Katie Kirwan

Articles written: 873

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 Fighting Cocks - Pub Review

The Fighting Cocks
Moseley

Another in a charming list of Moseley's independent pubs, The Fighting cocks is a quirky dabble in cool crafts and indie vibes. With original period features dating back as far...

Harborne pub gets a fantastical themed makeover

The Huntsman
Harborne

Birmingham salon owner Aman Rishi will soon be unveiling a £40,000 refurbishment of traditional Harborne pub, The Kings Arms, into something wholly more adventurous. Utilising J.R.R Tolkien's roots in Birmingham...

Popular independent Vegetarian bistro bar to open in Birmingham city centre

Bistro 1847
Birmingham City Centre

Excited to open their latest Vegetarian bistro branch in the heart of Birmingham's Great Western Arcade, director Damien Davenport has said that 1847 chose Birmingham as their next destinations thanks...

We can't app-tually believe that it's finally here!

Thanks to a little help from Steve Jobs, our incredibly talented tech team and a penchant for global domination, we thought it right about time to unveil the latest venture...

Gatecrasher Birmingham reaches half a decade

While many of us may have been but wee nippers way back in 2008 (going to include myself in this one), Gatecrasher Birmingham were well on their way to becoming...

The Lord Clifden Winter Sessions

The Clifden
Jewellery Quarter

Not ones to be bogged down by a bit of barmy winter weather, the Jewellery Quarter's most bustling beer garden is set to come alive this chilly season with a...

A hearty morsel of Scandi chic arrives with the Norjske pop up bar

7 Years of Hertz
Digbeth

With the winter chill set to storm Birmingham like a battering ram of icky, there's a new pop up bar in Birmingham promising to bring a little Northern European warmth...

The Custard Factory - Birmingham's Creative Hub

Get out of town, The Custard Factory was built by the very man that invented custard over 100 years ago? You bet folks. Originally a 5-acre spread of factories built...

Craft beer, pin curls and the charming days of cinema gone by

As if making a mark on Birmingham's baking community with a single whiff of her scrumptious macaroon's wasn't enough, Miss Macaroon thought she'd saunter her way on to Birmingham's pop-up...

XPOSURE: A Brand Festival

Sometimes, all it takes is a little nudge in the right direction to discover the very best that our fair city has to offer; but what with limited time on...

Warehouse Club Granted Party Viaduct License

Whilst Birmingham may be known for having some of the best warehouse and underground clubs in the city with The Rainbow Venues and Lab11 to boot, there could be a...