Food outlets were nominated under the categories of Local Food Hero, Best Free From, Best Emerging Irish Cuisine, Best Restaurant Manager, Best Wine Experience, Best Café, Best World Cuisine, Best Newcomer, Pub of the Year, Best Casual Dining, Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant, Best Customer Service, Best Gastropub, Best Chef, and Best Restaurant and finally a new award category for 2022 Best Sustainable Practices.

All of the county winners now compete for the Regional and All Ireland Titles, which will be announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards All Ireland Final on Monday 19th September 2022 in the Convention Centre Dublin(CCD).

The winners on the night were:

Local Food Hero Sponsored by The Irish Times

Galway Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese, Teresa Roche
Mayo Achill Sea Salt, The O’Malley Family
Roscommon Molloys Bakery, Declan Molloy and Mary T Molloy
Sligo Coopershill House, Simon O’Hara
Leitrim The Cottage Restaurant Jamestown, Shamzuri Hanfia

Best Sustainable Practices Sponsored by Gas Networks Ireland​

Galway Ard Bia at Nimmos
Mayo Savoir Fare
Roscommon Rogue And Co Roscommon Town
Sligo Sweet Beat Café
Leitrim Synergy Cafe Carrick On Shannon

Free From Sponsored by Peroni Nastro Azzurro

Galway Greens & Co.
Mayo Friends Bistro Westport
Roscommon Fusion Roscommon
Sligo Sweet Beat Café
Leitrim Honestly Farm Kitchen Carrick On Shannon

Best Emerging Irish Cuisine Sponsored by FBD

Galway Rúibín Bar & Retaurant
Mayo Dining Room Castlebar
Roscommon Regans Gastro Pub And Restaurant Roscommon
Sligo Fish And Bean Rosses Point
Leitrim Red Bank Restaurant Carrick On Shannon

Best Restaurant Manager Sponsored by AIB Merchant Services

Galway The Twelve, Fergal Guiney
Mayo Belleek Castle And Jack Fenns Cafe And Bistro Ballina, Eva Casey
Roscommon Keenans Hotel Bar And Restaurant Tarmonbarry, David Keenan
Sligo Waterfront House And Restaurant Enniscrone, Jackie Sweeney
Leitrim Buffalo Boy, Gabriel Camburu

Best Wine Experience Sponsored by Bibendum Ireland

Galway The Lamplight Wines
Mayo Mount Falcon
Roscommon The Purple Onion Kitchen Tarmonbarry
Sligo Walker 1781 Sligo
Leitrim The Red Bank Restaurant Carrick On Shannon

Best Café Sponsored by Illy

Galway The Sea Hare Kitchen
Mayo This Must Be The Place Westport
Roscommon Bastion K2Tchen Castlerea Castlerea
Sligo Lyons Cafe And Bakeshop Sligo
Leitrim Honestly Farm Kitchen Carrick On Shannon

Best World Cuisine Sponsored by San Pellegrino

Galway Neo
Mayo The Everest Ballina
Roscommon Zaiqa Restaurant Roscommon Roscommon
Sligo Miso Izakaya Sligo
Leitrim Di Vino Italian Restaurant Carrick On Shannon

Best Newcomer Sponsored by Square

Galway Éan
Mayo Seven Wanders
Roscommon The Lovage Boyle
Sligo Dock 84
Leitrim Drumanilra And Honestly Carrick On Shannon

Pub of the Year Sponsored by Jameson

Galway Lowry’s Bar, Clifden
Mayo Stauntons Lecanvey
Roscommon Coffey’s Bar Lecarrow
Sligo Hopkins Bar
Leitrim Flynns Bar Carrick On Shannon

Best Casual Dining Sponsored by Musgrave Marketplace

Galway Cava Bodega
Mayo Poacher Restaurant Ballina
Roscommon Regans Gastro Pub And Restaurant Roscommon
Sligo Shells Cafe Sligo
Leitrim The Brandywell Bar Dromod

Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant Sponsored By Frylite

Galway Foyles Hotel Clifden
Mayo Ice House Ballina
Roscommon Keenans Hotel Bar And Restaurant Tarmonbarry
Sligo Waterfront House And Restaurant Enniscrone
Leitrim Lough Rynn Castle Mohill

Best Customer Service Sponsored Restaurant-Insurance.ie Provided by Dolmen

Galway The Twelve
Mayo The Cot And Cobble Ballina
Roscommon Lovage At The Gate Lodge Boyle
Sligo Molly Fultons Bar Sligo
Leitrim Tegi’s Tearoom Carrick On Shannon Aghamore

Best Gastro Pub Sponsored by Worldpay from FIS

Galway Coyne’s Gastropub  – Kilkieran
Mayo Flannerys Bar And Restaurant Ballinrobe
Roscommon Hesters Golden Eagle Bar And Restaurant Castlerea
Sligo The Driftwood
Leitrim Oarsman Carrick On Shannon

Best Chef Sponsored by BWG Foodservice

Galway Loam, Enda McEvoy
Mayo House Of Plates Castlebar, Barry Ralph
Roscommon Kilronan Castle Ballyforan, Daniel Willimont
Sligo Coach Lane Restaurant @ Donaghys Bar Sligo, Andrew Donaghy
Leitrim Red Bank Restaurant Carrick On Shannon, Michelle McGowan

Best Restaurant Sponsored by Tindal Wine Merchants

Galway Lignum Restaurant
Mayo An Port Mór Restaurant Westport
Roscommon The Old Stone House Restaurant Roscommon Ballinlough
Sligo Eala Bhán Sligo
Leitrim The Cottage Restaurant Jamestown

Sponsors of this Year’s Irish Restaurant Awards:

Tindal Wine Merchants
BWG Food Service
AIB MS
Frylite
Jameson
Musgrave Marketplace
Worldpay from FIS
FBD Insurance
Square
Bibendum Ireland
Restaurant-insurance.ie provided by Dolmen 
Illy
San Pellegrino
Peroni Nastro Azzurro
Gas Networks Ireland
Irish Times
Monin
Wild Irish Game
IMRO
Peninsula
Outmin
Stephens Catering Equipment 
Pudu

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