Hong Kong...
Sep 23, 2022
Hey Donna in Rathmines Has Closed
Hey Donna in Rathmines closed last week, around 18 months after owner Joe Macken turned the original Jo'Burger site into a Middle Eastern...
Sep 23, 2022
This Week's Critic Reviews
We were wondering who would get the first review of Uno Mas in, which has been undoubtedly one of the most anticipated openings of the...
Sep 23, 2022
Heron & Grey Are Going Their Separate Ways
Damien Grey and Andrew Heron, owners of the tiny Michelin-starred restaurant Heron & Grey in Blackrock, have announced that they are...
Sep 23, 2022
Dylan McGrath's Shelbourne Social Opens Today
Shelbourne Social, Dylan McGrath's Manhattan style, super high end restaurant in Ballsbridge opens to the public today, with every luxury...
Sep 23, 2022
This Week's Critic Reviews
Well this is embarrassing. Three of the critics have reviewed the same restaurant this week. Is this like showing up to a wedding in the...
Sep 23, 2022
Uno Mas Opens on Aungier Street
Uno Mas, the long-awaited restaurant from Liz Matthews and Simon Barrett (Etto) and Paul McNamara (Locks) opens on Aungier Street today....
Sep 23, 2022
Isabelle's Opens on South Anne Street
Isabelle's, the latest addition to Press Up's Entertainment bar and restaurant portfolio opens on South Anne Street, just off Grafton...
Sep 23, 2022
Klaw Poke Has Closed
Klaw Poke, Niall Sabongi's Hawaiian seafood bowl restaurant on Capel Street has closed. Opened in May of last year, Klaw were one of the...
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