Kyteler's Inn
Historic inn
Named after Dame Alice Kyteler, its first owner, who was accused of witchcraft. Order The Witches Brew, its own Irish red ale, or one of its own-label whiskeys.
📍 St Kieran's Street, Kilkenny
Pubs and beer bars: 4 bars
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Tynan's Bridge House
Traditional pub
A traditional pub, a Fodor's Choice and one of The Guardian's six best traditional pubs in Ireland.
📍 2 John's Bridge, Kilkenny
John Cleere's
Pub and theatre
A pub on Parliament Street with a 100-seat theatre at the back, Monday night trad sessions, poetry readings and plays.
📍 22 Parliament Street, Kilkenny
The Field
Historic pub
Formerly the Castle Tavern, this High Street pub dates from 1620 and keeps its old-world feel, with traditional music sessions. Fodor's names it among the ten best pubs in Ireland.
📍 High Street, Kilkenny
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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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