Where to find the best Mediterranean food in Dublin

A local family-run restaurant serving the people of South Dublin since 2013, RIBA Stillorgan makes the most of fresh Irish and Italian produce to offer a truly special dining experience that highlights the rich variety of Mediterranean flavours. The open kitchen prides itself on offering a simple, seasonal menu that is well-orchestrated to showcase the delicious flavours of the high-quality produce used in every dish. Friendly and welcoming, RIBA is the perfect place to make memories, whether it’s a casual dinner with friends, a meal out with the family, or a work outing with colleagues. The menu features everything from fresh meat and fish dishes to hand-rolled pasta made in-house with your choice of meat, seafood, or veggies. Menu favourites include their tagliatelle with Italian sausage ragu and mozzarella, their Cioppino seafood stew, and their succulent 8 oz fillet steak with house-cut fries, tenderstem broccoli, crispy onion, and your choice of green peppercorn sauce or garlic butter.

“A plan hatched by Enrico Fantasia and Thibaud Harang over many glasses of wines and plates of good food”, Piglet Wine Bar is undoubtedly among the very best places to enjoy delicious Mediterranean food in Dublin. A small and intimate wine bar located in the bustling Temple Bar area of the city, this is the perfect place to catch up with friends or enjoy a romantic date night with your significant other. The menu is unique and impressive, offering up an ever-changing list of dishes that can be mixed, matched, and shared in order to suit any kind of appetite. Expect everything from truffle devilled eggs to fresh pasta cacio e pepe, confit duck leg to seafood risotto. Full of flavour and made with love, you’re guaranteed to be blown away by the incredible flavours rustled up in each and every dish. Their expertly-crafted wine menu features a delicious range of natural, biodynamic, and organic wines that perfectly complement the flavours of the food on offer here. 

A Mediterranean-inspired bar and small plates eatery specialising in fresh produce and big flavours, show stopping cocktails, and premium wine, Little Lemon needs to be on your bucket list when it comes to finding the very best Mediterranean food in Dublin. With a menu centred around fresh seafood, succulent meats, flavourful charcuterie, and locally sourced ingredients, the talented team of chefs at Little Lemon skillfully craft each and every dish to highlight the natural flavours of the high-quality ingredients to ensure you enjoy a truly remarkable dining experience. Expect everything from Pil Pil Gambas to Chorizo al Vino, Halloumi Saganaki to Crab Sliders – try a few small plates to share to explore the diverse and delicious array of flavours that shine through in each individual dish. To perfectly complement your meal, Little Lemon’s team of knowledgeable bar staff have curated a stunning selection of wines sourced from renowned vineyards across the Mediterranean.

For a cosy dining experience where you can enjoy the delights of some of the very finest Italian cuisine for lunch or dinner amidst a cool, casual, and relaxed surrounding, we highly recommend booking a table at Di Luca Restaurant on Harcourt Street. Less than a minute’s walk from St Stephen’s Green, this city centre spot is perfect for a relaxed lunch while out exploring the city or a refined evening meal of fine Italian food. With a seasonal, ever-changing menu that is full of flavour, you can expect fantastic dishes such as their Rigatoni al ragù di Nduja, which comes with pork mince, nduja sausage, tomato, parmesan cream, and chilli, or their Orecciette Alfredo, a free-range chicken breast with broccoli, parmesan cream, garlic, and black pepper. Varied and delicious, you are sure to feel more than satisfied dining here. And, to finish things properly, you can indulge in one of their classic Italian desserts, all washed down with a proper Italian coffee.

An award-winning eatery located on Dublin’s historic Merrion Row, Etto is an absolute must-visit for fantastic Mediterranean flavours. Offering a daily changing, seasonal menu that uses ingredients from local producers and suppliers where possible, you can expect the very freshest flavours each and every time you dine here. ‘Etto’ translates as ‘little’, and that’s exactly what you can expect from this small, intimate, and rustic restaurant. When it comes to food and wine, you’re certain to be blown away. From roast cauliflower risotto with chargrilled spring onion, taleggio, mushroom brodo, and pickled shiitake mushroom to côte de boeuf with crispy garlic potatoes, mixed leaves, bordelaise sauce, and béarnaise sauce, there’s really something to suit all tastes here, making Etto once that is not to be missed.