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...

Fairytales And Tart Tipples At The Fable Opening Night

Feb 17, 2014

The Fable
Holborn

There was me, in my 20s, thinking that I'd left a childhood of fairytales and abandon behind. The newest venue of Drake and Morgan's enchanting enterprise, The Fable in Holborn...

Cupid Vs. Kraken Valentine's Party

Feb 13, 2014

The Mesmerist
The Lanes

Valentine's is on the horizon, and it's giving you the grumbles. Better suited to darker undertones and broody kegs of rum? Yup, Kraken thought so too. Inviting those with a...

Blind Tiger Club is the first in Brighton to accept Bitcoin payment

Feb 11, 2014

The Blind Tiger Club
North Laine

Money can't buy you love, but Bitcoins can now buy you beer. Blind Tiger Club have become the first bar in Brighton to introduce the technologically savvy payment style into...

Holi Festival of Colour sets its sights on Rainbow Venues

Feb 11, 2014

The Rainbow Venues
Digbeth

Those with an aversion to pretty colours and happy party people should avert your eyes now. While many may recognise the Holi Festival of Colour as a markedly Hindu tradition;...

Suburban Loungers company nabs Brighton plot with a little Parisian kitsch

Feb 10, 2014

Verano Lounge
Town Centre

Finally introducing their successful, suburban restaurant bar brand to the shores of Brighton, Loungers have taken to Western Road for the first of two new seaside ventures. Boasting the same...

New Brighton cocktail bar leaves you in charge of the skip button

Feb 10, 2014

Shuffle Bar and Kitchen
North Laine

Boasting a unique concept and crafty concoctions to boot, Shuffle Bar and Kitchen know nothing of hogging the skip button. A brand new bar doused in colour and industrial flecks...

Brighton's West Pier collapses in the storm

Feb 5, 2014

It's been the third wheel in wedding photos and the backdrop to many a hazy hangover, but could the Brighton West Pier be no more after a truly British battering?...

Artist Residence ramp up the creativity with new cocktail bar

Feb 5, 2014

The Cocktail Shack
Town Centre

Following a top notch refurbishment, The Artist Residence unveiled a brand new cocktail bar in the throngs of this already creative hub. Boasting broody hues and its own shack-style main...

Godskitchen to touch down at Birmingham's Rainbow Venues

Feb 3, 2014

The Rainbow Venues
Digbeth

Where have they been and what the ruddy heck have they been doing? Godskitchen are soon to unveil such behind-the-scenes antics as they have just announced their first event in...

The New Club - Restaurant Bar Review

Jan 30, 2014

The New Club
Beachfront

I, like many people in the world, have a love for New York that knows no ground, because I've never been there. But thanks to The New Club, a chipper...

La Bordello Boheme's Valentine's Ball

Jan 30, 2014

FunFair Club
The Lanes

The scattering of sticky rose petals here, the empty sound of a rustling Dairy Milk tray there; Valentine's Day doesn't need to be this down right predictable now does it?...

What NOT To Do on a First Date in Birmingham

Jan 30, 2014

Whilst some of you may question the whole Valentines Day validity, there's a fair few cupids still pulling a sweet surprise this February 14th. But what if this is your...

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