Kin Khao Thai Restaurant
Many regard this as the leading Thai restaurant in the Midlands, if not all of Ireland. Adam Lyons runs a slick first-floor operation in a 650-year-old building on the west bank where the extensive menu features dishes from the Isaan region of northeast Thailand, including the Crying Tiger (grilled fillet of beef on a sizzling hot platter with a hot chili sauce). Typical dishes include the signature steamed chicken curry while others come with beef, lamb shank, duck, and pork served with jasmine rice. It also serves a range of fish and vegetarian dishes. Main courses from €17. Ceiling fans and balloon bamboo lights help create the perfect gastronomic scene—it's not hard to imagine yourself in Chiang Mai.
Keep the water jug handy as the smooth richness of coconut milk doesn't offset this fiery food.
