Winding Stair Bookshop and Restaurant

The Winding Stair is a bookshop and restaurant on Lower Ormond Quay in Dublin’s north city, facing the Liffey beside the Ha’penny Bridge. The bookshop occupies the ground floor, with the restaurant upstairs looking out over the river.

The kitchen works with Irish produce and the dining room is small and warm, with the bridge framed in the windows. Booking is advisable, particularly in the evening. Browsing the shelves downstairs before or after a meal is part of the appeal.