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City directory · Ireland · 2026

Top-ranked bar in Kilkenny

Explore 1 current listing in our 2026 awards-led global corpus. McSorley’s ranks #1 in Kilkenny and #1382 globally.

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Best global rank
1382
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What this list covers. Kinda Decent follows bars with one or more meaningful signals from awards, peer lists, guest ratings, and editorial coverage. It is a ranked view of our sourced corpus, not a directory of every bar in Kilkenny. Global ranks and stars stay consistent across the site. Read the published methodology.

2026 city ranking

Kilkenny ranking

City rank is each venue's position among the 1 current listing shown here. Global rank is its position in the worldwide Kinda Decent ranking. Profiles with unverified operating status are labeled.

How to read the signal scores

Signal charts show scores out of 100 before weighting. Open a venue for sources.

Est. = proxy estimate · None = checked, none found · Out = outside the scoring window · — = unavailable.

  1. 1City

    Global #1382

    McSorley’s

    Kilkenny, Ireland

    A Kilkenny pub for pints, cocktails, live music and late nights, and a silver Best Newcomer at Ireland's Bar of the Year Awards 2026.

    Neighbourhood pub with cocktails, live music and late service · IG

    26.5

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    47 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores

Evidence key: — unavailable · Est. proxy estimate · None checked with no qualifying signal · Out outside the scoring window. Unavailable, none and outside-window signals contribute zero; estimates use their disclosed proxy score. The published weights stay fixed.

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