# Chez Max

> French bistro at 1 Palace Street, Dublin 2, beside the gates of Dublin Castle, Ireland. Open since 2005, serving French bistronomy from breakfast through to dinner.

Chez Max is an independent French restaurant run by Max DeLaloubie on Palace Street, the narrowest street in Dublin, right against the gates of Dublin Castle. The kitchen cooks classic French bistro dishes — soupe à l'oignon, bœuf bourguignon, moules marinières, crème brûlée — and the wine list is entirely French. Rated 4.5/5 across 2,224 Google reviews.

## Pages

- [Home](https://chezmax.com/): French bistronomy beside Dublin Castle since 2005: the restaurant, the story, reviews and table booking.
- [Menus](https://chezmax.com/menu): The seven menus with every dish, price and allergen number: Early Bird, lunch à la carte, afternoon, brunch, dinner, group lunch and group dinner.
- [Wine List](https://chezmax.com/wine-list): A 100% French wine list: rosé, white and red from the Loire, Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Rhône and the South-West, many available by the glass.
- [Le Café](https://chezmax.com/cafe): The coffee corner: espresso and cappuccino to sit in or take away, with French viennoiseries at breakfast.
- [Group Bookings & Private Dining](https://chezmax.com/group-booking): Set menus and booking requests for group lunches (10+) and group dinners (7+), plus private dining.
- [Christmas Bookings](https://chezmax.com/christmas-booking): Festive lunches, dinners and private events, with an online booking request form.
- [Our Story](https://chezmax.com/our-story): How Max DeLaloubie went from kitchen porter to patron, twenty years on Palace Street and the AFMR award 2025.
- [Gallery](https://chezmax.com/gallery): Photographs of the dishes, the dining room, the Paris-mural patio and the red terrace on Palace Street.
- [Journal](https://chezmax.com/journal): News and stories from the restaurant.

## Journal

- [From Paris to Palace Street: How We Celebrated Bastille Day](https://chezmax.com/journal/from-paris-to-palace-street-how-we-celebrated-bastille-day): How we celebrated Bastille Day at Chez Max on Palace Street: free punch, live jazz, a French singer, raffle prizes and crème brûlée.
- [Twenty Years, Countless Memories: Celebrating Chez Max](https://chezmax.com/journal/twenty-years-countless-memories-celebrating-chez-max): Twenty years of Chez Max, told by Max DeLaloubie: from kitchen porter to patron, the May 2005 opening and the World’s French Restaurant Award.
- [Meet the People Behind Chez Max](https://chezmax.com/journal/meet-the-people-behind-chez-max): Meet the team behind Chez Max: chefs from Mexico, Ukraine, France, Ireland and Türkiye, front-of-house from France, Brazil and the Caribbean.
- [Oui, But No Elbows! Dining the French Way at Chez Max (With a Dublin Twist)](https://chezmax.com/journal/oui-but-no-elbows-dining-the-french-way-at-chez-max-with-a-dublin-twist): A crash course in French dining etiquette with an Irish wink: hands on the table, folding salad leaves and bread manners, at Chez Max.
- [The Rhythm of Lunch at Chez Max: From Early Prep to Plat du Jour](https://chezmax.com/journal/the-rhythm-of-lunch-at-chez-max-from-early-prep-to-plat-du-jour): A weekday at Chez Max, hour by hour: the 8am start, fresh deliveries, the plat du jour briefing, lunch service and dinner service.

## Practical information

- Address: 1 Palace Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Phone: +353 1 633 7215
- Email: chezmaxpalace@gmail.com
- Cuisine: French bistronomy. Price range: €€
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–23:00 · Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 11:00–23:00
- Breakfast: Mon–Fri 08:00–10:30
- Lunch: Mon–Fri 12:00–15:00
- Afternoon: Mon–Fri 14:00–17:00
- Early Bird: Mon–Thu 17:00–18:00
- Brunch: Sat 11:00–15:00 · Sun 12:00–15:00
- Dinner: Sun–Wed 17:00–21:00 · Thu–Sat 17:00–22:00
- Reservations: https://www.opentable.com/restref/client/?rid=254511 (OpenTable), or by phone. Group and Christmas bookings use the request forms on the pages above.
- Gift vouchers: https://app.squareup.com/gift/MLK7DT52W1BFB/order
- Social: https://www.facebook.com/ChezMaxPalaceSt · https://www.instagram.com/chezmax_palace/