The Dingle Food Festival Taste Trail:
A Culinary Adventure Awaits!
One of the highlights of the Dingle Food Festival is ‘THE TASTE TRAIL,’ a delightful journey through the town’s vibrant culinary scene.
Scroll down to see a full list of participating outlets for 2024! Join us for a fun-filled, flavor-packed adventure through Dingle!
This year at the Dingle Food Festival, all tickets will be “Taste” tickets, which can be used at both the Taste Trail and the Markets. With over 60 businesses on the Taste Trail and a similar number of market stalls, there’s no shortage of delicious options to explore!
Here’s everything you need to know:
When and Where:
- Dates: Saturday & Sunday
- Time: 1pm – 5pm (with some venues offering extended hours)
- Locations: Pubs, cafes, restaurants, art galleries, and shops throughout Dingle
Ticket Options:
To participate in the Taste Trail & Markets, you must either bring your own bowl or rent one from us:
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- Bring Your Own Bowl (must present your bowl at our office to purchase/collect tickets): Purchase a book of Taste Tickets for just €20. This includes 6 tickets valued at €3 each, with the remaining €2 going toward supporting the festival. Tickets can be bought online for easy click-and-collect at the Main Festival office which will be located at the Goat Café on Goat Street, or purchased over the weekend at one of our ticket outlets (locations TBC).
- Rent a Bowl: If you prefer, you can rent one of our stainless steel bowls for €2. We require a €5 refundable deposit, which you’ll get back when you return the bowl at the end of the festival (Total Cost of tickets – €27 with €5 refundable upon bowl return to Festival Main Office).
Get Your Tickets:
- Buy in Advance (Click and Collect Sales are now Closed for 2024): Click and Collect collection point will be at our Main Office which is at the Former Goat Café on Goat Street.
- Buy in person (Offices Open 12-5pm on Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th):
- Office 1: Main Office (Former Goat Café – Goat Street)
- Office 2: Hut @ Orchard Lane
- Office 3: Hut @ Bottom of Main Street (Outside McKenna’s)
- Office 4: Base Dingle (Holyground)
- Office 5: Hut @ Strand Street (Outside Strand House)
- Office 6: Lilymais – Dingle Marina
| Number | Business Name | Days | 1 Ticket Option |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish Factory Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Crisp Vegetable Dumplings, Jalapeño dressing |
| 2 | LilyMais | Sat & Sun | Calamari at LilyMais, Dingle Marina |
| 3 | The Boatyard Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Crayfish Tartlet |
| 4 | Dobey's @ Marina Car Park (Dingle Open Top Bus) | Sat & Sun | Fresh Crab |
| 5 | Marina Inn | Sat & Sun | Seafood chowder Smoked mackerel patè |
| 6 | Harrington's Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Deep Fried Oreo and Icecream |
| 7 | John Benny's Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Bacon & Cabbage Croquette with Black Garlic & Truffle Aioli |
| 8 | The Green Room @ John Benny's Pub | Sat & Sun | Brown Butter Old Fashioned |
| 9 | Murphy's Ice Cream | Sat & Sun | Dingle Inspired Ice Cream Flavours |
| 10 | Dingle Bay Hotel | Sat & Sun | Signature Homemade Sticky Toffee Pudding , Butterscotch Sauce & Fresh Cream |
| 11 | Strand House Cafe | Sat & Sun | Pink Sangria |
| 12 | Koolscoops of Dingle | Sat & Sun | Hot waffle with ice cream |
| 13 | Solas X Réalt na Mara Shellfish | Sat & Sun | Réalt na Mara Cromane Oyster with Dingle Gin, Soy & Yuzu Dressing |
| 14 | Dingle Chocolates @ The Dolphin Shop | Sat & Sun | Artisan Hot Chocolate |
| 15 | Garvey's Supervalu | Sat & Sun | Signature taste Hot Dogs |
| 16 | Seed & Soul | Sat & Sun | Asian Edemame Peanut Crunch Salad |
| 17 | Kinsale Mead Co @ Greenlane Gallery | Sat & Sun | A taster trio of each Kinsale Mead |
| 18 | Dingle Sushi @ Uisce Leather Shop | Sat & Sun | Two pieces of sushi to chose from our selection |
| 19 | My Boy Blue | Sat & Sun | Salted Caramel Brownie |
| 20 | Reel Dingle Fish | Sat & Sun | Fish and Chips |
| 21 | The Dingle Food Company @ O'Flaherty's Bar | Sat & Sun | Dingle Bay Fishcakes, Chilli Aoili or Anascaul black pudding bon bons, autum chutney |
| 22 | Café No 3 @ The Chart House | Sat Only | Chocolate Chip Oreo Muffin |
| 23 | Meeres Pork Products @ Random Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Gourmet Sausage Rolls |
| 24 | Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne @ Fenton's Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Fresh Dingle Bay Oyster |
| 25 | Crinkle Stores | Sat Only | Alternative Christmas Pudding |
| 26 | Skelligs Chocolates @ Sweet Pea | Sat & Sun | Skelligs Chocolate |
| 27 | Wild Wines @ The Little Cheese Shop | Sat & Sun | Glass of Sustainable Wine |
| 28 | The Little Cheese Shop | Sat & Sun | Raclette, Homemade Pickles, Sourdough Bread |
| 29 | Cáis @ Lisbeth Mulcahy's | Sat & Sun | Artisan Cheese & Charcuterie Skewer |
| 30 | Bean in Dingle | Sat & Sun | Cortado |
| 31 | Dingle Crystal | Sat & Sun | Limoncello Spritz Cocktails |
| 32 | Blas na hÉireann - Finalist - Annie's Delights | Sat & Sun | Sweet Sunshine |
| 33 | Blas na hÉireann - Finalist - All About Kombucha Booch Bar | Sat & Sun | All About Kombucha |
| 34 | Blas na hÉireann - Finalist - Rustic Boowa | Sat & Sun | Sweetboowa - 2022 Blas Na hÉireann Gold Winner, Traditional Polish Pastry Topped With Fresh Fruit And Crumbles. 100% Natural, Made With Organic Flour. |
| 35 | Dick Mack's Brewhouse | Sat & Sun | Half Pint for 1 ticket, Full Pint for 2 Tickets: Choice of Either of our Core Beers or Limited Edition Dingle Stout |
| 36 | Hope Guatamala - Hosted by Dick Macks | Sat & Sun | Black Bean Tortilla |
| 37 | The Fish Box | Sat & Sun | Smoked Salmon Mousse Vol-au-Vent |
| 38 | The Dillon Gallery | Sat & Sun | Korean BBQ Slider |
| 39 | Valentia Island Vermouth @ Outwest | Sat & Sun | Vermouth Island Vermouth & Tonic |
| 40 | West Kerry Care of the Aged | Sat & Sun | Crispy Chicken Wings |
| 41 | Ballyhar Organic Farm @ Kennedy's Bar | Sat & Sun | Organic Kerry Rosé Veal |
| 42 | Éalu Chocolates @ Bia Dingle Showcase (Girls Primary School) | Sat & Sun | Éalú Chocolate Bonbon |
| 43 | Dingle Farm @ Bia Dingle Showcase (Girls Primary School) | Sat & Sun | Cheese Bits: A Taste of Our 3 Cheeses, Cáisóg, Bricín and Cnoc Bhréanainn Cupa Íogurt: Dingle Farm Yougurt with Granola & Fruit Compote Rúiseach bán: Dingle Farm twist on a White Russian |
| 44 | Blenders Sauces @ Curran's Bar | Sat & Sun | Blenders Coconut Fish Curry with Rice. |
| 45 | Adams Bar | Sat & Sun | Adams Seafood Bisque |
| 46 | Annascaul Black Pudding @ Adams Bar | Sat & Sun | A Taste of an Annascaul Breakfast - Black & White Pudding & Traditional Pork Sausage |
| 47 | Wild | Sat & Sun | Fish Cakes |
| 48 | Centra Dingle | Sat Only | Clean Cut Meals |
| 49 | Little Italy | Sat & Sun | A Taste of Little Italy |
| 50 | Cistí Chorca Dhuibhne | Sat & Sun | Homemade Cookie's |
| 51 | Lord Bakers Restaurant | Sat Only | Fresh Oyster served with fresh lemon and pepper and tabasco sauce |
| 52 | The Hare's Corner | Sat & Sun | Korean Fried Chicken & Waffle |
| 53 | Paul Geaney's Bar & Restaurant | Sat & Sun | Seafood Chowder |
| 54 | Dingle Benners Hotel | Sat & Sun | Mexian Style Beef Taco, Pickled Cabbage, Coriandor & Lime Ranch |
| 55 | The Dingle Pub | Sat & Sun | Skewered Chicken caramelised with Honey & Almond |
| 56 | Ashe's Restaurant (Charity Event for the Irish Cancer Society) | Sat & Sun | Pulled Beef Sliders |
| 57 | Púca | Sat & Sun | Púca vegan sweet treat & Irish Pumpkin Spice latte |
| 58 | Novecento Pizzeria | Sat & Sun | Pizza Slice |
| 59 | J.M. Reidy's @ An Droichead Beag | Sat & Sun | J.M. Reidy's - This exciting collaboration is back with executive chef Diarmuid Murphy to bring the ultimate food experience. |
| 60 | Dingle Bridge House | Sat & Sun | Treat on Stick |
| 61 | Doyle’s Restaurant | Sat Only | Crispy Chorizo Croquettes siracha aioli |
| 62 | Half Door Restaurant | Sat Only | Chocolate Choux Bun |
| 63 | Land to Sea | Sat & Sun | Dingle vodka and beetroot cured pollock, squid ink cracker, yuzu gel |
