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Awards, reviews and features for BIGFAN and our sister spot Sister7.
Awards & recognition
- 2026Irish Restaurant AwardsBest World Cuisine – Dublin Winner
- 2026Michelin GuideBib of the Month – BIGFAN, Dublin
- 2026Michelin GuideBib Gourmand
- 2025FOOD&WINE Restaurant of the Year AwardsBest Casual Dining – All Ireland / Casual Dining of the Year
- 2025FOOD&WINE Restaurant of the Year AwardsBest Casual Dining – Dublin Winner
- 2023Asian Restaurant AwardsBest Chinese Restaurant – Winner
- 2022FOOD&WINE Restaurant of the Year AwardsHighly Commended – Best Casual Dining, Dublin
- 2022Irish Restaurant AwardsBest World Cuisine – Dublin Winner
- 2021–2025Michelin GuideRecommended in the Michelin Guide every year
2026
- Make it special: the restaurants to book for your next occasion
- Restaurant review: Glamorous, slick and sassy yet warm-hearted, comfortable and clubbySister7
- Taste of Dublin 2026 kicks off
- 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for summer 2026
- Winners of the 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards revealed
- Silk Road Series Presents Dede X Sister 7 at Fidelity Studios – June 8thSister7
- Cork two-Michelin-starred chef Ahmet Dede is bringing Baltimore to DublinSister7
- The Irish restaurants Michelin says offer 'tremendous value'
- Bib of the Month: BIGFAN, Dublin
- BIGFAN – Bib Gourmand
- The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026
- Delicious one-off events across Dublin ahead of Michelin AwardsSister7
- 5 Irish restaurants awarded Bib Gourmands by Michelin Guide
- Five Irish restaurants awarded Bib Gourmands ahead of Michelin ceremony
- All the foodie pop-ups happening in Dublin on Michelin weekendSister7
2025
- Beyond curry sauce and chicken balls: Chinese food in Dublin is at the top of its gameBIGFAN & Sister7
- BIGFAN are bringing Dan-Dan doughnuts to Guinness this Christmas
- The Christmas party venues team IMAGE are booking this yearSister7
- Let's celebrate: Nine top restaurants for your next special occasionSister7
- 23 best eastern eats in Dublin – from Sichuan street food to soup dumplingsSister7
2024
- 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat in Ireland 2024Sister7
- Eadaoin Fitzmaurice's Top 50 Places to Eat in Dublin – Sister7 #6Sister7
- 25 of the best new Irish restaurants to try this summerSister7
- 100 great restaurants and places to eat around Ireland this summerSister7
- Barfly: Sister 7BIGFAN & Sister7
- 5 New(ish) Openings You Need to Know AboutSister7
- Review: Sister7 @ Fidelity StudiosBIGFAN & Sister7
- Sister 7 review: This is Dublin's coolest new place – delicious, creative food in a great roomBIGFAN & Sister7
- Sister 7 – BIGFAN's beer-based collab is another smash hitBIGFAN & Sister7
2023
- Great Places to Eat 2023: Casual
- Dublin's top Asian restaurants and takeaways honoured at national awards
- Big Fan, 3 Leaves, Bites by Kwanghi and More Win Big at Asian Food Restaurant Awards
- The all-Ireland guide to the best places to eat this summer – Dublin
- Dublin's Asia Market Lunar New Year Collaborations & Events
2022
- 100 great-value restaurants, cafes and places to eat in Ireland 2022
- Great-value Irish restaurants: 11 places to go for small plates
- Big Fan Chinese Pop-Up Take Over Roe & Co Cocktail Garden
- The Perfect Restaurants to Spice Up Our Monday Meal Time
- Ireland's best restaurants: 18 top places to eat on a special occasion
- One of Everything: Big Fan
- Celebrate Chinese New Year the right way at this Michelin-listed Dublin restaurant
2021
- Seventeen great Irish restaurants for winter 2021 to go with friends
- 100 of the best restaurants and places to eat in Ireland, 2021
- Beloved Dublin Chinese restaurant nabs a spot in updated Michelin Guide
- Big Fan gets Michelin recognition
- Ultimate Food Guide to Dublin's Best Emerging Food Spots – The Fan Favourite
- Big Fan Bao – A Curated Dining Experience Where the Food is Art
- Great food, great fun – Lucinda O'Sullivan digs the 1960s Hong Kong diner vibes at Big Fan
- Visit Big Fan and you'll definitely be a devotee
- Big Fan restaurant review: This is a place that doesn't take itself too seriously...
- Big Fan
2020
- There's a tasty new Chinese restaurant in town and it sounds un-bao-lievable
- BIGFAN – More Like BIG FUN! (in print)