Basil

I’ve been wanting to review Basil for ages, this amazing wood fired pizza place that suddenly appeared on the corner of Lotts St. sometime last year.
Basil started with a little van and a couple of seats just in front of it but with a lot attention to detail they really pulled that off and made it look inviting. Do bring cash though as they don’t take cards.
Their pizzas are sooo good and so is their coffee. They do have a loyalty card for coffee, that’s a nice bonus.
In the last few months they have converted part of the adjacent house into an indoor seating area so your topping don’t blow off your base and it’s just a bit more cosy in the colder months. Their playlist is deadly and they added some desserts to the menu. But the best thing for me is the fact that they are open on bank holidays when everything (and I mean everything) else in the area is closed. This means I’m never stuck for lunch on Bank Holiday Mondays. Yay!

Great little place hidden in the middle of Ringsend. Their pizzas are thin & crispy. You can get creative and design your own. Totally recommend it!
The only downside is that they don’t serve alcohol and you are charged € 1 for each BYOB drink consumed at the premises.

Lovely spot. Crispy, thin based pizza with good quality ingredients. Cute and cool space, but not in a poncy way!

What a cute little place! If you like thin, wood-​fired pizza, this is your place to go, as they don’t do much else (yet.supposedly pasta and salads will soon be added to the menu)
We went here for lunch and shared a 12″ pizza. They are 10 euro and 1 extra for each topping (The 9″ is 7 euro and 50 cents extra per topping). Great value! It’s fun you can create to your own taste. Having said that, ours was a little bit too cheesy, with a layer of normal cheese and mozarella on top of that.
I hope they will put up some heaters soon, as there’s mainly outdoor space (which can be covered)…so it should be fine then, even in colder months.

Basil is the definition of «hidden gem». It’s situated at the junction of Ringsend Road and South Lotts Road (across from entrance to Shelbourne Road dog track) and its speciality is delicious pizza from their wood-​fired oven and top class coffee.
Is it wrong to describe it as a pop-​up restaurant? It sprung up a few months back at the side of the house on the corner. They have a couple of portocabins — one inside which the oven does its work and another for diners to sit inside if it’s cold or wet (it’s not as primitive as it appears). They also have an outside area (tables on astro-​turf, with comfy seats/​cushions, a canopy or two to offer shelter etc). It’s casual and laid-​back with a friendly atmosphere and the pizzas are sublime.
You can make your own pizza from the menu and the staff are only too happy to assist or make recommendations. It gets the evening sun so it’s a nice little place to relax with friends while having great pizza in a chilled out environment with some music playing in the background. It’s pretty much ticks the cool and hipster boxes but it doesn’t try to, if that makes sense. You can also get take-​away pizzas, ring in or email an order or book for a private function. Highly recommended.

Something very different on the food landscape in Dublin, embrassing the outdoors! No worries there is a small indoor place as well and little rain will be covered by the marquee!

I would highly recommend reserving the indoor space with a couple friends for an fun intimate meal — great place to start the night!