As if you needed an excuse to head off on a gourmet pub crawl around the country, 30 Irish pubs have made it into the esteemed 2018 Michelin ‘Eating Out In Pubs’ guide.
Produced by tyre manufacturer Michelin – this year’s guide recommends some 470 top dining pubs spread across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland of which 27 are new entries and all of which are selected, first and foremost, for the standard of their food.
Here's the top 30 spots to put on your list...
Antrim
- Billy Andy's (Mounthill, near Larne)
Clare
- Morrissey’s (Doonbeg)
- Vaughan’s Anchor Inn (Liscannor)
- Wild Honey Inn (Lisdoonvarna)
- Linnane’s Lobster Bar (New Quay)
Cork
- Poacher’s Inn (Bandon)
- Deasy’s (Clonakilty)
- Cronin’s (Crosshaven)
- Toddies at The Bulman (Kinsale)
Down
- Bull & Ram (Ballynahinch)
- Pheasant (Annahilt)
- Poacher’s Pocket (Comber)
- Parson’s Nose (Hillsborough)
- Plough Inn (Hillsborough)
- Pier 36 (Donaghadee) Balloo
- House (Killinchy).
Dublin
- Old Spot (Ballsbridge)
- Chop House (Ballsbridge)
Galway
- Moran’s Oyster Cottage (Kilcolgan)
- O’Dowd’s (Roundstone)
Kildare
- Harte’s (Kildare)
- Ballymore Inn (Ballymore Eustace)
- Fallon’s (Kilcullen)
Leitrim
- Oarsman (Carrick-on-Shannon)
Louth
- Fitzpatricks (Jenkinstown)
Mayo
- The Tavern (Murrisk)
- Sheebeen (Westport)
Sligo
Tipperary
Wexford
Now to choose which spot to check out first...
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