Bar cuisine: the best places to taste it in Kilkenny

Ashley Moran Nunn

Michelle Ricard

"Best pint of Guinness to be had. ..friendly staff and good traditional irish music ..."

Marguerite o'Halloran

"Spent two days in Kilkenny - most of it in Cleeres. Connor, behind the bar, and the other staff were brilliant. It was cosy; food was great;..."

Jason Stuart

"A favrorite corner of this planet earth.Timeless atmosphere, wonderful people, music and..."

Chris Brown

"Best pub in Ireland on a Monday night��great music with friendly..."

Fergus O'Looney

"One of our favorite stops in Ireland. Great visiting with the bartender and AMAZING chocolate cake..."

Shannon Tiegs

"Fabulous craic...music of the highest quality. Traditional on Wednesday nights and the food is..."

Derek Ridley

"Loved Everything about Cleeres Bar Warm friendly atmosphere � Can't wait to go back..."

Wyn Grant

"Great bar and venue is mighty,even though one speaker, was..."

Brendan Macken

"Thanks so much for having me share my songs with you in your beautiful pub, made more so by the beautiful people looking after us. Hope to return..."

Jim Jones

"Great setting for local music and impromptu..."

Rick Lee

Sullivan's Taproom

89/100 (1676 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Wine and Beer

Gift Cards Available

Free off-street parking

Non-smoking restaurants

Matt The Millers Bar & Restaurant

89/100 (5383 ratings)

Accepts American Express

"We had a lovely meal here for 29 people for a hen party on 7th April. The service and food were excellent, and the girls all commented how lovely the..."

Marie Guinane

"Great staff, great atmosphere, yummy food, and awesome Irish Folk music 🎶. Here three days in a row, would be a fourth but on our way to Dingle! ..."

Tami Devine Matthews Pizer

"Went with family today for dinner and the food was fantastic! Very high quality! The last time I'd been here for food was a few years ago and back..."

Johnny Ryan

"My sis and I ordered a "virgin" Irish coffee and the young waitress/server made it to our specification. We couldn't drink then drive on the "wrong"..."

Yodeillie Rafol Baybayan

"Delicious food, amazing and friendly staff, and a great atmosphere... Definitely recommended!!! Thanks Stephen and Karina for taking care of us and..."

Rod Estrada

"Awesome place...great people and great food. Highly recommend this..."

John Addy

"Gorgeous scrumptious food fantastic choice on menu .Great environment with a super atmosphere entertainment & music .Brilliant place for meeting new..."

Pauline Farrell

"The food was good, the pints also and this Irish-American with famine Irish roots appreciated the traditional Irish music last Wednesday night in..."

Bill Simmons

"Went there for dinner last night and had a ball. Great Irish music with rich food and great service. Well worth the..."

Andrew Joachim

"I could have spent days at Matt the Millers while visiting Ireland on Holiday. Comfortable atmosphere with friendly staff and wonderful..."

Peter Small

"A 5 star dinner in a 5 star pub! Great live irish music..."

Simona Parisi

Hibernian Bar

"Loved loved loved everything about our stay!! Classy.. friendly.. yummy breakfast..great atmosphere.. would highly recommend..."

Kristen Torgerson

"It was our first time to stay at the Hibernian and it won't be our last. Having dealt with Alma in reservations for the past 6 years in the Lyrath,we..."

Mary Ellard

"Looking for someplace new to eat lunch with the Mrs. Decided to try the hotel's bar. Had a few drinks and some great food (best burger in Kilkenny)...."

Liam G Curry

"Top class food was great staff are very friendly and professional got a upgrade to the Berkley suite what a..."

Richard Hamilton

"The perfect blend of Charm and Class. From the moment I walked in the front door, I was taken aback by the beauty of the building, the lobby, the..."

Bo Buchanan

"Just home from a fantastic weekend in Kilkenny. Myself and my husband have stayed in Kilkenny a few times but never stayed before in the Hibernian...."

Elaine Woods

"Wunderschönes Traditionelles Hotel neben der Altstadt und dem Schloss von Kilkenny. Geschmackvoll eingerichtete Zimmer und superfreundliche..."

Matthias Porsche

"Was up Saturday nite with hen party had meal in harpers fab delicious food great friendly helpful staff .gud atmosphere .next time I'm back to..."

Bernie Rossiter O Grady

"Beautiful hotel, the staff here are amazing, extremely helpful and welcoming. Our room was lovely. Highly recommend this..."

Pauline Kehoe

"We're leaving The Hibernian this morning after the most wonderful weekend in Kilkenny. Thank you so much Joanna, John, Dick and the rest of the team..."

Laura Cunningham

"Went down for one night. Lovely hotel. Food was unbelievable, staff were more than nice and happy to help out with whatever you needed. Would..."

Paul McGuinness

The Brasserie

Kernel Bar & Kitchen

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Wine and Beer

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

Accepts American Express

"Family and I decided to pop in for a spot of lunch yesterday and while the menu looked very appealing my wife and I decided to share the Afternoon..."

Paddy Behan

"My girlfriend myself and cousin had drinks here when we were visiting Kilkenny city a few weekends ago we found the place very central to the city..."

Ray Burke

"Love everything about Kernel Have been a few times and the food is delicious and excellent service lovely staff today I went with my 2 daughters..."

Geraldine Morris

"Amazing food, friendly staff, great service highly recommend. Will definitely be..."

Marie Barden Fitzpatrick

"I had my 40 th birthday party in kernel bar, I have to say food was outstanding also would like to point out staff extremely friendly and helpful,..."

Vitalik Dovbijenko

"Burger - love it ... service top class ... highly recommend for anyone looking for quite Sunday dinner..."

Radoslaw Firu Firek

"Had lunch.with my wife I must say we thoroughly enjoyed it staff were very attentive and courteous and the food was delicious definitely will be..."

Tom Comerford

"We love the atmosphere and the friendly staff. Wonderful extensive menu with lots for all tastes. Drinks and cocktails are excellent. Great to..."

Marie Callan

"Took us a while to check this place out. Amazing food, great atmosphere and friendly..."

Kieran Kelly

"Excellent service and very tasty food. The decor of the restaurant is also very tasty as it's..."

Maria Gamelba Murphy

"I had the most amazing falafel salad, so much taste and really filling. Definitely will be back, hope it stays on the..."

Louise Hally

"Kernal bar & restaurant is amazing. Food to die for, stunning decor and super friendly & helpful staff. A MUST..."

Olive Condron

"Me and my family visited Kernel for the first time on Sunday and from the moment we arrived to the moment we left we could not fault a single thing...."

Kristina Dovbijenko

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Non-smoking restaurants

Wheelchair Accessible

Paris Texas Bar & Smokehouse

86/100 (5194 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Flaming hot wings were 'HOT' but delish ! Mixed platter was to die for , and cocktails were a real treat to go along with the meal highly recommend..."

Siofra Mcshane

"One restaurant that has it all,Rich in taste ,packed full of choice and to die for desserts,You gotta try here if your a foodie like me you wont be..."

Josephine Grace

"Great place. Very friendly staff and accommodating. This place is definitely a must visit in..."

Matthew Flynn

"Was in yesterday with my wife. The food was delicious and very good portions. Staff very friendly and professional. Would definitely recommend a..."

Rob Jackson

"Loved the place and Kilkenny, appreciated the traditional Irish music this past Wednesday night, this Irish-American with famine roots really..."

Bill Simmons

"Absolutely amazing place. The food is very good. High..."

Mark Fontana

"I love this place. We often have lunch or dinner in it and food is v good highly recommend it. Great athmosphere in it at weekends great for couple..."

Mary Cummins

"Such a great evening of music and singing. Windows wide open to the glorious weather and a fun crowd from all over the world! Great selection of..."

Kathy Nickels

"Excellent staff very good food and very reasonably priced. Go here a lot and can never fault..."

Keith Shanahan

The Paddock Bar

85/100 (1173 ratings)

Accepts American Express

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

The Marble City Bar

85/100 (2563 ratings)

Accepts American Express

Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Kyteler's Inn

84/100 (5715 ratings)

Langton's

84/100 (3152 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

84/100 (1080 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

The Riverside Restaurant

Wheelchair Accessible

An Poc Fada Bar & Grill

Wheelchair Accessible

"We went to An Poc Fada yesterday for my hen, we had great Craic doing a cocktail making class!� We all love Karl who works there, he made the whole..."

Amy Fitzgerald

"Amazing place, we had so much fun and the staff were lovely, would definitely recommend it and definitely come..."

Colene Doheny

"My hen was organised by the an poc fada we stayed in apartments with them did the csi save the groom n had a meal there all included ,we had the..."

Suzann Matthews

"We were here last week at cocktail making class for my sisters hen and we had a great nite could not fault it, great fun was had by everyone and the..."

Rose-anne Maun

"What a great weekend. Spent 3 incredible nights at Fada, and couldn't be happier. Live music each night and a great..."

Liam G Curry

"What an amazing night in an poc fada for my best friends hen night. Eoin and staff were just amazing to deal with couldn't do enough for us. Can't..."

Avril Leigh

"We were here 19 of us we had the best crack ever. owner was very nice an bar staff was excellent never laugt as much will deff be back..."

Bridget O'Meara

"Thanks eoin for everything had the best weekend for my sisters hen couldn’t fault anything , from all the gang in fermoy..."

Jessica Higgins

"The least pretentious bar in Kilkenny. Serious craic. Serious singing. Seriously good bar! Ideal for stag or..."

Shaggy Mac

"Great staff great craic Really enjoyed our time here with our hen..."

Doreen Cronin

"Great atmosphere music was great still could chat while music was playing service and beer..."

Lorraine Delaney

"Brutal , simpáticos , comida ótima Amazing bar . Top top..."

Tânia Alexandre

"I had the best time do the cube thanks Tommy will call in again ..."

Lorraine Marie Bracken

"People were so nice and accommodating. Food was good and atmosphere was..."

Mike Florio

The Orchard House

Wheelchair Accessible

Lanigan's Bar & Restaurant

82/100 (1987 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

The Playwright

Wheelchair Accessible

Marble City Grill

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