Arán Artisan Bakery and Bistro is a wine bar in Barrack Street, Kilkenny.
Editorially verified May 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Seasonal brunch and lunch plates
Guided tour · 2h 30m
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...
Guided tour · 1 hour
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...
35 minutes
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: 8 Barrack Street, Kilkenny, R95 YF30
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.
PourHouse Brunello di Montalcino or Barolo by the glass
WineItalian wines, cellar of over 12,000 bottles
FoodFull Italian dining menu
Campagne's wine list matches its Michelin kitchen, a curated French and European selection chosen by sommelier Brid Hannon for each tasting-menu course.
PourSommelier-selected pairing with the tasting menu
WineClassic French and European fine wine
FoodFull Michelin-starred tasting menu
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.
PourSeasonal wine pairing with the dinner menu
WineModern Irish and European wines
FoodFull modern Irish dining menu
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.
PourSpanish reds from the Light, Juicy and Full Opulent style sections, by the glass from approximately €6.65
WineSpanish and small-producer European wines supplied by Le Caveau, organised by style with bottles from approximately €25
FoodSpanish tapas, paella for two, antipasti boards and bruschetta
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.
PourKyteler's own-brand single malt Irish whiskey
WineIrish whiskey, 90+ expressions curated by JD Flynn
FoodFull Irish pub food menu
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.
PourCurated European selection by the glass
WineEuropean natural and classic wines
FoodSeasonal Irish sharing plates with French influence
