Fjord fiesta - Scanorama

10. The Winding Stair
They say you should never judge a book
by its cover, but this restaurant and
bookstore in a gorgeous Georgian town
house overlooking Dublin’s River Liffey
doesn’t disappoint. A literary hangout
since the 1970s, it sells new and used
books on the ground floor. Sure enough
a spiral staircase leads to a spacious
dining room with sash windows, high
ceilings, stripped wooden floors, and
bistro-style bentwood chairs. The
food is traditional Irish with a twist:
O’Doherty’s black pig blood sausage
salad with baby potato, Gubbeen chorizo
and toast; a polenta sandwich with
spinach, Cashel Blue, wild mushrooms
and cheesy cauliflower; bread and butter
pudding with whiskey sauce.
40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1872 73 20.
www.winding-stair.com
GO TO DUBLIN SAS takes you to Dublin. Roundtrips
to Dublin start at 30,000 EuroBonus points
from airports in Scandinavia and Finland. Taxes and
fees apply, from €56.
ERIK OLSSON
76 FEBRUARY 2013 SCANORAMA