Kilkenny Food Tours: Taste Kilkenny with a Local Guide
Eat your way around the beautiful medieval city of Kilkenny with a friendly local guide! Over 2.5 hours, you will sample delicious produce from artisanal producers whi...
Langton's Bar is a bar in John Street, Kilkenny.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Full Irish pub menu until 21:00
Eat your way around the beautiful medieval city of Kilkenny with a friendly local guide! Over 2.5 hours, you will sample delicious produce from artisanal producers whi...
Experience one of Kilkenny's most visited attractions at the Smithwick's brewery in Kilkenny. Learn about the brewing innovations and discover the family behind one of...
Unleash your inner chocolatier and immerse yourself in the world of delicious chocolate! With chocolate at your fingertips, explore the art of creating your own chocol...
Address: 67-69 John Street Lower, Kilkenny, R95 XN44
Matt The Millers on John Street is a live music pub with good food, the Kilkenny Red Ale beef pie a fitting local signature in a converted mill building.
Signature drink: Smithwick's Original Red Ale
Food: Full Irish pub food noon to 20:30
Billy Byrnes on John Street Upper is a Kilkenny social institution, a no-frills gastro bar with Smithwick's on tap that feels more local than tourist.
Signature drink: Guinness and local craft ales
Food: Fresh local food daily
Matt The Millers on John Street is a live music pub with good food, the Kilkenny Red Ale beef pie a fitting local signature in a converted mill building.
Signature drink: Smithwick's Original Red Ale
Food: Full Irish pub food noon to 20:30
Paris Texas on High Street is Kilkenny's BBQ and whiskey specialist, a family-run pub since 1996 with National Irish Pub of the Year recognition.
Signature drink: National Irish Pub of the Year whiskey selection
Food: Full BBQ menu with wood smoker
Billy Byrnes on John Street Upper is a Kilkenny social institution, a no-frills gastro bar with Smithwick's on tap that feels more local than tourist.
Signature drink: Guinness and local craft ales
Food: Fresh local food daily
The bar at the Smithwick's Experience pours a complimentary Smithwick's Red Ale at the end of every tour on the city's 13th-century brewing site.
Signature drink: Smithwick's Original Red Ale on draft
Food: No food; complimentary pint with tour
Rive Gauche on The Parade is Kilkenny's closest dedicated wine bar, a handsome room of exposed brick with seasonal Irish plates and a natural wine list.
Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass
Food: Seasonal Irish sharing plates
Louie's on Patrick Street is a Parisian-inspired cafe bar with natural wines, small plates from Thursday to Saturday, and leather banquettes from noon.
Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass
Food: Small plates Thursday through Saturday evenings