Spanish Restaurants

1. UNO MAS

WHERE: 6 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 WN47 | 10 minute walk from  the apartment | WHAT: Spanish cuisine | €€ | TIMES: Lunch: Wednesday to Saturday, 12.15pm to 2.30pm; Dinner: Tuesday to Saturday, 5.30pm to 9.15pm. CLOSED on Sundays and Mondays | WEBSITE: unomas.ie | RESERVATIONS: Call +353 1 4758538 or online via website.

Hands down, this is the best Spanish restaurant in Dublin - indeed, it's one of the best restaurants in the city full stop. Does tapas and larger main course dishes - both as food as the other. Expect mains like 'Coolea agnolotti, hen of the woods, onion squash and burnt walnut' and  'Salt aged Delmonico, béarnaise, beef dripping potatoes and Bordelaise sauce'. The is stripped-back, basic but stylish. Keep an eye out for an exposed feature within one of the old brick walls that supposedly originates from the 1600s, making this one of Dublin's oldest standing dwellings.

2. LAS TAPAS DE LOLA

WHERE: 12 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, | 17 minutes walk from the apartment | WHAT: Spanish | €€ | TIMES: Opens at 5pm until late, Monday to Friday; opens at 12pm until late, Saturday & Sunday |RESERVATIONS: Call on +35314244100 if looking for a table within next 24 hours; otherwise book online here | WEBSITE: lastapasdelola.com

Las Tapas de Lola is a lively tapas bar on Wexford Street, an equally lively and buzzy part of Dublin. A big favourite with locals and visitors to Dublin, so getting a table can be tricky at times. If you do, you'll see why: food, service and atmosphere are all fantastic.