🌟 The Dingle Food Festival Taste Trail 🌟
A Culinary Adventure Awaits!
The Taste Trail is one of the biggest highlights of the Dingle Food Festival – a flavour-filled journey through the town’s pubs, cafés, restaurants, galleries, and shops. With over 50 local businesses taking part and a similar number of market stalls, you’ll be spoilt for choice!
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 50 businesses on the Taste Trail and a similar number of market stalls, there’s no shortage of delicious options to explore!
Online Click and Collect Tickets will be available to collect at the Festival Main Office @ Saint Mary’s Temperance Hall, Main Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry (V92DV74). Opening times of the Main Office are: Friday 2nd October from 1pm-7pm, Saturday 3rd October from 11am-4pm, Sunday 4th October from 11am-4pm
Ticket Options:
To participate in the Taste Trail & Markets, you must either bring your own plate/bowl or rent one from us:
1. Bring Your Own Bowl/Plate (must present bowl at office to purchase/collect tickets): Purchase a book of Taste Tickets for just €22. This includes 5 tickets valued at €4 each, with the remaining €2 going towards the running of the festival. Tickets can be bought online for easy click-and-collect at the main festival office (Temperance Hall) or purchased over the weekend at one of our ticket outlets (locations TBC).
2. Rent a Plate: If you prefer, you can rent one of our stainless steel plates & spork for €3. (Total Cost of tickets – €25 with €2 refundable upon plate return to Festival Main Office).
By participating, you’re not only enjoying the best that Dingle has to offer, but you’re also helping us reduce waste and support the festival’s sustainability goals.
🌟 The Dingle Food Festival Taste Trail 🌟
A Culinary Adventure Awaits!
The Taste Trail is one of the biggest highlights of the Dingle Food Festival – a flavour-filled journey through the town’s pubs, cafés, restaurants, galleries, and shops. With over 60 local businesses taking part and a similar number of market stalls, you’ll be spoilt for choice!
And this year, all tickets are “Taste Tickets” – valid at both the Taste Trail and the Festival Markets.
📅 When & Where
- Dates: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th
- Time: 1pm – 5pm (some venues may stay open longer)
- Location: Throughout Dingle town
🎟️ How It Works
To join the Taste Trail & Markets, you’ll need a bowl and some Taste Tickets. Buy online for easy Click & Collect or in person at outlets below.
- Bring Your Own Bowl:
- €20 for a book of 6 Taste Tickets (€3 each, €2 supports the festival)
- Show your bowl to purchase/collect tickets
- Rent a Bowl:
- Stainless steel bowl rental: €2. €5 refundable deposit (returned when you bring it back to the Main Office).
- Total upfront: €27 (€5 refunded on return)
- Buy a Bowl:
- Purchase a reusable Dingle Food Festival bamboo pack: €5
- Total Cost: €25
🏷️ Where to Get Tickets
Option 1 – Buy Online – Click & Collect at the Main Office:
- 📍 Saint Mary’s Temperance Hall, Main Street, Dingle (V92 DV74)
- Main Office Opening Hours: Friday 3rd 1pm-7pm, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 11am-6pm.
- 👉 Click here to purchase tickets
Option 2 – Buy in Person:
- Main Office – Saint Mary’s Temperance Hall (V92 DV74).
- Main Office Opening Hours: Friday 3rd 1pm-7pm, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 11am-6pm.
- Other Locations:
- Other Location Opening Hours: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 12pm – 5pm:
- Hut @ Bottom of Main Street (outside McKenna’s)
- Base Dingle (Holyground)
- Hut @ Strand Street (outside Strand House)
- Lilymais – Dingle Marina
- Other Location Opening Hours: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 12pm – 5pm:
| Map Number | Business Name | Tastes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LilyMais | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Squid Ceviche Description: Zingy squid ceviche on a crunchy tortilla chip - fresh & tangy! |
| 2 | The Boatyard Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Home Cured Organic Salmon en Croute Description: Organic Salmon Cured with Dingle Gin, Maharees Beetroot, Boatyard Grown Dill, And Dingle Sea Salt. |
| 3 | Dobey's @ Marina Car Park (Dingle Open Top Bus) | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Fresh Crab. Description: Fresh Crab. All caught locally off the Orla Maebh Boat. Served on a toasted roll from O'Sullivans Bakery. Extra Ticket Options: 2 tickets for larger portion of the same 1 ticket option |
| 4 | Marina Inn | 1 Taste Ticket: - Dingle Gin & Lemon Cheesecake - Dicks Macs Stout Chocolate Brownie 2 Ticket Option: Ceviché a la Marina. Sea bass, prawns & haddock marinated in lime juice, red onions, corriander & chilli pepper. |
| 5 | Harrington's Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Delicious deep fried chocolate (twix/creamegg)& Icecream 2 Taste Tickets: Savoury selection box |
| 6 | John Benny's Pub | 1 Taste Ticket (2 options): Option 1) Bacon & Cabbage Croquette with Black Garlic & Truffle Aioli Option 2) Salted velvet brownie with a west cork whiskey sauce |
| 7 | Green Room @ John Benny's Pub | 1 Taste Ticket: Charred Pineapple Margarita - Charred pineapple infused Blanco Tequila, fresh lime, agave syrup. |
| 8 | Danno's Bar and Restaurant | Option 1) Mini Chorizo "Madra Te" & Roja Wine Option 2) White Chocolate Brulée Tartlet |
| 9 | Dingle Bay Hotel | 1 Taste Ticket:: Our Signature Mixed Seafood Marie Rose on Baby Gem Lettuce. |
| 10 | The Hatch @ Strand House Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Slow-Cooked Chicken Curry- Slow-cooked chicken curry served with jasmine rice, natural yoghurt and a lime and coriander oil. Extra Taste Tickets: Mango Lassi Matcha with cardamom spiced coconut foam |
| 11 | Juice for thought | 1 Taste Ticket: Chocolate, tahini and banana bread, raw mix GF - Chocolate and tahini banana bread raw cake mix, spoon lickin' good!! Gf |
| 12 | Kool Scoops of Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Hot Waffle with ice cream - Hot waffle with soft or scoop ice cream and drizzled with a choice of sauce. Extra Taste Tickets: Mini doughnuts with soft or scoop ice cream. Topped with a drizzle of sauce. |
| 13 | Dingle Chocolates | 1 Taste Ticket: Chocolate Hot Shot and a Peanut Truffle - Real Hot Chocolate taster cup with hand roasted peanut truffle & hint of Sea Salt |
| 14 | Solas Tapas & Wine | 1 Taste Ticket: Chorizo sausage - Iberico black leg pig chorizo from northern spain Extra Taste Ticket Option: Morcilla black pudding |
| 15 | LilyMais @ Outside Solas | 1 Taste Ticket: Squid Ceviche - Zingy squid ceviche on a crunchy tortilla chip - fresh & tangy! |
| 16 | The Fish Box Food Truck @ Paddy Bawn's | 1 Taste Ticket: Option 1) Homemade FishCake with Sweet Chilli Mayo Option 2) Glenbeigh Oyster, Raspberry Vinaigrette |
| 17 | Fundraiser for Heart of Gaza @ Paddy Bawn's (Sat Only) | Come support the HeART of Gaza - enjoy prosecco, mimosas, merch and music all in aid of Gaza. Bígí linn 🇮🇪❤️🇵🇸 |
| 18 | Murphy's Ice Cream | 1 Taste Ticket: "Dreamy Creamy Caramel Bite": Butterscotch and honeycomb ice-cream, butterscotch sauce, on a sponge base topped with salted caramel cream. Extra Taste Ticket Option: Oat cookie sandwich with Dingle sea salt ice-cream |
| 19 | Garvey's SuperValu Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Garvey's Supervalu - Hot Dog Sample - Bite Size Extra Ticket(s): Garvey's Signature Taste Hotdog with Trimmings |
| 20 | Piccolo Café | 1 Taste Ticket: Matcha Cookies - Delicious, Nutritious, freshly baked Matcha Cookies. |
| 21 | Dingle Sushi @ Uisce Leather | 1 Taste Ticket: Tamago nigiri sushi Extra Ticket(s): Five sushi pieces of your choice |
| 22 | Dingle Farm @ Bia Dingle Showcase | 1 Taste Ticket: Cáis Extra Ticket(s): Yoghurt Smoothie |
| 23 | Meeres Pork Products @ Bia Dingle Showcase | 1 Taste Ticket: Meeres Goumet sausage rolls |
| 24 | West of Dingle @ Bia Dingle Showcase | 1 Taste Ticket: West of Dingle Zero Waste Sparkling Lemonade |
| 25 | Reel Dingle Fish | 1 Taste Ticket: Cone of Fresh Fish and Chips with Tartar |
| 26 | The Dingle Food Company @ Flaherty's Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Dingle Bay fish cakes Sweet chilli aoili Anascaul Black pudding bon bins,homemade pickles |
| 27 | Sheehy's Supermarket Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Sheehy's Butcher Description: Sheehy's beef slider |
| 28 | Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne @ Outside Fenton's | 1 Taste Ticket: Fresh Dingle Bay Oyster Extra Ticket(s): RCD Special Bloody Mary |
| 29 | Crinkle Stores | Meringue Nest |
| 30 | The Little Cheese Shop | Irish Raclette Cheese, homemade pickles, Bacus Bread |
| 31 | The Hare’s Corner | 1 Taste Ticket: Korean Fried Chicken and Waffle |
| 32 | The Dillon Gallery Honora O'Neill Artist | 1 Taste Ticket: Joe's Korean BBQ Chicken Mini Burger |
| 33 | Rí Fern @ Lisbeth Mulcahy's | 1 Taste Ticket: "Cafe Rí Fern Cake Bite": Bean in Dingle Coffee Cake, Dingle Farm Chai Cheesecake or Tig Bhric's Porter Chocolate Brownies Extra Tickets: Vegan Lentil & Sage stew. Hearty, herby & 100% plant powered. |
| 34 | Bean in Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket @ Bean in Dingle: Blackberry & Rosemary Espresso Tonic and Dingle Coffee Roasters Brew Bar. Try a refreshing twist on an espresso tonic or sample some special nano and micro lots from Colombia and Uganda from our brew bar. Dick Mack's Location | Extra Ticket Option: Bean in Dingle Signature Martinis using our new flash brew coffee concentrate and our own coffee liqueur, along with the amazing Dingle vodka. Now serving from Dick Macks Pub. |
| 35 | Spice Genie @ Blas Village | Potato paneer balls (1 Taste Ticket) 3 samosa (2 Taste Tickets) Chicken goan mini (2 Taste Tickets) Lentil potato mini (2 Taste Tickets) |
| 36 | Mug Shot Coffee @ Blas Village | Sweet and Salty Vietnamese Inspired Coffee - Velvety smooth cold brew served over ice, kissed with a ribbon of rich condensed milk, and topped with a luscious sweet-and-salty cream topping. A perfect balance of bold, silky, and indulgent. |
| 37 | Dick Mack's Brewhouse | 1 Taste Ticket: Half pint of our core range, Dingle Pale, Dingle Amber, Dingle Session IPA. Also our limited edition Dingle Blonde, dingle Stout ( Barrel aged ) Extra Taste Tickets: Full pint of above |
| 38 | Wild Wines @ Dick Mack's | 1 Taste Ticket: Taste of Organic Wines made by using sustainable farming practices from artisan producers. Extra Taste Tickets: Natural Wine Tasting |
| 39 | Hope Guatamala @ Dick Mack's | SWEETS & TREETS - All local home baking. - In aid of Hope Guatemala |
| 40 | The Fish Box / Flannery's Seafood Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Option 1) Homemade FishCake with Sweet Chilli Mayo Option 2) Glenbeigh Oyster, Raspberry Vinaigrette |
| 41 | Silver Bia @ West Kerry Care Of The Aged | 1 Taste Ticket: Hot Buffalo Wings - Crispy Fried Chicken Wings |
| 42 | Ballyhar Organic Farm @ Kennedy's | 1 Taste Ticket: "Kerry Organic Rosé Veal Meatball": Italian Style Meatball made with Organic Rosé Veal from our Kerry Cattle served on Rustic Baguette |
| 43 | Blenders @ Curran's | 1 Taste Ticket: "Currans Seafood Coconut Curry": Gluten free coconut curry with fresh local fish served with rice. Extra Taste Tickets: Currans Seafood platter. Fish curry, Local Smoked Salmon, Smoked Mackerel, Bantry Bay Mussels in Korean BBQ sauce, Courtneys Brown Bread. |
| 44 | Adams Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Adams Mini Chilli Beef Tortilla - Spiced Irish beef wrapped in a floury tortilla served with house sour cream & melted cheese Extra Taste Tickets: Adams Wild Atlantic Fishcakes |
| 45 | Wild Café Tralee @ Outside Adam's Bar Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Italian tomato bruschetta. Parmesan shavings and balsamic reduction. 2 Taste Tickets : Wild fishcake. Golden fried with a pineapple and mango salsa. Fresh chilli coconut and lime dressing |
| 46 | A Taste of Palestine | Blas Phalaistín @ Orchard Lane Market Area | A taste of Palestine / Blas Phalaistín ar son: Amal Dóchas Community Sponsorship Group Corca Dhuibhne |
| 47 | Little Italy Pizzeria | 1 Taste Ticket: ARANCINA, A SICILIAN SPECIALTY MADE WITH ARBORIO RICE BOLOGNESE SAUCE DEEP FRIED VEGETARIAN OPTION WITH MUSHROOMS Extra Taste Tickets: MARGHERITA PIZZA OUR FAMOUS WOOOD FIRED OVEN PIZZA MADE WITH THE FINEST INGREDIENTS |
| 48 | Cistí Chorca Dhuibhne | 1 Taste Ticket: Chocolate Chip Cookies Mini Cheesecakes |
| 49 | The Dingle Butcher | 1 Taste Ticket: Beef and Pork Curry Sausage Roll - Sausage roll made with beef and pork curry and sultanas, served with tomato chutney |
| 50 | Hungry Soul @ Orchard Lane Market Area | 1 Taste Ticket: Nachos Veganos Hungry soul , corn chips and delicious toppings |
| 51 | Lord Baker's Restaurant & Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: "Lord Bakers Fresh Dingle Bay Oysters" Fresh Dingle Bay Oysters served with a choice of fresh Lemon ,hot sauce and fresh ground black pepper. |
| 52 | Dingle Benners Hotel | 1 Taste Ticket Per Item: Option 1: Chicken Caesar Arancini (Smoked Bacon, Parmasan, Caesar Dressing) Cinnamon Roll - Candied Pecans Option 2: Classic Drinks Wine & Prosecco Selection |
| 53 | Paul Geaney's Bar & Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Seafood Chowder - Medley of seafood in a creamy soup broth. Extra Tickets Option: Aperol Spritz |
| 54 | The Dingle Pub | 1 Taste Ticket: Smoked Salmon, Lemon & Dill Cream Cheese Tartlet - Smoked Salmon Mousse With A Lemon & Dill Cream Cheese On A Crispy Base Topped With A Piece Of Smoked Salmon. Extra Ticket Options: - Pomegranate Infused Casamigos Tequila & Soda Water - Passion Fruit Infused Dingle Gin & Tonic - Raspberry & Pomegranate Infused Smirnoff Vodka & Soda |
| 55 | Ashes Restaurant & Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Pulled pork or Bloody Mary Oyster shot - Pulled pork slider with sesame carrot slaw or Dingle Vodka Glenbeigh Bloody Mary Oyster Shot 2 Ticket Options: Pulled wagyu beef brisket wrap ,smoked mayo ,crispy onions. Prosecco or prosecco spritz . |
| 56 | Púca café | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: "Vegan taco Vegan" Description: "Vegan cacao chili filled taco topped with chimichurri" Extra Ticket Options: Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate |
| 57 | Valentia Island Vermouth @ 505 Restaurant Dykegate Lane | 1 Ticket Option: Valentia Island Vermouth on the Rocks: Valentia Island Vermouth served over ice with a slice of orange Valentia Island Vermouth & Tonic |
| 58 | Paddy's Bike Shop - Rental & Repairs | 1 Taste Ticket: Japanese gyoza with dipping sauces - "Golden fried pork gyoza, (veggie available) With your choice of dipping sauce: chilli szechuan oil or sweet soy sauce." |
| 59 | Cáis @ Paddy's Bike Shop | 1 Taste Ticket: Cáis's Cheese & Charcuterie Skewers - A selection of Artisan Cheese & Charcuterie on a stick |
| 60 | Réiltín Retreat Centre @ The Grapevine Hostel | 1 Taste Ticket: Ancient India meets the west of Ireland "Grounding & nourishing Dahl & sweet treats All vegan, GF & made with love" |
| 61 | Bella’s Limoncello Spritz @ Neligan's Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: "A taste of Limoncello": Experience a taste of an Amalfi Summer with our authentic limoncello, crafted from sun-ripened lemons and steeped in tradition. Smooth, vibrant, and refreshingly sweet. Extra Ticket Options: Limoncello Spritz. A refreshing Sicilian-inspired spritz — our authentic limoncello topped with bubbles, served bright and zesty for the perfect festival sip. |
| 62 | Pizzeria Novecento | 1 Taste Ticket: Freshly made pizza slice |
| 63 | The Half Door | 1 Taste Ticket: Blasket Island spiced Lobster Bisque, Homemade Brioche Croutons & Rouille |
| 64 | Doyle's Seafood Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Spicy chorizo croquette garlic aioli Spicy chorizo and manchego croquette with a spiced garlic aioli Extra Taste Tickets: Crispy monkfish taco, guacamole, burnt salsa, with mango and pickled red onion |
| 65 | Land To Sea Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Wild Rabbit and Cep Pate with Carcassonne Truffle Mayonnaise on a Squid Ink Cracker. + 1 Ticket for a glass of 2023 Killahora Rare Bittersweet Cider. Extra Taste Tickets: Chicken Caesar Soup with Brioche Crotons. |
| 66 | Stephane Delourme Gastronomic Adventure @ Muiris Dan's | 1 Taste Ticket: Fresh Seafood Section Cooked on a Hot Grill With Scallop, Tiger Prawn and Cod Served With My Favourite Salpicon Dressing |
