Kilkenny city’s Left Bank bar has been awarded Best Gastro Pub of the Year at the prestigious Sky Bar of the Year Awards 2016.
Left Bank, located on The Parade in Kilkenny city, had been nominated in three categories for the Sky Pub of the Year Awards: Best Gastro Pub of the Year, Best City Bar of the Year and Best Designed Bar/Inside Space of the Year.
The award for Best Gastro Pub of the Year comes less than three months after winning Best Gastro Bar for Leinster in the Restaurant of the Year Awards.
There was much celebration undertaken with Brewery Corner Kilkenny which won Best Craft Bar of the Year.
The Sky Bar of the Year Awards are aimed at raising the profile of businesses within the industry. They also highlight the best pubs and bars throughout the country.
The winners were announced last night at a gala awards ceremony in Dublin’s Mansion House. Accepting the award on behalf of Left Bank were Peter Brady and Gillian Byrne.
Left Bank opened in 2008 and added Rive Gauche at Left Bank in 2015. It employs 70 full-time and seasonal staff. They recently added to the talented kitchen team that is now ten-strong.
Next month Left Bank will launch a new first-floor cocktail bar.
Another south east winner on the night was The Terrace at Dinn Rí Carlow who won the award for Outside Space of the Year.
While the Woodman Bar in Waterford won Staff Personality of the Year.
