Dublin · Republic of Ireland
Gillian McKeith's guide to healthy restaurants in Dublin.
Written by Gillian McKeith
Dublin has a reputation for stout and butter, and it has quietly earned a much better one for vegetables. The city grows good produce on its doorstep, and the kitchens I rate here use it rather than boiling the life out of it.
Cornucopia on Wicklow Street has been feeding this city vegetarian food since 1986 and remains the first address I give anyone. Blazing Salads is a wholefood deli of the old, honest kind, and Sprout & Co does organic salad bowls at speed without resorting to additives. Glas off Grafton Street cooks seasonal Irish vegetables properly, The Fumbally in Dublin 8 bakes, ferments and treats vegetables as the point of the meal, and Brother Hubbard leans on pulses, grains and herbs in a way I wish more brunch rooms would.
My standard does not soften for Dublin: purity, wholesomeness, organic wherever the chef can manage it, and an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains and seeds. No restaurant on this page has paid me a penny, and none would be allowed to.
6 restaurants in Dublin
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Blazing Salads
$$Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Long-established Dublin wholefood deli and bakery specialising in vegan and vegetarian salads and savouries.
Brother Hubbard
$$Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Middle Eastern inspired cooking with vegetables, pulses and grains at the centre.
Cornucopia
$$Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Wicklow Street institution since 1986, Ireland's best-known vegetarian wholefood restaurant.
Glas
$$Dublin, Republic of Ireland
A small Chatham Street dining room cooking seasonal Irish vegetables with real care.
Sprout & Co
$$Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Farm-to-bowl salad chain building fresh, customisable salads and bowls from its own organic farm.
The Fumbally
$$Dublin, Republic of Ireland
A big airy Dublin 8 cafe built on fermenting, baking and vegetables.
Eating well in Dublin: your questions
- What is the best vegetarian restaurant in Dublin?
- Cornucopia on Wicklow Street. It has been cooking vegetarian food for this city since 1986, the salads are the real article rather than a garnish, and the vegan and gluten free options are thought through instead of tacked on.
- Where can I get a healthy lunch in Dublin city centre?
- Blazing Salads for a wholefood deli counter with proper breads and salads, or Sprout & Co for organic bowls made fast and made without additives. Both leave you fed rather than hunting for a second lunch an hour later.
- Is there anywhere in Dublin cooking seasonal Irish vegetables?
- Glas off Grafton Street builds its menu around what the Irish growers have that week, and The Fumbally in Dublin 8 bakes and ferments its own. Produce picked nearby and recently always tastes of more, and in Ireland that is easy to arrange.
- Do I need to be vegan to use this Dublin guide?
- Not at all. The guide is plant-forward, not plant-only. Some of these kitchens are entirely vegetarian, others simply give vegetables the leading role. Order however suits you.
- Can a Dublin restaurant pay to be included?
- It cannot, and asking would count against it. I pick each listing myself on sourcing, freshness and how much genuine produce reaches the plate.
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Written by Gillian McKeith
I'm Gillian McKeith: television presenter, creator of the global hit show You Are What You Eat, writer, nutritionist, and the editor behind this guide. Every Dublin entry here is chosen and written by me. I judge kitchens on the things that actually matter: real ingredients, honest sourcing, vegetables cooked with care, and food you feel better for eating.
Nothing on this page is a paid placement. Restaurants cannot buy a recommendation, and any listing marked as sponsored is labelled as such. If a kitchen slips, it comes out of the guide.
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