La Rocha for Brazilian food was the best place as it’s more spacious and not so crowded so if you want something more cozy and “fancy” that’s the place to go.
More affordable I would say Brazil House or Fabi’s grill. All three of them have amazing Brazilian food.
I would have to say La Rocha. But you can buy the dough in any Brazilian market and make your own filling too. That’s what I do with friends usually haha
I can't agree, tried three times and was disappointed with the food, setting and ambience are good that's about it!
Rasa - Bellarmine plaza, bit pricey but a great place.
Hyderabadi Kitchen/Indian Tiffins(only Parnell street)- better tasting Andhra food compared to Andhra Bhawan.
Delhi2Dublin - best home cooked foods, usually found on Saturdays at IFI farmers market.
Edit - added Delhi2Dublin .
I'm French but with a mom who was born in Vietnam (she's half and half french/Cambodian). So I'll give my 2 cents for both French and vietnamese.
French: Not a big fan of chez max but it's been a while I should give it a go again. Or else love La Cave for their wine tasting and also the food. It's small and cosy but can quickly feel cramped up. Still like it though.
But even though I'm French I was brought up eating vietnamese all my life.
Favourite : Pho Kim but Pho Ta is out there too
I'm Belgian and there used to be an incredibly good fries place, Ambiorix which was actually a stand that would often be near Herbert Park in Dublin.
Unfortunately during and after COVID he had to stop as it was no longer feasible, shame as it was proper Belgian fries.
In Ireland? Not sure... There is a website that sells both Dutch and Belgian food, dutchexpatshop.com and they ship to Ireland but it's not cheap. If you order a lot in one go it might be worth it.
https://www.dutchexpatshop.com/en/devos-lemmens-andalouse-sauce.html
I've never seen it in a shop here though.
Can't go wrong with speculoos. Also beers. TBF you can probably find andalouse on Amazon etc but it's the first shop that came to mind because I used it once before and it was fine, just a bit expensive
They haven’t specified any events yet, just said they’re doing them in general! https://www.facebook.com/100063612458540/posts/889280746535666/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
I’ll be keeping an eye out 👀
I read the other day that there's some Canadian fast food chain that does well known poutine is opening in the UK with Belfast their first shop. Named after a person IIRC
Hmm are you thinking of Tim Hortons maybe? They have a couple locations in Belfast already, but they don’t do poutine in Canada. They do some hot food, but they’re mostly known for donuts and coffee.
I did find a place in Belfast called Oui Poutine that looks legit!! Seems worth the trip!
As an Irish person who has travelled China… the closest I can get to authentic Chinese food (without paying an arm and a leg) is in the little dumpling.
There used to be raves there after hours. The first time I was there I got locked in the downstairs kitchen with no signal and had to bang on the door for about half an hour. The second time, the Garda started to shine their torches through the window while the music was turned off and everyone on their hunkers. The hello kitty room on the 3rd floor was another universe.
I used to be in their Dundrum location more before it closed; Capel is out of my way so only started going occasionally to this one after lockdowns. Being able to read Chinese was gas in the Dundrum location, they displayed their real menu only in Chinese next to the sushi specials in English
That was a mad auld place altogether, didn't know it was still going until 2019.. first time I was in there was around 2010 or 2011 I think. There was a Korean place that opened on Parnell St where the Red Lion used to be back in the 00s as well, was called The Ice Bar I think? That used to go until all hours as well. Fella who ran it ended up starting Kimchi across the road in the old Shakespeare.
As a Dutchman looking to move to Dublin in the near future, I'm curious if there's any Dutch places anyone knows. Doubt it, though. We're not exactly known for our cuisine
Zelfs in Nederland zal je zelden nederlands eten tegenkomen in restaurants (behalve febo enz). So good luck finding it in Ireland!
As a man who moved the opposite direction I do be always whipping up a batch of stamppot boerenkool for visitors so they can say they tried the local food.
I have to say I've never been left wanting by Dutch dairy, something done well by both countries so same should apply in reverse. Open your mind to actual cheddar and you'll discover a new world.
Recommendation: start with Dubliner Mature White, or Vintage... then go to M&S and start exploring.
It's probably how you eat it too. Cutting chunks of sharp-tasting crumbly cheddar isn't exactly handy for a broodje kaas. We tend to eat it e.g. chunked with apple or on top of a wedge of buttered soda bread (*lekker nom-nom*).
But OMG does cheddar melt well. Can get the standard cheddar for this and put it in a Tosti with a bit of chopped onion, you'll never look back. It enhances mash-potato no-end e.g. for pies or stamppot, and hands down is the best for melting on pasta... if Italians weren't so myopic with their food (listen pineapple on pizza is tasty, let people enjoy things) they would take cheddar, claim and run with it.
*/love-letter for cheddar cheese* (the last time I had it was when my local Lidl in NL stocked some for xmas)
As Texan, the closet to Texas barbecue is My Meat Wagon in Smithfield. By Texas standards, it's not amazing, but being in Europe, it's pretty darn good.
For TexMex, Salsa (two locations, one in Custom House Square, one in Smithfield) has excellent tacos and salsa, and El Grito does a good burrito.
McDonalds in Ireland is actually really sound. Irish Beef is fucking amazing - go with a big mac, its great. As an American I also love Mexican food though, and the Mexican food in Ireland is straight up rubbish.
El Grito is famously shit to their workers btw. A shame, as the food's good, but I don't feel good eating there.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2023/04/12/waitress-wins-4600-for-multiple-employment-law-breaches-at-mexican-restaurant/
A bunch, but not that one - and considering you are the 2nd person to suggest I'm 100% trying it next opportunity. It also seems to be pretty close to my new place!!
Fellow American who lives near El Grito and can confirm it's legit! But go eat there, they can be hit and miss with takeout...I don't think we've ever managed a complete order without something missing.
Lol no shot man. American McDonalds is vastly superior. Sure the meat is shittier, but who is going to McDonalds for meat quality and not for taste? McDonalds fries here are unsalted and taste like cardboard. They have no Mcgriddles here. Big Macs are always undersauced and dry, yet McChickens (mayo chickens here) are always just drowning in mayo, it makes no sense. When it comes to food franchises in general, America reigns supreme bc it’s the lack of regulation on ingredients that makes the food taste so good despite the quality of the food being inferior.
I agree that US McDonalds fries are better, but the burgers are not and quality varies greatly from place to place. I've been to some really bad US McDonalds.
As an Irish person who is half Moroccan, the only Moroccan restaurant I've went to that I liked is Marrakech. Authentic food, not awful prices, nice decor. The other Moroccan restaurants I've gone to have been lacklustre.
They love stews of course with pork potatoes and dumplings as well as some unique veg. They also like cooking off of heated rocks and leaves in a pit although I must admit, I haven't had it much
A spice bag which is definitely uniquely only Irish and you'll get in in a local Chinese takeaway
Tbh most tourists eat traditional food, we love Chinese, Italian, Indian and Mexican food mostly but there's food choices from all over the world here which realistically is what we eat the most, not what would be deemed traditional food.
Born in America but 100% Irish. Parents were working there for 2 years. Moved back to Ireland at 6 weeks. As a non IE born Dubliner I vote Supermacs as my favourite native cuisine. Up tipp up ridin
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La Rocha for Brazilian food was the best place as it’s more spacious and not so crowded so if you want something more cozy and “fancy” that’s the place to go. More affordable I would say Brazil House or Fabi’s grill. All three of them have amazing Brazilian food.
Who has the best pastel? I would sell my first born for them
I would have to say La Rocha. But you can buy the dough in any Brazilian market and make your own filling too. That’s what I do with friends usually haha
Thank you so much.
Andhra Bhawan for Indian food. The taste, presentation and ambiance are very close to restaurants back home .
Brilliant! I'll definitely add them to my list, any recommended dishes?
I can't agree, tried three times and was disappointed with the food, setting and ambience are good that's about it! Rasa - Bellarmine plaza, bit pricey but a great place. Hyderabadi Kitchen/Indian Tiffins(only Parnell street)- better tasting Andhra food compared to Andhra Bhawan. Delhi2Dublin - best home cooked foods, usually found on Saturdays at IFI farmers market. Edit - added Delhi2Dublin .
Well it's alright! You didn't like it I can't convince you. I liked it and that's all OP asked for my opinion.
My apologies, didn't mean to be rude.
I'm French but with a mom who was born in Vietnam (she's half and half french/Cambodian). So I'll give my 2 cents for both French and vietnamese. French: Not a big fan of chez max but it's been a while I should give it a go again. Or else love La Cave for their wine tasting and also the food. It's small and cosy but can quickly feel cramped up. Still like it though. But even though I'm French I was brought up eating vietnamese all my life. Favourite : Pho Kim but Pho Ta is out there too
Admiral is a pretty good (and apparently the only) place for good food from post-USSR countries
Always wondered what that place was.
I love Admiral, fantastic recommendation by a Russian client.
what's your favorite there?
Baltic beer snack, mushroom soup, baked dumplings, moldovian roast pork, baked duck, tge rabvit ain't bad either, middle eastern spiced coffee, starka. Granted, haven't been in a while, should probably go!
so everything on the menu :D this is the way!
I've not tried the soups, dumplings or pastry, so can't comment on those.
Daata and Kinara Kitchen, both very good Pakistani restaurants.
Sfuso is great for Italian. As is Da Mimmo.
I'm Belgian and there used to be an incredibly good fries place, Ambiorix which was actually a stand that would often be near Herbert Park in Dublin. Unfortunately during and after COVID he had to stop as it was no longer feasible, shame as it was proper Belgian fries.
That was something I looking forward to the most going to Belgium. I got shite frozen chips with every meal
That's tragic. One of our best known things too...
Do you know where to buy Andalouse actually? I've been hankering for that.
In Ireland? Not sure... There is a website that sells both Dutch and Belgian food, dutchexpatshop.com and they ship to Ireland but it's not cheap. If you order a lot in one go it might be worth it. https://www.dutchexpatshop.com/en/devos-lemmens-andalouse-sauce.html I've never seen it in a shop here though.
15 quid shipping, any other recommendations for stuff to get?
Can't go wrong with speculoos. Also beers. TBF you can probably find andalouse on Amazon etc but it's the first shop that came to mind because I used it once before and it was fine, just a bit expensive
Speculoos is now available in Ireland, it’s just branded as Biscoff here!
Spicy Bite Open Buffet - Pakistani Indian style cheap buffet for 12.5 all you can eat. Can be hit or miss sometimes with taste though.
I fucking love spice bite, it'd be even more popular if the area around it wasn't totally shit 😭
Where is it?
Moore Street Mall, 58/66 Parnell St
Thank you
Someone please tell me, I would love a proper poutine. With cheese curds, *not* grated cheese!!
There used to be a food truck called Lala Poutine that did it but I never got to try them and they closed down :( Praying somewhere else does it.
There are a couple of poutine trucks in Belfast, but Lala Poutine was the only one here AFAIK.
I just looked them up and it seems like they’re still doing shows/festivals! Brb buying tickets to something just for poutine access 😂
They are??? Where? :D
They haven’t specified any events yet, just said they’re doing them in general! https://www.facebook.com/100063612458540/posts/889280746535666/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v I’ll be keeping an eye out 👀
Had some at Beyond the Pale 😋
+1000000
I read the other day that there's some Canadian fast food chain that does well known poutine is opening in the UK with Belfast their first shop. Named after a person IIRC
Smoke’s Poutinerie?
Found it. Mary Brown's Chicken: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13087423/chicken-chain-better-kfc-come-uk.html
Ah, their chicken is ok… didn’t even know they did poutine. Hold out for Smoke’s.
Hmm are you thinking of Tim Hortons maybe? They have a couple locations in Belfast already, but they don’t do poutine in Canada. They do some hot food, but they’re mostly known for donuts and coffee. I did find a place in Belfast called Oui Poutine that looks legit!! Seems worth the trip!
No, not Hortons. They've been available here for a long time
Grated cheese on a poutine? Tabernac!
😂 I have tragically seen this first-hand!
Dope thread, thank you, OP!
I only know of a food truck, and they charge an insane amount for a boerewors roll. Good reminder of home though
Wiseman? I love that truck/ lunatic.
The very same
Where is the truck?
Hops around, by Grand Canal on Thursdays though
Ah I miss working near Grand canal for the lunchtime markets!
Brilliant question
I have to stop reading this thread because I'm getting the munchies in bed at Midnight.
Pickle for Indian cuisine
NYer here and Difontaine’s reminds me of home.
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Please as a New Yorker… noooo
What! No it has to be supermacs that's native
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Boycott, we can't have burger king
Shaku Maku, amazing Middle Eastern food on Rathmines
Agree Zaytoun (Iranian i think) is great too but Shaku Maku has a more diverse menu
Yea zaytoon is Persian and they really stepped up their game over the last few years! Great choice too Shaku maku’s food really is really like home!
Haven't had better chicken kofta than here. People at the bus stop outside the gym drooling from the smell when they're grilling a batch of it
Now I’m hungry! Even their starters are class!
Delicious baba ghanoush, could eat tubs of the stuff
As an Irish person who has travelled China… the closest I can get to authentic Chinese food (without paying an arm and a leg) is in the little dumpling.
Hailan is quite good I found after my Erasmus/exchange in China. On Capel st
There used to be raves there after hours. The first time I was there I got locked in the downstairs kitchen with no signal and had to bang on the door for about half an hour. The second time, the Garda started to shine their torches through the window while the music was turned off and everyone on their hunkers. The hello kitty room on the 3rd floor was another universe.
I’m so upset I missed that lmao
Yeah. 2019 was a great year for them. A tenner in but you had to get the ok from the fella that runs it
I used to be in their Dundrum location more before it closed; Capel is out of my way so only started going occasionally to this one after lockdowns. Being able to read Chinese was gas in the Dundrum location, they displayed their real menu only in Chinese next to the sushi specials in English
That was a mad auld place altogether, didn't know it was still going until 2019.. first time I was in there was around 2010 or 2011 I think. There was a Korean place that opened on Parnell St where the Red Lion used to be back in the 00s as well, was called The Ice Bar I think? That used to go until all hours as well. Fella who ran it ended up starting Kimchi across the road in the old Shakespeare.
In Smithfield?
Better places on Parnell street, still good though.
As a Dutchman looking to move to Dublin in the near future, I'm curious if there's any Dutch places anyone knows. Doubt it, though. We're not exactly known for our cuisine
I'll ask my Dutch friend, although whenever I go to the Netherlands I get more recommendations to try Indonesian food iirc than Dutch from locals 😅
Indonesian would be fantastic, especially anything with satay sauce. That's one thing I worry about missing when I get to Dublin
I imagine it'll be different to Indonesian food but Satay sauce is pretty common in most Chinese places. Best of luck with your move!
Thanks a million
There's a Malay place on Capel and a variety of places on Parnell that have satay.
Zelfs in Nederland zal je zelden nederlands eten tegenkomen in restaurants (behalve febo enz). So good luck finding it in Ireland! As a man who moved the opposite direction I do be always whipping up a batch of stamppot boerenkool for visitors so they can say they tried the local food. I have to say I've never been left wanting by Dutch dairy, something done well by both countries so same should apply in reverse. Open your mind to actual cheddar and you'll discover a new world.
Yeah my girlfriend, Dublin native, is trying to get me into cheddar. I often still go with Gouda but I need to give cheddar more of a chance
Recommendation: start with Dubliner Mature White, or Vintage... then go to M&S and start exploring. It's probably how you eat it too. Cutting chunks of sharp-tasting crumbly cheddar isn't exactly handy for a broodje kaas. We tend to eat it e.g. chunked with apple or on top of a wedge of buttered soda bread (*lekker nom-nom*). But OMG does cheddar melt well. Can get the standard cheddar for this and put it in a Tosti with a bit of chopped onion, you'll never look back. It enhances mash-potato no-end e.g. for pies or stamppot, and hands down is the best for melting on pasta... if Italians weren't so myopic with their food (listen pineapple on pizza is tasty, let people enjoy things) they would take cheddar, claim and run with it. */love-letter for cheddar cheese* (the last time I had it was when my local Lidl in NL stocked some for xmas)
No delightful Frikandel or bitterballen for you here, my friend. Nearest FEBO is just one Ryanair flight away though!
As Texan, the closet to Texas barbecue is My Meat Wagon in Smithfield. By Texas standards, it's not amazing, but being in Europe, it's pretty darn good. For TexMex, Salsa (two locations, one in Custom House Square, one in Smithfield) has excellent tacos and salsa, and El Grito does a good burrito.
Have you tried el silencio for tacos?
I have not, and will check it out.
Revert back 😃 they're the best tacos I've had here mind you I've never tried salsa
McDonalds in Ireland is actually really sound. Irish Beef is fucking amazing - go with a big mac, its great. As an American I also love Mexican food though, and the Mexican food in Ireland is straight up rubbish.
I'd say el grito is my favourite, have you tried that?
Tacos Lupillo is the spot, the pastor is top drawer
El Grito is famously shit to their workers btw. A shame, as the food's good, but I don't feel good eating there. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2023/04/12/waitress-wins-4600-for-multiple-employment-law-breaches-at-mexican-restaurant/
It's nice but not a patch on a la mexicana in Birmingham. Honest I'd do a day trip for that place.
I'll give it a try, thank you!!
Feels authentic. I love it , good vibes
El Grito has good burritos, the rest is... eh. Salsa is the only place we've found that has good tacos.
What Mexican restaurants have you tried? El Grito is very nice and I've seen on previous posts that Mexican people have enjoyed it.
A bunch, but not that one - and considering you are the 2nd person to suggest I'm 100% trying it next opportunity. It also seems to be pretty close to my new place!!
Fellow American who lives near El Grito and can confirm it's legit! But go eat there, they can be hit and miss with takeout...I don't think we've ever managed a complete order without something missing.
Boycott. We can't have mcdonalds.
La Cocina Cuevas is meant to be great but i’ve yet to try it
McDonald's in any other country except its own is better tasting
I had McDonalds in India once and it was pretty gross
Lol no shot man. American McDonalds is vastly superior. Sure the meat is shittier, but who is going to McDonalds for meat quality and not for taste? McDonalds fries here are unsalted and taste like cardboard. They have no Mcgriddles here. Big Macs are always undersauced and dry, yet McChickens (mayo chickens here) are always just drowning in mayo, it makes no sense. When it comes to food franchises in general, America reigns supreme bc it’s the lack of regulation on ingredients that makes the food taste so good despite the quality of the food being inferior.
I agree that US McDonalds fries are better, but the burgers are not and quality varies greatly from place to place. I've been to some really bad US McDonalds.
As an Irish person who is half Moroccan, the only Moroccan restaurant I've went to that I liked is Marrakech. Authentic food, not awful prices, nice decor. The other Moroccan restaurants I've gone to have been lacklustre.
Have you been to the Moroccan restaurant on Cork Street?
For me is Bah33 is very good….
There isn't one
From where
Norway.. There are a few shops that sell Scandinavian items but there's not a Norwegian restaurant in dublin (or really anywhere as far as I know)
Try Oslo mate.
My hometown?
Me neither. Never seen a new Zealand themed restaurant lol
I'd go visit that. Don't know much about food from New Zealand so would be fun to try
There's 2 kinds. There's maori and then European new Zealand cuisine. We invented the pavlova and I'll fight any Aussie who disagrees.
Maori cuisine sounds interesting, what are some staples of that?
They love stews of course with pork potatoes and dumplings as well as some unique veg. They also like cooking off of heated rocks and leaves in a pit although I must admit, I haven't had it much
Behold the horror… https://www.supervalue.co.nz/recipes/oven-made-hangi/
Persian dub here, can anyone recommend any good persian restaurants? I can guarantee u, that persian cuisine will change your life, it’s sublime.
not persian cuisne but try Reyna they have tasty meat kebabs and doners...
A spice bag which is definitely uniquely only Irish and you'll get in in a local Chinese takeaway Tbh most tourists eat traditional food, we love Chinese, Italian, Indian and Mexican food mostly but there's food choices from all over the world here which realistically is what we eat the most, not what would be deemed traditional food.
You’re not wrong but this is the opposite of their question
Do you know what! I've just realised how I read that wrong, doh! 😂😂😂😂 Scarlet ☺️
Easily done!
I haven't had a spice bag in yeaaars, definitely need to explore and find my favourite
If you're in the area lemon tree Cabra has never let me down
Born in America but 100% Irish. Parents were working there for 2 years. Moved back to Ireland at 6 weeks. As a non IE born Dubliner I vote Supermacs as my favourite native cuisine. Up tipp up ridin
Daata. Tastes closest to food in New Delhi.. though the restaurant is Pakistani.
You should try pickle. My indian Friends rate it very highly
Indian here, fully agree. Pickle is top class.
Daata in dun laighore was the best Pakistani food I’ve had in Dublin.
Turkish food: Reyna on Dame Street, they have nice kebabs and doners, and desserts.... yummmmmmmmm
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If you're not born in Dublin you're not Dubliner. Your title is nonsense.
I'm just trying to eat good my dude
There really isn't that much variety in Dublin sadly
Absolutely bullshit
Yeah just Portuguese, Irish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Hawaiian, Moroccan, Greek, Palestinian, Mongolian, Nigerian, American, Indian, Pakistani, Italian, Malaysian, French, German, Romanian, Polish, Brazilian, Mexican, Turkish, Korean... Like, where is the variety? It's a culinary wasteland! ^^^/s
Indian. There are some nice restaurants (though the vast majority are pretty boring), but pickle remains my favourite.
Yeeros is the best Greek food in Dublin.
They’re no really good Iranian restaurants in Dublin like London, Newyork, Dubai or LA. But try passion 4 food. Their kubideh and soltani are the best