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Of late, a new movement in cuisine known as Modern Irish has come to dominate. Its influences are varied but can largely be considered French coupled with the natural flavours and products of the Irish countryside and coastal waters. Modern Irish cuisine is truly excellent and much is available in Dublin for you to sample. It does far more justice to seafood than traditional cooking, taking full advantage of the products of rich and varied waters, both coastal and inland.
Modern Irish food menus also offer an interesting array of Mediterranean dishes with that typical Irish touch.
Modern Irish dishes include the much venerated succulent roast duck, pan fried seabass and roasted quail with truffled potato puree, pear and walnut. For fish lovers, pan fried salmon with sautéed smoked bacon, fresh scallops served with Clonakielty black pudding, or roasted sea bream served up whole or filleted, constitute a particular highlight.
Lunch in Ireland is typically served between noon and 2pm. With Dublin City Centre being so small, you will find everywhere pretty packed at this time. Many restaurants offer excellent lunch specials and are usually less crowded than cafes.
Dinner, as the main meal of the day, is typically no later than 9pm. Restaurants around Dublin would rarely accept a booking after 10pm, since most close around 11pm. The restaurant scene in Dublin is bustling at the moment, with so many excellent restaurants doubling as the place to be seen.
Early evening specials are a great way to sample Dublin's restaurants, with early-bird or pre-theatre menus offering substantial reductions on the prime time costs.
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Le Coq Hardi. If you would like to sample traditional Irish food in a traditional Irish setting, head out to Le Coq Hardi. Set in a Georgian house in Pembroke Road, the restaurant also boasts of wine cellar. That, coupled with such delectable food is certainly worth the visit. Tel: +353 1 668 9070.
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