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Ristorante Rinuccini serves classy, romantic, candlelit Italian meals (€11-18 lunches,
€19-28 dinners, €28 three-course early-bird special before 19:00, open daily 12:00-15:00
& 17:30-22:00, 1 The Parade, tel. [phone]).
La Trattoria is the friendly,informal Italian option in town, presided over bycharming
Giacomo (€13-21 dinners, €14 two-course early-bird special before 19:00, open daily
12:00-22:00, 84 John Street, tel. [phone]).
Zuni is a stylish splurge, offering international cuisine (€23 two-course and €28
three-course early-bird specials before 19:30 every night but Sat, open daily 12:30-14:30
& 18:00-21:30, weekend reservations a good idea, 26 Lower Patrick Street, tel. 056/
772-3999, www.zuni.ie ) .
Pennefeather Restaurant, above the Kilkenny Book Centre, is good for a quick,
cheap, light lunch (Mon-Fri 9:00-17:30, Sat 9:00-17:00, closed Sun, 10 High Street, tel.
056/776-4063).
Kyteler's Inn serves basic pub grub in a timber-and-stone atmosphere with a heated
and covered beer garden out back. Visit their fun 14th-century cellar and ask about their
witch. Watch your head or risk leaving some of your DNA embedded in the low stone
arches (Mon-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00, 27 St. Kieran's Street, tel. [phone]).
Kilkenny Connections
From Kilkenny by Train to: Dublin (6/day, 1.5 hours), Waterford (6/day, 45 minutes).
For details, see www.irishrail.ie .
By Bus to: Dublin (8/day, 2.5 hours), Waterford (2/day, 1 hour), Tralee (3/day, 5.5
hours, change in Cork), Galway (3/day, 5 hours). For details, see www.buseireann.ie .