Somewhere to eat as well as drink: the Killarney bars where the food is as good as the drinks.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Bar and restaurant
A Main Street institution that began as a sweet shop in the 1870s, with the sweet jars still lining the window. A cosy restaurant by day and a lively bar at night, with live music, sing-alongs and cocktails such as a Toffee White Russian.
📍 4 Main Street, Killarney
Hotel pub
The fireside pub at the Muckross Park Hotel, inside Killarney National Park, with a drinks list that leans on Kerry distillers and local brewers. You can book a snug.
📍 Muckross Park Hotel, Muckross, Killarney
Pub and restaurant
A famous old pub at the entrance to the Gap of Dunloe, outside town, with an extensive cocktail list alongside chowder and wings.
📍 Gap of Dunloe, Beaufort, Killarney
Traditional pub
A traditional pub in the heart of town, open since 1955, with wooden beams, pub grub and traditional music on Friday and Saturday nights.
📍 Killarney
Whiskey and cocktail bar
A whiskey bar that claims Ireland's largest whiskey collection, with chowder and wings to eat and a long cocktail list.
📍 Killarney
Traditional pub
Run by the O'Leary family for over a century, with tiled floors, beamed ceilings and fireside tables.
📍 Killarney
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Start with J.M. Reidy's, Colgans, Kate Kearney's Cottage, Murphy's Bar and Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder. Our full list has 6 bars.
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, award results and trusted Irish guides.
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