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Kilkenny cocktail trail: a walking route

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktail trail: 1 routes

The Medieval Mile to John Street

8 bars ยท about 21 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Kyteler's InnSt Kieran's Street, Kilkenny
  2. ๐Ÿšถ about 4 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Paris Texas Bar & Smokehouse92 High Street, Kilkenny
  4. ๐Ÿšถ about 2 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    PetronellaButter Slip Lane, Kilkenny
  6. ๐Ÿšถ about 4 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Hibernian BarHibernian Hotel, 1 Ormonde Street, Kilkenny
  8. ๐Ÿšถ about 1 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    Left BankThe Parade, Kilkenny
  10. ๐Ÿšถ about 4 min to the next bar
  11. 6
    Matt the Millers1 John Street, Kilkenny
  12. ๐Ÿšถ about 2 min to the next bar
  13. 7
    Bridie's BarJohn Street, Kilkenny
  14. ๐Ÿšถ about 4 min to the next bar
  15. 8
    The Dylan Whisky BarJohn Street, Kilkenny

Map: cocktail trail

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Your questions

How long does a Kilkenny cocktail trail take?

Each route has 8 bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland, including Dublin and Cork. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides, including Visit Kilkenny.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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