Kilkenny · Butterslip Lane · Since 1624

A room
with a story.

Seasonal Irish cooking, candlelit corners and the quiet thrill of finding somewhere that feels entirely your own.

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A HOUSE
OF
PCHARACTER

Old stone.
New rituals.

Petronella is a small, atmospheric restaurant in the heart of Kilkenny’s medieval lanes. Come for the food; stay for the room, the people and the feeling that tonight matters.

Open Tuesday–Saturday · Dinner from 5pm

01 / THE BUILDING

Four hundred years of atmosphere.

Low beams, old walls and a little candlelight. The room does half the talking.

02 / THE PLATE

Irish ingredients, present tense.

Produce-led dishes that change with the market, the weather and the mood.

03 / THE EVENING

Make a night of it.

A considered dinner for a date, a celebration or simply a Tuesday worth remembering.

Your table is waiting
in the old quarter.

Choose an evening and let the rest unfold.

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