4.5★ · 190 Google reviews · back of Blackrock Market

the slowest kitchen in the market — on purpose.

Tucked behind the stalls of Blackrock's weekend market: brunch and lunch cooked from scratch, tea in real china, homemade cakes on the counter, and coffee by french press only. A small room that fills fast, and food that never hurries for anyone.

the french press takes four minutes. so do we.
the counter at Saturday market
your real photos drop in on day one
plantain stew · eggs truffle pecorino · french toast · king prawn toast · the cake counter · french press, four minutes
“Everything is delicious — the plantain stew is my favourite!”
from the Google reviews · regulars talk about first-class egg dishes, epic cakes, and food that tastes properly home-cooked
brunch on china, the upstairs room
the upstairs room
the cake counter, mid-Saturday
the cake counter
tables among the market stalls
out among the stalls

from scratch, full stop

Reviewers put it best: food genuinely cooked from scratch, the kind that tastes like someone's mother made it. Plantain stew sits beside Guinness beef stew — the board wanders, the standard doesn't.

tea in real china

No paper cups, no fancy coffees. French press brewed slowly, loose-leaf tea poured into proper china — because a market Saturday deserves a table you want to stay at.

the market's hidden room

Look for us at the back of Blackrock Market, past the stalls. Seats inside and out — and the small room fills quickly on Saturday mornings, so booking ahead is the wise move.

Good to know, from your public listings: vegan and vegetarian options on the board · dogs have been welcomed at the market tables · no restroom in the restaurant itself (the market's is steps away). All corrected on day one if we've got anything wrong.

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hours & finding us

hours

monday – tuesdayclosed
wednesday12:30 – 17:00
thursday – friday10:00 – 17:00
saturday – sunday10:00 – 17:00
The kitchen keeps the market's weekend rhythm. Hours from your public listings — corrected on day one.

find us

where19A Main St, Blackrock Market
Newtown Blackrock, Co. Dublin
eircodeA94 C8Y1
Through the market entrance on Main Street, keep going — we're at the back.

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bookings

a table, held at your pace

The room is small and Saturday fills first. Book directly with the kitchen — no booking apps, no commission, no one in between.

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or ring +353 87 100 9175 — slow food, fast answer.