Producing sustainable food protects the environment, supports local economies and also provides social benefits like better quality food. Dublin is home to a plethora of sustainable dining options, including many that serve beef, and offers many different cuisines. Below are five restaurants that offer tasty food, foster a festive ambience, and demonstrate a strong-willed commitment to sustainable dining.
This chic, modern brunch establishment strongly asserts its commitment to respecting the environment and the nourishing sustenance it provides. As One offers distinct weekday and Saturday menus, both of which note the local farms the ingredients came from.
While options like the Irish Mushroom Muffins, In Season Salad, and Steak & Eggs make appearances on both menus, the two differ in some important aspects. The weekday menu, for example, distinguishes between breakfast, brunch, and lunch options, while the weekend menu serves solely brunch.
Saturday brunch offers a more eclectic range of choices, which includes various small plates, such as sea bass ceviche or arancini, as well as several sweet options, like walnut & honey cake or cinnamon french toast (which is paired with an intriguing, must-try sunflower seed praline)!
Cornucopia
This 100% plant-based restaurant, family-owned since 1986, occupies a restored Georgian home with a cozy, charming space to dine in. The menu changes daily but includes dishes from a variety of cuisines, such as Italian, Indian, Mexican, and Greek, as well as a wide selection of desserts. Cornucopia has also incorporated other sustainability initiatives into its operations, such as compostable and biodegradable packaging as well as a bike-to-work scheme for employees.
Beef lovers will feel at home at Hawksmoor, a classy steakhouse that is notably transparent about its sustainability commitment. As a certified B Corporation, Hawksmoor is technically obligated by law to be socially and environmentally responsible, though its efforts are convincingly heart-led and mission-driven. The restaurant relies on renewable energy and turns all of its food waste into green gas, and its 2023 annual report discusses its goal to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by 2030, and for all of its UK sources to do so by 2040.
While Hawskmoor acknowledges the role cows play in releasing many of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, its coinciding passions for beef and hospitality guide much of what they do, as well. The restaurant promises generous portions of its favorite cuts of steak, which include bone-in prime rib, porterhouse, and chateaubriand, and anyone not especially enthusiastic about beef can enjoy various other meat or seafood dishes.
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This modern cafe, boasting gorgeous floor-to-ceiling windows and high, wood-paneled ceilings, is found on the 38-acre Airfield Estate just outside Dublin. This menu also changes daily, but most of the dishes available are variations of eggs, salads, or sandwiches (breakfast is served all day while lunch is served after 11am). Before or after eating at the cafe, visitors can also explore the working farm to observe egg collection and cow milking, admire the estate’s gardens, or join a guided walk on the property.
Known primarily for its oysters, this upscale establishment is committed to sourcing sustainable seafood. Niall Sabongi, the restaurant’s chef and owner, sources from Sustainable Seafood Ireland, the restaurant’s sister company, to ensure that seasonality, locality, and various fishing and traceability methods are considered. The menu changes daily depending on the day’s catches but often serves romantic, gourmet dishes such as crab linguine, sea bass with salsa verde, or butterflied sea bream.
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