Katie Kirwan

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Katie Kirwan is Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight and a recognised nightlife and hospitality expert with over 13 years of experience, having visited more than 500 of the UK's best restaurants, bars and cultural experiences.

Her expertise is regularly featured in The Times, Time Out and Bar Magazine, and with 880 articles to her name at DesignMyNight.

Favourite cocktail bar

Black Dove, Brighton
Favourite restaurant

Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Special skill

Finding the best taco restaurant nearby.

Recent articles...

Cocktails in court? You can now drink in the Krays' old holding cell

May 5, 2016

Don't want to do the crime, but want to pay the cocktail time? This is likely the place for you. Notorious, and all sorts o' naughty, the Kray twins didn't...

Slices o' sourdough from Brighton's first Franco Manca

May 4, 2016

Franco Manca Brighton
North Laine

Having only launched the Franco Manca name back in Brixton in 2008, Giuseppe Mascoli has already come on leaps and slices in the London casual dining industry; now with his...

Crustaceans on the 'cue as Hector & Noble open summer garden pop-up

May 4, 2016

Hector & Noble open up their garden BBQ bar this summer for spritz, scallops and more. An established boozed in Victoria Park and well known for their responsibly sourced gastro...

Top 5 New Openings in Manchester

May 3, 2016

The slip of a signature here, a dash of demolition there; let's be honest, Manchester's drinking and dining scene is ever changing, but where have the boozy new haunts blossomed,...

Three new floors of Italian dining finesse in Old Street

May 3, 2016

Enoteca De Luca
Shoreditch

They've stormed the city and they've made their mark in Mayfair, but now is the time for Enoteca De Luca to stampede through Shoreditch with the opening of their brand...

Secret recipes and stacked patties from Commercial Street's new burger bar

Apr 28, 2016

Chuck Burger Bar
East London

Little sibling to BBQ babe HotBox, Chuck Burger Bar may have started in Hatch End, but their latest venue has its eyes on the Commercial Street prize. Teasing teasing London with...

Epoch themed Elixir announce closure due to £70m property development

Apr 28, 2016

As a pending £70million building development looms in Manchester, so does the closure of one of its vintage favourites. They've beckoned cocktail crowds with bubbling beakers, teased with dated interiors...

The Dead Dolls House launch new series of pop-up kitchen takeovers

Apr 27, 2016

Pepe's Kitchen will be joining The Dead Dolls House this June for Wednesdays brimming with Filipino flavour. Familiar with Ben Spalding and his life as the ultimate Michelin man? Then you're...

Only 24 bums on seats at new Neal's Yard restaurant The Barbary

Apr 26, 2016

The Barbary
Covent Garden

24 seats and a menu that trails from the Barbary Coast of North Africa, all the way to Jerusalem? Of course the team behind The Palomar were behind the latest...

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...