The Best Seafood in Ireland
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The best seafood in Ireland, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Aldridge Lodge comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Carrick and Cork.
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Goldie and Adrift hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. Aldridge Lodge
Seafood
Down a country lane in rural Wexford, this cheerful restaurant earns its Michelin Bib Gourmand with a seafood menu that's practically a family operation: the chef's father fishes off Hook Head, the gardens out back supply the vegetables, and crab and lobster show up as a matter of course. The owners run the room with the kind of warmth that's hard to fake, and if you're staying over, the bedrooms come with hot water bottles and home-baked cookies.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Aldridge Lodge (this place) 74.256
- #1 Goldie 74.256
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Rank 1. Goldie
Seafood
The daily menu changes with whatever the West Cork boats bring in, and the kitchen runs a fin-to-gill policy that turns off-cuts into something worth fighting over. This compact, lively seafood spot on Oliver Plunkett Street earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand without the prices that usually follow that kind of attention. International touches keep the fish from feeling dutiful. Come early, come hungry, and prepare to be elbow-to-elbow with half of Cork doing the same.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Aldridge Lodge 74.256
- #1 Goldie (this place) 74.256
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Rank 3. Adrift
Seafood
The dining room sits on the ground floor of Dunmore House Hotel, and the windows line up almost perfectly with Clonakilty Bay. This is a seafood restaurant in the full coastal sense, with lobster pulled from nearby Galley Head waters and vegetables grown in the hotel's own organic kitchen garden. The cooking is unfussy and direct, which turns out to be the right call when the ingredients are making this much of an argument for themselves.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Adrift (this place) 68.544
- #3 Beach House 68.544
- #3 The Oarsman 68.544
- #3 The Olde Glen Bar 68.544
- #3 Vaughans Anchor Inn 68.544
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Rank 3. Beach House
Seafood
A double-fronted Victorian house a short walk from the beach in a small Waterford seaside town, Beach House is a bistro where the menu is short and seafood does most of the talking. The fish and chips changes with the day's catch, which keeps things honest. The wine list dips into some older vintages, a pleasant surprise for a room this relaxed. Exactly the kind of place you'd drive an hour for and feel smug about afterwards.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Adrift 68.544
- #3 Beach House (this place) 68.544
- #3 The Oarsman 68.544
- #3 The Olde Glen Bar 68.544
- #3 Vaughans Anchor Inn 68.544
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Rank 3. The Oarsman
Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Adrift 68.544
- #3 Beach House 68.544
- #3 The Oarsman (this place) 68.544
- #3 The Olde Glen Bar 68.544
- #3 Vaughans Anchor Inn 68.544
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Rank 3. The Olde Glen Bar
Oyster Bar
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Adrift 68.544
- #3 Beach House 68.544
- #3 The Oarsman 68.544
- #3 The Olde Glen Bar (this place) 68.544
- #3 Vaughans Anchor Inn 68.544
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Rank 3. Vaughans Anchor Inn
Seafood
The fish tank behind the bar is your first clue, and the walls covered in nautical odds and ends are your second. This old-school pub in the coastal village of Liscannor has been in the same family forever, and the kitchen leans hard into whatever came off the boats nearby. Lunch is straightforward; dinner gets a little more ambitious. The Michelin Guide has had it on the radar for years.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Adrift 68.544
- #3 Beach House 68.544
- #3 The Oarsman 68.544
- #3 The Olde Glen Bar 68.544
- #3 Vaughans Anchor Inn (this place) 68.544
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Rank 8. King Sitric Seafood Bar & Accommodation
Fish & Chips
The awards
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Dublin, Ireland