Shutterstock / stockcreations Shutterstock / stockcreations / stockcreations

IT’S A GOOD time to grab a bite to eat in the pubs of Ireland with 32 of them making it onto Michelin’s Eating Out In Pubs guide for 2016.

In all 15 counties across the island are represented, with Co Down topping the list with six entries. Hillsborough in the Mourne county, just south of Belfast, has two entries alone which is fairly impressive.

Two of the Irish pubs on the list – the Wild Honey Inn in Lisdoonvarna and Toddies at the Bulman in Kinsale – are singled out as ‘inspector’s favourites’ for being ‘establishments found to be particularly charming and which offer something extra special’.

This is making us hungry.

“More and more pubs are serving flexible all-day menus – incorporating breakfast, brunch and afternoon tea,” said guide editor Rebecca Burr (who also edits the restaurant variant Michelin Guide).

The pub industry should be congratulated for moving with the times.

590 pubs appear in the guide which takes in eateries from across the British Isles.

The full list is as follows:

Antrim

• Billy Andy’s at Mounthill, near Larne

Clare

The Wild Honey Inn

• Morrissey’s, Doonbeg
• Vaughan’s Anchor Inn, Liscannor
• Wild Honey Inn, Lisdoonvarna
• Linnane’s Lobster Bar, New Quay

Cork

Toddies at the Bulman, Kinsale

• Mary Ann’s, Castletownshend
• Poacher’s Inn, Bandon
• Deasy’s Clonakilty
• Cronin’s Crosshaven
• Toddies at The Bulman, Kinsale

Down

The Poacher's Pocket, Comber

• Pheasant, Annahilt 
• Poacher’s Pocket, Comber
• Parson’s Nose, Hillsborough
• Plough Inn, Hillsborough
• Pier 36, Donaghadee
• Balloo House, Killinchy

Dublin

• Old Spot, Ballsbridge
• Chop House, Ballsbridge

Galway

O'Dowd's, Roundstone

• Moran’s Oyster Cottage, Kilcolgan
• O’Dowd’s, Roundstone

Kerry

• O’Neill’s Seafood Bar, Caherciveen

Kildare

Fallons of Kilcullen

• Harte’s , Kildare
• Ballymore Inn, Ballymore Eustace
• Fallon’s, Kilcullen

Leitrim

• Oarsman, Carrick-on-Shannon

Louth

• Fitzpatricks, Jenkinstown

Mayo

Shebeen, Westport

• The Tavern, Murrisk
• Sheebeen, Westport

Sligo

• Hargadons, Sligo Town

Tipperary

• Larkins, Garrykennedy

Wexford

The Lobster Pot, Carne

• Lobster Pot, Carne

Wicklow

• Byrne & Woods, Roundwood

Read: Check out Irish Instagram users making the country look amazing

Read: How 3 guys created a $2 billion recipe-delivery business in just 36 months

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

Support us Learn More