Although most of the gourmet restaurants are located in Ireland’s major cities, you will find equally fine cuisine in the remote locations around the country. If traditional is more your style, many pubs around the country offer Carvery lunches with generous portions of vegetables and prime cuts of meat. Ireland was once a gourmet-poor country, but now offers an incredible range of international cuisines including; French, Chinese, Indian, Russian, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Italian and many more. The following is a list of favorite restaurants around the Country

| Location | Name | Address | Telephone | Dublin | Roly’s Bistro 7 | Ballsbridge Terrace Dublin 4 | 01 668 2611 | | . | Elephant and Castle | 18 Temple Bar Dublin 2 | 01 679 3121 | | . | Eastern Tandoori | 1 New St. Malahide | 01 845 2777 | | . | Dobbin’s Wine Bistro | 15 Stephan’s Lane Dublin 2 | 01 676 4679 | | . | Abbey Tavern | Abbey St. Howth | 01 839 0307 | | Southeast Ireland | The Beams | 59 Dublin St. Carlow | 0503 31824 | | . | Merry’s Main | St. Dungarvan | 058 41974 | | . | Sliken Thomas | The Square, Kildare | 0455 22232 | | . | The Lobster Pot | Carne, Rosslare | 053 31110 | | . | Waterford Castle | The Island, Ballinakill | 051 78203 | | . | The Old Rectory | Wicklow, Wicklow | 0404 67048 | | Cork and Kerry | Clifford’s | 18 Dyke Parade, Cork | 021 275333 | | . | Beginish | Green St., Dingle | 066 51588 | | . | Phelan’s | Woodview Tweedmount, Blarney | 021 385197 | | . | Lime Tree | Shelbourne St., Kenmare | 064 41225 | | . | The Strawberry Tree | 24 Plunkett St., Killarney | 064 32688 | | . | Man Friday | Scilly, Kinsale | 021 772260 | | Lower Shannon | Chez Hans Rockside | Cashel | 062 61177 | | . | Michael’s Clonmel Arms Hotel | Clonmel | 052 21233 | | . | Cruise’s Pub | Abbey St, Ennis | 065 41800 | | . | Bridges Jury’s Hotel | Limerick | 061 327777 | | . | Gurthalougha House | Ballinderry, Nenagh | 067 22080 | The West | The Boley House | Keel, Achill Island | 098 43147 | | . | Rock Glen | Rock Glen Manor House, Clifden | 095 21035 | | . | Connaught Room | Ashford Castle, Cong | 092 46003 | | . | Eyre House and Park | Forster St, Galway | 091 564924 | | . | Abbey Hotel | Galway Rd. Roscommon | 0903 26250 | | Northwest Ireland | Glebe House | Collooney, Collooney | 071 67787 | | . | Sail Inn | Main St., Killbegs | 073 31130 | | . | Truffles | 11 The Mall, Sligo | 071 44226 | | Pavillion | Rathmullan House, Rathmullan | 074 58188 | | The Midlands | The Gables | Dundalk Rd., Ardee | 041 53789 | | . | L’Escale | The Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone | 0902 92444 | | . | Quaglino’s | 88 Clanbrassil St, Dundalk | 042 38567 | | . | Crookedwood | House Crookedwood, Mulingar | 044 72165 | Northern Ireland | Wysner’s Restaurant | 16 Anne St, Ballycastle | 01265 762372 | | . | Malone House | Barnett Demesne, Belfast | 01232 681246 | | . | Antica Roma | 67 Botanic Ave, Belfast | 01232 311121 | | . | The Sheelin | Bellanaleck, Enniskillen | 01365 348232 | | . | Roscoff | Shaftesbury Sq., Belfast | 01232 331532 | |