Paris Texas Bar & Smokehouse
Whiskey bar and smokehouse
A family-run bar on High Street with one of the largest whiskey selections in the south east of Ireland and a smokehouse food menu to go with it.
📍 92 High Street, Kilkenny
Cocktails and food: 4 bars
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Petronella
Restaurant and bar
Tucked into a medieval building on Butter Slip Lane, one of Kilkenny's narrow old alleyways, with seasonal cocktails and natural wines.
📍 Butter Slip Lane, Kilkenny
🕒 Fri and Sat noon to 3pm (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Rive Gauche
Wine bar and restaurant
A French-inspired wine bar and restaurant on The Parade, looking up to the castle, with a covered terrace that is one of the best outdoor seats in town.
📍 2 The Parade, Kilkenny
Zuni
Hotel cocktail bar
The bar at the Zuni boutique hotel on Patrick Street, with a seasonal cocktail list using Irish spirits. A good pick for a drink before dinner.
📍 26 Patrick Street, Kilkenny
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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.
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