The Most Romantic Restaurants in Dublin
Paris may be known as the definitive City of Love, but Dubliners can be surprisingly amorous when the mood strikes. As proof, here are just a few of the city’s supremely romantic restaurants.
1. Pearl Brasserie
Restaurant, Brasserie, Irish, French, European, Contemporary
2. Delahunt
Restaurant, Irish, European, Contemporary
Opened in 2015, Delahunt is nestled inside a lovingly restored Victorian building on Camden Street, on the south side of the city. Its owners have kept the original name of the grocery store that once operated there – a shop referred to in James Joyce’s famous Dublin-based novel Ulysses. Inside, Delahunt is at once cosy and contemporary, classic and sleek, with wooden floors and hanging pendant lamps. The food is equally tempting – they were awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2016 for their take on contemporary Irish cuisine.
3. Chapter One
Restaurant, Irish, European, Contemporary
Michelin star awarded since 2007, Chapter One is one of the finest restaurants in the city and an ideal place to celebrate a special occasion. The food is insanely good – so much so that Chef Ross Lewis was invited to oversee the banquet held in Queen Elizabeth II’s honour during her 2011 state visit. Housed in the basement of the Dublin Writers Museum, the room is minimal but elegant. In terms of cuisine – described as ‘envelope-pushing’ – the tasting menu features courses like Japanese pearl tapioca and pig’s tail stuffed with lobster.
5. The Greenhouse
Restaurant, Irish, Finnish, Contemporary
The Greenhouse restaurant pairs an opulent interior with Michelin-starred food and an excellent wine list – it was recently named one of the top 10 Irish restaurants for wine in The Sunday Business Post‘s 101 Great Irish Restaurants round-up. Having received rave reviews far and wide for their cuisine, this chic Dawson Street establishment prepares meals that you won’t soon forget. The €75 set dinner menu features such accomplished creations as scallop ceviche and seabass with Luberon asparagus.
6. The Port House Pintxo
Bar, Tapas, European
The word romantic might not immediately spring to mind when you think of the pub-heavy Temple Bar, but The Port House Pintxo seeks to change all of that. One of several Port House tapas bars throughout Dublin, Pintxo boasts ‘a romantic underground vibe with booth style seating’, as well as a pleasant outdoor courtyard area upstairs. With an extensive menu of exotic small plates, this is a setting suited to lingering over a bottle of wine.
7. Chez Max
Restaurant, Bistro, French, European
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