Restore is a lovely health food store packed with goodies that are good for you and your body…read more The staff are wonderfully helpful and seem to know a lot about the products in store, of which there are very very many! They're really good at explaining what each remedy does and really seem to care about their clients. They even have taste testers in store - something you don't find in most health food stores! The other day it was a tartlet with mushroom in it - ewww sounds weird, but it looked nice enough. I declined to try...

I just love me a good health food store. When I stumbled upon Restore I was pretty delighted. I try…read morereally hard to take care with what I put in or on my body. Restore not only carries food but also vitamins, supplements, and personal care items. Sweet! There is an obvious focus on natural and/or organic products and while these can sometime cost a pretty penny, Restore has a lot of options to pick and choose from. Their selection of healthy food items rivals the best. If you ever wondered where people by hemp oil and wheat grass, this is the place. When I went in the woman working was a little in my face - meaning she asked several times if I needed help or if I was looking for anything in particular even though I said I was just looking around. I know she was just doing her job but come on. I bought a load of stuff anyway, and managed to do it all by myself!

Over the summer I gave up (tried to give up) processed foods stuffed with preservatives and…read morechemical substitutes. On the hunt for natural foods I was delighted to find (read: finally notice) how close Nourish was to my usual shopping route. Here a jar of all-natural, salt, oil and sugar free skins-on smooth peanut butter is just €2.50! Here, cold-milled organic flax meal sells for less than €8 per bag. Then there's the soy, tofu, vitamins and wholesome beauty products -including hair dyes -all lining Nourish's shelves right to the ceiling. While on shopping trips I've noticed the staff leave shoppers to themselves, it took a few minutes for the lady stocking the shelf next to me to say hello. I realise it sounds a bit snobby, but I do expect to be greeted as the only customer in the shop mid-afternoon. I can't fault the selection or prices, but I do wish I felt a little more welcome when visiting.

Nourish on Liffey Street remains one of my favourite places to shop when I need to detox…read more Everything that it sells is good for you so you don't need to feel guilty about spending money here. If you're sick and you can't be bothered to go to the doctor and pay a hefty fee, then Nourish will help you get back on your feet with their vitamins, organic food and herbal remedies. I once got these magic tablets for hay fever and allergies. Nourish also stocks great cosmetic and beauty supplies from popular brands like Burt's Bees to lesser known ones like Dr. Hauschka. The shop assistants are never too busy so they're always on-hand for questions and advise. I went in today and a kind worker took the time to show me five different cleansers. She even gave me free samples with my purchase.

Have being looking around for sheep's milk for awhile as difficult to find then I found the hopsack…read morewho generously offered to order some for me and even got extra. I also ordered couple more items the week after and found the staff extremely helpful in finding products I needed and sent out a new batch of milk for me as previous one was near use by date haven't had such good experience before and so thankful for their assistance. Thanks so much. Would definitely recommend

So the swan center may be looking a little rough around the edges and slightly like a ghost town…read morethese days. However, the hop sack,which has been on the go for years is still one of its best and busiest shops. Back in the 80's. When it was nay impossible to get soy milk anywhere in Dublin the HS was there. So great for those of us with milk allergies. Despite being a modest sized shop the Hop Sack has all you health food needs, from gluten free foods to essential oils. Staff are attentive, helpful and highly knowledgeable. They ordered in stuff for me when I asked. Also check it out around easter, as they assued me they were one of the cheapest places to get Green & Blacks easter eggs this year.

I stumbled across this place yesterday and I love it! A fairly good selection of fresh fruit &…read morevegetables - and plenty of quite posh pantry staples that you would otherwise have to travel into town for. For example, I picked up organic polenta for a batch of cornbread I'm hoping to make today, and I spotted a box of turmeric root... I didn't even know you could buy such a thing. And there was a selection of Sheridan's cheeses In the fridge. That all makes it sound very 'foodie' - but it's great to find a place where you can buy a nice hostess gift locally!

Vegan cheese in Cabra! Good selection of produce and healthy foods. Some items were a bit pricey,…read morebut I suppose that is expected. Very friendly and helpful staff. I will definitely be back!

Found a hair in my wrap as they were making it. Didnt bother to apologize or give me a discount as…read moreI lost my appetite. Their wraps are weirdly stick-to-your-teeth...like not cooked enough or all the way

This new branch if Sprout just opened the day I went on Rogerson's Quay in a cool looking brick…read morebuilding overlooking the Liffey, right near the Samuel Beckett bridge on the south side. For anyone who has been to their branches on Dawson or Mount street, the food is pretty much the exact same; delicious healthy salads, customisable salad bowels with a variety of ingredients from falafel, quinoa and hummus to butternut squash, salad vegetables, meat and grains. For the custom bowel, you can choose a leafy base (spinach, kale etc), 2 vegetables, 1 grain (e.g. brown rice, quinoa), 1 protein (chicken, falafel, salmon etc) and a dressing for €8.95, which is what I usually do and find the price pretty good. They also have their own signature salads and wraps as well, plus a daily soup and 3Fe coffee! On their first day, they gave a free veggie juice of your choice, and I went for the supergreen one which was pretty good. Sprout just screams super healthy with all the green everywhere, but it's also good quality and very tasty. The inside of the cafe is very clean and organised, the seating is not a lot but I heard that they plan on expanding it soon. They also do take away. The staff are very nice and efficient with the queues, and the prices are fairly reasonable; most things being less that €10. There is a loyalty card where every 10th salad is free! Overall: A salad lover's dream! Food: 5/5 Seating: 3.5/5 Variety: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Price: Reasonable

Serving people who care about their impact as consumers (5/5 green stars)…read moreWhen I first became vegetarian back in the 1987, this store was my go-to place and I think it deserves a lot of credit for being such a long-lived provider of healthy and ethical food and household items. From vegan meat substitutes to dried foods, organic teas, cruelty-free cosmetics, and alternative remedies, the store has a wide selection of items. Some of their prices seem reasonable - I compared a few prices for brand-name items and they are fairly competitive with even Amazon. However, others are a bit steep - especially some of their herbs and dried ingredients. This is strange as they are buying these in bulk and you'd imagine they could provide more competitive prices for these items than for the brand name products. However, even some of their bulk food items are reasonably-priced (organic brown risotto rice, an item I've never seen before, was €4.50 for 500 grams) so I think it's a case of making sure you shop prudently. I'm giving them 5/5 "green stars" for social and environmental impact. They stock some of the most ethical brands in each category - for example, Dr. Bronner's for soap and Avalon Organics for shampoo. They also support a good number of Irish products such as Yogandha's ethically sourced oils, Iswari organic foods, and Moodley Manor vegan protein products. It's nice (and rare) to be able to walk into a store and find that most of the items are stocked because they have a positive social or environmental impact. This only tends to happen in small, independent health food stores and one or two chain stores like Whole Foods. It would be nice if they allowed you to use your own bag or container for bulk items - I'll ask if this is possible on my next visit. Interested in writing green star reviews? If so, contact me or check out greenstarsproject.

I stepped into Down to Earth and was literally blown away by the breadth of their selection. The…read morefirst thing I looked at was a box of quinoa. Maybe it was fate, because I had just been complaining that Dublin doesn't have the kind of delicious and healthy "natural" things easily obtained in the States, where I am from. I did a little internal dance of joy and grabbed the box. Warily of the insane prices in this city, I searched the box for a price... hold the PHONE. €5. €5!! I put that box right where I found it and proceeded to pick up and put down just about everything I found in there. People talk about how eating healthy isn't prohibitively expensive. Those people have never been to Down to Earth. Granted, they are a small independent shop but WTF. On the plus side, the selection is awesome and they have tons of stuff, including fake meat (which I love), tofu, all kind sof soy milk, grains, beans, vitamins, beauty products and more. But boo to the prices.

I'm always amazed at the selection of stuff they manage to squeeze into such a small space! This…read moreshop was my saving grace when I lived in this area, I could just pop in quickly for some vegan cheese/granola/coconut oil/whatever.. Staff were always attentive and helpful, possibly because they were bored, but I appreciated it nonetheless. Nourish is one of my fave chains in Dublin.

This Health Shop befits its name - a piece of nourishment to strengthen your body and mind in…read morelife's daily challenges. The first thing which needs to be said is that all products are neatly stacked and arranged for the customer's convenience. The Staff are very well organised and everything is easy to find. If however, you are browsing but need some assistance, the staff are more than forthcoming and indeed have quite a lot of knowledge of alternative remedies, homeopathy etc. It is their stock of various multivitamins at very reasonable prices - and the discounts and special offers they have from time to time - that I really like. Overall, the Nourish's Omnipark branch is a very welcome addition to the Shopping Centre and the area of Santry.

There's no shortage of health food and natural supplement shops in this city, and I'll be looking…read moreto those before revisiting Health Matters. On a hunt for L-Glucosamine (or something like it) I dropped in here on a weekday morning looking for a small bottle of the stuff. Puzzling over the shelves for a minute, I asked a saleswoman for help... and have regretted it ever since. Brusque and condescending, she rolled out a long list of why my choice was wrong, asking me sharply what *was* I thinking and clearly whoever suggested it to me was uneducated in supplements (I wasn't winning any points, either). I was shocked to be spoken to this way in a shop, and numbly accepted whatever bottle of stuff she gave me instead (it's been put in the hall closet should I ever need... what IS that stuff, anyway?). €12 lighter and feeling quite harangued I walked out of the shop, vowing never to return. Worked out well so far.

Very good selection of natural products. No dyes, perfumes or sulfates. Or animal testing…read more Have a lot of nutritional supplements. Cary protein bars and some food products. Gluten-free, wheat free... Staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. Not the cheapest place in town but good quality.

I found myself out this neck of the woods at the weekend and decided to venture into The Fresh…read moreMarket cause I'm trying the whole new healthy living malarky again, on attempt four so far this week. It was bustling with folks, which is always a great sign. I got some dates, bananas & blood grapefruits (did I just make a new variety of grapefruit up?) It all come to less then €5... The man in front of me got some spuds and it came to 50c, he was shocked at the cheapness. There is a lovely touch at the front door, a local has print-outs of recipes and the seasonal veg/fruit that go with it. Nicky the owner allows her to display them, it really in keeps with the local feel of the spot.

At the Fresh Market you could get a nice variety of fruit and vegetables as well as exotic fruit,…read moredried fruit, seeds, fresh and dried herbs. I really like the place, the prices are very fair and you will get value for your money. I use a lot of fruit and veggies for all my cooking and it is very difficult to get quality. Well! here you will. I was absolutely astonish by the price of the avocados at 0.99 cent each, this is the best price for the quality you will get, I can guarantee that the same avocado costs up to €1.60 to €1.70 which is an awful lot of a difference, and like this example I could give you many more. Nicky (the owner) appeared to talk to me and explain a bit about the shop and the offers he has and he kindly let me take a photo of the shop. This kind of shops you won't find them anymore and they are such a treat for the area and the locals. There you will select fresh fruit and vegetables with the help of nice people behind the counter who will give you a smile and good service, not like a big super market where you will be wondering about and finding out where to weight your items. We (we all do) are responsible for letting go small places like this instead of supporting the small companies which have a lot more to offer than the big monsters who won't even care what they are selling to you or what kind of food you cook and eat. So be it, bon appétit mes amis. I'm off to the FRESH MARKET!!!