Ten Irish seaside towns with great restaurants to choose from
This guide highlights ten Irish seaside towns known for their high-quality dining experiences. It emphasizes local seafood and artisanal food options recommended by restaurant critics for summer travel.
Why it matters
It provides curated travel and culinary advice for domestic and international tourists visiting Ireland's coastal regions.
Where better to be on a lazy sunny day than by the coast, lathered in sun cream and sticky with sand, your appetite growing as you breathe in the fresh sea air?
Experience tells us that not all seaside towns are created equal however, especially when it comes to the food on offer.
If it takes more than a soggy bag of cheapo chips and a sloppy 99 to top off your seaside experience, here is a select list of towns across Ireland that will meet your needs.
Almost all feature in our list of 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for summer 2026 , carefully put together by our restaurant critic, Corinna Hardgrave, and food experts, Joanne Cronin and Ali Dunworth.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in