This week’s review: welcoming back @thepigsear, which shut last July to make way for @lotus_eaters_restaurant but rightfully returns to Nassau St just in time for #StPatricksDay —

We write in today’s paper (and no paywall this weekend on the entire @sundaytimesireland website and app archive, fill yer boots!): “We cannot think of anywhere better in the city for tourists — and locals — to get to grips with Irish food heritage, served with deference to tradition but elevated all the same, one floor up in one of Dublin’s best dining room locations, overlooking the cricket grounds of Trinity College.“

The playlist is so important in restaurants; it remarks the vibe and soundtracks the scene - regular readers will likely have noticed we quite often take note of what’s on the speaker punctuating the meal. This time it’s an all star Irish, no skip line-up:

✔️Mandinka — Sinéad O’Connor
✔️Lisdoonvarna — Christy Moore
✔️Where’s Me Jumper — Sultans of Ping
✔️N17 — The Saw Doctors
✔️Summer in Dublin — Bagatelle
✔️Big Sur — The Thrills

Even Mickey Joe Harte’s We’ve Got The World Tonight gets a spin. Thin Lizzy soundtracks our starters… the boys are back in town, indeed. Less