BAGOTS HUTTON

6 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7

Tel: (01) 878 8118

bagotshutton.com

Equal parts restaurant, wine bar, club and contemporary art gallery, the reborn Bagots Hutton has managed to lure its old South William Street regulars over the Liffey with its well-executed Italian pastas, gourmet pizzas and meaty mains. The décor – intimate booths, vaulted ceiling, plush sofas, remarkable unisex toilets etc. etc. – has more of a Manhattan feel, with creative types flocking there after work and at the weekends when impressively coiffed hair is well and truly let down.

Best Dish: Shoulder of Lamb with Spring Greens, Burnt Shallot Puree & Fingerling Potatoes – €23