Dublin City is known for a few things, but food isn’t normally one of them. However, if you’re visiting the city on a typical rainy night, few things are better than having a hot bowl of stew. These are the typical options Dublin pubs and restaurants will have on the menu.
Traditional Irish Stew
A pale stew made with root vegetables and lamb or mutton, which were traditionally the most available and affordable meat. Originally, the role of the meat in the stew was to give flavor to the dish, which required very slow cooking. It’s called “stobhach gaelach” in Irish and is typically eaten with freshly baked soda bread.
Beef and Guinness Stew
This wintery treat uses one of Dublin’s iconic drinks, the Guinness stout beer, as a primary ingredient. The stout tenders the beef and gives the entire dish a deep and malty taste. Beef and Guinness stew can be served with soda bread or with puff pastry on top of it, making it into a Beef and Guinness pie!
Coddle
This is a Dublin-specific dish, often called “Dublin Coddle”. It’s a treat of affordable Irish ingredients, a one-pot meal of bacon, pork sausages, and potatoes. Perfect for a cold, wet Dublin night.