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mushroom and egg, plus the coffee is splendid and the service sweet. This is a treasure so
popular that they opened a bigger version around the corner on
Cow's Lane
(
www.queenoftarts.ie
;
3-4 Cow's Lane; mains €5-10;
all cross-city)
.
8am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm Sat, 10am-6pm Sun;
EDEN €€
MODERN IRISH
( 01-670 5372;
www.edenrestaurant.ie
; Meeting House Sq; mains €16-28; noon-2.30pm & 6-10.30pm Mon-Fri,
noon-3pm & 6-11pm Sat & Sun; all city centre)
A long-standing Temple Bar favourite, Eden
serves up generous helpings of modern Irish cuisine in a stylish setting - it's designed to
look like the interior of an (empty) pool. Beef, chicken, duck and venison all feature on
the menu, but our favourite is weekend brunch, where you can linger with the papers and
refills of coffee.
ELEPHANT & CASTLE €€
DINER
( 01-679 3121;
www.elephantandcastle.ie
;
18 Temple Bar; mains €12-26; 8am-11.30pm Mon-Fri,
11.30am-11.30pm Sat & Sun; all city centre)
If it's massive New York-style sandwiches or sticky
chicken wings you're after, this bustling upmarket diner is just the joint. Be prepared to
queue though, especially at weekends when the place heaves with the hassled parents of
wandering toddlers and 20-somethings looking for for a carb-cure for the night before.
LARDER €€
(8 Parliament St; dinner mains €16-25; 8am-11pm; all city centre)
This welcoming cafe-restaurant
has a positively organic vibe to it, what with its wholesome porridge breakfasts, gourmet
sandwiches with fillings such as serrano ham, gruyere and rocket, and speciality Suki teas
(try the China gunpowder). The evening menu offers a range of well-prepared Irish dishes
including a great rib-eye and crackling pork belly.
CONTEMPORARY IRISH
TEA ROOMS €€
MODERN IRISH
( 01-670 7766;
www.theclarence.ie
;
Clarence, 6-8 Wellington Quay; 2-/3-course menu €24/28; dinner Thu-Sat,
noon-4pm Sun; all city centre)
Mathieu Melin is performing small miracles in this elegant res-
taurant, its soaring ceiling and double-height windows designed to resemble a church.
There are few places in all of Dublin where you'll get such superb fare - an ambitious
marriage of classic French cuisine and typically Irish produce - at such reasonable prices.
IL BACCARO €€
ITALIAN
