Kenmare Restaurants

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  • 1. Mulcahy's

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    Previously a pub, the wood-clad restaurant is intimate and contemporary chic with brown leather seats at small wooden tables, and a menu starring fresh Irish produce and Asian influence. Start with sushi and sashimi, or wild-mushroom pearl-barley risotto with aged Parmesan, and follow with roast halibut with mussel, bacon, and clam cream or veal cheek ravioli. The food is plated with flamboyance and highly Instagrammable. Chef Bruce Mulcahy runs a tight ship, and many people in the know reckon he is one of Ireland's most talented chefs.

    Main St., Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
    064-664–2383

    Known For

    • Delicious homemade Guinness bread
    • Warm, welcoming staff
    • Friendly, widely traveled owner--chef

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and Wed. Oct.–May and last 2 wks in Jan. No lunch
  • 2. No. 35

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    Innovative, exciting, and original, No. 35 is a laid-back little restaurant with big ambition. Proprietor Dermot Brennan is a pig breeder of note, whose rare-breed free-range pedigree saddlebacks are the stars of Tony Schwartz’s menu, which is spangled with the best of Irish ingredients. Pork collar, Stonewell Cider--braised cabbage, apple purée, and a savory pickled mustard jus might follow a starter of Dingle Gin--cured Goatsbridge trout with coriander, lime, and apple or maybe a vegetable dish of wild and cultivated mushroom lasagna with St. Tola goats’ curd.

    Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
    064-664–1559

    Known For

    • Good choice of craft beers and well-priced wine list
    • Premium Irish ingredients
    • Delicious desserts

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Wed. and Thurs.
  • 3. Lime Tree

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    An open fire, stone walls, and a minstrel's gallery above the main room lend considerable character to this restaurant, while the chef--owner’s imaginative ways with local produce result in memorable fare. Built in 1823 as a schoolhouse, it is located in its own leafy gardens near the Park Hotel (where many of its staff trained). The food is elegantly plated and served on plain wooden tables set with white Irish-linen napkins. In the long summer evenings light streams in from tall windows. Try one of the creative vegetarian options, such as goat's cheese croquettes with beetroot chutney, or roast rack of Kerry lamb, with warm crepes with vanilla ice cream and butterscotch sauce to finish. 

    Shelburne St., Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
    064-664–1225

    Known For

    • Delicious seafood chowder
    • Healthy options on the children's menu
    • Inventive desserts such as upside down lemon-and-lime cheesecake

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.--Thurs. Nov.–early Mar. No lunch, Reservations recommended.
  • 4. Tom Crean's Base Camp Restaurant

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    Owner Aileen d'Arcy named her restaurant after her grandfather, one of County Kerry's most famous sons, the Antarctic explorer Tom Crean. His backstory sets the scene in this simple blue-plastered pub---with memorabilia aplenty. The menu uses local produce, with an emphasis on vegan options as well as local seafood. Top bets include Sneem black pudding with apple and tomato chutney, baked in phyllo pastry, and local duck breast, panfried and served with roasted root vegetables and Puy lentils, or Sneem lobster, grilled or poached. Known for her warm welcome, Aileen learned her trade at Kenmare's famed Park Hotel and shares the chef duties with her two sons. Ask them about their attempt to follow in Tom Crean's footsteps in the Antarctic: it's a great story. Check out the brewery tour if time permits and there are four simple rooms above the restaurant that can be booked for B&B.

    25 Main St., Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
    064-664–1589

    Known For

    • Has its own brewery with tours offered
    • Fantastic fish-and-chips
    • Warm, friendly owner

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch Tues. and Wed., Closed mid-Dec.–late Mar.
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