The perfect stop-offs on your spring-time stroll …
Mister Magpie, Blackrock Park
Mister Magpie has been met with a positive reception in its latest location: a Victorian tearoom in Blackrock Park. First built in the late 1800s, the building had fallen into disrepair in recent years, but its restoration by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council brought the landmark back to life, while maintaining the Tudor-style timber frame and wrap-around veranda. Mister Magpie has four other locations, including Ballsbridge, Leeson Street, Merrion Cricket Club and Killiney Hill Tearooms. Expect artisan pastries and savoury goodies, with Bean Inspired Coffee Roasters – a local Dublin roastery where speciality coffee grown by women farmers is sourced and roasted exclusively for them.
Twist Bakery, Temple Bar
Artisan baker Laura Munroe and pastry chef Marija Lacic have brought their combined experience to Twist. This all-vegan bakery and café specialises in handcrafted cakes and catering. Enjoy sweet and savoury croissants or loaf cakes with icing in an array of flavours including pistachio, vanilla chocolate marble, carrot and lemon meringue. Matcha lovers will get their fix here too.
Tábla, Mount Merrion
Founded by friends well-acquainted with the Dublin food scene, Tábla is led by Tanguy and chef Thomas, who both worked in Piglet Wine Bar before Tanguy opened popular restaurant allta. In their cosy bistro, find French classics like Cordon Bleu and Jambon Buerre, using local Irish ingredients. Lunch is available from Wednesday to Saturday, with intimate weekend dinner services, rounding out the week with their signature Sunday roast. They do it all.
Flat Coffee, Walkinstown
With its first location in Aylesbury Shopping Centre in Oldbawn, Flat Coffee has opened in Walkinstown too. Brunch options are something to behold with French toast, smashed avocado toast, Turkish or Romesco eggs, plus fresh sausage rolls, buns and more. It also serves our favourite OMMA matcha, so it’s worth a visit.
Copper & Straw, Palmerston Park
Dublin City Council made significant restorations to the old tearooms to bring beloved café Copper & Straw to the centre of Palmerston Park in Dublin 6, as well as its other locations at Aston Quay, Arran Quay and Bray Main Street. Founded by Stephen Kennedy, who worked in higher education but decided to follow his passi0n to become a barista, opened his first Bray location in 2018. Now, in this dog-friendly space you can get your coffee fix with cinnamon swirls, Danish pastries or poached pear and black pudding sausage rolls. The menu is ever-changing, so look out for toasties with bacon and chipotle, prosciutto crudo or a spiced falafel wrap, depending on the season.
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