Katie Kirwan

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Katie Kirwan is the Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight, where she has been shaping the website's voice and strategy since 2013. A recognised nightlife and hospitality expert, Katie brings over 12 years of experience to the table, exploring 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 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...

House of Ho - London Restaurant Review

Apr 25, 2016

House of Ho
Central London

While House of Ho may seem all too decadent for a lady of my sorts on a Wednesday night in London, this Vietnamese townhouse meets dining powerhouse was as welcoming...

Vermouth on tap at new Italian restaurant in Hackney Wick

Apr 25, 2016

Gotto Trattoria
Hackney

Mele e Pere stole Soho hearts, but now the restaurant company behind the growing dining dynasty has announced a new Hackney home for their latest restaurant. 70 strong with an...

Street Feast returns to Dalston for 23 scrum weekends

Apr 25, 2016

Dalston Yard gives it some street food welly once more this April as Street Feast re-opens. Queuing for hours in the battering rain and spending 15 bucks on a burger,...

Fuel your gnarly tequila habit as Cielo Blanco opens in Exmouth Market

Apr 21, 2016

Cielo Blanco Exmouth Market
North London

Intricate and labyrinth-like tile work, dimly-lit spaces and tequila make up the bones of Cielo Blanco, as they announce their first London restaurant and bar. Opening up in the heart...

Ma Plucker - Quiz Night Event Review

Apr 21, 2016

The last time I went to a quiz night in a chicken shop, I was 19 and drunk at university quizzing the man behind the counter how long my cheesy...

No missed steak, there's a new grill restaurant headed to Wandsworth

Apr 20, 2016

MeatUp
Wandsworth

A meaty mark-up from a name behind Raffles and Libertine, a new grill restaurant takes shape in the heart of Wandsworth courtesy of Sachin Khanna. Not only curating a menu...

One wine, two wine, floor. There's a new Italian restaurant headed to Fulham

Apr 19, 2016

C'Alice
Fulham

Husband and wife team Giovanni Di Stefano and Alice Ravelli take to the Fulham stage as they open up Italian eatery and supreme wine dream, C'Alice. Set to be a comforting...

The BFG? Big Friendly Glugging as London bar creates Roald Dahl themed cocktails

Apr 19, 2016

While we've all had a taste of Roald Dahl in our time, there's one bar in London taking the theme to cocktail extreme. Roald Dahl, we hear he's something of...

A new Hawaiian restaurant in London? That's poké by us.

Apr 18, 2016

Black Roe
Mayfair

Kurt Zdesar and chef Jordan Sclare may have set the dinner bar with Chotto Matte, but he's back and larking around in Hawaii with his latest opening. Dedicated to poké and...

Indian punch from Covent Garden's newest dive bar and restaurant

Apr 18, 2016

Talli Joe
Covent Garden

Poached shrimp, Masala infused chai and Konkan stewed pork; if any new restaurant in London is starting with strong menu hints, it would have to be Talli Joe. Coming a...

Martin Morales plans to 'maca' move to Soho, with new Peruvian Restaurant

Apr 18, 2016

Casita Andina
Soho

Inspired by family run picanterias, Martin Morales takes his Ceviche inspired plight to a new Soho plot this July in London with the opening of new dining haunt, Casita Andina....

No yolk, The Breakfast Club is soon to open in Hackney Wick

Apr 14, 2016

The Breakfast Club Hackney Wick
Hackney

He who begs for eggs will bow at the latest brunch news in London. Taking to a canal plot in Hackney Wick, The Breakfast Club have announced their latest bar...

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