Dining Out

Review: Bumping into the Taoiseach at the capital’s newest hotspot La Gordita

The sister restaurant of popular Las Tapas is a bit on the small side but big on welcome and food with even Leo Varadkar seen enjoying the fare on the night of our visit, writes Jordan Mooney

La Gordita: the newly opened sister spot of popular Las Tapas de Lola on Wexford Street seems to be the city’s new hotspot

Dublin waited with anticipation for La Gordita after Vanessa Murphy and Anna Cabrera announced its arrival last year and after a few hiccups and delays, the newly opened sister spot of popular Las Tapas de Lola on Wexford Street seems to be the city’s new hotspot.

I’d just about managed to secure a high table at the back and there were bums on every seat when I arrived - Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was among the ...