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Restaurants and FacilitiesRestaurants & Facilities
Got a roaring appetite? Head to one of our restaurants or cafes around Dublin Zoo, we wouldn’t want the cubs to go hungry.
Please note that the following food and beverage outlets are available along the Outdoor Safari Trail for takeaway service: Picnic Bench, Starbucks & Sea Lion Cove. Check out their menus below.
Restaurants & Facilities
Got a roaring appetite? Head to one of our restaurants or cafes around Dublin Zoo, we wouldn’t want the cubs to go hungry.
Please note that the following food and beverage outlets are available along the Outdoor Safari Trail for takeaway service: Picnic Bench, Starbucks & Sea Lion Cove. Check out their menus below.
Meerkat Restaurant
Please note that the Meerkat Restaurant is closed until further notice.
From hot meals to freshly prepared sandwiches and salads, the Meerkat Restaurant has plenty to ward off the even the hungriest of beasts. And best of all, watch the mischievous meerkats while you munch.
The Cove
Located in Sea Lion Cove, The Cove is the perfect pitstop for the peckish. With burgers, chips, cold drinks and plenty more on offer, it’s the ideal place to re-energise before heading to the African Plains.
Opening times: 11.00am – 18.45pm ( weather dependent & weekends only)
Menu
- Selection of hot and cold beverages
- Selection of Chicken dishes and Burgers
- Slush puppy
Starbucks Cafe
*Please note that Nakuru Cafe is closed until further notice.
With locally-roasted coffee, ice-creams and a range of snacks to keep your little monkeys fed and watered, why not kick back lakeside with a well-deserved barista brew in Nakuru Cafe in the African Plains.
Opening times: 10.30am – 18.30pm
Kiosks
Snack time!
Seasonal kiosks and vending machines to keep you and the cubs going all day.
Zoovenir Shops
Stock up on zoovenirs and snacks in one of the two gift shops on site, with all profits going back into Dublin Zoo.
Located at the main entrance and beside the Nakuru Cafe in the African Plains.
In line with the latest government directives, face coverings will be worn by our retail staff and must be worn by all customers when in the Dublin Zoo Gift Shop.
Toilets & Baby Changing
There are baby changing and feeding facilities by the Meerkat Restaurant, click the link below to locate it on an interactive map.
Find your closest toilet on our interactive map.
Luggage Storage
Please note that Dublin Zoo’s lockers are unavailable at the moment.
Kid’s Scooters
Kid’s scooters are not allowed in Dublin Zoo due to the volume of visitors and child safety.
