Kilkenny Restaurants

Antonio and Marion Cavaliere’s well-known Italian restaurant is in a semi-basement in the impressive terrace opposite Kilkenny Castle and the closely packed tables are an indication of its popularity, with the room quickly filling up. The cookin ...
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Peter Greany and Maeve Moore's popular café is a much bigger restaurant than in its opriginal premises, with a private dining room upstairs. Formerly a bank, this three-storey building on Parliament Street has classic black railings and a lovely ...
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Noel McCarron’s popular daytime café and evening restaurant is easy to find, just off the High Street in Kilkenny. A small interior porch leads in to a large room warmly decorated in yellow and terracotta giving it a sunny, Mediterranean ...
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Set in the corner of an attractively paved area beside the old arches of the disused Kilkenny/Portlaoise railway line (effectively back lit at night), a smart pea green canopy over matching green woodwork and half frosted full-length glass windows will ...
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Kilkenny city’s leading hotel enjoys an outstandingly convenient central location for both business and leisure guests, beside (but not adjacent to) a multi-storey carpark and within walking distance of the whole city. A bright and smart lobby a ...
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Beautifully situated in a courtyard just off the narrow, bustling streets of the city centre, with only the River Nore separating it from Kilkenny Castle, this fine hotel enjoys the city’s premier location, and has a lovely big riverside terrace ...
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Tucked behind a traditional red and cream painted shopfront on Parliament Street, Pierre Schneider’s cosy little Kilkenny restaurants long been popular with local people for serving honest, well sourced and simply cooked bistro fare during the da ...
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The Langton family’s historic bar was re-designed a few years ago by the internationally acclaimed designer, David Collins and, although initially controversial (especially the ultra-modern stained glass window which now graces an otherwise tradi ...
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Conveniently located right in the centre of Kilkenny (and with secure free parking for residents) this boutique hotel is named after the Earl of Pembroke, for whom Kilkenny Castle was built, and is just a stone’s throw from the Castle and other K ...
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Although Zuni is an hotel (‘boutique’ style, and offering a more youthful style of accommodation than other comparable establishments), the atmosphere is more restaurant with rooms: an oasis of contemporary chic in this bustling city, it is ...
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