2023 Finalists Announced
We are thrilled to announce the eagerly awaited list of finalists for the prestigious 2023 Bar of the Year Awards! After careful consideration and rigorous evaluation, our esteemed panel of judges has handpicked the top contenders from across the island of Ireland.
These exceptional bars have consistently raised the standards of mixology, hospitality, and overall customer experience. Their dedication, creativity, and passion for crafting unforgettable moments have made them stand out among their peers.
Join us for the grand finale on August 21st, 2023, where the winners will be announced and honored for their extraordinary achievements.
Tickets for the event are now on sale and can be purchased below! We recommend you book your seats sooner rather than later as we expect to have another full house again this year!
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1 Seat at the Awards Ceremony
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Full Table at the Awards Ceremony (Saving €250!)
Bar Categories.
Sponsored By
Bar No 23. at The Merrion Hotel, Co. Dublin
Mount Juliet Estate – Majors Bar, Co. Kilkenny
The Clubhouse at Fota Island Resort, Co. Cork
The Cocktail Bar at Dromoland, Co. Clare
The Courtyard Bar at Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, Co. Kildare
The Savoy Bar at The Savoy Hotel, Co. Limerick
The Sidecar Bar at The Westbury, Co. Dublin
The Tack Room at Adare Manor, Co. Limerick
Sponsored By
An Púcán, Co. Galway
Andy’s Bar Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
BAR 1661, Co. Dublin
Cask, Co. Cork
Hamlets Bar + Kitchen, Co. Cork
Jackie’s, Co. Dublin
Knights Bar – Clontarf Castle Hotel, Co. Dublin
Lock 13 Brewpub, Co. Kildare
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo
Peruke & Periwig, Co. Dublin
Saba, Co. Dublin
The Camden, Co. Dublin
The Curious Mister, Co. Dublin
The Shelbourne Bar Cork, Co. Cork
Sponsored By
Americana Bar, Co. Dublin
Bartley’s Bar and Restaurant at The Grafton Hotel, Co.Dublin
Café du Parc, Co. Kerry
Clayton Hotel Limerick, Co. Limerick
Conor’s Bar & Lounge, Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan
Dunes Bar & Bistro at Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
HYDE Bar, Co. Galway
Knights Bar – Clontarf Castle Hotel, Co. Dublin
Schull Harbour Hotel – The Gracie Blue Bar, Co. Cork
The Aylward Lounge at Faithlegg, Co. Waterford
The Blue Haven Kinsale, Co. Cork
The Club At Goffs, Co. Kildare
The Connacht Hotel, Co. Galway
The Curious Mister, Co. Dublin
The Montenotte Hotel, Co. Cork
Wineport Lodge, Co. Westmeath
Sponsored By
Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork
Jackie’s, Co. Dublin
Lock 13 Brewpub, Co. Kildare
Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo
Roe & Co Distillery, Co. Dublin
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
Sponsored By
Annie May’s, Newcastle, Co.Dublin
Doolally, Co. Dublin
FIRE Steakhouse & Bar, Co. Dublin
Hogs & Heifers, Co. Dublin
House Limerick, Co. Limerick
Isabelle’s, Co. Dublin
Lemon & Duke, Co. Dublin
Mama Yo, Co. Dublin
Ryleigh’s, Co. Dublin
Saba, Co. Dublin
Sandyford House, Co. Dublin
Silken Thomas, Co. Kildare
Sophie’s Rooftop Galway, Co. Galway
The Club At Goffs, Co. Kildare
The Grayson, Co. Dublin
The Wine Cellar at Fallon & Byrne, Co. Dublin
Sponsored By
Jerry Flannerys & 1314, Co. Limerick
An Púcán, Co. Galway
Cask, Co. Cork
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Grand Central Dublin, Co. Dublin
House Limerick, Co. Limerick
Impala, Co. Cork
Kodiak, Co. Dublin
Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny
Lemon & Duke, Co. Dublin
NoLIta, Co. Dublin
r.i.o.t. Dublin, Co. Dublin
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford
The Curious Mister, Co, Dublin
The Front Door Pub, Co. Galway
The Landmark, Co. Dublin
An Poitin Stil, Co. Dublin
Cobbler’s Bar, Co. Mayo
Gracie’s Bar, Co. Sligo
J.J Houghs Singing Pub, Co. Offaly
K67 Bar & Grill, Co. Dublin
Kehoes Pub, Co. Dublin
Lundy Foots, Co. Dublin
Murphy’s Galway, Co. Galway
Murray’s Bar, Co. Dublin
O’Donoghue Public House, Co. Kerry
O’Briens Bar, Co. Wexford
Paddy Macs, Co. Mayo
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
The Brazen Head, Co. Dublin
The Stag’s Head, Co. Dublin
Thomas Francis Meagher Bar at the Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford
Sponsored By
1520, Co. Galway
Brass Fox Wicklow, Co. Wicklow
Bruxelles, Co. Dublin
Buskers Bar, Co. Dublin
Fishermans Thatched Inn, Co. Laois
Gerties Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
Lundy Foots, Co. Dublin
Murray’s Bar, Co. Dublin
O’Connells Galway, Co. Galway
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford
The Auld Dubliner, Co. Dublin
The Brazen Head, Co. Dublin
The Locke, Co. Limerick
The Porter House, Co. Mayo
The Shelbourne Bar Cork, Co. Cork
The Stag’s Head, Co. Dublin
Sponsored By
An Poitin Stil, Co. Dublin
Annie May’s, Newcastle, Co. Dublin
Dignam’s Bar, Co. Monaghan
Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
Glynn’s Bar, Co. Galway
Jimmy Rabbittes, Co. Dublin
K67 Bar & Grill, Co. Dublin
Off The Bone Gastropub, Co. Limerick
Old Mill, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
Palmerstown House, Co. Dublin
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Forty Four, Co. Dublin
The Laurels Clondakin, Co. Dublin
The Railway Tavern, Fahan, Co. Donegal
Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway
General Categories.
Sponsored By
Jerry Flannerys & 1314, Co. Limerick
9 Below, Co. Dublin
BAR 1661, Co. Dublin
Cask, Co. Cork
Conor’s Bar & Lounge, Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan
HYDE Bar, Co. Galway
Kodiak, Co. Dublin
Lemon & Duke, Co. Dublin
Paladar, Co. Cork
Stella Cocktail Club, Co. Dublin
The Curious Mister, Co. Dublin
The Liquor Lounge, Co. Galway
The Lucky Duck, Co. Dublin
The Monks’ Society, Co. Clare
The Sidecar Bar at The Westbury, Co. Dublin
The Tack Room at Adare Manor, Co. Limerick
Sponsored By
An Púcán, Co. Galway
Brass Bar & Grill, Co. Dublin
Buskers On The Ball, Co. Dublin
Dignams Bar, Co. Monaghan
Glynn’s Bar, Co. Galway
Jerry Flannerys & 1314, Co. Limerick
Molloys Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin
O Sheas Corner, Co. Wicklow
Slattery’s D4, Co. Dublin
The Blackrock, Co. Dublin
The Bridge 1859, Co. Dublin
The Kenmare Rooms, Co. Kerry
The Living Room, Co. Dublin
The Old Lodge Gastro Pub, Co. Clare
The Paddocks, Co. Dublin
Woolshed Baa & Grill Cork, Co. Cork
Sponsored By
BAR 1661, Co. Dublin
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
McSwiggans Steak + Seafood Restaurant, Co. Galway
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford
Sonny Molloy’s Irish Whiskey Bar, Co. Galway
The Black Barrel, Co. Cork
The Shelbourne Bar Cork, Co. Cork
The Tack Room at Adare Manor, Co. Limerick
The Whiskey Library at Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, Co. Kildare
Sponsored By
Andy’s Bar Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Gin Palace, Co. Dublin
HYDE Bar & Gin Parlour, Co. Galway
Lock 13 Brewpub, Co. Kildare
Russell’s Saloon Gin Emporium, Co. Louth
The Savoy Bar at the Savoy Hotel, Co. Limerick
Tigh Nora, Co. Galway
Brickyard, Co. Dublin
DISnDAT, Co. Dublin
Foley’s Bar, Co. Dublin
Gracie’s Bar, Co. Sligo
Hynes’ Bar, Co. Dublin
Kodiak, Co. Dublin
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim
Moody Cafe Vin, Co. Cork
Murphy’s Galway, Co. Galway
O Sheas Corner, Co. Wicklow
Paladar, Co. Cork
The Black Barrel, Co. Cork
The Blackrock, Co. Dublin
The Gables, Co. Dublin
The Liberty Bar, Co. Cork
The Monks Society, Co. Clare
Brickyard, Co. Dublin
Conor’s Bar & Lounge, Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan
Dunes Bar & Bistro at Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
Gracie’s Bar, Co. Sligo
Jackal, Co. Meath
K67 Bar & Grill, Co. Dublin
Moody Cafe Vin, Co. Cork
Paladar, Co. Cork
Roe & Co Distillery, Co. Dublin
Russells Seafood Bar, Doolin, Co. Clare
Stella Cocktail Club, Co. Dublin
The Curious Mister, Co. Dublin
The Gables, Co. Dublin
The Monks Society, Co. Clare
The Montenotte Hotel, Co. Cork
TOWN, Co. Kildare
1314 at Jerry Flannerys, Co. Limerick
37 Dawson Street, Co. Dublin
Amber Nightclub, Co. Limerick
Bar Square & Time Square Night Club, Co. Mayo
Café en Seine, Co. Dublin
Cosy Joe’s Bar, Co. Mayo
Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny
r.i.o.t. Dublin, Co. Dublin
The Barracks, Co. Carlow
The Camden, Co. Dublin
The Living Room, Co. Dublin
The Quays Bar Galway, Co. Galway
The Roost Maynooth, Co. Kildare
The Workman’s Club, Co. Dublin
Wrights Cafe Bar, Co. Dublin
Buskers Bar, Co.Dublin
Durty Nelly’s Bar and Restaurant, Co. Clare
Foley’s Bar, Co. Dublin
Judge Roy Beans, Co. Kildare
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim
NoLIta, Co. Dublin
O’Donoghue Public House, Co. Kerry
The Blue Haven Kinsale, Co. Cork
The Giddy Dolphin, Co. Dublin
The Kings Head Galway, Co. Galway
The Laurels Clondakin, Co. Dublin
The Locke, Co. Limerick
The Old Quarter Pub, Café & Townhouse, Co. Limerick
The Porter House, Co. Mayo
The Quays Bar Galway, Co. Galway
The Roost Maynooth, Co. Kildare
An Púcán, Co. Galway
Castleknock Hotel – 22 Bar & Restaurant, Co. Dublin
Dunes Bar & Bistro at Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
Fishermans Thatched Inn, Co. Laois
Glynn’s Bar, Co. Galway
House Dublin, Co. Dublin
Kenny’s of Lucan, Co. Dublin
Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
Russell’s Saloon Gin Emporium, Co. Louth
Russells Seafood Bar, Doolin, Co. Clare
The Connacht Hotel, Co. Galway
The Living Room, Co. Dublin
The Locke, Co. Limerick
The Merrion Garden Terrace, Co. Dublin
The River Club Cork, Co. Cork
Kehoes pub & parlour, Co. Wexford
Oasis bar, Co. Donegal
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
Thomas Francis Meagher Bar at the Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford
Bonobo, Co. Dublin
Brickyard, Co. Dublin
Caribou, Co. Galway
Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork
Impala, Co. Cork
Lock 13 Brewpub, Co. Kildare
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse, Co. Kildare
Sponsored By
Cosy Joe’s Bar and the Porter House
Louis Fitzgerald Group
Murray Pub Group
NHance Hospitality
Nola Clan
The Animal Collective
The Blue Haven Collection
The Mercantile Group
The Press Up Hospitality Group
The Wright Group
Gráinne Connolly, 37 Dawson Street
Conor Moloney, An Púcán
Marian Hughes, Barcadia
Noel Bateson, Bartley’s Bar and Restaurant at The Grafton Hotel
Richard Hurley, Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
Carl D’Alton, Cask
Brian McCarthy, Costigan’s
Ken Herily, House Dublin
Bozidar Luksic, Lemon & Duke
Alex O’Neill, Mardyke Complex
Shauna Browne, Monks
Anthony Byrne, O’Sheas Corner
Andrew Cranley, Oasis Bar
Jim Gordon, Revolution Bar
Danny Nolan, The Cocktail Bar at Dromoland
John O’Connor, The Dáil Bar
Simon O’Brien, The Front Door Pub
Chris Early, The Landmark
Alexander Gannon, The Liberty Bar
Joseph O’Callaghan, Tom Sheridan’s Bar & Restaurant
Kitty Burke, Woolshed Baa & Grill Cork
Food Categories.
Sponsored By
Carroll’s of Lucan, Co. Dublin
Conor’s Bar & Lounge, Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan
Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
Harrigan’s Bar & Grill, Co. Kildare
John Keoghs Gastropub, Co. Galway
JW’s Brasserie, Co. Mayo
Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny
Monks, Co. Clare
O’Donoghue Public House, Co. Kerry
Russells Seafood Bar, Doolin, Co. Clare
The Cellar Bar, Co. Dublin
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse, Co. Kildare
The Kings Head Galway, Co. Galway
THE OARSMAN, Co. Leitrim
The Purty Kitchen, Co. Dublin
The Station at Molloys, Co. Dublin
An Poitin Stil, Co. Dublin
Arcadia, Co. Dublin
Bartley’s Bar and Restaurant at The Grafton Hotel, Co. Dublin
Blake’s Bar Galway, Co. Galway
Caribou, Co. Galway
Dunes Bar & Bistro at Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
Gerties Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
Paladar, Co. Cork
Palmerstown House, Co. Dublin
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Blue Haven Kinsale, Co. Cork
The Hideout, Co. Kildare
The Kenmare Rooms, Co. Kerry
The Paddocks, Co. Dublin
Thomas Francis Meagher Bar at the Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford
TOWN, Co. Kildare
Judges Choice.
Sponsored By
BAR 1661, Co. Dublin
Bartley’s Bar and Restaurant at The Grafton Hotel, Co. Dublin
Brady’s of Shankill, Co. Dublin
Caribou, Co. Galway
Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, Co. Kildare
Cask, Co. Cork
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Harrigan’s Bar & Grill, Co. Kildare
Kodiak, Co. Dublin
Paladar, Co. Cork
Roe & Co Distillery, Co. Dublin
Russell’s Saloon Gin Emporium, Co. Louth
The Blue Haven Kinsale, Co. Cork
The Hideout, Co. Kildare
The Igo Inn, Co. Dublin
The Landmark, Co. Dublin
With Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners
