The Irish Restaurant Awards 2023 took place last night at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4, with a host of innovative restaurants and producers scooping awards on the big night.
The All-Ireland final saw almost 1,200 restaurant and hospitality business owners and staff come together to celebrate their hard work and achievements.
Chapter One in Dublin was named the Best Restaurant, both in the capital city and across Ireland, and Dublin's Crudo was named Best Casual Dining restaurant overall.
Cashel Palace Hotel in Co Tipperary scooped the award for Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant for the Bishop's Buttery, while Sligo's Thomas Connelly Bar was named Best Pub in the country.
Now in its 14th year, the awards received a record-breaking number of nominations, according to President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Paul Lenehan, with the total reaching over 130,000.
Speaking at the lavish ceremony, Lenehan said: "As an industry, the restaurateurs, pub-owners and entrepreneurs of Ireland, continue to defy the odds. You strive to create jobs, expand upon Ireland's understanding of food standards and world cuisine, all while maintaining exemplary customer service."
Read the full list of winners below:
Best Restaurant - Sponsored by San Miguel
- All Ireland: Chapter One
- Leinster: Thyme Restaurant
- Ulster: MacNean House and Restaurant
- Munster: Kingdom 1795
- Connaught: Eala Bhán
- Dublin: Chapter One
Best Chef - Sponsored by BWG Food Service
- All Ireland: Uno Mas, Paul McNamara
- Leinster: Restaurant Lady Anne, Keith Boyle
- Ulster: Browns Bonds Hill, Ian Orr
- Munster: Takashi Miyazaki, Ichigo Ichie
- Connaught: House of Plates, Barry Ralph
- Dublin: Uno Mas, Paul McNamara
Best Gastro Pub - Sponsored by Worldpay from FIS
- All Ireland: The Dirty Duck
- Leinster: Hartes of Kildare
- Ulster: The Dirty Duck
- Munster: O'Mahony’s of Watergrasshill
- Connaught: Oarsman
- Dublin: F.X. Buckley Monkstown
Best Customer Service - Sponsored Restaurant-Insurance.ie Provided by Dolmen
- All Ireland: Guinea Pig Restaurant
- Leinster: Clashganny House Restaurant
- Ulster: Rathmullan House
- Munster: 1826 Adare
- Connaught: Park House Hotel
- Dublin: Guinea Pig Restaurant
Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant - Sponsored By Frylite
- All Ireland: The Bishop’s Buttery at Cashel Palace Hotel
- Leinster: Carton House
- Ulster: Snaffles Restaurant at Castle Leslie Estate
- Munster: The Bishop’s Buttery at Cashel Palace Hotel
- Connaught: Renvyle House
- Dublin: Haddington House
Best Casual Dining - Sponsored by Musgrave Marketplace
- All Ireland: Crudo
- Leinster: One Hundred Degrees
- Ulster: Edo
- Munster: Momo
- Connaught: Fish & Bean
- Dublin: Crudo
Pub of the Year - Sponsored by Peroni Nastro Azzurro
- All Ireland: Thomas Connolly
- Leinster: T Morris Bar
- Ulster: Maghera Inn
- Munster: Friel’s Pub
- Connaught: Thomas Connolly
- Dublin: Walsh's Stoneybatter
Best Newcomer - Sponsored by Square
- All Ireland: Blackrock Cottage
- Leinster: Gourmet Food Parlour
- Ulster: Roam
- Munster: Terre Restaurant
- Connaught: Blackrock Cottage
- Dublin: D’Olier Street
Best World Cuisine - Sponsored by San Pellegrino
- All Ireland: Pickle
- Leinster: Aroi Asian Fusion Restaurant
- Ulster: Chili Lounge
- Munster: Da Mirco Bridge St
- Connaught: My Kitchen by Sham
- Dublin: Pickle
Best Café - Sponsored by Illy
- All Ireland: The Vanilla Pod Blackrock
- Leinster: Café La Coco
- Ulster: The Pickled Duck Cafe
- Munster: WunderKaffe
- Connaught: Pota
- Dublin: The Vanilla Pod Blackrock
Best Wine Experience - Sponsored by Bibendum Ireland
- All Ireland: Union Wine Bar
- Leinster: Ristorante Rinuccini
- Ulster: Wine and Brine
- Munster: Union Wine Bar
- Connaught: Sheridans
- Dublin: Green Man Wines
Best Restaurant Manager - Sponsored by Halcyon Group
- All Ireland: Denise McBrien, The Old Spot
- Leinster: Aga Kubinska, Lady Helen Restaurant at Mount Juilet Estate
- Ulster: Saul McConnell, Noble
- Munster: Neil Hynes, Number 35
- Connaught: Gill Carroll, 56 Central
- Dublin: Denise McBrien, The Old Spot
Best Emerging Irish Cuisine - Sponsored by FBD Insurance
- All Ireland: Library Street
- Leinster: Thyme Restaurant
- Ulster: The Banks Restaurant
- Munster: Restaurant Chestnut
- Connaught: The Cottage Restaurant
- Dublin: Library Street
Best Free From - Sponsored by the Restaurants Association of Ireland
- All Ireland: Glas
- Leinster: The Cutting Vedge
- Ulster: Chandpur Restaurant
- Munster: Avo Café
- Connaught: Shell’s Cafe
- Dublin: Glas
Innovator of the Year - Sponsored by Diageo
- All Ireland: Lock 13 Gastropub & Brewpub
- Leinster: Lock 13 Gastropub & Brewpub
- Ulster: FRAE
- Munster: The Fish Basket
- Connaught: Nook.
- Dublin: Bites by Kwanghi
Best Sustainable Practices - Sponsored by Gas Networks Ireland
- All Ireland: Grain Store Restaurant at Killruddery House and Gardens
- Leinster: Grain Store Restaurant at Killruddery House and Gardens
- Ulster: Kileavy Castle Estate
- Munster: Fitzgeralds Woodlands Hotel
- Connaught: Clare Island Oven
- Dublin: Bujo Sandymount
Local Food Hero - Sponsored by The Irish Times
- All Ireland: Con Traas, The Apple Farm
- Leinster: Mag Kirwan, Goatsbridge Trout Farm
- Ulster: Chris Molloy, The Lemon Tree
- Munster: Con Traas, The Apple Farm
- Connaught: Prannie Rhatigan, Irish Seaweed Kitchen
- Dublin: Ian Ussher, Cluck Chicken
Best Cocktail Experience - Sponsored by Monin
All Ireland – Haddington House
Best Learning & Development - Sponsored by Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet
All Ireland – The Kingsley Hotel
Best Cookery School - Sponsored by Avonmore
All Ireland – Fiona Egan Cloughan Farm and Cookery School
Best Private Dining & Club Restaurant - Sponsored by Wild Irish Game
All Ireland – RDS Members Club
