{"id":204445,"date":"2025-11-28T08:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/204445\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:22:13","slug":"ten-irish-restaurants-where-youll-have-a-great-time-with-friends-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/204445\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Irish restaurants where you\u2019ll have a great time with friends \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adrift Dunmore HouseWest Cork; dunmorehousehotel.ie\/adrift-restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelin added Adrift to its guide for dishes such as \u201cGalley Head lobster, tomato water, garden herbs\u201d, with produce picked daily from the Ocean Garden. A great place to dine with friends.<\/p>\n

BastionKinsale, Co Cork; bastionkinsale.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Head here for the Discovery menu (\u20ac80), from brioche and langoustine to rabbit and chocolate caramel.<\/p>\n

Black PigKinsale, Co Cork; theblackpigwinebar.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Award-winning wine bar with 250 bottles, 100 wines by the glass and sharp local plates, made for nights with friends.<\/p>\n

Excuse my FrenchRanelagh, Dublin 6; excusemyfrench.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Chef Sidjy and sommelier Colin serve French cooking with changing menus for brunch, lunch and dinner, matched with French wines, cocktails or coffee in a warm, relaxed setting.<\/p>\n

Gregans CastleThe Burren, Co Clare; gregans.ie<\/a><\/p>\n

In a diningroom with sweeping views of the Burren, head chef Jonathan Farrell serves a \u20ac110 five-course menu where technique and skill run through every plate \u2013 from finely balanced mackerel tartare with gooseberries to seasonal duck with garden produce.<\/p>\n

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HeraDrumcondra, Dublin 1; opentable.com\/r\/juno-restaurant-dublin-1<\/a><\/p>\n

A Mediterranean-inspired neighbourhood gastropub where smoked cod tarama, crisp broccoli fritti and chicken-pancetta meatballs lead to a standout brown butter miso tart.<\/p>\n

Osteria LucioGrand Canal Quay, Dublin 2; osterialucio.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Start with pasta such as linguine pomodoro, share the suckling pig shoulder al forno for two (\u20ac68), and finish with tiramisu.<\/p>\n

Sea ShantyBlackrock, Co Dublin; instagram.com\/seashantyblackrock\/<\/a><\/p>\n

At Conway\u2019s in Blackrock, Elena Segura and Sebastian Sainz serve tins of seafood with focaccia and crisps, oysters from Woodstown to Cromane, and a crisp calamari taco, backed by a sharp low-intervention wine list by the glass.<\/p>\n

Solas TapasDingle, Co Kerry; solastapas.com<\/a><\/p>\n

A menu for sharing that runs from oysters and sardines to croquettes and empanadas, with bigger plates such as fig tempura, day-boat fish and a rib of beef for two.<\/p>\n

The Grain Store at KillrudderyCo Wicklow; killruddery.com\/pages\/the-grain-store<\/a><\/p>\n

Open from Friday to Sunday for lunch, with a seasonal supper club on weekend evenings. Head chef Niall O\u2019Sullivan leads a kitchen rooted in the estate\u2019s garden and farm, with provenance at its core<\/p>\n