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...

Island Bar unveil innovative new cocktail menu

As if these shaker wielding warriors weren't churning out enough tasty concoctions as it was, Island Bar have upped the ante when it comes to fanciful flavours and tongue-in-cheek tipples....

The Rectory - Bar Review

The Rectory
Jewellery Quarter

50-54 St Paul's Square, Birmingham, B3 1QS. View on map. Sit back, relax and take your time, The Rectory in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter doesn't have any plans to go anywhere and neither should...

The Lost and Found Birmingham - Restaurant Bar Review

The Lost and Found is a city centre cocktail come restaurant bar in Birmingham based around a very unique period in twentieth century history. Not only based around the Victorian...

The Food and Drink Events Company arrives in Birmingham

There's been a whisky tasting here, a petite amount of pop-ups and tap take-overs there, but where are Birmingham's amazing food and drink events, highlighting to the goodies that our...

Call Yo Mama! The Rum Kitchen Has Arrived in Soho

The Rum Kitchen Soho
Soho

Following the success of their Notting Hill venue, The Rum Kitchen Carnaby in Soho has finally opened as another vibrant, fun-filled Caribbean venture. A 70-cover beach themed restaurant bar in...

Peach Pubs to turn Edgbaston art-deco townhouse into its 17th pub

The High Field
Edgbaston

With a hefty £1m investment behind them, independent pub company Peach Pubs are taking to Edgbaston to open their 17th pub venture. Set to transform the former home of English...

Digbeth's Rainbow Venues Get A Facelift

The biggest players when it comes to the Birmingham club scene have unveiled even further plans to expand their empire and make Summer in Digbeth a season to remember. Only a...

Is your singing voice Trapped in the Closet?

Now, most of you will be familiar with the smooth talker that is R Kelly, but how about his Trapped in the Closet series? A tongue in cheek (possibly not...

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...

A Powder Pink Meeting Room and Gastro With Gumption: Hilton Bankside Has Been Upping Its Game

Fueling creativity and Insta feed-friendly, The Agora is pretty in powder pink. When Hilton Bankside invited me to check out their latest meeting room, I was dubious to say the...

Can London Be Trusted With Self-Serve Cocktails? Liquorette Think So

GENUINE Liquorette
Fitzrovia

Six taps serve up some of Liquorette's finest blends. It's often impossible to be the first to do something in London, but Liquorette think they've clocked something special. Just landed...

Cocktail bar takes on an adventurous Victorian twist

Lost & Found Birmingham
Birmingham City Centre

Cocktails are the very heart of what makes The Lost and Found so adventurous; promising forgotten classics and new inventions themed around Victorian explorer Hettie G. Watson. A relaxed setting...

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