With over 700 submissions this year's Bar of the Year Awards have seen more entries than ever before, which made the judges decision even harder as the competition was even stronger. After intense deliberation only the best bars have been shortlisted as finalists. After months of rigorous evaluation and an exhaustive search for the most exceptional venues, we are thrilled to showcase the crème de la crème of the bar industry.
We are thrilled to recognise the outstanding talents and remarkable establishments that have been selected as finalists for The Bar of the Year Awards. These individuals and venues have consistently raised the bar, delivering unparalleled experiences and pushing boundaries within the industry. We look forward to celebrating their accomplishments at the upcoming awards ceremony.
All finalists will be considered for the 2024 People's Choice Award, voted by the public. Finalists are encouraged to share the voting form on their social media platforms and website to boost votes!
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner hosted by Anton Savage on Monday the 19th of August in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin.
For more information on the Irish Bar of The Year Awards please visit https://baroftheyear.ie/ or contact the Events Team on (01) 640-1777 or email events@ashvillemediagroup.com.
Click here to view the full list of finalists on our website.
Bar of the Year 2024 Finalists
| VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Excel Recruitment 9 Below, Co. Dublin Cobblers Bar, Co. Mayo Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork Lock 13 Brew Pub, Co. Kildare Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo Roe & Co Distillery, Co. Dublin The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin The Brazen Head, Co. Dublin The Paddocks Clonee, Co. Dublin Treaty City Brewery, Co. Limerick |
| HOTEL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Tia Maria Abbey Court Hotel Bar, Co. Tipperary Café du Parc, Co. Kerry Cask, Co. Cork Knights Bar, Clontarf Castle, Co. Dublin Conor's Bar & Lounge at Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan Hyde Hotel and Hyde Bar, Co. Galway Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork Margo's at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow McKendry's Lounge & Bar, Co. Dublin Nanny Kelly's at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow Pen & Player, Co. Dublin Sophie's Rooftop, Co. Cork The Aylward Lounge, Faithlegg House Hotel, Co. Waterford The Blue Haven, Co. Cork The Heritage, Co. Laois Thomas Francis Meagher Bar ,Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford |
| FIVE STAR HOTEL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Britvic - London Essence 1757 Bar at Mount Juliet Estate, Co. Kilkenny No 27 Bar, Co. Dublin Prince of Wales Cocktail Bar in Ashford Castle Hotel & Resort, Co. Mayo Ruby Room in Dylan Hotel Dublin The Cocktail Bar at The Merchant Hotel, Co. Antrim The Courtyard Bar, Carton House, Co. Kildare The Guinness Bar, Co. Tipperary The Sally Gap Bar & Brasserie, Co. Wicklow The Sidecar, Co Dublin |
| TOURIST BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Sullivan's Brewery Durty Nellys Bar and Restaurant, Co. Clare Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath Lundy Foots, Co. Dublin Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick Murray's Bar, Co. Dublin Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath Sin É, Co. Cork Sinnott's Bar, Co. Dublin The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin The Brass Fox, Co. Wicklow The Creamery Pub & Food Barn, Co. Clare The Locke Bar, Co. Limerick The Norseman, Co. Dublin The Quay's Bar Temple Bar, Co. Dublin The Stag's Head, Co. Dublin |
| CITY BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Schweppes 4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin Bruxelles, Co. Dublin Cafe en Seine, Co. Dublin Capitol Lounge, Co. Dublin Cask, Co. Cork Costigan's Pub, Co. Cork Kehoes Pub, Co. Dublin Lennan's Yard, Co. Dublin Mary Mullens Bar & Courtyard, Co. Galway MeMa's Dublin, Co. Dublin NoLIta Dublin Sinnott's Bar, Co. Dublin The Liberty Bar, Co. Cork The Mutton Lane Inn, Co. Cork The Old Quarter GastroPub, Co. Limerick Upstairs at Arthur Maynes, Co. Cork |
| INNOVATIVE BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by O'Drsicolls Irish Whiskey Barcadia, Co. Cork Crane Lane Theatre, Co. Cork Lock 13 Brew Pub, Co. Kildare Mardyke Entertainment Complex, Co. Cork Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo NV, Co. Waterford Pig's Lane, Co. Kerry Polly's, Co. Kerry The Dean Cork, Co. Cork The Liberty x Resistance, Co. Cork The Little Pig Speakeasy, Co. Dublin The Shelbourne Bar, Co. Cork The Storyteller, Co. Dublin The Treehouse at Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel, Co. Limerick |
| TRADITIONAL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Forged Irish Stout Costigan's Pub, Co. Cork Gearys Bar Charleville, Co. Cork Kehoes Pub, Co. Dublin Lundy Foots, Co. Dublin Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick O'Donoghue Public House, Co. Kerry Sin É, Co. Cork The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin The Black Lion, Co. Dublin The Creamery Pub & Food barn, Co. Clare The Fisherman's Thatched Inn, Co. Laois The Liberty Bar, Co. Cork The Oar Bar & Restaurant, Co. Cork The Quay's Bar Temple Bar, Co. Dublin The Railway Bar, Co. Dublin Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway |
| LOCAL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Beer Mats An Poitin Stil, Co. Dublin Cosy Joe's Bar, Co. Mayo Flynns Corner House, Co. Leitrim Forty Four Main Street, Co. Dublin Glynn's Bar Oranmore, Co. Galway Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim Old Warehouse, Co. Offaly Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath The Castle Glanmire, Co. Cork The Central - Mrs. O's, Co Dublin The Hill, Co. Dublin The Kingswood Lodge, Co. Dublin The Laurels Clondalkin, Co. Dublin The Monread, Co. Kildare The Railway Bar, Co. Dublin Whelans Bar, Co. Limerick. |
| GASTRO BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath Harrigan's Bar & Grill, Co. Kildare Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny Lennans Yard, Co. Dublin Lydons Bar and Restaurant, Co. Galway Mabel Lane, Co. Cork Mikey Ryan's Bar & Kitchen, Co. Tipperary Murphs Gastro Pub, Co. Cavan Old Warehouse, Co. Offaly Pennyhill Lucan, Co. Dublin The Abbey Tavern, Co. Dublin The Brass Fox, Co. Wicklow The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse, Co. Kildare The Enniskerry Inn, Co Wicklow The Oarsman, Co. Leitrim Tradehouse Central Bar & Kitchen, Co. Cork. |
| BAR FOOD OF THE YEAR |
| Annie Mays Bar & Restaurant, Co. Dublin Blake's Bar, Co. Galway Brickyard, Co. Dublin Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin Nanny Kelly's at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow Paladar, Co. Cork Silken Thomas, Co. Kildare The Aylward Lounge, Faithlegg House Hotel, Co. Waterford The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin The Blue Haven, Co. Cork The Hideout Pub, Co. Kildare The Laurels Clondalkin, Co. Dublin The Oar Bar & Restaurant, Co. Cork The Old MIll Tallaght, Co. Dublin Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway |
| RESTAURANT BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Café du Parc, Co. Kerry Doolally, Co. Dublin Fire Steakhouse & Bar, Co. Dublin Galway Bay Golf Resort Gatsby's Cocktail Bar, Co. Tipperary Hawksmoor Restaurant Judge Roy Beans, Co. Kildare JW's Brasserie, Co. Mayo Kinara, Co. Dublin Mama Yo. Co. Dublin Moody Cafe Vin, Co. Cork Sole Seafood & Grill, Co. Dublin Sophie's Rooftop, Co. Cork The Carriage House, Co. Kildare The Gables Foxrock, Co. Dublin The Grayson, Co. Dublin |
| BEST BAR TO WATCH THE MATCH |
| Sponsored by Sky Business An Púcán, Co.Galway Collins Bar Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick Costigan's Pub, Co.Cork Foley's Bar, Co.Dublin Forty Four Main Street, Co.Dublin Jerry Flannery's & 1314, Co. Limerick Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny Sinnott's Bar, Co. Dublin Slattery's D4, Co. Dublin The Bleeding Horse, Co. Dublin The Camden, Co. Dublin The Courtyard Bar Conakilty, Co. Cork The Living Room, Co. Dublin The Old Quarter GastroPub, Co. Limerick The Paddocks Clonee, Co. Dublin Woolshed Baa & Grill, Co. Cork |
| LATE BAR / NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Musgrave Marketplace 37 Dawson Street, Co. Dublin 4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin Bad Bobs Temple Bar, Co. Dublin Bar Square, Co. Mayo Cafe en Seine, Co. Dublin Crane Lane Theatre, Co. Cork Dwyers of Cork McGowans of Phibsboro, Co. Dublin r.i.o.t. Dublin Seventy Seven, Co. Cork The Barracks, Co. Carlow The Camden, Co. Dublin The Living Room, Co. Dublin The National, Co. Antrim The Quays Galway, Co. Galway The Roost Maynooth, Co. Kildare |
| BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BAR |
| Sponsored by Cointreau 4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin Cosy Joe's Bar, Co. Mayo Durty Nellys Bar and Restaurant, Co. Clare Fibber Magees, Co. Dublin Judge Roy Beans, Co. Kildare Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim NoLIta Dublin OSheas Corner, Co. Wicklow The Auld Dubliner, Co. Dublin The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin The Castle Glanmire, Co. Cork The Central - Mrs. O's, Co. Dublin The Laurels Clondalkin, Co. Dublin The Porter House, Co. Mayo The Quays Galway, Co. Galway |
| PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS |
| To be announced on the night of the event Can be voted for here |
| BEST DESIGNED BAR / BEST INSIDE PLACE |
| Harry Burkes, Co. Carlow Hawksmoor Restaurant Dublin Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin Vi's Restaurant, Lawlor's of Naas, Co. Kildare Lennan's Yard, Co. Dublin Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim Monk Cocktail Bar, Co. Cork NV, Co. Waterford Paladar, Co. Cork Parterre, Co. Meath Seventy Seven, Co. Cork The Church Café Bar, Co. Dublin The Glasshouse Bar, Co. Dublin The Liberty x Resistance, Co. Cork The Whiskey Library, Co. Kildare |
| COCKTAIL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Maker's Mark 9 Below, Co. Dublin BAR 1661, Co. Dublin Cask, Co. Cork Gatsby's Cocktail Bar, Co. Tipperary Hawksmoor Restaurant Dublin Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny Lennan's Yard, Co. Dublin Mabel Lane, Co. Cork Paladar, Co. Cork Pig's Lane, Co. Kerry Rattlebag, Co. Antrim Resistance, Co. Cork The Little Pig Speakeasy, Co. Dublin Thirteen By Lock 13, Co. Kildare Upstairs at Arthur Maynes, Co. Cork Vintage Cocktail Club, Co. Dublin |
| HOTEL COCKTAIL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Brownes at Great Southern Killarney, Co. Kerry Lime Tree Bar, Castleknock Hotel, Co. Dublin Conor's Bar & Lounge at Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan Hyde Hotel and Hyde Bar, Co. Galway Junction One Bar & Restaurant at Ballykisteen Golf Hotel, co Tipperary Margo's at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow Sophie's Rooftop, Co. Cork The Dean Cork, Co. Cork The Old Lodge Gastro Pub at Shannon Springs Hotel, Co. Clare The Sidecar, The Westbury, Co. Dublin The Wyatt Hotel, Co. Mayo |
| OUTSIDE SPACE OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Roku Gin An Púcán, Co. Galway Gearys Bar Charleville, Co. Cork Glynn's Bar Oranmore, Co. Galway Hamlets Bar + Kitchen, Co. Cork Harry Burkes, Co. Carlow House Dublin, Co. Dublin Mary Mullens Bar & Courtyard, Co. Galway Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim Murphs Gastro Pub, Co. Cavan Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath Schull Harbour Hotel, Co. Cork The Connacht Hotel The Fisherman's Thatched Inn. Co. Laois The Lennan, Dublin The Treehouse at Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel, Co. Limerick Town, Co. Kildare |
| BAR MANAGER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Madri Noli Alngohuro, Ashford Castle Padraig Byrnes, Brazen Head Aine Marie Gormley, Gracies Bar Ken Herily, House Niamh O'Dwyer, NV Andrew Cranly, Oasis Bar Aundrea Behan, Off The Bone Gastropub Samantha Brauer, RIOT Dublin Osisin Kelly, Sidecar Caroline Kelly, Silken Thomas Aaron Murphy, Sinnotts Bar John Deery, The Auld Dubliner Brian Foley, The Forty Four Simon O'Brien, The Front Door Mitko Dzanev, The Glasshouse Pat Thomas , The Little Pig Speakeasy Conor Kennedy, The Norseman Piotr Piskorek , The Whatt Hotel Joseph O'Callaghan, Tom Sheridans Kitty Burke, Woolshed |
| GIN BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Blood Monkey Gin Andy's Bar, Co. Monaghan Gin Palace, Co. Dublin House Limerick Hyde Hotel and Hyde Bar, Co. Galway Jimmy Rabbittes, Co. Dublin Mabel Lane, Co. Cork NoLIta Dublin Pen & Player, Co. Dublin The Conservatory at Galgorm, Co.Antrim Tigh Nora Galway, Co. Galway |
| BEST NEWCOMER |
| Sponsored by Disaronno 4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin Brownes at Great Southern Killarney, Co. Kerry Gatsby's Cocktail Bar, Co. Tipperary Harry burkes, Co. Carlow Hawksmoor Restaurant DublinK Sixty Seven Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin Mary Mullens Bar & Courtyard, Co. Galway Mo Chara, Co. Louth Monk Cocktail Bar, Co. Cork NV, Co. Waterford Old Warehouse, Co. Offaly Pig's Lane, Co. Kerry Polly's, Co. Kerry Seventy Seven, Co. Cork The Creamery Pub & Food barn, Co. Clare The Glasshouse Bar, Co. Dublin |
| GAIL COTTER SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD |
| To be announced on the night of the event |
| WHISKEY BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Roe & Co 37 Dawson Street, Co. Dublin Brownes at Great Southern Killarney, Co. Kerry Costigan's Pub, Co. Cork Garavan's Bar, Co. Galway Margo's at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow McKendry's Lounge & Bar, Co. Dublin McSwiggans Public House, Co. Galway Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick Pig's Lane, Co. Kerry Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford Searsons of Baggot Street, Co. Dublin Sonny Molloy's Irish Whiskey Bar, Co. Galway Taylor's Bar and Beer Garden, Co. Galway Horseshoe Bar, Co. Dublin Shelbourne bar, Co. Cork The Whiskey Library, Co. Kildare |
| CRAFT BAR OF THE YEAR |
| Brickyard, Co. Dublin Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork Lock 13 Brew Pub, Co. Kildare Mo Chara, Co. Louth Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford Rising Sons Brewery, Co. Cork The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse, Co. Kildare The Enniskerry Inn, Co. Wicklow Treaty City Brewery, Co. Limerick |
| PUB GROUP OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Bunzl Chris Kelly Group Connacht Hospitality Group Cork Heritage Pubs Louis Fitzgerald Group Mercantile Group Murray Pub Group NHance NolaClan Press Up Hospitality Group The Blue Haven Collection The Chawke Group The Emporium Company |
| BEST WINE BAR |
| Sponsored by Classic Drinks Daróg Wine Bar, Co. Galway Ely Wine Bar, Co. Dublin Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath JW's Brasserie, Co. Mayo Moody Cafe Vin, Co. Cork NoLIta Dublin Piglet Wine Bar, Co. Dublin Saba Restaurant Baggot Street, Co. Dublin The Duke's Rest, Co. Kildare |
| OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD |
| Sponsored by NPI Cafe en Seine, Co. Dublin Costigan's Pub, Co. Cork Hawksmoor Restaurant Dublin Paladar, Co. Cork Silken Thomas, Co. Kildare The Aylward Lounge, Faithlegg House Hotel, Co. Waterford The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin The Blue Haven, Co. Cork The Hideout Pub, Co. Kildare The Hole in the Wall, Co. Galway The Monread, Co. Kildare The Old Quarter GastroPub, Co. Limerick The Shelbourne bar, Co. Cork The Top House, Co. Limerick Thomas Francis Meagher Bar, Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway |
| OVERALL BAR OF THE YEAR |
| To be announced on the night of the event |
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