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
barrack-streetMon, Wed-Thu 09:30-15:30; Fri-Sun 09:00-15:30; Tue closed
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.
Signature pour: Natural wine from small Irish and European producers
Wine focus: Irish and European natural wines
Food: Seasonal brunch and lunch plates
medieval-mileMon-Sun lunch and dinner
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.
Signature pour: House Brunello di Montalcino or Barolo by the glass
Wine focus: Italian wines, cellar of over 12,000 bottles
Food: Full Italian dining menu
