Ireland\u2019s absence of strong culinary history has even opened up a lot of room for experimentation without the embedded snobbery of more established food scenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are our picks for the most fab foreign food<\/strong> in Dublin. Trust me when I say that your taste buds will thank you. It\u2019s time for some epic ethnic eating as Dublin reopens in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28 Anne St S, Dublin D02 DX39<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 16 N Earl St, North City, Dublin D01 P7R8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Xi\u2019an Street food does Dublin City proud. Xi\u2019an is one of the best Chinese regional cuisines, so it makes sense that this is one of Dublin\u2019s best ethnic Chinese restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One thing to know about this restaurant: It. Is. Busy! It has the chaos of a Hong Kong dim sum joint<\/strong>, the diversity of a New York restaurant, and the authentic taste of<\/strong> Western China<\/strong>. Delivery drivers queue outside all night, the staff are shouting out numbers to takeaway customers, and dining in is a quick flavour bomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s one of the few restaurants in Dublin where you\u2019ll find tinder dates, foodies, teenage lads in tracksuits, and Asians all sitting down for a meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three Chinese food dishes that can\u2019t be missed here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7a Poolbeg St, Dublin D02 R990<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It feels like Dublin dining crossed a culinary threshold when Gursha opened. A city\u2019s food scene can\u2019t be truly global without a good Ethiopian restaurant. Gursha worked its way up from a pop-up supper club to a food truck. Then it took a brave step and became a restaurant in 2021 during the pandemic. Right now it\u2019s the best, and only, Ethiopian spot in town. But hopefully not the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gursha excites the curious, the frugal, and the hungry! For only \u20ac21, Gursha provides an injera pancake with a selection of five dishes with different sets of spices. Typical for an Ethiopian restaurant, there are plenty of vegetarian dishes, including a full vegan menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gursha\u2019s Ethiopian Dubliner Mel Roddy, wanted to bring more than Ethiopian culinary taste<\/strong> to Dublin. He also wants his restaurant to be a place of cultural exchange. \u201cGursha\u201d is the term used in Ethiopia that signifies how feeding others is a sign of respect in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roddy is adamant about keeping his restaurant authentic. It is Ethiopian, not an Ethiopian-Irish blend. Expect to sit in a beautiful restaurant, listening to Ethiopian jazz, eating with your hands using a series of sourdough injera pancakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15 Capel St, North City, Dublin D01 E1C0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A list of Dublin\u2019s best ethnic food would be missing out if it didn\u2019t include at least one Capel Street restaurant. Capel Street has become the unofficial \u201cLittle Asia\u201d of Ireland, gaining more credibility than Parnell Street's Chinatown, as well as benefiting from a successful pedestrianization trial. Musashi is deeply embedded in Dublin\u2019s Asian food scene. It has 6 restaurants around Dublin city and the suburbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Musashi is known for high-quality, low-cost Japanese food<\/strong> with BYOB corkage for dinner. Their menu isn\u2019t known for its innovation, but it\u2019s a meal that will never disappoint. Even better, it\u2019s a safe place to bring foodies as well as \u201cmeat and 2 veg\u201d friends. Its ability to please everyone makes it one of Dublin\u2019s best ethnic restaurants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Simply put: it\u2019s good food in a good atmosphere at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their house mixed tempura has all the subtle nuance you\u2019d expect from the best Japanese restaurants, and the tempura vegetables have a particularly good crunch. It\u2019s served with a ginger and shoyu sauce that you\u2019ll struggle not to drink after you\u2019re done dipping. Their fresh sushi and sashimi are some of the best in town too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Musashi is on Capel Street, Dublin's Ethnic food street, and the location sets you up nicely for some karaoke down the road when the BYOB runs out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 54 Middle Abbey St, Dublin D01 E2X4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wigwam is known as a techno-pumping nightclub and, erm, cocktail bar but it also offers some of Dublin\u2019s best Brazilian food!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dublin is definitely missing out on South American food. There are no firmly established Peruvian restaurants, and Mexican food<\/a> often doesn\u2019t go beyond burritos (although this is improving).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wigwam is a great place for young people to meet friends for a meal with a tipple, including simple but tasty Brazilian drinks like caipirinha. But that doesn\u2019t stop it from having some great dinner and snack options. The menu is playful and mixes innovation with Brazilian classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the last decade, Brazilians have become a massive part of Irish culture, and this chef is doing great things. An unmissable dish that is hard to find elsewhere in Dublin is Wigwam\u2019s tropical ceviche<\/strong>. It is made using sea bass, mango and rice flakes, and a puree of chili, lime, and acai. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The best thing on their menu might well be their tapioca squares. They are topped with a Wigwam original: guava jam mixed with ground bacon. It has an incredibly salty-sweet hit that blends well with the crunchy fried tapioca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 22 Strand Street Great, Dublin D01 K8E8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This tightly packed Korean market shop is tucked down a city centre street, on the north side of the river Liffey, just a stone\u2019s throw from Capel St. Walking past Han Sung it\u2019s easy to miss that this place has a restaurant at the back. They claim to have the \u201cbest traditional & authentic Korean food in the heart of Dublin\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They have all the common favourites like bibimbap<\/strong>, gimbap<\/strong>, and mandu (dumplings). But where it really stands out is as one of the few places in Dublin where you can get Korean staples like Tteotbokki<\/strong>. It must be a relief for Dublin\u2019s Korean population to have easy access to this incredibly popular dish where fish cakes are boiled in a spicy gochujang sauce with Korean rice cakes. Tteotbokki is kind of like the Korean comfort food equivalent of beans on toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of beans\u2026another strongly recommended authentic Korean dish on their menu is Korean Army Base Stew. <\/strong>Only Koreans could make a mix of sausage, spam, baked beans, ramen noodles, and rice cakes taste amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try to read their picture-heavy menu without a drool bucket!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18-19 Glasthule Rd, Glasthule, Dublin A96 H2N1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rasam Indian restaurant is located outside the hustle and bustle of Dublin city. But it\u2019s worth a visit out to Glasthule, just beside Dun Laoghaire, for some more upmarket authentic Indian food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rasam takes pride in deviating from a \u201cone sauce fits all\u201d style of Indian food that many Dubliners are familiar with. They mix, roast, and grind all their own spices and herbs daily, which leads to much higher quality sauces, and is essential to authentic Indian cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their dinner menu has a diverse mix of fish, seafood, vegetarian and meat-based dishes. While often a large menu can be a sign of a restaurant stretching itself too far, fortunately, Rasam successfully breaks that tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Standout dishes include<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the place to come for a wide variety of fresh, authentic Indian food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 160-161 Parnell St, Rotunda, Dublin D01 Y4A7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s already a Korean restaurant on the list, but Kimchi Hop House can\u2019t be ignored. There was a rallying cry around this restaurant in 2020 over fears it may not survive the pandemic. There aren\u2019t many restaurants like this in the world. As the name somewhat cryptically suggests, it perfectly mixes Korean food with the coziness of an Irish \u201cold man pub\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thankfully, Kimchi Hophouse survived the pandemic and Dubliners can breathe a sigh of relief into their IPA while they wait for their pork kimchi jjigae hansang<\/strong> set to arrive! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t even think about going to Kimchi Hop House without trying their KFC (Korean Fried Chicken). The KFC with yangnyeom sauce<\/strong> is particularly good, the stickiness of the yangnyeom works well with the twice-fried crispy potato starch batter of KFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is one of the best value restaurants in Dublin<\/a> so budget-conscious foodies<\/a> should check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"dublin's](\"https:\/\/toptendublin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dublins-best-ethnic-food-1024x683.jpg\")
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Ethiopian: Gursha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Japanese: Musashi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Brazilian: Wigwam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Korean: Han Sung Asian Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Indian: Rasam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Korean (Again!): Kimchi Hop House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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