Although it’s a bit away from the main town centre, there’s plenty of reason to visit the Station House Courtyard, with its interesting exhibits and classy shopping. Interesting, classy food too at this bright and welcoming daytime re ... more...
Following the launch of the original General Merchants Café in east Belfast a year earlier (see entry), General Merchants opened on the Ormeau Road in 2016.
Just over a mile from the city centre, it's on a corner location and easy to spot with ... more...
Avoca handweavers, established in 1723, is Ireland’s oldest business. It’s a family owned craft design company which now has half a dozen branches throughout Ireland (most of which feature in this Guide) and the business originated here, at ... more...
With its smartly geometric red, white and black frontage and the name in orange, this modern restaurant on Waterford's bustling High Street would be hard to miss. The city's first Japanese restaurant, it opened in 2015 and got off to a flying start tha ... more...
The Ely story began over 20 years ago when Michelle and Erik Robson opened Ely Wine Bar in a vacant Georgian building on Ely Place, a place which would quickly change the Irish wine scene. They pioneered quality wine by the glass in Dublin, offering 10 ... more...
With its quirky window display of crockery and antiques giving a hint of the TLC that proprietor John Ward put into its conversion in 2002, it would be hard to walk past this former jewellers shop.
Called after Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe (there is a fami ... more...
Approached from the harbour side through a lovely front garden, this delightful stone restaurant dates back to 1790, when it was built as a residence for 'coast security officers'. Nearly two centuries later it was bought in a derelict condition by the ... more...
Gallery only (by appointment) until further notice
This is a fantastic little place and, even if the stunningly beautiful Loop Head (and its lighthouse) weren't such a magnet, it would be worth heading to the peninsula just for the pleasure of a visit ... more...
Fish & Seafood / Restaurant with Rooms / Street Food
Scenically located overlooking the harbour and marina, Garry and Mairead Anderson’s spacious and comfortably appointed restaurant opened in 2019 and, despite the challenges of the following years, it has thrived.
Already well known locally, they ... more...
The family name Fuscardi is not unknown to many Dubliners who like their fish and chips but a whole new generation of Italian-Irish have now returned to their culinary roots and Tino Fuscardi's Da Mimmo is an example of this. Originally opened as a piz ... more...