Open since 1986, a casual dining wholefood restaurant that caters for a variety of tastes and diets including gluten-free, sugar-free, coeliac, and raw. The soups, salads, main courses, breads, and desserts are made in-house. Offers freshly pressed juices & beverages ranging from wheatgrass to organic wine and fairtrade coffee. Breakfast is served til noon. NOTE: Mostly vegan but confirmed December 2024 to offer cow's milk and butter. Open Mon-Wed 08:00-20:00, Thu-Sat 08:00-21:00, Sun 09:00-20:00.
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538 Reviews
First Review by myboyfriendisdead
CeleryJunkie
Points +31
Cornucopia Dublin Ireland - Edit
I've eaten in Cornucopia many times and I'm totally in love with the restaurant. There food is prepared beautifully and caters to all kinds of dietary requirements. They have a cookbook on sale which includes all the best recipes and a story of there business, I couldn't find a fault with them if I tried. Easily one of my favorite places to eat, relax in and to socialize in! All the staff and wonderfully friendly and helpful :)
Read morePros: Healthy, Vegetarian/vegan sutible, good prices
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Tigra220
Points +10712
It was ok... - Edit
I was excited to visit Cornucopia after a year of planning my visit to Dublin. It was nicely busy when I arrived, but not too much so. There was live music playing, which gave it a nice vibe. I stood in the cafeteria-style line and ordered 1 of the 2 vegan entrees they had to offer that day. To my dismay, there were no vegan desserts. :( My food was mediocre and barely luke-warm. I wasn't thrilled with my experience. If I'm back in Dublin, I'd give them another try, since their menu changes daily, to see if I luck up next time.
Read morePros: easy to find
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veganmiss
Points +540
Good Lunch - Edit
Cornucopia Wholefoods is a lunch type spot where they change their menu daily. It is located in a busy part shopping part of Dublin, just off of Grafton St. I chose the curry with two types of salads, a microgreens salad and a cabbage type salad. It was pretty good!
Read moreFor a complete review, please see my blog here: http://veganmiss.blogspot.com/2010/09/vegan-ireland.html
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caperucitaverde
Points +28
Amazing vegan food - Edit
This is my most favourite restaurant in the world (so far). Here you can get yummy, home-made like vegan food (they also have vegetarian). They also have some very interesting desserts (although a bit expensive). My favourites are the soups, the breads/scones, and they have some amazing main dishes that change everyday. The garlic potatoe salad (which I think is available everyday) is a must try in my opinion. If you go to Dublin and are vegan, do yourself a favor and eat here. The hard part is that, when you leave, you will be dreaming about this food. Really, trully amazing!
Read morePros: Amazing taste, Great variety, Awesome staff
Cons: Hard to find tables at times
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andrea
Points +638
YUMMY - Edit
The ladies at the health food shop recommended this for dinner. While it was cafeteria style service, the seating area was really nice, like a regular restaurant. Only about half the entrees were vegan, but the two we tried were really delicious. The soup is a bargain by Dublin standards, a big old bowl for eu4. The most exciting part was the Coconut Vanilla custard pie though. It was awesome! I think there were three vegan dessert selections, so pretty good.
Read morePros: sit-down area is really nice
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dave_morado
Points +68
Dublin's best veggie eatery and now twice the size - Edit
Though it's open for breakfasts and lunches, too, I can speak best of dinners at Cornucopia, which are always really flavourful and served up in generous portions. It's a simple and relaxed place - a cafe moreso than a restaurant where you step up to the counter and will have a choice of five or six main courses, with at least a couple of vegan options, plus ten salads - five regulars and five daily specials - again with vegans well-catered for (check the blackboards for details of exactly what's in each dish and what diets they're suited to). For 12.50 or 12.95, depending on your chosen main option, you'll get hearty portion served up onto your plate with the chance to choose two salads as accompaniment - many of them very substantial in their own right. Even if you arrive raging hungry, don't imagine you need anything else! Those with smaller appetites might prefer to stick with the salads alone.
Read moreCornucopia is so popular that it can be busy at the counter and hard to see all the choices at times, but the staff are always very helpful and there's never any sense of pressure. Happily, a short while ago, the owners were able to take on the adjacent building to expand and it can now offer a lot more seating. This is still not always enough to avoid the need for customers to share tables at the very busiest points, but I've experienced this just once since the expansion and I'd consider myself a regular. Also new are later opening hours - extending to 22.30 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays - often with a harpist playing gently in the background.
Cornucopia has a good commitment to using organic produce (again there's a blackboard setting out just what ingredients used are organic, including all their soy-based products, thereby ensuring they're GM-free).
Pros: Tasty and plentiful food, Great location, Helpful, committed staff
Cons: Can get busy
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Blueberries
Points +360
Very tasty vegan food - Edit
Cornucopia is extremely vegan-friendly canteen style whole-food vegetarian restaurant/cafe.
Read moreDon't let 'whole-food' put you off, the food here is seriously tasty! Usually hearty, flavourful curries and casseroles. The salads are also hearty, they have a really tasty home-made vegan mayonnaise that they use for their coleslaw.
Most of the desserts/cakes are vegan (which I never realised as the queue always blocks my view of the counter), and there is a good selection of teas, coffee and wine.
It's slightly pricey but the portion sizes are large.
Pros: Lots of choice for vegans, incl desserts, Does take-away, Central location and nice staff
Cons: Slightly pricey, Queue often blocks view of the food/menu
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Eloi
Points +74
amazing food - Edit
Went to Dublin for a week and had food there almost every single day. They have some very good vegan options including desserts - the berry crumble is amazing ... it's just a pity that the place is so casual and not more like a restaurant... for example: when I'm over I would like to show my carnivorous friends how good vegan food can be and would like to take them out to dinner. But Cornucopia closes very early on some days and this canteen style in-eat-out atmosphere isn't the right thing for a nice dinner with friends
Read morePros: amazing food, canteen style so no waiting for the food, really convenient location
Cons: canteen style
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organic_lemon
Points +183
Dreaming of you. - Edit
So FINALLY I got to go to this restirant and was like, WOAH THIS HAVE FOOD LIKE THIS DUBLIN????? where have i been eating all this time!? can i just say BEST Garlic Mayo ever. Im not even one who likes mass amounts of mayo on my potato salad but soething was calling me to it, so they piled it up and i gobbled the whole thing. And THEN i scraped the leftover blobs of mayo with my fork and ate it plane. oh man it was good. Im gunna get so fat :). I also had some sort of fried thing, which was pretty good and a salad which had kinda a sweeter dressing. that one was alright. Again, with many resturants here, it seems like its a lot of money but i could split this with somebody easily (except, of course hogging the potato salad to myself)
Read moreOh yeah, and also the staff was really friendly too!!! i didnt really know what to order and the woman helped me out a lot.
Pros: lots of vegan foods, MAYO (its vegan), they pile it on
Cons: there, are, none
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VeganTex
Points +215
Cornucopia - Edit
Great place!! The food was amazing and plenty of options for vegans. Easy walk from the temple bar district.
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veggiegoth
Points +217
yummy! - Edit
came here for dinner and had the pasta special which was great. i loved the sauce. only bad thing is that they charge for the bread but it's ok. nice atmosphere and staff
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Kaydee63
Points +38
Yes! - Edit
I Love this place! I've gone there three times in one week. I'm working in Dublin for seven weeks (from Arizona) and Cornucopia has quickly become my favorite restaurant. The staff are incredibly cheerful and helpful, go-out-of-their-way nice. Each day there are hot dishes and salads and a host of baked goods. Plenty of vegan options. A hot meal with two salads costs 13 euros and is enough for two meals. (I pick up take-out containers while ordering.) There's a water bubbler if you want to drink just water with your meal. The place is so busy I don't recommend going during the busy lunch hour (hard to get a table then). Some nights they have live music, low key and not so loud you can't have a good conversation. Delicious food, comfortable setting, very reasonable price for the amount of food you get. Highly recommended.
Read morePros: Very helpful staff, Delicious food combinations, Comfortable setting
Cons: Hard to get a table at lunch hour
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estefinparis
Points +870
Really good - Edit
While in Dublin for a couple of days we tried out Cornucopia and it was so good that we HAD to eat there a second time during our stay. The place is really nice and the food is simply delicious. When we arrived the staff explained straight away how it works (self-service) and helped us find a table. We then picked our mains and two salads and were surprised by the huge amount of food served! The combination of colours and tastes made it very appetizing and somehow we managed to finish everything. On the menu when we were there: butterbean and brazil nut fillet with hot mash, onion gravy and seasonable vegs / ragout of fennel, roast peppers, butterbean and olives / broccoli quiche / fennel, lentil and cauliflower with mashed potatoes. Everything is clearly marked vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, wheat free... A great spot!
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dara
Points +73
Filling and Delicious! - Edit
Wonderful food served cafeteria-style in this bustling eatery! There were more vegetarian, than vegan, options, but vegans do have plenty of selection. I enjoyed the following vegan foods: schnitzel (very good), brown rice, chickpea salad, sprouts, and basil and pepper scone. They even gave me a vegan 'buttery' spread to accompany the scone, which was out of this world. The fruit-and-oat square for dessert was great, too. I am the type of diner who cleans my plate but even I could not finish the massive proportions one gets for lunch. For 12.50 Euro, this is by-far the most food you will get for your money. In addition to the value, the food is delicious!
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Colinski
Points +110
Great vegetarian in Dublin - Edit
I dined here at lunchtime while visiting Dublin, and found a small, bustling restaurant. I don't recall exactly what I had but I remember it was all excellent and priced reasonably enough, and that many of the main dishes and salads offered were vegan. Would go back next time I'm in Dublin.
Read morePros: Tasty, Large portions, friendly staff
Cons: Cramped space, Busy
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jamber79
Points +376
nice place - Edit
Right off Grafton street, so can stop in while shopping (or window shopping) on that street. Very small, limited seating, but seemed to be just enough at dinner time. Very limited choices on the menu, but the food was good. Service was very friendly and helpful.
Read morePros: food, service
Cons: prices, small size, not many food choices
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VeganPrincess00
Points +28
Not very nice - Edit
Nice food, but too spicy...the staff wasn't very nice.
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jasminetea
Points +106
Hearty and wholesome - Edit
I definitely felt healthier after eating a meal here - but the servings were huge! I preferred the main hot dishes to the salad choices (they vary every day). There is a student-like atmosphere and the staff were very helpful in explaining the ordering 'procedure' (no table service; order at counter). Free water on tap and you will find many brochures for arts and music events.
Read moreIt's also a little pricey - around 12 euro for a plate. But then Dublin was very expensive.
Pros: Hearty, Friendly
Cons: Not that cheap
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fancy!
Points +87
I heart Cornucopia! - Edit
When I lived in Dublin some years back I ate here so often. As a vegan it was great that everything is labeled. There are different dishes each day so you can get a bit excited wondering what it'll be today!
Read moreIt was a crowded place which is great! I loved the atmosphere. I did just read that they are expanding because they bought the place next door or something like that...so I'm sure now they will be roomier to accommodate all the fans.
The food is comforting, warm, delicious, healthy and hearty.
I truly love this place and recommend it to any vegetarian/vegan/healthy people. All of my friends (some not veggies) enjoyed the food here, too.
Portions are big for the price!
Pros: Good Value, healthy cuisine, delicious food
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backpasher
Points +161
My favourite restaurant in Dublin - Edit
I really miss this place since leaving Dublin :(
Read moreI used to go at least once a week for lunch or dinner. It is always jammers with people, and you often end up sharing with strangers, but it's a friendly place, with nice staff, and amazingly yummy food.
I love their spanokopita and their garlic potato salad with hazelnuts is awesome.
I have heard rumours that they are expanding - fingers crossed as it would be nice to have a little more space.
For 10-11euro a plate, it's super value.
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anto
Points +51
good but pricey! - Edit
id say Cornucopia is the best option for vegetarian eating in Dublin. with nice nutritious healthy food on offer usually one hot option plus two cold (eg: salads) for the main meal. it can be abit pricey though and would be better if you could get a half plate abit like you can in Govindas that works out cheaper. it can be bit cramped in the restaurant with pressure on the seating area due to limited space. the staff are all sound and the atmosphere is good!
Read morePros: nutritious, healthy, tasty
Cons: pricey, cramped space
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Stevie
Points +11765
Cornucopia, Dublin - Edit
Cornucopia has had a lot of my business over the years. Very centrally located in Dublin city centre just off Grafton St and only a few mins walk from Temple Bar. This place is hugely popular and the chances are that you will have to share a table with someone who you don't know. I personally don't have an issue with this and have enjoyed the impromptu conversation that has occaisionally been struck up. If sharing a table is an issue for you there are plenty of other 100% veggie places nearby that you are probably better going to (there are plenty of other all veggie places within a few minutes walk).
Read moreFood on offer changes daily. The menu board is excellent in that there is clear labelling beside each dish to mark the diets that each dish is suitable for (eg vegan veggie, candida). A non veg*n girl I once went with still raves about this place. This place has down to earth decor, helpful staff and pleasant atmo. It's also now open 7 days a week (unlike most of the other all veggie places nearby). Decent sized portions of tasty food at a price in line with the going rate in Dublin.
I'm undecided whether to rate this place with a 4 or a 5 below.
Pros: Vegan veggie friendly, Clear labelling, Open 7 days
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kamikazekid
Points +134
Good grub, cozy atmosphere - Edit
The food we had at Cornucopia was great and the prices reasonable. It was a bit of a challenge to find a table and ended up sharing ours with a lone diner but it wouldn't be enough to put me off eating there again. Really helpful staff (helped us out in finding a good pub with decent music!) and a good location to stop off for lunch when you're shopping too!
Read morePros: Good food, Good vegan options, Fairly priced
Cons: A bit cramped
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jacqui2
Points +146
Packed but food nice - Edit
Had an evening meal here - the place was completely packed! I found it quite expensive compared to most veggie places I visit. The main meals selection didn't appeal to my mate, but the portion size was good. We had a pasta dish with choice of 2 salads - unfortunately they'd run out of alot of stuff, so it was alot of lettuce!! The price of drinks is expensive, but there is water available. Its nice to find a veggie place in the city centre.
Read morePros: Portion size, location
Cons: Busy, ЈЈ
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myboyfriendisdead
Points +108
Great Food, Great Price! - Edit
I was quite amazed the amount of wonderful food I received for a great price. I paid 11 euro for a wholesome hot meal and two salads. The staff was nice and helpful. I do advise if you are not going alone to have one of your parties get a seat before you go up to get your food or you might not have one.
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