Romantic Restaurants In Dublin

Hidden away below the city, this intimate cocktail bar and restaurant is all about jazz age decadence with its gorgeous drinks menu and delicious mix of hearty dishes and sharing plates. As well as refreshments, you can tuck into their packed events schedule which brings live music, cocktail classes and boozy brand takeovers.

One of Dublin's funnest dining spots Bow Lane also acts as great destination for a super fun date night. With delicious cocktails for the sipping and tasty food for the munching, they'll keep the energy high all day and all evening with free-flowing dinners and boozy brunches for you and the other half to enjoy.

Bringing you fresh Italian cuisine within a relaxed and romantic setting, this city centre restaurant is a top spot for a date night dinner or weekend lunch. Boasting an extensive menu of pizzas, pastas, fine wines and refreshing aperitives, you could be stopping in for a quick bite before the theatre, or whiling away the whole evening here.

If your're looking for a beautiful place for a romantic dinner, Whitefriar Grill is not only a gorgeous spot but it also serves lip-smacking Irish dishes that are sure to blow away any date. From 'Ribs n Rump' night to award-winning boozy brunches, it's a truly unique spot.

A colour-pop spot down in the Creative Quarter, Farrier & Draper's La Cucina offers delicious al forno cooking and gorgeous interiors. Alongside authentic Italian dishes, you can also stop in for one of their fun, themed brunches that are sure to spice up any eating-out experience.

Offering a menu of fresh and delicious dishes, this unique watering hole in Temple Bar also offers a stunning selection of cocktails and three floors of 1920s chic for you and your partner to lose yourself in for a few hours. 

Located in the heart of Portobello, this Indian-inspired restaurant combines local Irish produce with authentic Asian flavours. Woo your special someone with a fiery curry and tasty chai in slinky surroundings.

Located in an old bank vault, The Mint Bar offers a tasty range of dishes for you to tuck into alongside their slick list of sublime cocktails. Head down for some seriously impressive drinks, and soak them up with delicious burgers or fish and chips.

An Aladdin's cave of velvet seating, golden accents and pouch interiors, Bartley's Bar and Restaurant is one sexy date night restaurant. Head on over and you can enjoy hand-crafted cocktails with Irish chicken, Italian tortellini and chargrilled steaks.

For a relaxed but no less romantic date night, this contemporary Mexican restaurant near Dublin Castle offers up beers, cocktails full of house-made syrups, and sharing dishes of asada de carne and pigs head carnitas, perfect for two to tuck into.

A popular spot whether you're stopping in for lunch or celebrating a special occasion, Opium never fails to make an impression. With delicious dishes such as steam stone bass and suckling pork, you'll also find yourself in awe of their wall art.

Following a huge refurbishment, this iconic eatery near Trinity boasts to stunning new insides. Slick, streamlined and colourful, the interiors are almost as interesting as their menu which boasts a pan-continental mix of small plates, big sharing dishes and quaff-able cocktails.