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
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