It’s Always Sunil In Charlesland

Sunil Ghai at Tiffin WEDS22APR26

t’s been a long and rather zesty road that has led Sunil Ghai all the way from Gwalior in northern India to Charlesland in northern Greystones.

And the man has been led all that way by a lifelong love of food, firstly watching his mum, Mohini, feed 17 hungry mouths every day and then, upon moving to Ireland in 2000, becoming one of the county’s most celebrated – and award-laden – chefs.

Because that’s how the lad rolls. With his belan, of course.

Moving to Greystones in 2005, along with wife, Leena, and son, Ishan, Sunil quickly created a solid base in the town, not only for his family but for his ever-growing foodie dreams and schemes too. Having had the good fortune to meet up with Asheesh Dewan shortly after moving to Ireland, the two spent a very productive 15 years together, founding and opening the Jaipur group (which includes Chakra here in Greystones) and Ananda in Dundrum, amongst others.

As the awards began piling up – including Food & Wine magazine’s Best Chef In Ireland in 2009 and 2013 – Sunil’s early plan to move his family to Melbourne was permanently put on hold when he went solo and opened Pickle on Camden Street back in 2015, followed two years later with Tiffin in Greystones and then Street in Clonskeagh.

And the awards just kept on coming, followed in 2023 by a book, Spice Box: Easy, Everyday Indian Food, which proved to be a hit with food critics and hungry readers alike.

With plans afoot for a 10-year celebration for Tiffin in 2027, we caught up with the man himself this afternoon for a quick, eh, chaat about a happy life spent in the kitchen…

Open 4.30pm to 10.30pm Monday to Friday, 2.30pm to 10.30pm Saturdays and 1pm to 10pm Sundays, you can find out more about Tiffin By Sunil here, check out their menu here, order online here, follow on Instagram here or Facebook here, grab that Spice Box book here, or get in touch on [email protected] or 012876525.