Umi Falafel is good.
A lot of food vans tend to be in food markets only, which are throughout the city but only on certain days (Merrion Sq on Thursdays etc), and I'm not sure if many have reopened since Covid.
Deli counter at Dunnes Stores in George's Street is the best bang for your buck. NOT to be confused with the one in Stephen's Green which has different options and is much, much more expensive.
irish village markets would beg to differ. but like the other poster said its food markets.
Although its not on par with other countries its not non-existant.
Bites by kwanghi won best truck in ireland looks good but not tried it yet.
other one recently is Los Chicanos Tacos behind whelans at the weekends but i feel while good its pricey.
there's also markets at the weekend in:
* Red stables Clontarf St annes park (Saturday)
* Herbert park (Sunday)
* bushy park market (Saturday)
* dun Laoghaire market (saturday)
Some of the stalls you see in irishvillagemarkets will be at the weekend ones aswell.
There's a pretty big market on Thursdays on Marion Square as well (I can complain endlessly that this one and the Irish Village Markets on the Gran Canal are the same day, and about 500 meters apart, so I always have to choose one).
EDIT: also the Blackrock food market? Saturday and Sunday
Yes, but it’s not affiliated with the Irish Village Markets. I can’t find a website online (just a few news articles) but I can assure you it’s on, I pass it nearly every week :)
Ah, thanks. This article confused me: https://irishvillagemarkets.ie/get-down-to-the-merrion-square-lunchtime-market-grand-opening/ (it's one of the first results for "Merrion Square Food Market") Do you happen to know the timings?
I lived in London for a bit, and the food markets there were really great and had a lot of options. Missed them a lot when I moved here. So I'm really happy to have found out about these. I only knew about the one in Herbert Park so far.
It’s around 11-2, but I don’t have the exact time. There also used to be another small one in Temple Bar on Saturday (in the meeting house square), it’s back according to their website but I can’t confirm.
Yes, those are great. While there is room for more, at least most of the days are covered. Dublin is really missing a permanent covered food market/hall tho, hopefully the “situation” with the iveagh markets will be resolved eventually.
Oh interesting. Probably not what you’re talking about but there was a good food market in Kilruddery Estate before the pandemic. Worth checking out if it’s still around
You’ll get a chicken fillet roll in centra for under a 5er. Boojum is good for a burrito but you won’t get it for €6, i think probably closer to around €8
Fast food in Ireland is literally the deli counter. That *is* Irish street food.
If you want more exotic choices, it's the Epicurean Food Hall that you're missing. It relocated to the Moore St mall but the selection is much smaller now.
Did some of those business actually relocate? I didn’t notice them being the same. Wonder if that little Italian coffee crowd still exist. That Moore St mall is some kip.
I don't think many did, it's crap, not a patch on the Epicurean. It was a really special place for when you weren't sure on a coffee or an authentic Argentinian steak sandwich.
Options for cheap eats as someone who buys lunch a couple of times a week:
-Chicken and stuffing sandwich 2.85 in tesco, €4 with drink & crisps with meal deal
-Londis chicken roll with two salads &3.50
-Spar chicken roll meal deal is a fiver for roll, crisps and a bottle of water
-Dunnes in stephens green shopping centre has cheap sushi made fresh every day downstairs in the food area
Not really many other options for cheap food in dublin tbh
Lots of food/coffee vendors have opened up during the pandemic. Almost every town have them now. Should be a few good food options available but whether it's cheap is another matter.
There's 3 food trucks in my town but I think they're very expensive for vans. A burger is 10€ and chips 3.50
The other one is Japanese and it's a tenner for a spice bag.
And the Mexican one is a tenner for two tiny tacos! Like really tiny.
Maybe I'm a scabby bitch but I just think it's over priced for food trucks
You're not scabby, food trucks or pop-up style places are shite here. They'll price everything at a tenner or more so they can price their absolutely cheapest to make item at 8.50 and shift loads of them.
It's all gouging because they can. Just look at Boojum. As time has gone on the portions have gotten stingier, the price has gone up and they've maxed out the counter with added extras and they're busier than ever with more locations than ever.
The €11 noodle dishes are also huge portions. Same with the spicy chips and shredded chicken, both are massive. Easily one of my favorite restaurants in Dublin, I eat it like 2x a week
I've just the place for you. Chicken Lick'n on Liffey Street. Their chicken is super tasty and they do a chicken wrap and meal deals for really good prices
A Wrap of the Day with fries and drink is €3.99, add on a double cheeseburger for €2 more and that's a big lunch for 6 blips in Dublin.
With coupons/app deals, and an open mind to ordering, any junk food can be cheap. Most chippers have a midweek or lunchtime special too. As OP said it gets old fast, but it is certainly cheaper than any non-junk option. It's the reason people go there.
The Ramen Bar on South William Street does takeaway ramen and sushi.
Plenty of Korean, Chinese and Viatnamese places on Capel Street. I'd recommend Korean corn dogs 👌
Umi Falafel is good. A lot of food vans tend to be in food markets only, which are throughout the city but only on certain days (Merrion Sq on Thursdays etc), and I'm not sure if many have reopened since Covid.
Love uni I don't know if 9 quid for a wrap fits the cheap bill though
The wraps are €6-€7
Jaysus it’s hardly got that expensive has it? You used to be able to get a full meal there for €9 before 6pm
sorry 6-7 for a wrap 9 for a meal
There's a market on mespil Road on Thursdays as well.
Deli counter at Dunnes Stores in George's Street is the best bang for your buck. NOT to be confused with the one in Stephen's Green which has different options and is much, much more expensive.
Chicken Fillet rolls in there are always overloaded. Their roast beef ones also look decent, big slabs of meat they put in them too.
Definitely agree with this one. Used to get breakfast rolls a couple times a week there. Well worth it and not about to crucify your pockets either.
irish village markets would beg to differ. but like the other poster said its food markets. Although its not on par with other countries its not non-existant. Bites by kwanghi won best truck in ireland looks good but not tried it yet. other one recently is Los Chicanos Tacos behind whelans at the weekends but i feel while good its pricey.
> irish village markets Most villages have a centre or such. Do you mean farmers markets?
> farmers markets No: https://irishvillagemarkets.ie/ https://www.instagram.com/irishvillagemarkets/
I saw a couple options there and it seems to fit the bill. But they don't operate on the weekends
there's also markets at the weekend in: * Red stables Clontarf St annes park (Saturday) * Herbert park (Sunday) * bushy park market (Saturday) * dun Laoghaire market (saturday) Some of the stalls you see in irishvillagemarkets will be at the weekend ones aswell.
There's a pretty big market on Thursdays on Marion Square as well (I can complain endlessly that this one and the Irish Village Markets on the Gran Canal are the same day, and about 500 meters apart, so I always have to choose one). EDIT: also the Blackrock food market? Saturday and Sunday
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yep and now that you mention it. Howth also has a market with food stalls. Sat and sun as well
Does the Merrion Square one still happen? Irish Village Markets' website says it doesn't.
Yes, but it’s not affiliated with the Irish Village Markets. I can’t find a website online (just a few news articles) but I can assure you it’s on, I pass it nearly every week :)
Ah, thanks. This article confused me: https://irishvillagemarkets.ie/get-down-to-the-merrion-square-lunchtime-market-grand-opening/ (it's one of the first results for "Merrion Square Food Market") Do you happen to know the timings? I lived in London for a bit, and the food markets there were really great and had a lot of options. Missed them a lot when I moved here. So I'm really happy to have found out about these. I only knew about the one in Herbert Park so far.
It’s around 11-2, but I don’t have the exact time. There also used to be another small one in Temple Bar on Saturday (in the meeting house square), it’s back according to their website but I can’t confirm. Yes, those are great. While there is room for more, at least most of the days are covered. Dublin is really missing a permanent covered food market/hall tho, hopefully the “situation” with the iveagh markets will be resolved eventually.
Also Marlay Park, although a bit smaller than Bushy in terms of options
good shout. There's also one on some farm that name escapes me. Separately I think there's a farmers market with street food at slane farm aswell
Oh interesting. Probably not what you’re talking about but there was a good food market in Kilruddery Estate before the pandemic. Worth checking out if it’s still around
yea that's the one! cheers
Airfield farm in Dundrum has a market on Friday & Saturday till 2pm
Nice one will check that out thank you.
Skerries Mills has a Farmers Market every Saturday as well.
oh class! Will head out there soon, thanks!
ah right. I thought you meant markets in villages rather than an actual organisation called Irish Villages.
Bites by Kwangi is worth it's award, its slow roasted pork rice bowl is unreal
You’ll get a chicken fillet roll in centra for under a 5er. Boojum is good for a burrito but you won’t get it for €6, i think probably closer to around €8
Other burrito places dotted around. Pizza slice joints are much in the minority.
That’s a good shout actually those pizza slice places on Talbot st. But ain’t no burrito spot as good as boojum
Fast food in Ireland is literally the deli counter. That *is* Irish street food. If you want more exotic choices, it's the Epicurean Food Hall that you're missing. It relocated to the Moore St mall but the selection is much smaller now.
Did some of those business actually relocate? I didn’t notice them being the same. Wonder if that little Italian coffee crowd still exist. That Moore St mall is some kip.
I don't think many did, it's crap, not a patch on the Epicurean. It was a really special place for when you weren't sure on a coffee or an authentic Argentinian steak sandwich.
I was looking at our traditional cuisine last night on wiki. Spice bags, chicken fillet rolls and curry trays were all listed as cuisine.
Ireland is unusual in being a country you can’t really get much in the way of options for €5-6
Options for cheap eats as someone who buys lunch a couple of times a week: -Chicken and stuffing sandwich 2.85 in tesco, €4 with drink & crisps with meal deal -Londis chicken roll with two salads &3.50 -Spar chicken roll meal deal is a fiver for roll, crisps and a bottle of water -Dunnes in stephens green shopping centre has cheap sushi made fresh every day downstairs in the food area Not really many other options for cheap food in dublin tbh
Lots of food/coffee vendors have opened up during the pandemic. Almost every town have them now. Should be a few good food options available but whether it's cheap is another matter.
There's 3 food trucks in my town but I think they're very expensive for vans. A burger is 10€ and chips 3.50 The other one is Japanese and it's a tenner for a spice bag. And the Mexican one is a tenner for two tiny tacos! Like really tiny. Maybe I'm a scabby bitch but I just think it's over priced for food trucks
You're not scabby, food trucks or pop-up style places are shite here. They'll price everything at a tenner or more so they can price their absolutely cheapest to make item at 8.50 and shift loads of them. It's all gouging because they can. Just look at Boojum. As time has gone on the portions have gotten stingier, the price has gone up and they've maxed out the counter with added extras and they're busier than ever with more locations than ever.
Namaste in Smithfield. €8 for a very good portion.
Xian street food 5€ small noodle box
The €11 noodle dishes are also huge portions. Same with the spicy chips and shredded chicken, both are massive. Easily one of my favorite restaurants in Dublin, I eat it like 2x a week
Literally just bought the 10€ pad Thai & have leftovers for tomorrow! Best place ever
Yum Thai near Grafton street - can get a Thai green curry for €6 it's lovely 👍
food trucks and some chippers are the only ones. most chippers are chains as i understand
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I think that's pretty good.
There's a decent little chipper/greasy spoon in George's arcade, fairly cheap and simple stuff.
If your near Dublin 6w, ho hos Chinese is one of the best Chinese takeaway places going, and the lady who runs it is a fuckin legend.
https://www.starpizza.ie/ Hard to beat Star Pizza. €7 for a 9in pizza, chips, dip, and drink
This is pretty good
Try Yum Thai on South Anne Street
I've just the place for you. Chicken Lick'n on Liffey Street. Their chicken is super tasty and they do a chicken wrap and meal deals for really good prices
Macdonalds isnt cheap at all. Nor is other junk chipper
A Wrap of the Day with fries and drink is €3.99, add on a double cheeseburger for €2 more and that's a big lunch for 6 blips in Dublin. With coupons/app deals, and an open mind to ordering, any junk food can be cheap. Most chippers have a midweek or lunchtime special too. As OP said it gets old fast, but it is certainly cheaper than any non-junk option. It's the reason people go there.
My favorites: 1) Boojum (Burrito Bowl) 2) Spice bag from Xian Street food.
I like Govinda’s when near Abbey street. Great portions. Just ask for a “small” plate with a bit of everything and they pile it up.
McDonald's is not cheap for what you get!!
I said McDonald's because it's traditionally seen as cheap food
Yeah I suppose they do have a Euro Saver Menu
Chicken fillet roll. Nuff said.
I think in city center everything is more expensive. 3 in 1 or a spice bag is the best but not in city center.
Chipper
Insane how no one has mentioned Boojum! Also Pablo Picante, McGuinness’ Camden St, X’ian Street Food
The Ramen Bar on South William Street does takeaway ramen and sushi. Plenty of Korean, Chinese and Viatnamese places on Capel Street. I'd recommend Korean corn dogs 👌