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spinach or carrot and coriander—comes with a chunky slab of
homemade soda bread and butter.
3 Dawson St., Dublin 2.
&
01/474-1054.
Soups, sandwiches, and wraps under
€
5
($6). No credit cards. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. Bus: Any city-center bus.
Cornucopia Wholefood Restaurant
ORGANIC/VEG-
ETARIAN This little cafe just off Grafton Street is one of the best
vegetarian restaurants in the city, and also serves wholesome meals
for people on various restricted diets (vegan, nondairy, low sodium,
low fat). Soups are particularly good here, as is the baked lasagna
made with eggplant. Predictably, the clientele is made up mainly of
Birkenstock-wearing, backpack-toting 20-somethings.
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Tips
Picnic, Anyone?
The parks of Dublin offer plenty of sylvan settings for a pic-
nic lunch; so feel free to park it on a bench, or pick a grassy
patch and spread a blanket. In particular, try
St. Stephen's
Green
at lunchtime (in the summer there are open-air band
concerts), the
Phoenix Park,
and
Merrion Square.
You can
also take a ride on the DART to the suburbs of
Dun
Laoghaire, Dalkey, Killiney,
and
Bray
(to the south) or
Howth
(to the north) and picnic along a bayfront pier or
promenade.
In recent years, some fine delicatessens and gourmet
food shops—ideal for picnic fare—have sprung up. For the
best selection of fixings, try any of the following.
Gruel,
69
Dame St., Dublin 2 (
&
01/670-7119
), has a cult following
for its hot roasted gourmet sandwiches that change daily.
Garlic Kitchen,
49 Francis St., Dublin 8 (
&
01/454-4912
), has
gourmet prepared food to go, from salmon en croûte to
pastries filled with meats or vegetables, pâtés, quiches,
sausage rolls, and homemade pies, breads, and cakes.
Mag-
ills Delicatessen,
14 Clarendon St., Dublin 2 (
&
01/671-
3830
), offers Asian and Continental delicacies, meats,
cheeses, spices, and salads. For a fine selection of Irish
cheeses, luncheon meat, and other delicacies, seek out
Sheridan's Cheesemongers,
11 S. Anne St., Dublin 2
(
&
01/679-3143
), perhaps the best of Dublin's cheese
emporiums, or the
Big Cheese Company,
St. Andrews Lane,
Dublin 2 (
&
01/671-1399
).
