The 2025 Irish Restaurant Award winners for county Kildare
- Overall: Alumni Kitchen, Feighcullen.
- Café: Sweet Maria
- Casual Dining: Lock 13 Gastropub & Brewpub
- Chef: Adam Nevin, The Morrison Room at Carton House
- Contemporary Irish Cuisine: Dubh, Newbridge
- Customer Service: Lawlor’s of Naas
- Employee Excellence Award: Caitriona McGrath, The Ballymore Inn
- Gastro Pub: Town Leixlip
- Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant: The Morrison Room at Carton House
- Innovator: The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse
- Local Food Hero: Ryan Lally of Grá Pizza
- Newcomer: Mani in Pasta Newbridge
- Pub: McDonnells Bar and Beer Garden
- Restaurant Manager: William Wong, Saba
- Sustainable Practices: The K Club
- Use of Social Media: Neighbourhood Naas
- Wine Experience: Ely Wine Store
- World Cuisine: Picaderos
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
Kildare:
Introduction – Adventure – Anthem – Archaeology – Attractions – Awards – Birdwatching – Camping – Castles– Churches – Contact list – Cycling – Dining – Equestrian – Festivals – Fishing – Folklore – Gardens – Golf – Graveyards – Happening – Haunted – Highest – Hiking – History – Holy Wells – Hotels – Hotels8 – Instagrammable – Itineraries – Largest town – Luxury – MICE – Movies – Musicians – Name – New – Novelists – Off the beaten track – Poets – Pubs – Quotes – Random Facts – Restaurant Awards – Sacred Places – Saints – Spas – Sports – Sunsets– Sustainable – Things to do – Towns – Video – Villages – Walking – Wanderlist – Weddings – Wild swimming – Writers – 1837 – 1846 – 1852 – 1909 – 1955 – 1980 –
Kildare blends historic sites with lush countryside, with the National Stud and Japanese Gardens offering a unique mix of equine heritage and serene landscapes. Castletown House, a grand Palladian mansion, provides historical insights, while the Curragh’s open plains are ideal for walking. The ancient Hill of Allen adds archaeological depth, making Kildare an engaging stop for culture and nature. The new Shackleton Experience has opened in Athy. Kildare is Ireland’s eighth smallest county by size (1,694 square km) and seventh largest by population (247,774). Population reached its lowest point, 57,892 in 1936. In terms of hospitality, Kildare is Ireland’s 15th most visited tourist county with around 168,000 international visitors per year.
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
