Cassie Stokes: Ireland's best, pub by pub
Dubliner Cassie Stokes hunts down Ireland's best pubs, breakfasts and restaurants, and asks chefs where they eat. Not paid by the venues.
What it is
Cassie Stokes is a Dublin native who has spent years hunting down the best of everything in Ireland — pubs, breakfasts, restaurants, beaches. Her signature format is the quick interview: she asks chefs, TV presenters and bookshop owners where they eat and drink, then takes you there. Her bio is clear that she isn't paid by restaurants or pubs.
Why we picked it
It's food as a way into a country. Through pubs and plates you get an Ireland guidebooks miss: family-run snugs (tiny private back rooms), thatched pubs with centuries of history, a proper Irish fry at a Dublin spot open since 1994. In September alone she was in Cork, Wexford and Dingle, including a two-parter with chef and broadcaster Mark Moriarty, plus a detour into a Dublin bookshop to ask about the best Irish book.
Right now she mentions her new book about Ireland a lot — RTÉ covered her work this year — but the videos never turn into ads. Each one is specific places and specific people, which is exactly what you want when you're planning a trip.
Where to start
- The list of Ireland's oldest pubs, including a contender for the oldest in the world.
- The Irish breakfast at Keoghs in Dublin.
- The Best of Ireland episodes with chef Mark Moriarty.
- Scroll back for her roundup of the best pubs in Dublin.
Who it's for
Anyone heading to Ireland who wants to eat where locals eat. Food travellers who pick destinations by what's on the plate. And anyone who simply enjoys a warm Dublin accent and a good pub story.
Quick answers
Who is Cassie Stokes? A Dublin-born food and travel creator whose work has been covered by RTÉ.
Are the recommendations paid? According to her bio, she isn't paid by restaurants or pubs.
Where does she cover? All over Ireland — Dublin, Cork, Kinsale, Wexford, Dingle and beyond.
