Irish Restaurant Awards 2026 (RAI, 19 May)

  • All-Ireland Restaurant of the Year: Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, Dublin, taking the title back from Chapter One.
  • All-Ireland Pub of the Year: The Cobblestone, Smithfield. Wine Experience: 64 Wine, Glasthule.
  • Dublin county winners included Two Pups (café), Vada (casual dining), Volpe Nera (contemporary Irish), F.X. Buckley at Ryan's of Parkgate Street (gastro pub), Comet (newcomer), Bigfan (world cuisine), Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins (hotel restaurant), Rosa Madre (social media) and La Maison (customer service).

Irish Bar & Cocktail Awards 2026 (June, Mount Wolseley, Carlow)

  • Dublin took City Bar and Dog-Friendly Bar (The Bath Pub), Cocktail Bar (Vintage Cocktail Club), Gastro Bar (Juno at Hera), Interior Design (9 Below), Whiskey Bar (The Whiskey Reserve) and the Social Media award (The Temple Bar Pub).

Bar of the Year Awards 2026 (Ashville Media, 24 August, Clayton Burlington Road)

  • Bar of the Year: Pig's Lane, Killarney.
  • Dublin winners: The George (People's Choice; Late Bar/Nightclub), The Cellar Bar at The Merrion (Five-Star Hotel Bar), Café en Seine (City Bar), The Laurels Clondalkin (Local Bar), The Stag's Head (Traditional Bar), The Collins Club at The Leinster (Hotel Cocktail Bar), The Sackville Lounge (Best Newcomer), Rascals Brewing Company (Craft Bar), 37 Dawson Street (Customer Service), The Old Spot (Gastro Bar), SOLE Seafood & Grill (Restaurant Bar), Celtic Nights at The Arlington (Visitor Attraction).

The World's 50 Best Bars 2026

Bar 1661, Dublin, is No. 98, the first Irish entry on the extended list (announced 23 September). The top 50 was revealed in Milan on 7 October.

Still to come

  • Irish Pub Awards 2026 (LVA/VFI): 70 regional winners named; national final and overall Pub of the Year in Dublin on 18 November 2026. Ten categories including Best Food Pub, Best Cocktail Experience, Best Music Pub and Best Match Day Pub. Free to enter for members, up to ten categories; entries closed 29 May.
  • Irish Whiskey Awards move to Belfast this year (Drinks Industry Ireland, 8 October).
  • Tap & Pass Dublin Awards: public nominations open now for the people's categories (best pint of Guinness, best toastie, best pizza, best cocktail bar, bar of the year and more). Nominate.