The Pig's Ear

The Pig's Ear in Dublin is incredibly New York (for those of you who've been to ABC Kitchen knows what I'm talking about) that if there weren't a window to the street, you could've been fooled. But here's the twist: they serve Irish food with a modern edge. To get there you have to walk up some stairs, and I have to warn you: they might be hard to find. Not because the entrance is hard to find as such, but simply because it's so small that you might walk right past it. But once you're there, seated by the window, looking out to Nassau Street (and the famous Trinity University) you'll be glad that you found it. Because this is a gem. And the desserts are to die for! And the cheeses, too, or so I've heard from a rather reliable source.

4 Nassau Street
Dublin, Ireland