Paris Texas
Bar, Smokehouse & Venue

Kilkenny’s Favourite Gastro Pub & Restaurant

The leading Gastro pub in the South East of Ireland. Our newly refurbished pub in the heart of Kilkenny city is now known as one of the leading Gastro pubs in the South East and is home to a wood smoking oven offering a fusion of traditional American South West favourites with the sophistication of New Orleans French Quarter.

What Makes us

National Irish Pub of the Year, Whiskey Specialist & BBQ Smokehouse

We have been doing this for a long time. Paris Texas is a family run business since 1996.

With three bars and an extensive food menu the newly refurbished Paris Texas has something to offer everyone.

Killkenny’s Best Restaurant

The leading Gastro pub in the South East of Ireland

Quality food at affordable prices ensuring its popularity with local and visitors alike. Regular offers and specials are available.

Reserve a Table

Book Online for American barbeque in Kilkenny City

Please note, on bank holiday and festival weekends we accept walk-ins only. This means we can seat almost everyone who comes to our door and we can avoid disappointment.

Happy Patrons

We look forward to seeing you and some of our recent happy 5 star reviews below.

Very nice atmosphere, lovely staff ,delicious food

Michelle O M.

18:25 26 Sep 22

American style restaurant with huge dishes.I ordered a soup and BBQ mix plate and I couldn't finish it because it was that big.The pulled pork is really good

yodatk

07:26 26 Sep 22

nayan S.

09:38 25 Sep 22

jennybkenny K.

21:33 24 Sep 22

Richard R.

20:19 24 Sep 22

Beautiful food and buzzing energy about the place.

wicklow M.

15:21 24 Sep 22

Lovely pub and a great selection of food also.

Luke M.

14:48 24 Sep 22

Food great, staff very friendly and helpful.

Kathleen D.

19:13 23 Sep 22

Deborah K.

17:20 23 Sep 22

Excellent food and excellent service.

Jerry O.

06:04 22 Sep 22

Nice Bar and great live music

Sellos V.

19:12 21 Sep 22

Great drinks, food and staff

stephanie H.

18:11 20 Sep 22

Un bon pub per menjar o simplement fer un veure amb els amics o família.Personal eficient i atent a les necessitats dels clients.

Lluís Armengol M.

17:23 19 Sep 22

Most amazing restaurant. The food was so very good. I asked for iced tea and the young man personally made me wonderful tea with lemon. I highly recommend The Paris Texas Restaurant.

Nanda T.

14:14 19 Sep 22

Claire L.

13:41 19 Sep 22

Loved this place which is dedicated to a movie called Paris, Texas, a place I've actually been to on a trip or two to Houston. It's American menu was refreshing break from the Irish food. I had the Reuben, first time I'd seen corn beef on a menu as it is not a traditional Irish dish there. Plus Reubens are my favorite sandwich. It was delicious. Nice corn beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and their own homemade thousand Island dressing which every one at the table agreed was delicious.My niece had a nice big bowl of seafood chowder. Large pieces of seafood, shrimp, clams and mussels, in a creamy broth and two nice size Irish brown bread. She loved it! Her husband had a Santa Fe dish and that too looked good, smelled delicious and tasted a bit like home. An unexpected treat.

Francesca C.

11:56 19 Sep 22

Great food, beautiful inside, right spot!

Shane D.

22:29 18 Sep 22

Great staff and service

Sasa B

13:40 17 Sep 22

Good food

John S.

08:31 14 Sep 22

Oliver P.

09:59 13 Sep 22

Aoifemarie C.

20:30 12 Sep 22

Me and the girlfriend went today for food had starters and mains and all I can say is the food was absolutely top notch and all staff were really pleasant and friendly and can’t say one bad thing about it 10/10 and will be definitely be back again

john B.

18:48 12 Sep 22

Conor B.

16:54 12 Sep 22

Rebecka G.

18:44 09 Sep 22

Nick O.

21:55 06 Sep 22

I highly recommend this restaurant, delicious food, friendly and dedicated service and affordable prices. The whole family had a nice time. We'll be showing more often, see you later.

Szymon N.

18:40 05 Sep 22

Ilmaras V.

21:19 31 Aug 22

Loved this place. The girls on the front door were very friendly and accommodating. Bar staff were attentive and our server was very friendly.Overall great experience, with fantastic menu and quality food.Really recommend.

B M

14:26 30 Aug 22

Lovely bar and Staff..

Richard M.

07:28 29 Aug 22

Wedding B.

00:11 29 Aug 22

Renato G.

14:40 28 Aug 22

Lorenzo R.

07:39 26 Aug 22

Nachos and a Blue Spot Irish Whiskey. What more could you ask for in a pub in Kilkenny!?!?

Rich M.

01:43 25 Aug 22

Très bienBonne music local

LESPINASSE L.

20:12 22 Aug 22

Mto agradável

Ana Paula G.

19:19 22 Aug 22

We had a meal there last night and our server went out his way to accommodate what my wife wanted & because it was not served to the standard he wanted he took it back and made them reserve it

Robert T.

09:26 22 Aug 22

Amazing food and amazing venue.

Peter G.

12:39 21 Aug 22

Nicole D.

21:20 19 Aug 22

Elaine T.

16:10 19 Aug 22

Irit G

18:36 18 Aug 22

Great food, great place and absolutely fantastic staff.

Kieron W.

09:09 17 Aug 22

Precioso pub. Buena cerveza y excelente selección de wishkys.

Joaquín Antonio Úbeda M.

19:32 16 Aug 22

Regularly visit Paris Texas. Love the menu and array of food at this location. Fantastic seating options. Great atmosphere and always busy!

Darryl G.

10:47 16 Aug 22

Impressive..

A C

22:51 14 Aug 22

Tibor J.

17:02 12 Aug 22

Tom M.

03:28 12 Aug 22

Had a lovely dinner. Made a reservation and called to let them know we were running a bit late. They were more than accommodating. Staff was friendly and food and drinks were served very quickly. Also, live music. Couldn't have asked for a better dinner in Kilkenny.

Michelle B.

10:19 09 Aug 22

Top class restaurant, very nice décor.

Niall G.

10:36 08 Aug 22

What an amazing experience and delicious food. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was great. 10/10 would recommend

Chad K.

20:04 07 Aug 22

Stellar spot ...start your nights sesh here sober and get a good fed into ya. A good feed is what you'll get. Proper plates of food to die for and good beer and desert etc

Robert B.

22:40 06 Aug 22

Staff & food amazing

Angela T.

11:53 05 Aug 22

L'ambiance irlandaise comme je l'imaginais.

Paul T.

18:36 03 Aug 22

Théo R.

08:38 03 Aug 22

Great food and service. The live music was nice too!

Randy R.

11:52 02 Aug 22

Tadhg M.

21:52 01 Aug 22

Spent one night here listening to music that was outstanding great crack good service

Tom W.

20:45 01 Aug 22

Jeff N.

19:27 01 Aug 22

Excelente servicio y comida!!! Además de su cómoda ubicación y grandes salones (pidan ir a la parte de atrás qué hay todo un patio muy bello).Almorzamos una ensalada césar, fajitas, alitas de pollo (Búfalo BBQ) y un pulled pork sándwich. Todo exquisito. Los meseros, todos jóvenes, muy amables, siempre preguntándonos si estábamos bien o necesitábamos algo. Incluso las bebidas (Limonadas y jugos) muy ricas!!!Es para recomendar 100% este lugar!!

Josefina A.

17:38 31 Jul 22

Great food..

John F.

08:44 31 Jul 22

One of the best places in Kilkenny. The food is delicious and the staff is really nice.

Joana S.

21:33 29 Jul 22

ronan W.

16:14 29 Jul 22

Very good and tasty food, great attentive staff, nice music and ambiance

Hugh D.

18:49 28 Jul 22

Candice B.

15:25 28 Jul 22

Ignore Dana's review below. PTB was top shelf. Great upscale pub atmosphere.Our server Adam made great recommendations and had the demeanor to work in the finest of establishments.The BBQ was top notch on flavor and tenderness. The servings were plentiful. Also the whiskey flight I had allowed me to try some of Ireland's finest.The inferno wing flavor was probably the hottest I've had in Europe and was tasty too.Don't miss PTB, you get bang for your buck.

Brent H.

20:25 27 Jul 22

One of the best bars in Kilkenny 5☆

Billy O.

21:13 25 Jul 22

Gerry D.

19:35 25 Jul 22

Food was excellent and staff very attentive, nice atmosphere and clean and tidy.

Barry R.

10:41 23 Jul 22

Egon Z.

18:54 21 Jul 22

We got the vegetarian option, it was very good

william D.

18:08 19 Jul 22

Steven S.

20:34 18 Jul 22

Friendly staff and lovely food

Sinead L.

10:25 18 Jul 22

Paddy C.

20:06 16 Jul 22

Gareth L.

22:08 12 Jul 22

Delicious food freshly cooked, very popular. Lively music 🎶 in the bar by ngt

Eileen H.

20:13 11 Jul 22

Durch Zufall auf die Rezension "Bestes Pub auf unserer Rundreise" gestoßen und können dies nur bestätigen. So köstliches Pubfood, wahnsinnige Auswahl an Draught Beers und die Location-ergeben klare 5 Sterne! Unbedingt einen Besuch wert. Von außen unscheinbar, führt es dann durch verschiedene Areas und Flairs. Für jeden was dabei.

Sandra L.

17:11 11 Jul 22

Louise F.

12:20 08 Jul 22

linda m

22:09 07 Jul 22

Fab pub, food and entertainment excellent. Staff lovely and friendly.

Andrew M.

18:39 07 Jul 22

Lovely food and atmosphere

peter L.

07:54 07 Jul 22

Great resteraunt. Lots of fun options everything was tasty. Cool atmosphere

kenneth W.

23:09 03 Jul 22

First you think it's a nice Pub till you see that it is much more. It opens up to a beautiful courtyard and more bars. A very nice place with great food, drinks, and musicVery friendly and helpful staff. It's absolutely worth a visit (or more)

Alyssa

20:18 03 Jul 22

john M.

18:56 03 Jul 22

John B.

20:48 02 Jul 22

Martina R.

19:26 02 Jul 22

Brian G.

14:55 01 Jul 22

Alan O.

17:26 26 Jun 22

Got into a taxi and asked taxi driver to recommend a place. Took us here and were we glad he did. Really nice decor with great atmosphere, fast & friendly service. Highly recommend the pulled pork sandwich. Will definitely be back here for the amazing food.

Mario S.

23:35 25 Jun 22

Todo excelente, el lugar genial y el servicio aun mejor. Nos trataron muy bien. Los precios acorde con las cantidades

Ainaa a

13:57 25 Jun 22

Magdalena W.

04:45 24 Jun 22

Ole Jan Lars R.

17:30 23 Jun 22

Great food

eoin L.

10:24 22 Jun 22

One of the best places in Ireland. Amazing staff, delicious food, yummy drinks and a fantastic atmosphere. 100% recommended for everyone

Celtic K.

16:10 21 Jun 22

Really lovely place...had a burger and over all good value for money...delicious.will definitely eat here again

Stella C

11:32 21 Jun 22

baciu C.

16:13 20 Jun 22

The atmosphere is great, the service always friendly and the food excellent. We stayed in the Kilkenny area for 5 months and went to Paris Texas multiple times because we love it so much.

Florian O.

08:54 16 Jun 22

Loved it.....different on the outside looks like a small pub....great surprise on the inside! Dark first, gets a little lighter and then completely opened up. FOOD is fab, so much to choose from, lovely atmosphere, great staff, three great big bar areas, different plasma T.V points which is a bonus! Great place for night out...covers all ages, its the place to go in Kilkenny!

Lorna S.

17:32 13 Jun 22

Hanimu

12:33 13 Jun 22

Great food

The M.

17:49 11 Jun 22

Martin o C.

17:10 11 Jun 22

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