Guidebook for Kinvara

Frank
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 *
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The Pier Head Bar & Restaurant
The Quay
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By the pier - great local steak *
Delicious food here - 10 minutes by car - great location. Mostly seafood *
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Linnane's Lobster Bar
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Delicious food here - 10 minutes by car - great location. Mostly seafood *
Closed as of December 2023
Keogh's
Main Street
Closed 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)*
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Sherrys Bar & Clarinbridge house Rustic Grub
Main Street
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15 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)
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Raftery's Rest
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Good Bar food (in Kilcolgan, 12 minutes by car)
Chocolate factory, gift shop and coffee shop (10 minutes by car)
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Hazel Mountain Chocolates
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Chocolate factory, gift shop and coffee shop (10 minutes by car)
15/20 minutes by car - Beautiful place, with a coffee shop
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Burren Perfumery
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15/20 minutes by car - Beautiful place, with a coffee shop
In the village - Online ordering menu - Zenkinvara
Zen Asian Restaurant and Sushi
In the village - Online ordering menu - Zenkinvara
Coffee & treats *
Wild Beans
Coffee & treats *
Coffee and deli, wine too *
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SIAR
The Quay
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Coffee and deli, wine too *
Fast food 5 mins by car.
Sorrento's takeaway BALLINDERREEN
Fast food 5 mins by car.
Newly refurbished pub with upmarket restaurant upstairs. Regular music sessions.
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Connollys
The Quay
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Newly refurbished pub with upmarket restaurant upstairs. Regular music sessions.
Top notch restaurant about 30 minutes away *
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Gregans Castle Hotel
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Top notch restaurant about 30 minutes away *
New as of May 2024: Tullys are now making delicious pizzas - from 6-9pm.
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tully's bar kinvara
3 Convent Rd
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New as of May 2024: Tullys are now making delicious pizzas - from 6-9pm.

Drinks & Nightlife

Recently reopened! A must visit *
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Greens Bar
Main Street
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Recently reopened! A must visit *
Lovely little pub with beer garden*
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tully's bar kinvara
3 Convent Rd
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Lovely 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.
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Cliffs of Moher
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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.
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Burren Nature Sanctuary & Cafe
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10 minutes by car, this Blue Flag beach on the south shore of Galway bay is rarely busy.
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Traught Beach
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10 minutes by car, this Blue Flag beach on the south shore of Galway bay is rarely busy.
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I-Aillwee Cave
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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

Funky craft/gift shop
The Secret Garden
The Quay
Funky 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

Amacebiso ngesixeko

Ungaphoswa

Friday market

Farmer’s Market with live music on Fridays in the village centre.(March-October, 10am -2pm) Crafts, coffee, crepes, bagels, etc
Ungaphoswa

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.