Dublin Down at Dublin 4

Dublin 4 owners open a new restaurant in Newport Beach. The Coyles, the family behind Mission Viejo’s Dublin 4 and Wineworks For Everyone, has opened a new restaurant in Newport Beach next to Lido Theater. Called Fable & Spirit, the restaurant...

“You must try this bread,” she says, pushing half a loaf of brown bread onto my table at Fable & Spirit in Newport Beach. The bread brings with it an aroma-cloud of brown sugar and vanilla and dark Irish stout. She then passes a ramekin of...

End-of-year lists like this one are never easy. In terms of legitimate “best new restaurants,” 2019 year gave us an embarrassment of riches. It probably would have been easier to compile a list of the 25 best newcomers, but I’ve never been a fan...

Gem    Omakase by Gino    Isla Cuban    Anjappar    Maison Cafe & Market    Knife Pleat    Henry's    CdM    Louie's by the Bay    Fable & Spirit   

The Place: Auld Dubliner, 2497 Park Ave., Tustin, CA 92781, (714) 259-1562; www.aulddubliner.com. The Hours: Mon.-Sat., 3-7 p.m. The Deal: $5 Guinness, 20-ounce pints. $3.50 draft, 16-ounce beer specials. $3 Coors Light & Miller Lite Bottles. $4...

The Place: Muldoon's Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660;(949) 640-4110. The Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the pub or Celtic Bar. The Deal: $5 draft pints, including Guinness Stout, Bass Ale,...