Katie Kirwan

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Katie Kirwan is the Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight. A recognised nightlife and hospitality expert, Katie brings over 12 years of experience to the table, having visited over 500 of the UK's best restaurants, bars and cultural experiences.

Not only about Japanese food (she'll never skip agedashi tofu when it's on the menu), Katie is on the pulse of the best quality cocktails for £11 and less in London, and can always be found in quirky museums too. Need a table at The Devonshire? She can help with that.

Beyond DesignMyNight, Katie Kirwan's hospitality expertise is regularly featured in top publications, including The Times, Bar Magazine and Time Out.

Favourite cocktail bar

Black Dove, Brighton
Favourite restaurant

Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Special skill

Finding the best taco restaurant nearby.

Recent articles...

There's a night of immersive theatre headed to Dishoom this November

Nov 8, 2017

Photo Credit: Helen Maybanks. Dishoom seems to be a place of firsts for me. From my first ever chai tea to my first restaurant bill over £100 (i'm a scrimper...

We tried vegan corn dogs and buffalo wings at 90 Degree Melt

Oct 30, 2017

Bringing the heat? Buffalo cauliflower wings. Sometimes, things of beauty need little to no explaining. Take for example the following: vegan mac and cheese, vegan buffalo wings and vegan corn...

Our dim sum date with Shikumen in Finchley Road

Oct 26, 2017

Shikumen's dim sum platters are affordable and interesting. Dim sum to me is like a roast dinner to many, it warms my cockles and brings meaning to the term 'comfort...

Absurd Bird - Bath Restaurant Review

Oct 23, 2017

Absurd Bird Bath

They're a big London brand, and they're churning out chicken like no other, but how does Absurd Bird get on in Bath, and can they cater to both a meat-eater...

Have we found London's best new vegan restaurant?

Oct 19, 2017

Wulf & Lamb
Chelsea

There's no denying that Wulf & Lamb have turned the vegan dial up a notch. When Fat Gay Vegan pronounces somewhere as 'the best vegan restaurant in London' on his...

Drink cocktails in a room full of butterflies at this one night only pop up

Oct 18, 2017

The House of Angostura® - The Butterfly Room
Shoreditch

Red Bull might give you wings, but these cocktails will too. You've had pop-up bars in churches and you've had pop-up bars in ice-caves toting minus-zero temperatures, so how about...

After a devastating fire, circus pub Aeronaut is due to reopen in November

Oct 13, 2017

Aeronaut
Acton

West London's most unique pub returns after almost a year of closure. Devastating events ripped through Acton on New Year's Eve last year as beloved circus pub Aeronaut was struck...

Kraken Rum are hosting London's most terrifying movie night

Oct 12, 2017

And you thought going to the Odeon on a Saturday night was hellish... Brought to you by delicious drink of the deep, Kraken Rum, Screamfest London is a night for...

Does the punk persona of StreetXO live up to the food?

Oct 11, 2017

Street XO
Mayfair

I once claimed to be a punk because I wore two studded belts, had one way tickets to Camden and cut my hair into all sorts of ragged fashion with...

Canova Hall - London Restaurant Review

Oct 10, 2017

The Ferndale
Brixton

Brixton is seemingly the latest stop for London's trend train, and while local aggravation over venue closures are just and fair, that hasn't stopped its property being snapped up by...

If samosas are wrong, we don't want to be right: Our review of Booma Brixton

Oct 2, 2017

If you're all for finding London's hidden gems, you need only head to Brixton. There's charcoal tandoori ovens, there's beer pairings, there's the ingredients of Northern India and there's chefs...

Anti-waste cocktails are coming to London

Sep 29, 2017

Less trash talk, more trash drinks. Join Trash Tiki this October in London as they put the crap back in cocktail with a pop-up at Nelsons Head courtesy of Kelsey Ramage...

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