Stitch and Bear

A long-running Irish blog with reviews of the best restaurants in Dublin and throughout Ireland. Some wine and cocktails thrown in for good measure!

Saturday, August 10, 2019

[Review] The Eddison, Dylan Hotel, Eastmoreland Place, Dublin 4

[Review] The Eddison, Dylan Hotel, Eastmoreland Place, Dublin 4
The 5* Dylan Hotel, located just off Upper Baggot Street has recently had a significant refresh. The vibrant jewel colours and velvets of t...
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Sunday, July 28, 2019

[Review] Ichigo Ichie, Sheares Street, Cork

[Review] Ichigo Ichie, Sheares Street, Cork
Visiting a restaurant with a freshly broken ankle is not something I'd normally recommend doing. However, when the restaurant in questi...
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2 comments
Thursday, May 30, 2019

[Review] Circa, Terenure, Dublin 6W

[Review] Circa, Terenure, Dublin 6W
There's something magic and just a little special in the air at Terenure, and it's all due to a collaboration between four friends....
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Sunday, March 3, 2019

[Review] Assassination Custard, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8

[Review] Assassination Custard, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8
It's been a while. I wrote my last review on this blog in September 2018 not realising that my life was going to enter into a whirlwind...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

[Review] The Ivy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2

[Review] The Ivy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Remember the hype of swapping Panini football cards or Pokemon cards? You wanted to see what everyone else had, jealous of your friend'...
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Sunday, July 29, 2018

[Review] Host, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

[Review] Host, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
This review is a love story, a story of a girl and the perfect grilled pork chop. But before we get into the details of how this came about...
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Saturday, July 21, 2018

[Review] Mad Egg, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2

[Review] Mad Egg, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2
Chicken is a meat I rarely order when dining out. It can be bland, dry and just an all-round snoozefest. But there is undoubtedly a place i...
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Saturday, June 23, 2018

[Review] Bento at the Bonsai Bar, Dublin 2

[Review] Bento at the Bonsai Bar, Dublin 2
I was recently invited* by Bonsai Bar to come visit and try their new bento box offering. I gladly accepted as I've always liked the cr...
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Saturday, April 14, 2018

[Review] Ristorante Romano, Capel Street, Dublin 1

[Review] Ristorante Romano, Capel Street, Dublin 1
A few months ago, I saw an article from Tom Doorley that caught my interest. It featured Ristorante Romano, an old school Italian restaura...
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

[Review] Glovers Alley, Dublin 2

[Review] Glovers Alley, Dublin 2
By the end of last year, I had heard whisperings of a new restaurant opening in the Fitzwilliam Hotel. It was going to aim high, and was re...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

[Review] Bresson, Monkstown, Co Dublin

[Review] Bresson, Monkstown, Co Dublin
There's a growing appetite for high quality restaurants in the suburbs. After all, who wants the hassle of travelling into town for din...
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1 comment
Sunday, February 4, 2018

[Review] Fuel...Fit Food, Clontarf, Dublin 3

[Review] Fuel...Fit Food, Clontarf, Dublin 3
This morning, I woke up feeling foggy and not rested. When I feel that way, one of my favourite cures is a brisk walk in the fresh air to f...
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18 comments
Monday, January 29, 2018

[Review] 3 Leaves, Blackrock Market, Blackrock, Co Dublin

[Review] 3 Leaves, Blackrock Market, Blackrock, Co Dublin
It's a bitterly cold January lunchtime as we enter Blackrock Market. Wind is funnelled by the crowded aisles and as we pass the shutter...
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3 comments
Sunday, January 21, 2018

[Blog] Most popular reviews of 2017

[Blog] Most popular reviews of 2017
I always find it extremely interesting to load up Google Analytics, and analyse my blog statistics. I particularly like to do it at the end...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

[Review] Ali's Kitchen, Rory Gallagher Place, Cork

[Review] Ali's Kitchen, Rory Gallagher Place, Cork
As a student in Cork City, I spent many afternoons browsing the bookshelves of Connolly's bookshop on Rory Gallagher Place. I couldn...
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5 comments
Sunday, December 3, 2017

[Review] BuJo Burger, Sandymount, Dublin 4

[Review] BuJo Burger, Sandymount, Dublin 4
It's hard to keep a good thing down, and right now chef Gráinne O'Keeffe is the woman on top. Not only is she head chef at the wond...
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3 comments
Friday, November 24, 2017

[Review] Clanbrassil House, Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 8

[Review] Clanbrassil House, Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 8
A few years ago, I saw a commercial premise on Upper Clanbrassil Street come up for sale, and I had a little fantasy of purchasing it, reno...
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5 comments
Saturday, October 14, 2017

[Review] The Legal Eagle, Chancery Place, Dublin 7

[Review] The Legal Eagle, Chancery Place, Dublin 7
The Legal Eagle pub on Chancery Place, next to the historic Four Courts and beloved of solicitors, barristers and court attendees, had sto...
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Sunday, September 17, 2017

[Review] Sova Vegan Butcher, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8

[Review] Sova Vegan Butcher, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8
I often wonder how much vegetarians miss eating meat? Or in the case of vegans, how much they miss products such as butter and cheese. Ther...
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3 comments
Sunday, September 10, 2017

[Review] Beaufield Mews, Stillorgan, Co Dublin

[Review] Beaufield Mews, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
There are some restaurants that exist outside the vagaries of time. They are not influenced by fashions and trends, they don't serve th...
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