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Follow that Fork! MIXER Kilkenny Castle D I N G L E & S E A F O O D
P E N I N S U L A
S P I R I T S
It’s worth a pilgrimage southwest to
spirit—Dingle Original Gin, featuring Irish
botanicals, including rowanberry, fuchsia,
CO U N T Y K I L K E N N Y the Dingle Peninsula to try the local
bog myrtle, hawthorn, and heather.
Taste it on a tour of the Dingle Distillery
A R T I SA N S (dingledistillery.ie) in Milltown. Follow it
In Castlecomer, check out and stock up up with local fish at The Global Village
on divine pieces from Rosemarie Durr Restaurant (globalvillagedingle.com);
Pottery (rosemariedurr.com). The mugs artisan ice creams at Murphy’s
alone are worth a flight to Ireland. Spend (murphysicecream.ie); and a cozy pub
a few hours at imposing 11th-century night at either Foxy John’s, a hybrid of
Kilkenny Castle (kilkennycastle.ie) hardware store and bar, or The Dingle Pub
and nearby craft shops, then push on (thedinglepub.com), where the bartender
to Highbank Orchards & Distillery is known for his lively step dancing.
(highbankorchards.com) in Cuffesgrange
to sample its apple-fueled wares, from
organic apple vodka to medieval cider.
Detour west to Cashel Farmhouse G A L W AY
Cheesemakers (cashelblue.com) in WILD
County Tipperary to grab their famous
blue cheese before dinner at the Head up the coast to a food-forward PHOTOS: (KILKENNY CASTLE) ROSELINDE BON, (DINGLE HARBOUR, LIMERICK CITY) TOURISM IRELAND, (DINGLE LANDSCAPE, FRESH SEAFOOD) FÁILTE IRELAND
Michelin-starred Lady Helen restaurant city that’s a feasting ground for
at the resplendent Mount Juliet Estate
fresh seafood, such as oysters, Irish
(mountjuliet.ie) in Thomastown. mussels, abalone, and Atlantic salmon.
Get an up-close view on a walking
CO U N T Y I M E R I C K tour of restaurants and markets with
L
woman-owned Galway Food Tours
small city, big flavor (galwayfoodtours.com). At dinnertime,
try elevated seasonal dishes at Michelin-
Spend a whole day (and night) in starred Aniar (aniarrestaurant.ie). Or
Limerick City, an under-the-radar star opt for chef Enda McEvoy’s Michelin-
on the River Shannon. Shop for food, starred restaurant and wine bar, Loam
fashion, coffee, and crafts at the restored (loamgalway.com), which features a
Milk Market on Cornmarket Row seven-course tasting menu sourced
(milkmarketlimerick.ie). Find full-leaf solely from the West of Ireland. Then rest
teas at Cahill’s Tea (cahillstea.com), up at fashion-forward The G Hotel & Spa
inside a 150-year-old Limerick snuff (theghotel.ie) before heading back east
factory, M. Cahill’s. Sample all-natural to Dublin.
ales handcrafted with water from the
Shannon at Treaty City Brewing Co.
(treatycitybrewery.ie), then browse for
fine wines and culinary luxuries at
Alex Findlater & Co. Food & Wine Hall
(alexfindlaterandco.ie). There, you can
also enjoy small plates at Bar Alexa or
retro-chic dining at The Grill Room. Tuck
in for the night at No. 1 Pery Square
(oneperysquare.com), an intimately chic
boutique hotel in the Georgian Quarter.
Note: The hours and offerings of many of the restaurants,
hotels, shops, and attractions in this piece were in
flux at press time. Please confirm before booking travel. Limerick City
