Amtsvindere fra hele regionen Connaught blev annonceret ved 2026 Irish Restaurant Awards Leinster Regional Final tirsdag den 31. marts på Knockranny House Hote.
Mere end 600 gæster deltog for at anerkende resultaterne af restauranter, caféer og gæstfrihedsvirksomheder, der opererede på tværs af Connaught.
Nu på sit 17. år tiltrak Irish Restaurant Awards over 150.000 offentlige nomineringer, indsendt via The Irish Times.
Når alle regionale finaler er afsluttet, vil både regionale og hele irske vindere blive afsløret ved All-Ireland Awards Gala Dinner mandag den 18. maj på Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin. Amtsvindere fra Leinster er nu inviteret til at sikre sig billetter til den nationale ceremoni.
Den fulde liste over årets Connaught-vindere:
Bedste restaurant – sponsoreret af American Express
Galway: Lignum
Leitrim: The Cottage Restaurant
Roscommon: The Old Stone House Restaurant
Sligo: Eala Bhán
Mayo: En Port Mór Restaurant
Bedste kok – sponsoreret af BWG Food Service
Galway: Angelo Vagiotis, The Pullman Restaurant i Glenlo Abbey
Leitrim: Mario Raise, The Courthouse
Roscommon: Sinead Toolan, My Kitchen af Sham Hanifa
Sligo: Dave Mullan, Fish & Bean
Mayo: Shteryo Yurukov, Sage Restaurant
Bedste Restaurant Manager – Sponsoreret af Paynt
Galway: Mathieu Teulier, Blackrock Cottage
Leitrim: Lorraine McHugh, Selkie
Roscommon: Navrish Audit, Keenan's Hotel Bar & Restaurant
Sligo: Angela Davis, Davis' Restaurant & Yeats Tavern
Mayo: John Nevin, Nevin's Newfield Inn
Bedste Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant
Galway: The Pullman Restaurant i Glenlo Abbey
Leitrim: Sandstone Restaurant på Lough Rynn Castle
Roscommon: Kilronan Castle
Sligo: Markree Castle
Mayo: Lodgen ved Ashford Castle
Employee Excellence – Sponsoreret af Peninsula
Galway: Rafael Jesus, kokken Laura Rosso Restaurant
Leitrim: Catherine Rooney, The Red Bank Restaurant
Roscommon: Theresa Donlon, Hester's Golden Eagle Bar & Restaurant
Sligo: Max Stafford, Lyons Café og Bakeshop
Mayo: Jason Moyles, The Cot and Cobble
Bedste brug af sociale medier
Galway: The Dough Bros
Leitrim: White Wombat Coffee
Roscommon: Maki Sushi
Sligo: Otto
Mayo: Infused Cocktail & Wine Bar
Bedste afslappede spisning – sponsoreret af Musgrave Marketplace
Galway: Mitchell's Restaurant
Leitrim: Selkie
Roscommon: The Purple Onion Kitchen
Sligo: Ærligt Farm Kitchen Strandhill
Mayo: Friends Bistro
Bedste verdenskøkken – sponsoreret af National Chef de Partie Apprenticeship & National Sous Chef Apprenticeship-programmer
Galway: Kombu – Ramen & Bao Bar
Leitrim: Shudh indisk restaurant
Roscommon: Maki Sushi
Sligo: Bella & Brava Restaurant
Mayo: La Casa
Bedste Gastro Pub – Sponsoreret af Hendersons Foodservice
Galway: Coyne's Gastropub & Pantry
Leitrim: The Oarsman
Roscommon: Regan's Gastro Pub & Restaurant
Sligo: Austies Pub & Køkken
Mayo: JJ O'Malleys
Bedste moderne irske køkken – sponsoreret af FBD Insurance
Galway: Blackthorn på The Twelve Hotel
Leitrim: The Red Bank Restaurant
Roscommon: Regan's Gastro Pub & Restaurant
Sligo: Hooked ~
Mayo: Poacher Restaurant
Bedste nykommer – sponsoreret af Square
Galway: Fawn Food & Wine
Leitrim: White Wombat Coffee
Roscommon: Cox's Bistro og Café
Sligo: Miss Suzy Sligo
Mayo: Daniel's Kitchen & Bar
Årets Pub
Galway: Tigh Neachtain
Leitrim: MJ O'Connor Pub
Roscommon: Kaffe
Sligo: Hopkins Bar
Mayo: McDonnells Bar & Undertakers
Bedste vinoplevelse – sponsoreret af Bibendum
Galway: Daróg Wine Bar
Leitrim: Di Vino italiensk restaurant
Roscommon: The Old Stone House Restaurant
Sligo: Hargadon Bros
Mayo: George V på Ashford Castle
Bedste kundeservice – Sponsoreret af Restaurant-Insurance.ie leveret af Dolmen
Galway: Foyles Hotel
Leitrim: Buffalo Boy
Roscommon: Abbey Hotel
Sligo: Harrisons Bar & Restaurant
Mayo: Arno's Bistrot
Bedste café – sponsoreret af Illy
Galway: The Kylemore Kitchen
Leitrim: Jackalope Café på The Shed Distillery
Roscommon: Rogue & Co Café
Sligo: Tank & Skinny's
Mayo: Baker 51
Bedste bæredygtige praksis
Galway: Kai
Leitrim: Ærligt Farm Kitchen
Roscommon: My Kitchen af Sham Hanifa
Sligo: Shells Café
Mayo: The Creel, Castlebar
Årets Innovator – Sponsoreret af Diageo
Galway: Builín Blasta Café & Bageri
Leitrim: The Boat House Café på Cryans Hotel
Roscommon: Zunu Bakehouse
Sligo: Waxies Sligo
Mayo: Foxford Café
Local Food Hero – Sponsoreret af Sugar Snap Agency
Galway: Brian Dilleen, Mad Yolk Farm
Leitrim: Liam og Justina Gavin, Honestly Farm Kitchen
Roscommon: Benny O'Connell, Benny's Deli
Sligo: Helen Mulholland & Ollie Alcorn, Hawks Rock Distillery
Mayo: Cillian Ó Móráin & Bart Adons, Mescan Brewery
