Opened in 2018 by Irish chef Nicky Foley, who’d lived in Spain for five years, this cheerily painted tapas spot pulls in punters for its Hibernia-meets-Iberia menu. Confit ‘spuds’ come bravas-style with black truffle aioli; local pork belly is served with morcilla blood sausage; honey from the restaurant’s own beehives is peppered and drizzled on fig tempura and Dingle goat’s cheese. 

Set steps from the sea in postcard-worthy Brandon harbour, Murphy’s looks like it’s been magicked up to star in a Guinness ad. There’s an open fire and an old-school wooden interior and Pádraig Murphy, the fifth-generation owner, has put it on the map for its pub grub too: creamy chowder; crab sandwiches with traditional brown bread. If you’ve hiked Mount Brandon, this is the place to warm up over clove-and-lemon hot whiskeys.

With raywing, monkfish and mackerel on the menu alongside crowd-pleasing cod and haddock, this tiny takeaway showcases a more diverse haul of seafood than most. The salt-and-vinegar-soused chips are chunky and the batter is crispy; order mushy peas on the side and extra helpings of tartar sauce. There’s a handy covered picnic table across the road.

The light and the sea are recurring themes in the exhibitions at this large gallery in the centre of town. The ever-changing scenery around Dingle inspires the roster of artists on show: from the soft-blue-toned impressionistic works of Sarah Tormey to the print-like paintings of Brandon-based Niall Naessens.