BuJo Sandymount

You'll find yourself cycling past the tourist traps in Temple Bar and heading straight to this corner of Sandymount Green, where the smell of star anise and beef bones simmering away draws you in from the street. The compact space fills up quickly with locals who've cottoned on to what might be Dublin's most authentic Vietnamese kitchen, where the pho arrives steaming hot with herbs so fresh you'd swear they were picked this morning. The menu doesn't mess about with fusion nonsense – just proper Vietnamese classics done right. You'll want to arrive early for weekend lunch service or prepare to queue with the rest of us who've been converted to their way of thinking about what a proper bowl of noodles should taste like.