9 wine bar rooms in Kilkenny we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Kilkenny | Wine Bar across every city.
Wine bars give Kilkenny a more continental way to drink and graze, often paired with small plates. Louie's Cafe and Wine Bar, Rive Gauche and The Grapevine Wine and Tapas Bar are built around the bottle, while Arán Artisan Bakery and Bistro, Ristorante Rinuccini, Campagne and Zuni offer strong lists with their food. Kyteler's Inn Whiskey Bar adds a spirits-led alternative to the same after-work crowd.
Louie's Cafe and Wine Bar ★ 4.2
medieval-mile · 3 Patrick Street, Kilkenny
Louie's on Patrick Street is a Parisian-inspired cafe bar with natural wines, small plates, high ceilings, and leather banquettes in the heart of Kilkenny.
Rive Gauche ★ 4.2
medieval-mile · 2 The Parade, Kilkenny
Rive Gauche at 2 The Parade is Kilkenny's closest thing to a wine bar, with seasonal Irish plates and a well-chosen European list in a handsome brick room.
Louie's Cafe and Wine Bar ★ 4.2
medieval-mile · 3 Patrick Street, Kilkenny
Louie's on Patrick Street is a Parisian-inspired cafe bar with natural wines and small plates in a leather-banquette room near Kilkenny Castle.
Arán Artisan Bakery and Bistro ★ 4.3
barrack-street · 8 Barrack Street, Kilkenny, R95 YF30
Arán on Barrack Street keeps a short but considered natural wine list to pair with its award-winning brunch and lunch menu in a genuine farm-bistro setting.
Ristorante Rinuccini ★ 4.4
medieval-mile · 1 The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 XKR7
Rinuccini at The Parade maintains one of Ireland's most serious Italian wine collections, a cellar of 12,000 bottles sourced directly from Italian vineyards.
Campagne ★ 4.8
medieval-mile · Gashouse Lane, Kilkenny
Campagne's wine list matches its Michelin kitchen, a curated French and European selection chosen by sommelier Brid Hannon for each tasting-menu course.
Zuni ★ 4.1
medieval-mile · 26 Patrick Street, Kilkenny
Zuni on Patrick Street keeps a well-chosen wine list with genuine sommelier attention, matching the modern Irish kitchen's seasonal produce course by course.
The Grapevine Wine and Tapas Bar ★ 4.1
medieval-mile · 6 Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny, R95 DH59
The Grapevine on Rose Inn Street is a long narrow tapas room near Kilkenny Castle, the wine list shortlisted with Le Caveau and weighted toward small Spanish.
Kyteler's Inn Whiskey Bar ★ 4.0
medieval-mile · St Kieran's Street, Kilkenny
Kyteler's Inn on St Kieran's Street is a whiskey bar with over 90 Irish expressions selected by JD Flynn, no Scotch or Bourbon, in a medieval setting.