The best traditional Irish dishes
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Irish stew · Colcannon · Dublin coddle. (Updated Oct 1, 2026.)
Ireland's classic comfort food, from Irish stew to boxty, picked from Wikipedia's list of Irish dishes and Irish food guides.
Top 12
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Irish stew
Lamb or mutton slow-cooked with potatoes, onions and carrots; often called the national dish.
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Colcannon
Mashed potato with kale or cabbage, butter and milk, a Halloween tradition.
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Dublin coddle
Sausages, bacon, potatoes and onions slow-cooked, Dublin comfort food.
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Beef and Guinness stew
Beef braised in stout with root vegetables.
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Boxty
Potato pancake of grated and mashed potato, flour and buttermilk, from the north-west.
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Full Irish breakfast
Rashers, sausages, black and white pudding, eggs, tomato and soda bread.
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Bacon and cabbage
Boiled back bacon with cabbage, potatoes and parsley sauce.
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Champ
Mashed potato with spring onions and a well of butter.
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Seafood chowder
Creamy fish and shellfish soup served with brown bread.
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Galway Bay oysters
Native oysters celebrated at the Galway International Oyster Festival since 1954.
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Soda bread
Bread leavened with bicarbonate and buttermilk, brown or white.
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Smoked salmon
Irish wild or organic salmon cold-smoked, on brown bread.
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Barmbrack
Fruit bread baked with a ring inside for Halloween.
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Comments (1)
Irish stew on a cold day with a pint, nothing better.