Three to try... Starry, starry nights

ANIAR

53 Dominick Street Lr, Galway. Tel: (091) 535-947 aniarrestaurant.ie

JP McMahon and Drigin Gaffey not only opened their tiny gem, Aniar, which brought a Michelin star to Galway, this unstoppable pair have also raised the city’s culinary profile internationally, and also delivered the cream of the world’s best chefs to speak at JP’s Food on the Edge symposium. Six to 10-course menus, named after the Aran Islands, which change daily, are the thing at Aniar.

Price: Tasting menus, €99-€129 Try: Inis Meain, €114 Drinks: Wine, whiskey, brandy

HERON & GREY

Blackrock Market, Main St, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Tel: (01) 212-3676 heronandgrey.com

Ticking all the boxes for being very cute, rustic and funky, with brill food, this newest addition to the coterie of Michelin restaurants in Ireland only opens Thursday through Saturday. Andrew Heron and Damien Grey offer a seasonal, no-choice, five-course menu, which changes every couple of weeks — but they are very conciliatory as to dietary requirements.

Price: Dinner, €48 Try: Game, apple, fig Drinks: Wine

THE GREENHOUSE

Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 676-7015 thegreenhouserestaurant.ie

Michelin kept the pioneering chef Mickael Viljanen waiting far too long for his more-thandeserved Michelin star at Eamonn O’Reilly’s sublime bijou restaurant. Rumour has it that there may be a move from here to the much larger space vacated a couple of weeks ago by Kevin Thornton at the Fitzwilliam Hotel. Now that could be an interesting turn of events.

Price: Tasting menus, €69-€89 Try: Six-course surprise, €79/€89 Drinks: The works