I created this page for visitors to Maynooth; all opinions are my own. Apologies if any information is out of date!

The sketch on the left is not drawn to scale: the part below Celbridge Rd is vertically compressed. Housing estates, residential roads, and short lanes are omitted, to avoid clutter. The main MU/NUIM block shown is the South Campus entrance. North is roughly up.

In the location guide, left and right on the Main Street are given for someone coming from the MU South Campus.

For the first two weeks after I arrived here in 1993, there were no evening restaurants in Maynooth. Things have changed...

Evening Restaurants (Maynooth)
Name	Location	Cuisine	Phone
*Avenue Café	MR+	European	628-5003
Bistro 53	ML+	Italian/other	628-9001
Brady's	MR+	Pub: informal	505-4725
La Brasserie	ML	European	685-3742
Donatello's	MR+	Italian	628-9660
The Gatehouse	N	European	629-1522
Glenroyal: Saints Bistro	S	Carvery	629-0909
McMahon's	MR+	Pub: informal	629-1568
Newtown Inn	R	European	629-1908
O'Neills	ML	Pub: informal	628-6255
The Orient	ML	Chinese/Thai	628-5888
*Picaderos	ML+	Spanish/Argentinean	629-2806
Red Torch Ginger	MR+	Thai/Asian	531-0022
The Roost	MR	Pub: informal	628-9843
Royal City	L	Chinese	629-0686
Stone Haven	L	European	629-1229
(La Brasserie is on Fagan's Lane: turn left before Ulster Bank)

Evening Restaurants (near Maynooth)
Name	Location	Cuisine	Phone	Dist.
Carton House	Carton Demesne	European	505-2000	4 km
Michelangelo	Celbridge	Italian	627-1809	6 km
*Barberstown Castle	Straffan Rd	European	628-8157	8 km
Beckett's	Leixlip	Irish	624-7040	9 km
Finnstown Castle Hotel	Lucan	Irish	601-0700	11 km

Many of the above restaurants are also open at lunchtime. Most Maynooth restaurants serve until about 10pm or so, except pubs which often stop serving meals around 9pm. The Newtown Inn is about a kilometre away on Meadowbrook Road; all other Maynooth restaurants are within two minutes walk of Main Street.

Most of the restaurants listed as "near Maynooth" are a little fancier and more expensive than what is available in Maynooth. Distances are personal guesses, measured from the centre of Maynooth.

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Lunch/coffee (sit-down)
Name	Location	Food type
Bagel Factory	L	Bagels, etc.; in Manor Mills
Beetroot Healthy Food	MR	Light meals: vegan and vegetarian
Café Bon Bon	L	Sweet treats and light meals
Chill Downtown	L	Full meals; also open some evenings
Coffee 4	N	Café
Coffee Lounge	L	Light meals
Coffee Mill	L	Light meals
The Duke & Coachman	MR	Pub: informal
Elite	MR+	Sandwiches, cakes, and light meals
Emma's Place	S	Café; near Super Valu
O'Brien's	L	Sandwiches, etc.; in Manor Mills
Tesco-The Café	MR++	Light meals; inside Tesco
See also places listed under "Evening Restaurants" above.

Fast food and takeaways
Name	Location	Food type
Apache Pizza	L	Take-away: pizza
Centra	ML	Supermarket take-away: baguettes, etc.
Lan Tania/Taj	MR	Takeaway: Thai/Indian
Londis	ML+	Supermarket take-away: wraps, paninis, etc.
MaMs	ML+	Take-away: Indian (inside Londis)
Maximus	ML	Take-away: chips, burgers, fish, etc.
McDonald's	T	Sit-down
Mizzoni Pizza	ML	Take-away: pizza
Pizza Dog	ML	Take-away: pizza, hot dogs
Supermacs	ML+	Sit-down; 11am-1am

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Supermarkets
Name	Location	Comments
Tesco	T	Largest, open 24 hours; 700m
*Dunnes	L	Large; 300m (in Manor Mills)
*Aldi	L	Mid-sized; 500m (past Manor Mills)
*Supervalu	S	Mid-sized; 200m (in Glenroyal Centre)
*Lidl	S+	Mid-sized; on left after Esso; 1400m
*Centra	S+	Mid-sized; on left after Maxol; 800m
Centra	ML	Small convenience store; 100m
Londis	ML+	Small convenience store; 100m
Tesco: large range of products, some good prices; I do not recommend their own-brand items. Dunnes: large range of products, good prices. SuperValu: good range of products, good prices. Lidl: reasonable range, best prices; go for cooked meat, chocolate, bakery! Aldi: reassonable range, best prices; go for cooked meat! Centra (Straffan Rd): reasonable range, more expensive; go for deli items!

The choice of supermarkets in Maynooth is extraordinary for a town of its size. Distances are personal guesses, measured from the junction of Straffan Road and Main Street. All these supermarkets are open seven days a week. Tesco is open to midnight every day, Supervalu and Aldi until 9pm or 10pm (depending on day), Dunnes until 7-9pm (depending on day), and most of the others until about 9pm Monday-Saturday, or earlier on Sunday.

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Pubs and Bars
Name	Location	Comments
Brady's	MR+
Duke & Coachman	MR
McMahon's	MR+
Newtown Inn	R	Located on Meadowbrook Road
O'Neills	ML
Saints	S	The Glenroyal Hotel
The Roost	MR

Wine/alcohol shops ("off-licences")
Name	Location
*The Roost	MR
All supermarkets have large off-licences. For everyday wines, try Dunnes, Aldi, or Lidl. Tesco has a lot of own-label wines.