Guidebook for Kinvara
Food Scene
I've listed all of the local places to eat & drink - my favourites are marked with a *
By the pier - great local steak *
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Pier Head Bar & Restaurant
The QuayBy the pier - great local steak *
Delicious food here - 10 minutes by car - great location. Mostly seafood *
79 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Linnane's Lobster Bar
Delicious food here - 10 minutes by car - great location. Mostly seafood *
Keogh's
Main StreetClosed as of December 2023
15 minutes by car - Really good Thai food by On, Thurs - Sunday, at the rear of the pub. (Not Rustic Grub)*
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sherrys Bar & Clarinbridge house Rustic Grub
Main Street15 minutes by car - Really good Thai food by On, Thurs - Sunday, at the rear of the pub. (Not Rustic Grub)*
Good Bar food (in Kilcolgan, 12 minutes by car)
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Raftery's Rest
Good Bar food (in Kilcolgan, 12 minutes by car)
Chocolate factory, gift shop and coffee shop (10 minutes by car)
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hazel Mountain Chocolates
Chocolate factory, gift shop and coffee shop (10 minutes by car)
15/20 minutes by car - Beautiful place, with a coffee shop
119 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Perfumería Burren
15/20 minutes by car - Beautiful place, with a coffee shop
Zen Asian Restaurant and Sushi
In the village - Online ordering menu - Zenkinvara
Wild Beans
Coffee & treats *
SIAR
The QuayCoffee and deli, wine too *
Sorrento's takeaway BALLINDERREEN
Fast food 5 mins by car.
Newly refurbished pub with upmarket restaurant upstairs. Regular music sessions.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Connollys
The QuayNewly refurbished pub with upmarket restaurant upstairs. Regular music sessions.
Top notch restaurant about 30 minutes away *
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gregans Castle Hotel
Top notch restaurant about 30 minutes away *
New as of May 2024: Tullys are now making delicious pizzas - from 6-9pm.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
tully's bar kinvara
3 Convent RdNew as of May 2024: Tullys are now making delicious pizzas - from 6-9pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
Greens Bar
Main StreetRecently reopened! A must visit *
tully's bar kinvara
3 Convent RdLovely little pub with beer garden*
Parks & Nature
Best to go here in the late afternoon/early evening, after the tour buses have left, and to have the best chance of a sunset! The nearby village of Doolin has a few lovely bars, places to eat, and hear Irish music.
556 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cliffs of Moher
Best to go here in the late afternoon/early evening, after the tour buses have left, and to have the best chance of a sunset! The nearby village of Doolin has a few lovely bars, places to eat, and hear Irish music.
Burren Nature Sanctuary & Cafe
10 minutes by car, this Blue Flag beach on the south shore of Galway bay is rarely busy.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Traught Beach
10 minutes by car, this Blue Flag beach on the south shore of Galway bay is rarely busy.
Cueva de Aillwee
This is The Flaggy Shore, the listing has been hijacked! Lovely seaside walk here, 10 minutes by car. Options for a drink/dinner in Linnane's afterwards!
Redbank Food Company
This is The Flaggy Shore, the listing has been hijacked! Lovely seaside walk here, 10 minutes by car. Options for a drink/dinner in Linnane's afterwards!
Gift shop
The Secret Garden
The QuayFunky craft/gift shop
Sightseeing
The castle has banquets in the summer months, I can't share a link here, search online!
Dunguaire Castle Car Park
The castle has banquets in the summer months, I can't share a link here, search online!
Local eBike Hire
Take a unique trip through the Burren by Electric Bike. From the base in Kinvara, you can a pre-defined route map, guiding you to the hidden treasures of the Burren.
Burren EBike Adventures
Consejos para la ciudad
No te pierdas
Friday market
Farmer’s Market with live music on Fridays in the village centre.(March-October, 10am -2pm)
Crafts, coffee, crepes, bagels, etc
No te pierdas
Bars in the village
Sexton's has Irish music on Sundays at 5pm. (TV for sport)
Tully's has Irish music on Sundays at 6pm. (Beer garden, pool table, smoking area, TV for sport, pizzas served). Connollys has Irish music on Thursdays and Sundays, usually a 7pm start. Conole's is the young peoples' pub in the village! (Outdoor covered smoking area at the rear)
Tullys has an old-timey American acoustic music session on Mondays, 8pm start. The Pier Head has a bar, but is mostly a restaurant.
Green's pub is a must visit!
The Traveller's Rest in Nogra is a lovely rural bar on the way to Traught beach.