A Fab Food Tour in Dublin

If you read this blog, you might already know I love to start a trip to a new town with a food tour. On this occasion, on my third trip to Dublin, I thought it was time to give Irish food another chance, as it hadn’t really grown on me. So, I chose a Dublin food tour by FabFoodTrails, and I was ready to be impressed.

FabFoodTrails

FabFoodTrails has been running Irish food tours in Dublin since 2006, and they also run tours in Cork now. The focus is on local products and Irish food. It also features small independent businesses, which is always a plus.

Irish Food

When you first think about Irish food, the first thing that comes to mind is the potato. Irish stews and pies, fish and chips, the potato is at the base of everything. There’s a lot of history behind that: being forced to produce for the English for centuries, the island’s climate, favorable for the potato, and the ability to feed a large family from a small acreage that was available to the average Irish peasant man. The typical Irish food is hearty and unpretentious. The famous Irish breakfast is the perfect example. Farmers would need a full meal to prepare for the day’s work on Ireland’s cold and windy mornings. A hearty plate with most items produced on the farm would help the men prepare for the day and keep them going until dusk.

Of course, modern Irish food is a bit more varied than that, and a food tour in Dublin is the best way to discover where locals go for the best of it.

Step-by-step review of FabFoodTrails Dublin tour

Meeting Point

The itinerary and meeting point adapts depending on the working hours and such. However, it’s always a central, easy-to-access place. You will get the meeting point by email a few days before the tour. For us, it was outside the Mansion House, very close to St. Stephen’s Green.

Our FabFoodTours Guide

Our guide, Ellen, was an Irish girl that spent some time abroad. She came back home with a renewed love for everything Irish. That includes Irish food, of course.

Ellen is a freelancer, and did a very good job explaining local food, history, and Irish traditions.

Dublin Food Tour Itinerary

I will detail every stop, as they are excellent places, but it’s not quite the same if you try to recreate it without a local guide. I will also talk about the food (a favorite subject of mine, as you may have noticed by now).

First stop, coffee

Any morning tour must start with a coffee. This was sort…