Winners of 2022 Irish Restaurant Awards revealed

Over 100,000 restaurants across Ireland were nominated for the awards.

If you're looking for somewhere to eat this week, why settle for anything less than the best? The Irish Restaurant Awards All Ireland Final (or the IRAALF, to those in the biz) celebrated the best spots for food across the country on Monday night (19 September). "This has been an outstanding year for the Irish Restaurant Awards, in its thirteenth year now after a two year break due to COVID," said Paul Lenehan, President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland. "We have surpassed previous years online public nominations with over 100,000 received in June and our Regional Events held in August and September in Meath, Cavan, Cork and Leitrim had almost 3,000 attendees. "The Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the existing and up and coming talent in the sector and are a reminder that hospitality is nothing without the dedicated and passionate staff in the industry. "We are delighted to have the Awards back up and running again and it has been a fantastic display of what the industry has to offer here tonight." But enough talk; here are all the winners of the Irish Restaurant Awards:

Best Cookery School, All Ireland

Aniar Restaurant & Boutique Cookery School

Best Seafood Experience, All Ireland

Beach House, Tramore

Best Cocktail Experience, All Ireland

Hilliards, Skirmantas "Mossy" Lelys

Private Dining & Club, All Ireland

No 25 Fitzwilliam Place

Best Digital Marketing, All Ireland

Michael's, Mount Merrion

Local Food Hero Sponsored by The Irish Times

Leinster: Butcher Restaurant Kilkenny, Mark Williams Ulster: Native Seafood, Stevie And Rebecca Mccarry Munster: Paradiso Cork City, Denis Cotter Connacht: Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese, Teresa Roche Dublin: Bread 41, Eoin McCluskly All Ireland: Bread 41, Eoin McCluskly

Best Sustainable Practices Sponsored by Gas Networks Ireland

Leinster: The Green Barn Restaurant Ulster: Olde Post Inn Munster: Grow HQ Waterford Connacht: Sweet Beat Café Dublin: Airfield Estate All Ireland: Grow HQ Waterford

Best Free From Sponsored by Peroni Nastro Azzurro

Leinster: Truffles Restaurant, Kilkenny Ulster: The Hive Munster: Copia Green Connacht: Greens & Co. Dublin: Vietnom All Ireland: Copia Green

Best Emerging Irish Cuisine Sponsored by FBD

Leinster: The Heritage, Killenard Ulster: Clenaghans Restaurant Munster: Old Couch Café Connacht: Fish And Bean, Rosses Point Dublin: Margadh Food & Wine, Howth All Ireland: Old Couch Café

Best Restaurant Manager Sponsored by AIB Merchant Services

Leinster: Vanilla Pod Restaurant Kells, Lareina Quigley Ulster: Noble, Saul Mcconnel Munster: The Mustard Seed, John Edward Joyce Connacht: Buffalo Boy, Gabriel Camburu Dublin: Nightmarket, Conor Sexton All Ireland: Nightmarket, Conor Sexton

Best Wine Experience Sponsored by Bibendum Ireland

Leinster: Ely Wine Store, Maynooth Ulster: Ox Cave, Belfast Munster: Sheen Falls Lodge, Kenmare Connacht: Walker 1781, Sligo Dublin: NOTE, Dublin All Ireland: Ely Wine Store, Maynooth

Best Café Sponsored by Illy

Leinster: Mullichain Cafe, Glynn Ulster: Brøn Cafe Bar and Restaurant Munster: Café Lógr, Adare Connacht: Lyons Cafe And Bakeshop, Sligo Dublin: Tiller + Grain All Ireland: Tiller + Grain

Best World Cuisine Sponsored by San Pellegrino

Leinster: Pink Salt Indian Restaurant Ulster: Chandpur Restaurant, Donegal Munster: Mezze, Tramore Connacht: Miso Izakaya, Sligo Dublin: BIGFAN All Ireland: Mezze, Tramore

Best Newcomer Sponsored by Square

Leinster: Canal Square, Kilkenny Ulster: Frae, Holywood Munster: Beach House, Tramore Connacht: Éan Dublin: Orwell Road Restaurant All Ireland: Orwell Road Restaurant

Pub of the Year Sponsored by Jameson

Leinster: The Sky & the Ground Ulster: Charlie's Bar, Enniskillen Munster: Mutton Lane Inn Connacht: Lowry's Bar, Clifden Dublin: The Old Stand All Ireland: The Sky & the Ground

Best Casual Dining Sponsored by Musgrave Marketplace

Leinster: The Enniskerry Inn Ulster: The Copper Tap & 1806 Munster: Goldie Cork City Connacht: Poacher Restaurant, Ballina Dublin: Nannetti's All Ireland: Goldie, Cork City

Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant Sponsored By Frylite

Leinster: Mount Juliet Estate,Thomastown Ulster: McNean House And Restaurant, Blacklion Munster: Cashel Palace Hotel Connacht: Foyles Hotel Clifden Dublin: The Shelbourne Hotel All Ireland: Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown

Best Customer Service Sponsored Restaurant-Insurance.ie Provided by Dolmen

Leinster: Treacy's Bar and Restaurant Ulster: Oak Room Restaurant Munster: Mitchel House Restaurant Connacht: The Twelve Dublin: Uno Mas All Ireland: Uno Mas

Best Gastro Pub Sponsored by Worldpay from FIS

Leinster: Butler and Barry Gastrobar Ulster: The Rusty Mackerel Munster: The Glenbeigh Hotel Connacht: Coyne’s Gastropub, Kilkieran Dublin: Davy Byrnes All Ireland: The Rusty Mackerel

Best Chef Sponsored by BWG Foodservice

Leinster: Lady Helen Restaurant Thomastown, John Kelly Ulster: The Olde Glen Bar Carrickart, Ciaran Sweeny Munster: Dede, Ahmet Dede Connacht: Enda McEvoy, Galway Dublin: Dax Restaurant, Graham Neville All Ireland: Dede, Ahmet Dede

Best Restaurant Sponsored by Tindal Wine Merchants

Leinster: Aimsir Ulster: Deanes Eipic Belfast Munster: Restaurant Chestnut Connacht: Lignum Dublin: Chapter One All Ireland: Chapter One