# Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen

Restaurant en Dublin · Dublin

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-eat/chapter-one · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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Chef Mickael Viljanen's two-Michelin-star restaurant in the basement of a Georgian house on Parnell Square. Bookings open in two-month blocks.

What is it?
Dublin's best-known fine-dining restaurant: two Michelin stars with the Finnish chef Mickael Viljanen at the helm. It is in the basement of a Georgian house on Parnell Square, at the end of O'Connell Street, beneath the Writers Museum. The dining room is understated, with works by Irish artists on the walls, and the service is friendly without ceremony.
What is there to eat?
There is a lunch menu, a dinner menu and a tasting menu, using Irish produce and the technique of a chef who puts a lot of work into sauces and desserts. The website publishes sample menus but not prices: expect it to be the most expensive table in this guide. Lunch from Thursday to Saturday is the most accessible way to get to know it.
An important warning: the kitchen cannot adapt menus to be dairy-free, egg-free or plant-based. If you have any of those restrictions, this is not the place for you.
How to book
Only on its website, and well in advance. The diary opens in two-month blocks: the one for January and February 2027 opened on 3 November 2026; the one for March and April opens on 12 January 2027. If you are travelling on fixed dates, note the day down and book as soon as it opens.

Qué pedir: the lunch menu from Thursday to Saturday, the most affordable way to try the restaurant.

A tener en cuenta: Closed Sunday and Monday · cannot adapt menus to be dairy-free, egg-free or vegan

## Practical details

- Address: 18-19 Parnell Square, Dublín, Dublin 1
- Phone: +353 1 873 2266
- Opening hours: Mon closed; Tue y Wed 18:30–21:00; Thu–Sat 12:00–14:00 y 18:30–21:00; Sun closed
- Closed Sunday and Monday; the tasting lunch takes orders until 13:30
- Cuisine: chef's cuisine, Michelin
- House specialities: Lunch menu, Tasting menu
- Bookings: https://chapteronerestaurant.com/reserve-a-table/
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://chapteronerestaurant.com/
- Coordenadas: 53.3536, -6.2638

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Woollen Mills](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-eat/the-woollen-mills), a 790 m
- [The Palace Bar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-eat/the-palace-bar), a 903 m
- [The Stag's Head](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-eat/the-stags-head), a 1.1 km
- [Generator Dublin](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-stay/generator-dublin), a 1.2 km
- [Trinity College, the Book of Kells and the Long Room](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/things-to-do/trinity-college-and-book-of-kells), a 1.2 km
- [The Brazen Head](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-eat/the-brazen-head), a 1.3 km
- [Trinity City Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/where-to-stay/trinity-city-hotel), a 1.4 km
- [National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology, on Kildare Street](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin/things-to-do/national-museum-of-ireland-archaeology), a 1.6 km

## Consejos

### Check the booking calendar
The dates when the diary opens are on its booking page.

### Go for lunch
From Thursday to Saturday, at the same standard and for less money.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which days is it open?
Dinner from Tuesday to Saturday and lunch from Thursday to Saturday. It is closed on Sunday and Monday.

### Does it have vegan options?
No. The restaurant warns that it cannot prepare dairy-free, egg-free or plant-based menus.

### How many Michelin stars does it have?
Two, in the 2026 guide.

Destino: [Dublin](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/dublin.md)