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...

The Unconventional Dinner - Event Review

Oct 21, 2015

The Unconventional Dinner

The last time I got stuck in a warehouse with three men in hazard suits, was never. Attempting to throw away with dinner conventions, The Unconventional Dinner from Barrel &...

The Courtesan Brixton - Restaurant Bar Review

Oct 20, 2015

The Courtesan
Brixton

While its footfall may lack a little luster and the shutters outside don't necessarily exude tales of opium and the exquisite, The Courtesan is something of a shining light in...

Simmons are killing it with kitsch as they announce new Soho venue

Oct 15, 2015

Simmons Soho
Soho

With over a handful of venues in the city already, kitsch kids Simmons couldn't resist the plight of Soho any longer. Opening up brand new venues in Shoreditch and Soho...

Tsunami Clapham - London Restaurant Bar Review

Oct 13, 2015

Tsunami Clapham
Clapham

While many may think that some of Clapham's caverns are reserved to cheap Prosecco (hallelujah) and rowdy, River Island inspired nights out, there's a restaurant bar perched just shy of...

Subterranean cinema screenings from this winter's Underground Film Club

Oct 8, 2015

Animals frequently migrate underground in the winter, so why can't the cinema? No, it's not the season to be jolly, it's the season to be snuggly, or so the London...

No need to be sour-dough, as Birmingham gets a brand new pizza restaurant on John Bright Street

Oct 8, 2015

The Birmingham Stable
Birmingham City Centre

Hailed by founder Richard Cooper as 'casual dining at its best', Birmingham's inane lack of pizza restaurants may have a new competitor on their hands in the shape of The...

The Fentiman Arms Oval - London Pub Review

Oct 2, 2015

The Fentiman Arms
Vauxhall

I bloody love a pub. The locals, the affordable grub and dogs; pubs love a dog and so do I. But did my new Oval local The Fentiman Arms live up...

Balls Brothers Minster Court - Restaurant Bar Review

Oct 1, 2015

Balls Brothers Minster Court
City of London

Sure, their name may seem more likely emblazoned on the t-shirts of a stag clan across the Magaluf shores, but Balls Brothers Minster Court is a British inspired eating niche in...

Birmingham snags new Indian supperclub in the shape of Manchester's The Spice Club

Sep 2, 2015

Photo Credit: theeatinganddrinkingclub.com Monica Sawhney may be a name that Manchester knows all too well, but does Birmingham know of her supperclub stardom? They soon will. Set to be a home...

New restaurant comes abloom in Kensington with plant-based dishes

Aug 28, 2015

Flora Indica
Kensington

A foray into all things foliage, Flora Indica have worked on the strength of botanical flavours and historic plant studies to conjure up a venue of rustic plates, fresh fare...

Rib Nights end Birmingham reign with one final birthday bash

Aug 28, 2015

(Photo Credit: Jack Spicer Adams) While event entrepreneur Ahmed Kage may have his fingers in many of Birmingham's and now even Leicester's meaty pies, his original city endeavour looks set to...

Village East - Restaurant Bar Review

Aug 27, 2015

Village East
London Bridge

You're so right, Bermondsey does sound like a rough 'em tough 'em, Cumbrian cheese, but it's also the location for hidden edible embellishments just shy of London Bridge. Invited down...

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