Recommended Restaurants

Luigi Malones
The Friary
5-6 Cecilia Street
Temple Bar
Dublin 2
website: www.luigimalones.com
bookings: 00353-1-6792723

Luigi Malones located in the heart of Temple Bar - Dublin's most happening neighbourhood. The restaurant has that elusive "Wow Factor" with authentic and spectacular dishes from all round the globe - special German beers, brilliant cocktails and exclusively imported wines make this a must for your Dublin trip.

Cooke's Café/Rhino Room
14 & 14A South William Street
Dublin
Tel: (01) 679 0536
Fax: (01) 670 5260

Cooke's Café produces sophisticated and brilliantly turned out modern food using fresh, organic, ingredients. Upstairs, the Rhino Room offers American-Italian fusion food and cocktails in relaxed New York- style surroundings.

Jacob's Ladder
4-5 Nassau Street
Dublin
Tel; (01) 670 3865

This is one of the best places to eat in Dublin. Jacobs ladder offers imaginative, modern Irish cooking and good views across Trinity.

101 Talbot
100-102 Talbot Street
Dublin
Tel: (01) 874 5011

101 is one of the city's best-loved restaurants, thanks to modern cooking and the witty service. The menu offers Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences and includes good dishes for vegetarians.

Roly@The Pavilion
Unit 8
The Pavilion
Dún Laoghaire
Co Dublin
Tel: (01) 236 0286

Following the success of Roly's Bistro Roly@The Pavilion has leather banquettes and cubicles in dark mauves and browns. The food is modern rustic: braised shoulder of lamb with green beans and mash; and a cheese and dessert selection for dessert.

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Recommended Bars and Nightlife.

Chocolate Bar
Hatch Street Upper, off Harcourt Street
Dublin
Tel: (01) 478 0166

The Chocolate Bar is a trendy gothic bar with some of the strangest toilets in Dublin.
The bar has balcony seating and a good range of cocktails.

Johnny Fox's
Glencullen
Co Dublin
Tel: (01) 295 5647

Johnny Fox's claims to be the 'highest pub in the country', perched in the hills above the city. This is a very busy pub with 'traditional' music and dancing. One of the main attractions is the excellent seafood menu.

Voodoo Lounge
39 Arran Quay
Smithfield
Tel: (01) 873 6013

The Voodoo Lounge is part-owned by Huey from the Fun Lovin' Criminals, and is a huge bar-club, with a long bar and candlelit tables. The music changes every night but the emphasis is on hip hop.

Dakota
9 South William Street
Dublin
Tel: (01) 672 7696

Dakota is a converted fabric warehouse with good floor service, a wide range of cocktails and one of the best selections of bottled beers in Dublin.

Porterhouse Brewing Company
16-18 Parliament Street
Temple Bar
Dublin
Tel: (01) 679 8847

The Porterhouse Brewing Company is a microbrewery-pub with some of the best brews in the city.

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Shopping

For traditional shopping visit the Moore Street Market on Henry Street, where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold, Monday to Saturday 0900-1800.
South of the River is the Grafton Street shopping precinct with department store Brown Thomas and one of Dublin's finest shopping centres - The Powerscourt Town House. The Design Centre on the top floor of the Powerscourt Town House shopping centre offers Irish designer fashions and Nassau Street is best for traditional Irish gifts, such as glass, crafts and Celtic jewellery.
The Temple Bar district has good, one-off shops, while the antiques quarter, around Francis Street, is particularly lively on a Saturday morning.