32 Irish pubs in Michelin Pub Guide

Thirty-two Irish pubs spread across 15 counties around the island have retained their listings in the 2017 Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide, just published.  

Twenty-five are in RoI and seven are in NI.

In overall terms, County Down leads the way with six listings followed by Cork with five, Clare with four and Kildare with three. Dublin, Galway and Mayo each received two listings with Antrim, Kerry, Leitrim, Louth, Sligo, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow each having one listing.

They are:

 

Antrim

Billy Andy’s at Mounthill, near Larne

 

Clare

Morrissey’s (Doonbeg), Vaughan’s Anchor Inn (Liscannor), Wild Honey Inn (Lisdoonvarna) and Linnane’s Lobster Bar (New Quay)

 

Cork

Mary Ann’s (Castletownshend), Poacher’s Inn (Bandon), Deasy’s (Clonakilty), Cronin’s (Crosshaven) and Toddies at The Bulman (Kinsale)

 

Down

Pheasant (Annahilt), Poacher’s Pocket (Comber), Parson’s Nose and Plough Inn (both in Hillsborough) Pier 36 (Donaghadee) and Balloo House (Killinchy).

 

Dublin

Old Spot and Chop House (both in Ballsbridge)

 

Galway

Moran’s Oyster Cottage (Kilcolgan) and O’Dowd’s (Roundstone)

 

Kerry

O’Neill’s Seafood Bar (Caherciveen)

 

Kildare

Harte’s (Kildare),Ballymore Inn (Ballymore Eustace) and Fallon’s (Kilcullen)

 

Leitrim

Oarsman (Carrick-on-Shannon)

 

Louth

Fitzpatricks (Jenkinstown)

 

Mayo

The Tavern (Murrisk) and Sheebeen (Westport)

 

Sligo

Hargadons (Sligo Town)

 

Tipperary

Larkins (Garrykennedy)

 

Wexford

Lobster Pot (Carne)

 

Wicklow

Byrne & Woods (Roundwood).

 

Wild Honey Inn (Lisdoonvarna) and Toddies at The Bulman (Kinsale) both retained an ‘Inspectors’ Favourites’ commendation, described in the Guide as “establishments found to be particularly charming and which offer something extra special”.

This year’s Guide recommends more than 500 pubs spread across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland of which 38 are new entries and all of which are selected, first and foremost, for the standard of their food.

“We are increasingly witnessing how pubs can provide a platform for young chefs to start their own businesses and how inventive these chefs can be, particularly when it comes to the sourcing of their ingredients,” commented Guide editor Rebecca Burr (who also edits the famed Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland) in noting that the quality of cooking in some of these pubs rivals that of restaurants.

Published today, Michelin’s Eating Out In Pubs Guide 2017 is priced at €15.99 and is now available in bookshops and online at http://travel.michelin.co.uk/