Best place to go for lunch in O'connel street, Henry street?

Nelly1234

Thanks in advance:)

sawdoubters

what type of food do you like

Nelly1234

sawdoubters wrote: »

what type of food do you like

Pasta, sandwiches:) I suppose an all rounder cafe/restaurant! Not picky just want quality:)

Tombo2001

Nowhere I can think of on O'Connell St or Henry St.

Café in Arnotts is ok, nothing special. Ditto Clerys.

In that general area, the French bakery café on Moore St is very nice, there is a super pizza place on Abbey St down towards Capel (its new) and there are heaps of places on Capel St.

If I was in the area, I would go to the French place on Moore St or else Brother Hubbard on Capel St. Also, the Mick Wallace places are pretty good for Pasta.

joeguevara

Romanos on Capel st is great. They make their own pasta. Loads of Korean/Chinese on capel st too. So good.

John_Rambo

Epicurean food hall is good and cheap. It's not fine dining if you know what I mean, but there's tasty stuff to be got. Koh around the corner is excellent.

hfallada

Boojum is not the most glamorous place to eat. But its genuinely my favourite place to eat in Dublin. I look forward to it every week. Its in the Italian quarter beside the jervis street luas stop. Its mexican food at its best.

RonnieRocket

hfallada wrote: »

It's in the Italian quarter beside the jervis street luas stop. Its mexican food at its best.

*cringe* please don't call that little laneway "the Italian Quarter"

riffmongous

Supermacs?

dobman88

Flanagan's in the middle of O'Connell Street. Found the place by pure chance on a trip to Dublin and now go there every time I'm up. Quick and good service, good food, good prices. Would recommend it to anyone.

snickerpuss

Brother Hubbard on Capel St for sure. Lovely sandwiches, soups, salads and coffee. Usually quite busy though!

John_Rambo

RonnieRocket wrote: »

*cringe* please don't call that little laneway "the Italian Quarter"

That's what people seem to call it. It's not that bad. Any suggestions for the OP?

PirateShampoo

Yamamori Noodles next to the Ha'penny Bridge.
You can get a lunch bento box for under e10.

La_Gordy

Govindas on Abbey St. One of the most filling and delicious lunch/dinners in Dublin and only 5.70, if i mind right. I work up around Baggot St and miss it terribly.

Galadriel

147 Deli on Parnell Street is meant to be great, dying to try it myself.

http://https://www.facebook.com/147deliparnell

Tombo2001

RonnieRocket wrote: »

*cringe* please don't call that little laneway "the Italian Quarter"

But thats what its called....

.....whats wrong with the Italian Quarter?


Better ring to it than 'that laneway where all the Italian places are'.....

Tombo2001

La_Gordy wrote: »

Govindas on Abbey St. One of the most filling and delicious lunch/dinners in Dublin and only 5.70, if i mind right. I work up around Baggot St and miss it terribly.

Govindas on Aungier St isnt too far away from you; personally I prefer that one.

Tombo2001

Going back to the OP's original question though:

It is a fact worth noting that THERE IS NOT ONE DECENT PLACE TO EAT ON WHAT IS SUPPOSEDLY DUBLIN'S PREMIER STREET.

But if its reconstituted chicken you want, served in rubbery nugget form, then there are multiple offerrings.

Thank you, city planners.

moschops

I agree. Whenever I am around that area I'm always struck by that. Very strange!

endofrainbow

+1 for Flanagans

had a lovely lunch there recently

Aard

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Going back to the OP's original question though:

It is a fact worth noting that THERE IS NOT ONE DECENT PLACE TO EAT ON WHAT IS SUPPOSEDLY DUBLIN'S PREMIER STREET.

But if its reconstituted chicken you want, served in rubbery nugget form, then there are multiple offerrings.

Thank you, city planners.

I agree with you on the first point. A friend and I were in the sane predicament yesterday and ended up going southside. OCS just has zero quality offering.

On the other hand, this has nothing to do with planners. The market dictates who sets up shop. Huge demand for fast food, little demand for cafes/bistros. In fact the planners have started granting only temporary permission for new takeaway/fastfood places so as to avoid their proliferation.

cson

Paris Bakery, Moore St.

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There is nothing else worth taking about in the OCS area unless you start factoring in the likes of the Grand Central, The Church and the Gresham for lunch and they're very expensive.

Teyla Emmagan

There's absolutely nowhere decent to eat on either street. It will have to be Capel St (loads of choice), or Middle Abbey St/Liffey St. I would be a fan of Yamamori too.

That Govinda's place was horrible though, you are all mad!

CatLou

Café Cagliostro on the Millenniun Walkway has some nice sambos with stuff like prosciutto and italian cheeses. Their coffee isn't too bad either.

Koh apparently is good too, though I've yet to try it, just heard about it from friends. It serves asian fusion food or something along those lines, if I remember correctly...

Closer to O'Connell, on Middle Abbey St. there's also Govinda's, they're a vegetarian restaurant run by the Hare Krishna folks
They usually have three different dishes and you choose the size of the plate you want. You can then choose everything you want as long as they can stuff it into the plate. I usually can't finish a small plate (about 7€), they serve really large portions. They do take away boxes. They also have a soup of the day and yoghourt drinks. I think this place is very good value and I never leave her hungry, quite the opposite.
It can be a little hit and miss in terms of really awesome veggie food, but it's never bland and they use fresh ingredients.

The Paris Bakery in Moore St. is also a nice spot for lunch, though I prefer it for a mid afternoon pastry and coffee.

If you're going to try something on Capel St. and like Asian/Japanese flavours, give Musashi a chance, I think you won't be disappointed and they do delish Bento Boxes for 9€

cson

Koh isn't exactly OCS area, it's just off the Jervis Luas stop, but if you like Thai cuisine then look no further. One of my favourite restaurants in Dublin. Great cocktails.

EyeSight

cson wrote: »

Koh isn't exactly OCS area, it's just off the Jervis Luas stop, but if you like Thai cuisine then look no further. One of my favourite restaurants in Dublin. Great cocktails.

I didn't like the place. The food was ok and it was really loud and dark there. When i went i booked a table for 2 and there was a huge table of rowdy people at a party taking up most of the room. I thought they should have given me a heads up when i booked as it was quite unpleasant

As i say, the food was grand but for the same price i've had much better

Slunk

The recently refurbished Parnell Mooney does some very nice food. BBQ wings and veggie pasta are especially nice.

Kiltennel

The French place on Moore Street is extremely good I think. Most people write it off because of its location but it does one of the best burgers in Dublin I think. 12.50 for a decent size burger, lovely homemade chips and a good salad.

PauloConn

147 Deli on Parnell Street is very good, expensive but tasty sambo's and well worth a look. Uber hipster though.
Kimchi and some vietnamese place on same street really good for asian / korean food as well. Food and service are always good. And then the pubs normally do good portions of lunches; Madigan's, Living Room. The there's also the kingfisher on Parnell street past the Rotunda.
Either way, you wouldn't go hungry for long if you;re in the area.

spurious

The Gresham. Pricey but civilised.

KeepItQT

Brother Hubbard if you fancy going as far as to Capel St. or The Hop House also known as The Shakespeare/ Kimchi is phenomenal my favourite restaurant in Dublin!

MissFlitworth

Bakehouse on Bachelor's Walk, max 2 minute walk from O'Connell St (bridge end).
Also on Bachelors walk Terra Madre is great, short authentic Italian menu, good value, open for lunch Tuesday to Sat. Boojum is lovely but can be queues-out-the-door busy. Ugly Ducking in the epicurean does *good* sandwiches. Like this one



I like the food in the Paris Bakery but the service gives me a rage headache so don't enjoy going there except for takeout.

CatLou

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Also on Bachelors walk Terra Madre is great, short authentic Italian menu, good value, open for lunch Tuesday to Sat. Boojum is lovely but can be queues-out-the-door busy. Ugly Ducking in the epicurean does *good* sandwiches. Like this one

I like the food in the Paris Bakery but the service gives me a rage headache so don't enjoy going there except for takeout.

+1 for Terra Madre, though I don't know how they are at lunchtime.

And I totally agree about the service in the Paris Bakery, the food is mostly great but the service can be disastrous. I've even developed some strategies to deal with it :P

PauloConn

Ugly duckling do great sambo's as well. Good call.
I won't put in Paris Bakery after an incident that cost me a lunch. Needless to say, never get between a man and his food. They did..... and lost

spurious

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Bakehouse on Bachelor's Walk, max 2 minute walk from O'Connell St (bridge end).
Also on Bachelors walk Terra Madre is great, short authentic Italian menu, good value, open for lunch Tuesday to Sat. Boojum is lovely but can be queues-out-the-door busy. Ugly Ducking in the epicurean does *good* sandwiches. Like this one

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That looks lovely - is it prawns?

emzolita

+2 for Flanagans it's simple and always nice.

stimpson

101 Talbot on Talbot St - 2 mins walk from OCS.

grumpymenever

The Kylemore on the corner, breakfast, lunch or a sandwich.

Think_then_talk

The Church bar & restaurant on Mary St.
Nice food but can be busy.

MissFlitworth

spurious wrote: »

That looks lovely - is it prawns?

Tis! Deep fried, Cajun spiced ones

messrs

Nelly1234 wrote: »

Thanks in advance:)

I like Annes Bakery on Henry Street, down oppsite Jervis, lovely all day brekkie and nice range of sandwichs aswell

cson

If you're in the Parnell/Capel St area then the Woolie does the best bar food for my money. url]http://www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/[/url

Fair play to all the posters on this thread; I think the 4/5th post said it was shocking that there was nowhere to go to eat in the OCS area but there must be 20 suggestions all within a 10min walk of the Spire at this stage.

miss no stars

Kay's kitchen has opened up in the Jervis centre.

It's not fancy but the food is grand and good value and there's a huge variety. Soup, sandwiches, salads, noodles, carvery and so on. I like it for when I'm on my own so I can people-watch

cson

Ate there, nice but overpriced imo.

SimonTemplar

I'm a fan of Mes Amis beside the Abbey St Luas stop. It's a small old fashioned cafe with decent filling food and friendly staff.

Nelly1234

Ah guys!! Thanks so much!!:) moving to dublin soon Be nice to know where to go! Brill suggestions:)

somesoldiers

little bit further but Star Pizza, bottom of talbot street. EUR5, 9", 2 toppings, drink, hand full of chips and a sauce! cannot be beaten, well except by the place over the road who now do same with 3 toppings but they only have about 3 chairs!

Tombo2001

cson wrote: »

If you're in the Parnell/Capel St area then the Woolie does the best bar food for my money. URL]http://www.woolshedbaa.com/dublin/[/URL

Fair play to all the posters on this thread; I think the 4/5th post said it was shocking that there was nowhere to go to eat in the OCS area but there must be 20 suggestions all within a 10min walk of the Spire at this stage.

To be fair, what was said that there wasnt one decent place to eat on O'Connell St......not in the area around it.

thebostoncrab

I love grabbing lunch in T.P. Smyths on the corner of Abbey Street/ Jervis Street. Tend to go in as a treat to myself, or else Cactus Jacks in the Italian Quarter, they do a great tapas lunch deal.

spurious

Tombo2001 wrote: »

To be fair, what was said that there wasnt one decent place to eat on O'Connell St......not in the area around it.

The Gresham is there. It's pricey but there's nothing wrong with the food.

adrian522

Le Bon Crubeen on Talbot street is good for lunch in that general vicinity.

http://leboncrubeen.ie/menus/lunch/