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...

Showtime Cabaret - Event Review

Showtime Cabaret
Central London

What's loud, proud and covered in tassels? While it could be your Nan's gaff circa the 70s, it also just so happens to be one of the most ritzy joints...
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The Last Tuesday Society - Cocktail Bar Review

The Absinthe Parlour At The Last Tuesday Society
Hackney

Viktor Wynd, creator, writer, antiquarian and founder of London's beloved Lost Society is renowned for being a man that takes no pleasure in classification, conformity or comprehensiveness, and it's more...
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White Lyan Hoxton - Cocktail Bar Review

SuperLyan
Shoreditch

I'm supping on sperm whale secretion, knocking back glasses of mineral garnished wonder water and staring at the face of a cocktail chocka fridge. But i'm not at some kind...
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London Beer Week 2015: Our Top Picks

Proud of polymath, lush with lightning rods and brimming with bifocals, even Ben Franklin once proclaimed that 'in beer there is freedom'. So, why not loosen those bog standard beer...
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