medieval-mileWed-Sat dinner, Fri-Sat lunch
Campagne's wine list matches its Michelin kitchen, a curated French and European selection chosen by sommelier Brid Hannon for each tasting-menu course.
Signature pour: Sommelier-selected pairing with the tasting menu
Wine focus: Classic French and European fine wine
Food: Full Michelin-starred tasting menu
medieval-mileDaily breakfast from 08:00, lunch from 12:30, dinner from 17:00
Zuni on Patrick Street keeps a well-curated wine list with genuine sommelier attention, matching the modern Irish kitchen's seasonal produce course by course.
Signature pour: Seasonal wine pairing with the dinner menu
Wine focus: Modern Irish and European wines
Food: Full modern Irish dining menu
medieval-mileMon-Wed and Sun 17:00-22:00, Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:30 until late
The Grapevine on Rose Inn Street is a long narrow tapas room near Kilkenny Castle, the wine list curated with Le Caveau and weighted toward small Spanish producers.
Signature pour: Spanish reds from the Light, Juicy and Full Opulent style sections, by the glass from approximately €6.65
Wine focus: Spanish and small-producer European wines supplied by Le Caveau, organised by style with bottles from approximately €25
Food: Spanish tapas, paella for two, antipasti boards and bruschetta
medieval-mileMon-Sat 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-23:30
Kyteler's Inn on St Kieran's Street is a whiskey bar with over 90 Irish expressions curated by JD Flynn, no Scotch or Bourbon, in a medieval setting.
Signature pour: Kyteler's own-brand single malt Irish whiskey
Wine focus: Irish whiskey, 90+ expressions curated by JD Flynn
Food: Full Irish pub food menu
medieval-mileMon-Fri 17:00 onwards, Sat-Sun 12:00 onwards
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.
Signature pour: Curated European selection by the glass
Wine focus: European natural and classic wines
Food: Seasonal Irish sharing plates with French influence
medieval-mileMon-Wed 09:00-17:00, Thu-Fri 09:00-23:30, Sat 10:00-23:30, Sun 10:00-22:00
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.
Signature pour: Natural wine of the week by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and European wines by the glass
Food: Small plates Thursday through Saturday