2025 Finalists Announced
We’re delighted to unveil the finalists for the 2025 Bar of the Year Awards! After a meticulous judging process, our expert panel has selected the most impressive bars from across the island of Ireland, each one a true standout in creativity, service, and unforgettable atmosphere.
These exceptional venues have pushed the boundaries of hospitality and cocktail culture, setting new standards and leaving a lasting impression on every guest.
Join us on August 18th, 2025, at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, for an unforgettable evening recognising the industry’s finest and revealing the 2025 award winners.
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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Bar Categories.
SPONSORED BY
1757 at Mount Juliet Estate
No. 27 Bar & Lounge at The Shelbourne Hotel
Prince of Wales Cocktail Bar at Ashford Castle
The Guinness Bar at Cashel Palace Hotel
The Lounge at The Fitzwilliam Hotel
The Rooftop Bar & Terrace at Anantara The Marker Hotel
The Savoy Bar at The Savoy Hotel
The Sidecar at The Westbury
SPONSORED BY
Capitol Lounge
Costigan’s Pub
Disndat
Garavan’s Bar
Intermission
M. Fitzgerald’s Bar at The Residence Hotel
Mary Mullens
Mutton Lane Inn
NORTH at The Address Connolly
O’Connell’s Bar Galway
r.i.o.t.
Seventy Seven
Sinnott’s Bar
The Kings Head
The Oval Bar Cork
The Oval Bar Dublin
SPONSORED BY
Aaron Lounge at Mount Wolseley Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
Backstage Bar at Gleneagle Hotel
Brownes at Great Southern Killarney
Café du Parc at Killarney Plaza Hotel
Cask
HYDE Bar Galway
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa
M. Fitzgerald’s Bar at The Residence Hotel
Nanny Kelly’s at The Parkview Hotel
NORTH at The Address Connolly
Oaks Bar & Restaurant at Killarney Oaks Hotel
Sophie’s Rooftop Bar, Cork
The Blue Haven Kinsale
The Bottle Boy at The Mayson Hotel
The Majestic Hotel Bar at The Majestic Hotel
Vi’s Restaurant & Bar in Lawlor’s of Naas
SPONSORED BY
Backstage Bar at Gleneagle Hotel
Brownes at Great Southern Killarney
Conor’s Bar & Lounge at Castle Leslie Estate
Fitzgerald’s at The Imperial Hotel Cork
HYDE Bar Galway
M. Fitzgerald’s Bar at The Residence Hotel
no27 Bar & Lounge, The Shelbourne Hotel
NORTH at The Address Connolly
Parterre at Johnstown Estates
Sophie’s Rooftop Bar, Cork
voco The Club
The Collins Club, The Leinster
The George Hotel, Limerick
The Resident’s Bar at Cashel Palace Hotel
The Savoy Hotel
The Sidecar, Westbury
SPONSORED BY
BAR 1661
Barcadia
Collins Club
Flight Club Dublin
Mardyke Entertainment Complex
Lock 13 Brewpub
Mc Hughs Bar
Mo Chara
Mother Macs Public House
Nevins Newfield Inn
Old Fashioned Sam’s
Paladar
Pitch Ireland
Soho Bar, Venue & Space
The Liberty x Resistance
The Top House
Cantys Bar
Francie Sheahan’s Bar
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill
Mo Chara
Molloy’s Pub Dublin
Mrs. Robinson Bar
O’Donoghue Public House
Peggys Bar & Restaurant
Slattery’s of Beggars Bush
The Dropping Well – Milltown
The Kenmare Rooms at Killarney Avenue Hotel
The Kingswood Lodge
The Laurels Clondalkin
The Monks Well
The Old Orchard Inn
Vi’s Restaurant & Bar in Lawlor’s of Naas
SPONSORED BY
An Púcán
Durty Nellys
Garavan’s Bar
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa
Kehoes Pub
Left Bank
M. Fitzgerald’s Bar at The Residence Hotel
Merry’s Gastro Pub
Mother Macs Public House
Peadar kearneys
The Auld Dubliner
The Creamery Pub & Food Barn
The Locke Bar
The Porter House
The Quays Bar Temple Bar
The Voyager Bar & Restaurant
SPONSORED BY
Bobby Byrnes
Francie Sheahan’s Bar
Gracie’s Sligo
J.M. Reidy’s
Kehoes Pub
Mother Macs Public House
Peadar Kearneys
Peadars Bar Moate
Sin É
South’s Pub
The Becks
The Blackbird, Ballycotton
The Irishmans Bar Carlow
The Oval Bar Cork
The Oval Bar Dublin
The Porter House
SPONSORED BY
Bar 1661
Celtic Nights Dinner & Show
Durty Nellys Bar and Restaurant
Franciscan Well Brewpub
Mickey Finns Pub at The Wicklow Brewery
Nevins Newfield Inn
Rascals Brewing Co
Sophie’s rooftop bar
The Brazen Head
The Hideout Pub
The Paddocks
The Rag Trader
General Categories.
Akram Bendjeddou, Paladar
Anne Gilhooley, MeMa’s Dublin
Ashley O’Reilly, voco The Club
Darren Geraghty, Hawksmoor Restaurant
Ivan Galic, The Lounge at The Fitzwilliam Hotel
Jim “Flash” Gordon, Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar
Joe O’Callaghan, Tom Sheridan’s Bar & Restaurant
John O’Connor, The Dáil Bar
Johnno Carroll, Garavan’s Bar
Judy Wilkins, Rising Sons Brewery
Kassie Conneely, Disndat
Michael Sheehan, Franciscan Well Brewpub
Noli Alngohuro, Prince of Wales Cocktail Bar at Ashford Castle
Paul Flanagan, O’Connell’s Bar Galway
Samantha Brauer, r.i.o.t.
Zeta Walsh, Moody Cafe Vin
SPONSORED BY
An Púcán
Cantys Bar
Collins Bar Dooradoyle
Francie Sheahan’s Bar
Jerry Flannerys bar
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill
Mc Hughs Bar
McGowans of Phibsboro
O’Sheas Corner
Ryan’s Bar
Searsons of baggot street
Slattery’s of Beggars Bush
The Central Mrs O’s
The Forty Four
The Paddocks
Woolshed Baa & Grill
101 Limerick
Dakota
Intermission
JP Clarke’s
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill
Laura’s Restaurant @ Old Fashioned Sam’s
Left Bank
Moody Cafe Vin
Pig’s Lane
Pitch Ireland
Soho Bar, Venue & Space
The Bank on College Green
The Barrel & Castle
The Granary Bar & Kitchen
The Rag Trader
Vi’s Restaurant & Bar in Lawlor’s of Naas
SPONSORED BY
Backstage Bar at Gleneagle Hotel
Bad Bobs Temple Bar
Bar Square
Cantys Bar
Casey’s Bar and Restaurant
Crane Lane
Dunnes Bar
Durty Nellys
Dwyers of Cork
Electric Galway
O’Donoghue Public House
Paddy Macs
Pennyhill Lucan
The Majestic Hotel
The Old Quarter Pub and Townhouse
The Roost Maynooth
3 Brothers
Ciss Maddens
Fitzgerald’s at The Imperial Hotel Cork
Flight Club Dublin
Gatsby’s
Monk Cocktail Bar
O’Sheas Corner
Old Brennans Wine House
Old Fashioned Sam’s
Parterre
Pitch Ireland
The Barrel & Castle
The Lounge at The Fitzwilliam Hotel
The Make & Mark
The Monks Well
The Sackville Lounge
SPONSORED BY
Flannery’s Bistro
House Limerick
Moody Cafe Vin
Old Brennans Wine House
Old Town Wine Bar
The Granary Bar & Kitchen
The Savoy Hotel
SPONSORED BY
101 Limerick
9Below
BAR 1661
Cask
Collins Club
Hawksmoor Restaurant
Her Upstairs
Intermission
Laura’s Restaurant @ Old Fashioned Sam’s
Monk Cocktail Bar
NORTH at The Address Sligo
Paladar
Pig’s Lane
The Brookyln
The Old Quarter Pub and Townhouse
Vintage Cocktail Club
SPONSORED BY
Darren Geraghty, Hawksmoor
David Taylor, Sackville Lounge
Jake Murphy, Her Upstairs
Jamie Blair, Disndat
Kiki Rodriguez, 37 Dawson Street
Luka Breskovac, Collins Club
Maroje Milosevic, The Sidecar
Thomas Healy, Upstairs
SPONSORED BY
Franciscan Well Brewpub
Lock 13 Brewpub
Mo Chara
Mother Macs Public House
Rascals Brewing Co
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar
Rising Sons Brewery
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse
SPONSORED BY
101 Limerick
Conor’s Bar & Lounge at Castle Leslie Estate
Gin Palace
House Limerick
Lock 13 Brewpub
Mama Yo
The Sidecar
Tigh Nora
37 Dawson Street
4 Dame Lane
Capitol Lounge
Crane Lane
Disndat
Fitzsimons Temple Bar
Gracie’s Sligo
Jerry Flannerys bar
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill
Left Bank
McGowans of Phibsboro
r.i.o.t.
Soho Bar, Venue & Space
The Front Door Pub
The George, Dublin
The Pavilion
101 Limerick
An Púcán
House Dublin
J.M. Reidy’s
MeMa’s Dublin
Old Fashioned Sam’s
The Anglers Cork
The Barrel & Castle
The Becks
The Granary Bar & Kitchen
The Monks Well
The Old Orchard Inn
The Old Quarter Pub and Townhouse
The Terrace, The Shelbourne Hotel
The White House
Town Leixlip
SPONSORED BY
Chris Kelly Group
Connacht Hospitality Group
Cork Heritage Pubs
Cosy Joe’s Bar, The Porter House and The Barrel & Castle
Eclective Hospitality Group
Fitzgeralds Group
Leonard Catering LTD
McGettigan Group
NHance Group
O’Donoghue Ring Collection
Rhk Bars
The Blue Haven Collection
The Chawke Group
The Front Door Pub Group
The McGowan Group
SPONSORED BY
1757 at Mount Juliet Estate
Botanic Dublin
Ciss Maddens
Costigan’s Pub
Garavan’s Bar
Mother Macs Public House
Pig’s Lane
Pitch Ireland
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar
Searsons of Baggot Street
Sonny Molloy’s Irish Whiskey Bar
Taylor’s Bar & Beer Garden
The Horseshoe Bar, The Shelbourne Hotel
The Skeff Bar & Kitchen
The Stag’s Head
Upstairs
Food Categories.
SPONSORED BY
Bar Square
Blake’s Bar Galway
Durty Nellys
Gearys BAR
Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa
MeMa’s Dublin
Moody Cafe Vin
Paladar
Peggys Bar & Restaurant
The Blackbird, Ballycotton
The Blue Haven Kinsale
The Goat – Goatstown
The Hideout Pub
The Norseman
The Voyager Bar & Restaurant
SPONSORED BY
Annie May’s Bar & Restaurant Newcastle
Arthur Mayne’s
Botanic Dublin
Cask
Flannery’s Bistro
JP Clarke’s
Left Bank
Lock 13 Brewpub
Merry’s Gastro Pub
Nevins Newfield Inn
O’Donoghue Public House
Rowley’s Gastro Bar
Seventy Seven
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse
The Top House
The White House
Café du Parc at Killarney Plaza Hotel
Doolally
Hawksmoor Restaurant
House Dublin
HYDE Bar Galway
Isabelle’s
Laura’s Restaurant @ Old Fashioned Sam’s
McSwiggans Steak + Seafood Restaurant
Moody Cafe Vin
Silken Thomas, Kildare Town
The Bank on College Green
The Brookyln
voco The Club
The Creamery Pub & Food Barn
The Gables Foxrock
The Grayson
Judges Choice.
Arcadia
Hawksmoor Restaurant
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa
Lock 13 Brewpub
Merry’s Gastro Pub
Nanny Kelly’s at The Parkview Hotel
NEVINS NEWFIELD INN
Old Brennans Wine House
Paladar
The Barrel & Castle
The Blue Haven Kinsale
The Granary Bar & Kitchen
The Hideout Pub
The Monks Well
The paddocks
The Village Inn
The recipient of this award will be announced on the night
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