Fragola Cafe
- ★ 4.1
- €€
- Medieval Mile
Fragola on William Street sits off the tourist strip in a quiet cobbled pocket with serene garden, known to locals for its strawberry latte and French toast.
The places in Kilkenny the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
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Scalini Italian Restaurant
- ★ 4.1
- Italian
- €€
- St Kieran's Street
Scalini on St Kieran's Street serves 72-hour Roman-style pizzas and daily handmade pasta, far better known to Kilkenny residents than visiting tourists.
Low Lane
- ★ 4.4
- €€
- St Kieran's Street
Low Lane on St Kieran's Street is Kilkenny's most serious specialty coffee spot, opened 2022 after 3fe Coffee training in Dublin, walk-in only.
Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese Cafe
- ★ 4.3
- €€
- Kilkenny Environs
Knockdrinna's farm cafe in Stoneyford, 12km out, serves lunch built on Helen Finnegan's Supreme Champion cheeses and Goatsbridge trout, worth every kilometre.
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