There’s something special about a city where the sea is always within reach, not just in the view, but on the plate. Growing up in Dublin, fish and chips by the coast were a weekend treat, eaten straight from the paper, hands burning from the heat and vinegar, the sea breeze carrying the smell of salt and batter. I tasted my first oyster standing awkwardly at a seafood stall, trying to pretend I liked it (I didn’t, not yet.) But something about that moment stuck: the ritual, the salt on my lips, the sense that Dublin’s connection to the sea is woven into the everyday. From prawn sandwiches on the pier to polished seafood platters, right now Dublin is having a very delicious moment. Fish Shop Fish Shop in Smithfield feels like the grown-up version of that simple, salty joy of eating fish and chips by the sea.  Run by husband and wife team, Peter