Comments on: Out and About in Dublin http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/ Kieran Murphy's blog - all about making, eating, pondering about and enjoying sweet things by a chocoholic Irish ice cream man (Murphys Ice Cream) living in Dingle, Ireland. (Please ask if you wish to use text or images. Copyright (c) Kieran Murphy 2007) Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kieran http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Kieran Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:42 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/#comment-144 Thanks a million for your suggestions. I really do appreciate it. I did eat in Mackaral, and how cool is it that they have a mojito (rum, mint, lime) on the menu! I have heard great things about Ho Sen all right, and it's on my list... Thanks again. Thanks a million for your suggestions. I really do appreciate it. I did eat in Mackaral, and how cool is it that they have a mojito (rum, mint, lime) on the menu!

I have heard great things about Ho Sen all right, and it’s on my list…

Thanks again.

]]> By: Caroline@Bibliocook http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Caroline@Bibliocook Thu, 11 May 2006 15:48:46 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/#comment-143 If you have some extra eating time, the Cellar Restaurant at the Merrion Hotel is a gorgeous place for a relaxed evening meal. Or, for some great Vietnamese food, <a HREF="http://www.bibliocook.com/archives/2006/02/restaurant_revi_3.html" rel="nofollow">Hô Sen</A> in Temple Bar is definitely the place to go. And best of luck at the Great Taste Awards! If you have some extra eating time, the Cellar Restaurant at the Merrion Hotel is a gorgeous place for a relaxed evening meal. Or, for some great Vietnamese food, Hô Sen in Temple Bar is definitely the place to go. And best of luck at the Great Taste Awards!

]]> By: JR http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/comment-page-1/#comment-136 JR Wed, 10 May 2006 18:37:13 +0000 http://icecreamireland.com/2006/05/10/out-and-about-in-dublin/#comment-136 Coffee enthusiasts rage about <a href="http://www.lacortedelcaffe.ie/" rel="nofollow">La Corte del Caffe</a> and <a href="http://www.baritalia.ie" rel="nofollow">Bar Italia</a> (both part of the Dunne & Crescenzi empire), available in the Epicurian Food Hall, at the Millenium Walkway, and a few other spots. Personally I hate it though. Too ... soupy or something. I like <a href="http://www.cafesol.ie" rel="nofollow">Café Sol</a> (Baggott St., Dawson St and others) but their outlets are very perfunctory (aimed at lunchtime office workers) and not suitable for enjoying a nice coffee (except perhaps the Hatch St outlet off Leeson St, though avoid between 12 and 3 when overrun by local students). There's also one on Clare St. around the corner from the National Gallery and Natural Museum, which might be handy for a visit. Incidentally, I recently made a few batches of your chocolate brownies, to good effect. You should try Cafe Sol's brownies, which I love and satisfy your non-fluffy criterion. 0 points for presentation, but then it's not that kind of place. (Still, I think it's a great indigenous business and the best placed to take on multinationals like Starbucks and Costa). Not sure about the quality of the coffee but the <a href="http://www.bewleyscafe.com/mezzanine.html" rel="nofollow">Mezzanine of Bewleys</a> overlooking Grafton St. is a real Dublin experience that has recently been revitalised. They give you an amaretto, which is surely the influence of housemate <a href="http://www.cafebardeli.ie" rel="nofollow">CafeBarDeli</a>. Definitely pop upstairs to <a href="http://www.mackerel.ie/" rel="nofollow">Mackarel</a> if you're looking for a fish dinner - though being resident in Dingle you may be less deprived of good fish than those in Dublin. Coffee enthusiasts rage about La Corte del Caffe and Bar Italia (both part of the Dunne & Crescenzi empire), available in the Epicurian Food Hall, at the Millenium Walkway, and a few other spots. Personally I hate it though. Too … soupy or something.

I like Café Sol (Baggott St., Dawson St and others) but their outlets are very perfunctory (aimed at lunchtime office workers) and not suitable for enjoying a nice coffee (except perhaps the Hatch St outlet off Leeson St, though avoid between 12 and 3 when overrun by local students). There’s also one on Clare St. around the corner from the National Gallery and Natural Museum, which might be handy for a visit.

Incidentally, I recently made a few batches of your chocolate brownies, to good effect. You should try Cafe Sol’s brownies, which I love and satisfy your non-fluffy criterion. 0 points for presentation, but then it’s not that kind of place. (Still, I think it’s a great indigenous business and the best placed to take on multinationals like Starbucks and Costa).

Not sure about the quality of the coffee but the Mezzanine of Bewleys overlooking Grafton St. is a real Dublin experience that has recently been revitalised. They give you an amaretto, which is surely the influence of housemate CafeBarDeli. Definitely pop upstairs to Mackarel if you’re looking for a fish dinner – though being resident in Dingle you may be less deprived of good fish than those in Dublin.

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