Honestly temple bar restaurants charge €25-30 for fish and chips that cost €8 on westmoreland street or €12 at leo burdock on werburgh street near christchurch cathedral. The cobblestone and brazen head do brilliant traditional music sessions but their food is genuinely shocking for what you pay. Temple bar street itself is pure tourist tax — Pints €10-12 versus €5.50 literally everywhere else in dublin

Instead try the woollen mills beside ha penny bridge for proper full irish breakfast that dubliners queue for on weekends — Black pudding white pudding grilled tomatoes the works for €12. Leo burdock near christ church does the best fish and chips in dublin since 1913 — Fresh cod daily hand cut chips none of that frozen slop tourists get served. Brother hubbard on capel street north of the liffey serves incredible middle eastern influenced brunch for €10-12

If youre doing temple bar for the traditional music sessions thats grand but honestly eat before you go or walk five minutes to dame street for proper dublin prices. Fish shop on queen street does takeaway fish and chips for €9 that puts most temple bar restaurants to shame. Bastible on south circular road if you want something fancier without the tourist markup

Trust me temple bar is for drinking and music not eating — Your wallet and taste buds will thank you for understanding the difference between tourist dublin and actual dublin food culture