Foodworks ★ 4.0
Foodworks on Parliament Street is one of the city's best brunch cafe-bistros, the farm credentials genuine with pork from the owners' own family farm.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Neighbourhoodmedieval-mile
HoursDaily 10:30-18:30 (last tour 17:00), Nov-Feb Thu-Mon only
Signature drinkSmithwick's Original Red Ale on draft
Location
Address: 44 Parliament Street, Kilkenny, R95 VK54
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Zuni ★ 4.0
Zuni's breakfast service from 08:00 is among Kilkenny's most consistent hotel dining options, with full Irish or lighter plates and coffee on Patrick Street.
Signature drink: Full Irish breakfast with coffee
Kyteler's Inn ★ 3.8
Kyteler's Inn on St Kieran's Street is the most historically weighted daytime stop in Kilkenny, with over 90 Irish whiskeys curated by JD Flynn on site.
Signature drink: Kyteler's own-brand Irish whiskey
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Foodworks ★ 4.0
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Signature drink: Filter coffee
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Signature drink: Full Irish breakfast with coffee
Kyteler's Inn ★ 3.8
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Signature drink: Kyteler's own-brand Irish whiskey
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Signature drink: 3fe filter coffee
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