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We’ve picked out 16 wine bars worth a visit when you’re not quite in the full restaurant mood

Pizza, mezze, fish and chips, wine bars, bistros ... Twelve restaurants for a laid-back bite

Irish restaurateurs face the hardest of times as the soaring cost of ingredients adds to an already challenging climate

For an intimate night out you’ll want good ambience, fabulous food – somewhere special, in short. Here are our top picks

Kaldero’s interiors match the spice on the menu, featuring flavours of India, China and the Philippines

A limited menu that doesn’t break the bank, but doesn’t excite either

The architecture and ambience of these elegant restaurants complement and enhance their first-class food offerings

Destination restaurants: It’s well worth travelling to these restaurants for the unique dining experiences they offer

Tim Magee dines out for a living, and these are the best restaurants he has been to outside Ireland this year

Visiting the French capital and wondering about bars and restaurants? Forget Google, this is the only list you will need

The pizza, the atmosphere and the wine flights make this Smithfield venue the perfect place for a casual bite

Brand new Irish restaurants, together with some reopenings, revamps, and a Storm Babet-enforced reincarnation

Fáilte Ireland research has identified a softening of difficulty in filling key hospitality roles, although staff concerns linger

Ten chefs share their top tips for finding the best tables overseas

It brought pasta to the Irish and was favoured haunt of politicians and celebrities. Now it’s back for party season

Such is social media platform TikTok’s impact on restaurant culture that for some eateries the app is as critical as cutlery, while for foodie content creators it’s a career maker

If you want to make a night of it, here’s where food, wine and interesting surroundings get top billing. Is there DJ in a bright orange booth too? Of course

An influx of young chefs is putting the edgy Mediterranean city on the culinary map with smart restaurants and trendy wine bars

The couple behind Polka Polish Cuisine say high overheads and a drop in diners due to the cost of living have made their business untenable

Finnish chef Mickael Viljanen has pioneered fine dining in Ireland since the noughties. He talks Michelin stars, short-sighted government and carvery lunch

Authentic Italian bases nicely mottled with a char, and good flavour

Corinna Hardgrave and Joanne Cronin have searched the country to find the best of restaurants to try around Ireland this winter

Owners Cathal Leonard and Sarah Ryan say they are shutting down after almost six years in business

O’Sullivan, who hails from Cork, won season 22 of Gordon Ramsay’s US television show Hell’s Kitchen

From VAT increases and Covid closures to rising labour costs, business owners talk about sleepless nights over the uncertainty of working in the industry

If we don’t do something, in Dublin especially, generic international chains and brands will fill the empty spaces

From house prices to cost of living, the Government and Opposition parties need to win on these issues during any upcoming campaign

More and more people are opting to switch professions in midlife. We talk to three people who have taken the plunge

More than 600 restaurants have closed in 2024 as rising costs and pandemic-related debt take their toll

A new Rathmines restaurant and takeaway with an extensive menu that includes tempura, sushi and gyoza

This new Dublin neighbourhood restaurant is already a big favourite with locals

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Awards highlight ‘resilience, determination and collaborative spirit’ of those working through ‘challenging time’ in industry

Kilkenny is now home to Nicole Server, from the Philippines, and Bart Pawlukojc, from Poland

JP McMahon is a Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur and author. He lives and works in Galway

Only the lemon meringue pie let things down in a very cheerful menu of staples

Chef talks about on learning to work smarter, not harder; the worst dish he’s ever eaten; and impending fatherhood

Make sure to get in ahead of the lunch rush – this chef-led outlet is popular

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

As the college year begins, we’ve scoured the country for some of the best budget food offers out there