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A seasonal bite served on dark ceramic at Kai Restaurant

Sea Road / Galway Westend

Māori · food

Food that knows where it comes from.

Jess and Dave Murphy cook seasonal local, organic and wild produce with the warmth of a Galway kitchen before service.

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The kitchen

A place for food with a sense of place.

Stone floors, warm light, and a menu that changes with the day.

Seasonal dish at Kai

Kai is the Māori word for food. At Sea Road in Galway's Westend, Jess and Dave Murphy let that simple idea lead the cooking.

The produce is seasonal, local, organic or wild where possible. It is treated with intelligence and care, so the plate keeps its connection to the land, the shore and the people who grow it.

That generous, unshowy approach has earned Kai a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The feeling remains informal: come for lunch without a reservation, or reserve for dinner.

Michelin Bib GourmandSea Road, Galway WestendJess + Dave Murphy

Stone & steam

The work is simple. The attention is not.

01

Source locally

Seasonal local, organic and wild produce is the starting point.

02

Cook intelligently

Keep the ingredient clear, generous and full of its own character.

03

Welcome everyone

Lunch is casual and does not take reservations. Dinner requires one.

Before service

Warmth without ceremony.

The atmosphere is informal and grounded: stone underfoot, heat in the kitchen, and the quiet confidence of food made with care.

It is a Galway room built around a generous table and a changing landscape of ingredients.

Kai Restaurant interior on Sea Road in Galway

Practical information

Come as you are.

Service
Lunch
No reservations
Service
Dinner
Reservation required
Location
Sea Road
Galway Westend
Recognition
Bib Gourmand
Michelin recognised

Make a plan

Pull up a chair at Kai.

Dinner requires a reservation. For lunch, come by Sea Road and take your chances on the day.

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