The best restaurants in Kilkenny

10/08/2025: We went with three children for a snack, and it's a small but charming place. The pastries were delicious, as was the coffee. Highly recommended.

09/08/2025: Great location for breakfast !!!!

18/02/2026: Great place to eat in Kilkenny, their Irish stew is so nice and excellent service

16/02/2026: Great, typical atmosphere and as a result, frequented by many nationalities who come to appreciate it!

04/01/2026: Absolutely fabulous. For such a smallish Restaurant, it had everything. Plenty of room between tables, lovely atmosphere, the nicest staff,and the food was excellent. 3 friends out for dinner, and each one agreed on all. Well done. We will be back soon.

02/01/2026: Restaurant is lovely and staff are friendly but it is definitely overrated and very overpriced for what you get. Starters were nice but still way overpriced. €56 euro for two main dinners which we ordered the chicken supreme. It was a tiny piece of chicken on a spoon of mashed carrot and parsnip, and a few mini potatoes. I couldn't believe it was served as a main dish and at such a high price. Very disappointed. Would not return, and would not recommend.

02/01/2026: A good friend and local recommended here so we decided to treat ourselves on the last day of 2025. My husband and I shared the garlic prawn plate with homemade bread at €15 which whilst delicious was small in volume. I ordered the fish of the day (cod at €24) and my husband had the battered fish and chips with mushy peas and tartar sauce at €19.50. Fish was fresh and tasty. Our children had a choice of sausage and chips or battered fish and chips and ordered one of each at €10 each. The only thing I would change would be to add some vegetable to the kid's meal to make it more balanced, healthy and filling. For drinks, we had water for the table, glass of milk (€2), Miwadi (75 cent) and a glass of Horgelus at €9. Overall, very impressed with the quality here. Recommended if in Kilkenny.

06/12/2025: We had a small Irish breakfast and it was very good! Everything was hot and fresh! Staff was very accommodating! Would highly reccommend! Sorry I forgot to take pictures.

16/10/2025: Such a lovely cafe and good customer experiences ! Would highly recommend to come and visit this cafe ! We love literally everything ! ❤️

14/10/2025: I enjoyed the bowl. Lots of vegetables, very colorful and good flavor. I felt very welcome.

04/02/2026: A must see. We met a number of great locals and tourists in this charming wee pub. Highly recommended!!

23/01/2026: Brian is awesome at this teeny tiny pub! We were only able to stay for one drink (tired mother-in-law), but we wish we could have stayed for hours! Thanks for the brief bit of music and camaraderie!

18/12/2025: Very nice old world pub, lots of sports memorabilia on the walls and good pints

19/10/2025: If you want a fun pub with live music, this is the place to go!

09/02/2026: Absolutely exquisite from start to finish the brisket starter with absolutely gorgeous and the salad beneath it was just as nice, the steak was to die for. We will be back very soon 10 out of 10 experience thank you chefs and staff

04/02/2026: The farmers burger is arguably the nicest burger I’ve ever had! Extremely friendly and accommodating staff. Came in as a walk in at 6:30 on a Wednesday and it was the perfect atmosphere. Would highly recommend this place to anybody visiting Kilkenny

22/09/2025: Friendly and authentic gem. Fresh, delicious sandwiches with highest quality ingredients, made to order, with care. Very good value! We had a lovely outdoor picnic on this beautiful sunny day and enjoyed every bite.

01/09/2025: If you’re looking for authentic Sicilian flavors, this place is a gem! The sandwiches are amazing with fresh bread, quality ingredients and great combinations. The Italian owners from Sicily are very friendly. Highly recommended!

08/11/2025: Delicious lunch in Zuni's. We had the belly pork and the cod. Great service, excellent food and a lovely restaurant.

31/10/2025: Very nice food with friendly service 🙂

03/01/2026: A good friend and local recommended here so when my husband and I got the offer of a babysitter for the afternoon off we scarpered. First timers here and we found staff attentive and helpful as we were guided through the menu on request. The decor is beautiful and the mood is relaxed. We ordered water for the table, a non alcoholic beer at €5 and glass of Tempranillo for €7.50. For starters, we chose the crab and fish cakes with a mild percik sauce at €9.95 and the very decently portioned sticky pork ribs at €9.50. We gifted each other tastes of each other's dishes and were suitably impressed with the moreish flavours. For mains, I followed our waiter's recommendation of Nasi Goreng which is an Aroi signature dish at €22.50 and as melt in the mouth as my husband's Lamb Massaman (€21.75) was: spoonfuls of which brought me back to restaurants in Chiang Mai and Phnom Penh; I was happy with my choice and wasn't consumed with pure envy! Totally recommended for fragrant flavours, very decent portions at reasonable prices, beautiful atmosphere and helpful staff. I will have to plot my return visit when next in Kilkenny. Keep doing what you are doing🥂. Tip 1: Mon-Fri: lunch served 12-5 any main course + homemade gelato for €14. Tip 2: Sticky Ribs and Nasi Goreng highly recommended.

01/01/2026: We had booked the wrong day in our own error but they were very kind and offered us a table despite being very busy. We were very appreciative. The food was delicious as always, and the service was very helpful and good. Thank you.

13/10/2025: The best pub in Kilkenny. Spent a few hours with some locals there. The best group and lots of fun. Best Guiness to be had there. Didn't eat there. Don't know if they have food.

17/09/2025: Fantastic bar with very friendly service. Extensive whiskey collection and very helpful staff! Highly recommended

26/11/2025: The food is amazing and very testy!!! Great service

02/11/2025: Traditional Irish cooked breakfast. Handy city centre location. Plenty of room. Seating on two floors

19/02/2026: Food wasn’t bad. Service was ok. From my point of view, expensive for the food you get.

10/02/2026: Very nice place, and friendly staff 💯. But sadly I will have to be honest and give a negative review here : I was in there a few weeks ago for the classic burger and chips that I always enjoy the times I go in. Chips were delicious as always 💯 But this time I realised there was a new chef and I seen that he was not wearing any gloves making other peoples burgers or whatever was halfway through my burger when I realised it. And whatever way I looked eating my burger I saw it was pink on the inside and I had to leave it behind. About an hour or so later after being in there ⚠ I was throwing up and was on the toilet every few minutes ⚠ My stomach was in a very bad way. And I was totally fine before that. 🔴PLEASE DON'T TAKE ME WRONG - THE FOOD IS ALWAYS DELICIOUS 5 / 5 STARS 🔴 But after a few weeks ago after what happened that sadly has done me for a while. Apart from that tho positively - Staff are very friendly and service is fast

15/12/2025: Kyteler’s oozes with character and history!

15/12/2025: This place is awful. The food is terrible, service is worse and it's expensive. We ordered the burger and vol au vent and they were horrible. The salads are bland and disgusting. The server was rude, clueles and didn't even know what lager beer was, so we drank water. Please avoid this place. It was just horrible. I made sure to tell our tour guide never to recommend this place again. In fact, don't bother going to Kilkenny at all. It's not worth it.