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dede

restaurant group

Turkish heritage and the Irish coast, at one table — a family of restaurants in a village at the edge of Europe.

The Group

Three rooms, one harbour,
two food cultures.

The dede restaurant group is the family of restaurants of chef Ahmet Dede and co-founder Maria Archer, all within a few doors of each other in Baltimore, a coastal village in West Cork, Ireland.

It began with Dede at the Customs House — a two-Michelin-star restaurant where superb local produce is layered with the flavours of Ahmet’s Turkish upbringing. Around it has grown a small family: Baba’de, the Bib Gourmand mezze restaurant; Dede Cellar & Pantry, the wine bar and bottle shop; and the kitchen garden that feeds them all.

The Founders

Ahmet & Maria

Ahmet Dede

Chef & Co-Founder

Raised in Turkey and at home on the Irish coast, Ahmet brings two food cultures to one table. At the Customs House he and his mostly Turkish brigade plate each course with quiet pride — layers of authentic flavour that never overpower the core ingredient.

He was named Best Chef in Ireland at the Irish Restaurant Awards in 2022 and again in 2026, and Chef of the Year at the Food & Wine Awards 2023.

In the kitchen at Dede at the Customs House

Maria Archer

Co-Founder

Maria runs the room with a warmth that has become the restaurants’ signature — service that feels less like a Michelin dining room and more like an evening in a friend’s home, in a coastal village at the edge of Europe.

Across the group, that welcome is the constant: from the tasting menu at the Customs House to a glass at the counter of the Cellar & Pantry.

Recognition

“A masterful marriage between his Irish surroundings and his Turkish heritage. Superb local produce is the bedrock of the cooking, enhanced by skilful, judicious spicing which delivers multiple layers of authentic flavour.”

MICHELIN Guide · Inspector’s Point of View

Two MICHELIN StarsDede at the Customs House
Best Chef in IrelandIrish Restaurant Awards · Ahmet Dede · 2022 & 2026
Best Restaurant in IrelandIrish Restaurant Awards · All-Ireland · 2024 & 2025
Restaurant of the YearFood & Wine Awards · 2023 & 2025
Bib GourmandMICHELIN Guide · Baba'de · 2025 & 2026
Pastry Chef of the YearFood & Wine Awards · Gökhan Göbayrak · 2025

The Restaurants

A few doors apart, in Baltimore.

Two MICHELIN Stars

dede at the customs house

The flagship. A two-Michelin-star restaurant on the West Cork coast, where Chef Ahmet Dede cooks a single, constantly-changing tasting menu — built from the produce of West Cork and the spice routes of Anatolia — for lunch and for dinner.

Named Best Restaurant in Ireland at the Irish Restaurant Awards (All-Ireland, 2024 & 2025) and Restaurant of the Year at the Food & Wine Awards (2023 & 2025).

Customs House, Baltimore · Co. Cork · P81 K291

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MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2025 & 2026

baba'de

The sister restaurant, a few doors down. A Turkish table by the harbour — small seasonal plates, the best of Irish produce, and a room of warm stone. Brunch, lunch and dinner, from mezze to the grill.

Holder of the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand (2025 & 2026) and Best Newcomer, Munster at the Irish Restaurant Awards 2025. “You won’t eat like this anywhere else in Ireland” — The Irish Times.

The Mews, Baltimore · Co. Cork · P81 TC64

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Wine Bar & Bottle Shop

dede cellar & pantry

A walk-in wine bar by the harbour — charcuterie, big cheese and good bottles. Coffee and patisserie by morning; from noon, a kitchen by Ahmet Dede of oysters, lobster roll and plates with a glass to match. No bookings, just come.

The shop carries a short, living list of small growers — every bottle hand-chosen by the group’s sommelier — alongside a larder of West Cork cheese, olive oil and dede goods.

The Square, Baltimore · Co. Cork · P81 WR15

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The Kitchen Garden

Grown for the kitchens.

Behind the restaurants sits the group’s own kitchen garden — poly tunnels where vegetables and herbs are grown for the kitchens of the Customs House, Baba’de and the Cellar & Pantry.

It is the quietest part of the group, and the first: the plate starts here, with West Cork soil, before Anatolian spice ever touches it.

Bottles in the cellar at Dede Cellar & Pantry

Across the Group

the wine club

An evolving programme of wine nights across our three venues, and a monthly selection of the cellar’s best bottles, chosen by our sommelier. The club lives at the Cellar & Pantry.

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