Lucinda O’Sullivan’s Hot 24: The very best Irish places for fine dining and more in summer 2024

Ardent foodies fly in and out of cities worldwide to tick the boxes of top restaurants on their bucket list, but how many of these hot Irish places have you tried? Summer’s almost here and it’s time to hit the road

Egg toast, caviar, herbs, Jean-Georges. Photo: Lucinda O'Sullivan

Lucinda O'Sullivan

What qualifies a restaurant to appear on someone’s bucket list? Should the lobster be served in a submarine at 20,000 leagues, before an audience of hungry sharks, or maybe a Michelin-starred noodle house just below the death zone on Mount Everest. Personally, I’d love to see a destination restaurant atop Croagh Patrick, requiring Insta-eager influencers and foodies to scramble up and down in their bare feet, rosary beads in hand, for the soft-launch freebie night. All that being said, the restaurants on my bucket list for summer 2024, while varying in prices, are all inspirational, individualistic and offer cuisine to die for.​

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