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( 01-679 2000;
www.sabadublin.com
;
26-28 Clarendon St; mains €13-23; lunch & dinner)
The name
means 'happy meeting place' and this Thai-Vietnamese fusion restaurant is just that, a
very popular eatery with Dubliners who tuck into a wide selection of Southeast Asian
dishes and test the limits of the cocktail menu. The atmosphere is all designer cool, the
fare a tad shy of being genuinely authentic, but it's a good night out.
CAFÉ MAO €€
( 01-670 4899;
www.cafemao.com
; 2-3 Chatham St; mains €12-19; to 10.30pm; all city centre)
Mao's
often spicy mix of Vietnamese and Thai specialities, cooked to order and served with a
musical soundtrack that declares its super-cool credentials, is one of the city's most suc-
cessful restaurants. You can feast on the likes of
nasi goreng
and
bulkoko
here or at its
other spots in the
Dundrum Town Centre
(
VIETNAMESE, THAI
01-296 2802; The Mill Pond, Dundrum Town Centre)
and
Dun
01-214 8090; The Pavilion Seafront)
.
Laoghaire
(
BITE €€
SEAFOOD
(
www.bitedublin.com
; 29 South Frederick St; mains €15-23; 5-11pm Tue-Sat, noon-4.30pm & 5-11pm Fri-Sat)
Locally sourced fish and shellfish are the main draw at this elegant little restaurant; the
other is the relatively small menu, which means that the appropriate amount of care and
attention is given to everything they serve - start with the popcorn laced in squid oil and
work your way up to Malcolm Starmer's fresh lobster burger.
GREEN HEN €€
FRENCH
( 01-670 7238;
www.greenhen.ie
;
33 Exchequer St; mains €19-26; lunch & dinner Mon-Fri, brunch & dinner
Sat & Sun)
New York's Soho meets Parisian brasserie at this stylish eatery, where elegance
and economy live side-by-side. If you don't fancy gorging on oysters or tucking into a di-
vine Irish Hereford rib-eye, you can opt for the
plat du jour
or avail of the early-bird
menus; watch out for their killer cocktails. Reservations recommended for dinner.
CHEZ MAX €€
( 01-633 7215; 1 Palace St; mains €13-19; from 7.30am; 50, 54, 56A, 77 or 77A)
Guarding the main
gate to Dublin Castle is a French cafe that is Gallic through and through, from the fixtures
imported from gay Paree to the beautiful, sultry staff who ignore you until they're ready
FRENCH
