The 2025 Irish Restaurant Award winners for county Clare
- Overall: Homestead Cottage, Doolin
- Café: Sweet ‘n’ Green
- Casual Dining: Morrissey’s of Doonbeg
- Chef: Cezary Sodel of Oar Restaurant & Rooms
- Contemporary Irish Cuisine: Glas Restaurant at Hotel Doolin
- Customer Service: Russells Seafood Bar at Fiddle + Bow
- Employee Excellence Award: Alex Beyou of Dromoland Castle Hotel
- Gastro Pub: Linnane’s Lobster Bar
- Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant: The Dining Room at Gregans Castle Hotel
- Innovator: The Armada Hotel
- Local Food Hero: Kasha Connolly, Hazel Mountain Chocolate
- Newcomer: Oileán
- Pub: Nora Culligans
- Restaurant Manager: Sophie McCauley of Homestead Cottage
- Sustainable Practices: The Armada Hotel
- Use of Social Media: Hotel Woodstock
- Wine Experience: Henry’s Bistro & Wine Bar
- World Cuisine: The Alley Asia
Restaurant awards
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Clare:
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Clare is renowned for its dramatic cliffs and traditional heritage, with the Cliffs of Moher offering breathtaking views over the Atlantic. The Burren’s unique limestone landscape provides hiking and rare flora, while Bunratty Castle offers medieval history with its restored interiors. Check out the traditional music scene in Doolin and the county’s coastal beaches. Clare is Ireland’s eighth largest county by size (3,188 square km) and 19th largest by population (127,938). Population peaked at 286,394 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 73,597 in 1966. In terms of hospitality, Clare is Ireland’s sixth most visited tourist county with around 485,000 international visitors per year.
Link to county Clare 2024 award winners
2025 Irish Restaurant awards by county:
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
