Katie Kirwan

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Katie Kirwan is Head of Brand & B2C at DesignMyNight and a recognised nightlife and hospitality expert with over 13 years of experience, having visited more than 500 of the UK's best restaurants, bars and cultural experiences.

Her expertise is regularly featured in The Times, Time Out, The Standard, and Bar Magazine, and she has more than 880 articles to her name at DesignMyNight.

Favourite cocktail bar

Black Dove, Brighton
Favourite restaurant

Bonsai Plant Kitchen
Special skill

Finding the best taco restaurant nearby.

Recent articles...

Smiths Of Smithfield Boast New Spitalfields Bar

'SMITHS', Spitalfields
Liverpool Street

Whilst sad news reaches Spitalfields as The Luxe closes down, local patrons needn't fear as premium London cocktail lounge Smiths of Smithfield snapped the site up sharpish. Now renamed and...

Doctor Who, what, where, when?

O2 Academy Birmingham
Gay Village

50 years of Doctor Who on our screens and you thought Birmingham could resist? Not likely, pal. So it's no collectors convention and it's no heartfelt ode to the time...

Mixology and gastronomy come together with a creative bang!

The Church Inn
Jewellery Quarter

There's soon to be a new drinking venue in town with the sophistication, style and sultry authority of prohibition era Speakeasy bars. Searching for a venue that could hold all...

Cinemasters of the Universe - Birmingham's Pop-Up Cinema

Tired of your usual cinematic haunts? Is the local cinema getting you down and DVD's in your bedroom don't quite cut it anymore? Then this latest venture nestled in Birmingham's...

Birmingham Pride brings a vibrant dash of party and colour to Birmingham.

Girls, guys and gays, make your way to one of Birmingham's biggest yearly events on the 25th and 26th of May for a mid year bonanza you wont forget in...

It's set to be a Dram Fine Summer in Birmingham

Now who said festivals had a weekend shelf life? Certainly not Whisky extraordinaire's The Birmingham Whisky Club. Held over the next few summer months, creator Amy Seton and her merry...

Exclusive London dining chain set to transform REP Theatre bar

Centenary Bar & Brasserie
Birmingham City Centre

A private members lounge at the top of one of London's most iconic buildings and a Champagne Bar in St Pancras? Exclusive London dining connoisseurs Searcys have now taken to...