Explore Dublin
Dublin is a walkable capital of Georgian doorways, riverside pubs and world-class museums — but its restaurants and coastal getaways are scattered from Parnell Square to Blackrock. Chauffyr threads it all in a fixed-price black car, from a Book of Kells morning to a two-star dinner and a nightcap in the Liberties.
Georgian squares and literary heritage, Guinness and historic pubs, and a fast-rising modern-Irish dining scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Dublin
2 MichelinChapter One by Mickael Viljanen
Modern Irish · French · $$$$ · Parnell Square
Mickael Viljanen's two-star flagship beneath the Dublin Writers Museum — luxurious, French-honed modern Irish cooking.
2 MichelinRestaurant Patrick Guilbaud
French · $$$$ · Merrion
Ireland's longest-standing two-star, in the Merrion hotel — refined French cuisine with Irish produce.
2 MichelinLiath
Contemporary · $$$$ · Blackrock
Damien Grey's two-star tasting-menu room tucked inside Blackrock Market.
1 MichelinVariety Jones
Modern Irish · $$$ · The Liberties
Keelan Higgs's one-star, fire-driven room in the Liberties.
Etto
Italian · Mediterranean · $$$ · Merrion Row
A tiny, beloved Merrion Row bistro of Mediterranean small plates and low-intervention wine.
Leo Burdock
Fish & chips · $ · Christchurch
A Dublin institution since 1913 for classic battered fish and chips by Christ Church.
What to see in Dublin
Trinity College & the Book of Kells
City Centre
Ireland's oldest university, home to the illuminated 9th-century Book of Kells and the breathtaking Long Room.
Guinness Storehouse
St James's Gate
Ireland's most-visited attraction — the story of the black stuff, topped by the panoramic Gravity Bar.
Dublin Castle
Dame Street
800 years of Irish history behind Georgian and medieval walls at the heart of the city.
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham
A former prison central to Ireland's fight for independence — moving guided tours through the cell wings.
St Stephen's Green
City Centre
A serene 22-acre Victorian park at the foot of Grafton Street — the city's favourite green lung.
National Gallery of Ireland
Merrion Square
Ireland's national art collection, from Caravaggio to the Yeats family — and free to enter.
One perfect day in Dublin
9:00 · Morning
Trinity College & the Book of KellsCity Centre — The Book of Kells
11:00 · Late morning
Guinness StorehouseSt James's Gate — Seven-storey brewery experience
13:00 · Lunch
EttoItalian · Mediterranean · Merrion Row — Italian-leaning small plates
15:00 · Afternoon
Dublin CastleDame Street — State Apartments
18:00 · Golden hour
Kilmainham GaolKilmainham — 1916 Rising history
20:00 · Dinner
Chapter One by Mickael ViljanenModern Irish · French · Parnell Square — BBQ Donegal lobster, yuzu & bergamot
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.