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...

Save or Shave? The Plough announce their Movember MO-HUB

Brum residents, The Plough patrons and fuzzy faced participants will be lobbing of their lamb chops and taking to philtrum warmers this season to take part in The Plough's live...

The Rise of Birmingham Pub Grub

There's something of a revolution going on at pubs in Birmingham, and it's not just craft beer making a new fangled appearance on their fridge shelves. Where pub grub used...

Bon Anniversaire Le Truc!

Now we may only know the odd French phrase here or there, but we do know that Le Truc C'est Bon! A retreat that has been changing the way independent...

Hungry Artisans Unite Over New French Restaurant Bar

Augustine Kitchen
Clapham

Raring for his next restaurant adventure and leaving the city's Mon Plaisar behind, French chef Franck Raymond is tackling Battersea with a classic restaurant bar. Now open, Augustine Kitchen is...

Eccentric New Urban Bar in Shoreditch

Far Rockaway
Shoreditch

Named after the Queens NY resort and inspired by American art and culture; Far Rockaway pays true testament to their urban theme with a multitude of unorthodox lounge and restaurant...

Interstellar antics at ORT

Houston, we have a problem, there's an awesome party heading ORT's way and we simply must all go to it. Giving us an excuse to use our unloved rolls of...

Peruvian Funk And Flavours In Shoreditch

Andina Shoreditch
Shoreditch

Following on from the grand success that his Soho venture has undertaken, Ceviche mastermind Martin Morales looked farther afield for his next Peruvian escapade, with previous stomping ground Shoreditch to...

OFM Awards Honour Some of Birmingham's Best Bars

Joined by an astute selection of regional judges including the likes of Jay Rayner, Tom Kerridge and Grace Dent (trust us, they know good grub when they gobble it) the...

Win a meal for two in The Jekyll's elusive Gin Parlour

Didn't get your mitts on a cocktail masterclass for two at Island Bar last week? Don't worry your little noggins about it, enter our brand new competition instead, where lucky...

Half Man! Half Burger! bring their boisterous patties to The Marlborough

With burgers on the brain and 9-5 jobs to scourn, Matt and Rory, with their penchant for great patties, said goodbye to their routine and hello to Burgerville - population:...

Broad Street's Bliss gets a Players makeover

Players Birmingham
Broad Street

A new night life venue with punchy party panache, Players Bar are looking re-imburse the previously closed Bliss Clubrooms with a bit of weekend spirit. From rock bottom drinks prices...

Deep South shenanigans at The Church Inn's Voodoo party

Birmingham might be smothered in the dastardly dead this Halloween, but there's one venue pushing party conventions to bring us a Deep South soiree to die for this upcoming All...

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