{"id":146111,"date":"2025-11-18T09:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/146111\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:17:09","slug":"small-but-mighty-cafes-and-restaurants-for-breakfast-brunch-or-a-quick-bite-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/146111\/","title":{"rendered":"Small but mighty cafes and restaurants for breakfast, brunch or a quick bite \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Must Be The Place<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thismustbetheplace.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thismustbetheplace.ie\/\">thismustbetheplace.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Good luck getting a seat on weekend mornings at this ever popular Westport, Co Mayo cafe and shop.<\/p>\n<p>Ar\u00e1n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arankilkenny.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.arankilkenny.ie\/\">arankilkenny.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">All-day brunch dishes come with unlimited pour-over coffee at this award-winning Kilkenny bakery and cafe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Assassination Custard, Dublin. Photograph: Ellius Grace\/The New York Times&#10;                      \" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ZOPUHGAP5ONA3JTBQIUFDBUHA4.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Assassination Custard, Dublin. Photograph: Ellius Grace\/The New York Times<br \/>\n                       Assassination CustardInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/assassination_custard\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/assassination_custard\/?hl=en\">@assassination_custard<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">It might be tiny, but this unique Dublin 2 spot is pound for pound an all-out champion.<\/p>\n<p>Coppinger<a href=\"https:\/\/bereenbrothers.com\/coppinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bereenbrothers.com\/coppinger\">bereenbrothers.com\/coppinger<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">There\u2019s no doubt about it: the Wednesday-Friday lunchtime menu at Coppinger is the smartest money in Dublin city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Elbow Lane<a href=\"https:\/\/elbowlane.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/elbowlane.ie\/\">elbowlane.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Even a fire can\u2019t stop this Cork powerhouse, which is now serving a shorter Bites menu while repairs are carried out. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Fish Shop, Dublin. Photograph: Ellius Grace\/The New York Times\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6RX4N4ZVAEQVM7WCSAEUPDH4FU.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Fish Shop, Dublin. Photograph: Ellius Grace\/The New York Times Fish Shop<a href=\"https:\/\/fish-shop.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/fish-shop.ie\/\">fish-shop.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Dubliners and wine lovers in the know all nod sagely when Fish Shop is mentioned. We don\u2019t gatekeep here.<\/p>\n<p>Green Man Wines<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmanwines.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.greenmanwines.ie\/\">greenmanwines.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">There\u2019s nothing quite like the cheeky feeling of delicious food eaten among groaning shelves of wine in Terenure, Dublin 6W.<\/p>\n<p>Host<a href=\"https:\/\/hostrestaurant.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/hostrestaurant.ie\/\">hostrestaurant.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Good luck to you if you can secure a booking at this Ranelagh spot, but if you do, you\u2019re in for some of the best small plates, pasta and grilled meats in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>Little Acorn<a href=\"https:\/\/littleacorn.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/littleacorn.ie\/\">littleacorn.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">Maggie Roche\u2019s daytime cafe in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, is the business. And it even has a dedicated menu section for Coolattin cheddar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Paradiso restaurant, Cork city. Photograph: Christian Barnett\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YW3SNX65MFHQHETFHE7HFEZFY4.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Paradiso restaurant, Cork city. Photograph: Christian Barnett Paradiso<a href=\"https:\/\/paradiso.restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/paradiso.restaurant\/\">paradiso.restaurant<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Over 30 years old, Cork\u2019s Paradiso still leads the way for vegetarian cooking and natural wines.<\/p>\n<p>The Pepper Pot<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepepperpot.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thepepperpot.ie\/\">thepepperpot.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall b-it-article-body__text--left\">A Dublin institution celebrating 15 years in business in Powerscourt Town Centre; the pear and bacon sandwich is an icon.<\/p>\n<p>Three Leaves<a href=\"https:\/\/3leaves.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/3leaves.ie\/\">3leaves.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Warm hospitality from Milli, and deliciously spiced dishes from Santhosh, all tucked away in Blackrock Market in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Must Be The Placethismustbetheplace.ie Good luck getting a seat on weekend mornings at this ever popular Westport,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,46,615,64500,61,60,12969,7731,8764,5861,5862],"class_list":{"0":"post-146111","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cork","10":"tag-dublin","11":"tag-food-month","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-kilkenny","15":"tag-listicles","16":"tag-mayo","17":"tag-restaurant","18":"tag-restaurant-guides"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}