Ireland's best restaurants, cafés, pubs and hotels have been named as over 900 hospitality owners and staff attended the glitzy All Ireland Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards on Monday evening.
The annual awards pay tribute to some of the best that Irish hospitality has to offer, with this year's final taking place in the Convention Centre in Dublin.
Over 100,000 nominations were sent in by the Irish public since they opened in June, with businesses from all across the island getting nominated as the best of the best.
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Major winners on the night included Tiller + Grain in Dublin which was named Best Café, Mount Juliet Estate which took home the gong for Best Hotel and Wexford's The Sky and Ground - which is Ireland's Best Pub in 2022.
Speaking at the Irish Restaurant Awards All Ireland Final, President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Paul Lenehan, said; "This has been an outstanding year for the Irish Restaurant Awards, in it's 13th Year now after a two year break due to COVID.
"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 in the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).”
The full list of award winners were:
Best Cookery School , Aniar Restaurant & Boutique Cookery School
Best Seafood Experience , Beach House, Tramore
Best Cocktail Experience , Hilliards, Skirmantas "Mossy" Lelys
Private Dining & Club , No 25 Fitzwilliam Place
Best Digital Marketing , 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught 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
- Connaught Lignum
- Dublin Chapter One
- All Ireland Chapter One
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