Kicky's

You'll find yourself on South Great George's Street—that stretch that's somehow always got something interesting going on—and Kicky's is exactly the kind of place that makes Dublin's restaurant scene feel less like it's performing for tourists and more like it's actually for you. The vibe is lively without being precious; the sort of restaurant where you can hear conversations happening and nobody's pretending to be more important than their food. What they're doing here is smart comfort cooking with enough technique that you notice it, but not so much that it gets in the way of actually enjoying yourself. People keep coming back, and the ratings speak for themselves—nearly 500 reviews and sitting at 4.7 says everything about consistency.