Break and Café · Kilkenny City Centre, Co. Kilkenny
Closed now Opens tomorrow at 09:30 4.7 on Google · 832 reviews
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| Monday | 09:30 – 15:30 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 09:30 – 15:30 |
| Thursday today | 09:30 – 15:30 |
| Friday | 09:30 – 15:30 |
| Saturday | 09:30 – 15:30 |
| Sunday | 09:30 – 15:30 |
Hours from the venue's published listing, checked October 2026. Holiday hours may differ.
Full hours & directions8 Barrack St, Pennefatherslot, Kilkenny, R95 YF30
You will find Arán, a Break café, on 8 Barrack St in Kilkenny City Centre, Co. Kilkenny. The menu mixes crowd-pleasing dishes with seasonal specials.
It sits about 320 m from St. John's Priory — roughly a 4-minute walk. Public transport is handy: Kilkenny MacDonagh Station station lies roughly 300 m from the door. Kilkenny City Centre has 182 restaurants, cafés and takeaways in our guide, and this is one of them. It shares the spot with Arán Deli & Bakery, which is just next door.
Facilities recorded for this venue include table reservations and wheelchair access. There are vegetarian choices, which is useful for mixed groups. It opens 6 days a week from 9:30am to 3:30pm and is closed on Tuesday. Diners rate it 4.7/5 on Google across 832 reviews, with recent reviewers most often mentioning tasty food.
| Cuisine | Break and Café |
|---|---|
| Type | Café |
| Price guide | € (budget) |
| Google rating | 4.7 / 5 from 832 reviews |
| Address | 8 Barrack St, Pennefatherslot, Kilkenny, R95 YF30 |
| Eircode | R95 YF30 |
| Phone | +353 56 775 6297 |
| Reservations | Yes |
| Wheelchair access | Yes |
| Vegetarian options | Yes |
| Open | 6 days a week · 36 hours in total |
| Nearest station | Kilkenny MacDonagh Station (300 m) |
| Nearby landmark | St. John's Priory (320 m) |
| From Dublin city centre | 101 km |
| Coordinates | 52.65639, -7.24677 |
At a glance
Details as published on the venue's public business listing; they can change, so confirm anything essential with the restaurant.
Menu highlights
Marshmallows
Soup of the day with half a sandwich
Bacon and maple or berries and cream
Parmesan, cos
Irish striploin, béarnaise, pommes frites
Braised chicken, red wine, lardons
Typical dishes and approximate prices for this style of café. The restaurant's own menu and prices may differ.
Usually busiest around 1pm on Thursdays.
Estimate based on opening hours and typical dining patterns for break and café venues — not live data.
What recent reviewers mention most:
Tasty food
Lovely bakery products.
I tried raspberry chocolate brownie, chocolate mousse and lemon coconut slice. Those were delicious.
The Food in other part of the cafe was okayish for my taste buds. Korean wrap / korean chicken goujons were too sweet for korean flavours. And Bombay Potatoes was also okay types for my Indian taste buds. Nevertheless food presentations were very good.
Excellent food with exceptional quality ingredients! They are not only aesthetically pleasing but also top notch taste, will definitely return if I am in the area again :-) perfect place for brunch!
Thank you for the kind review. We love the photos!
I’ve been wanting to eat here for a while altough it can be hard to get a table we were lucky to try it today.
I’ll start of by saying I’m not a wrap person but the Korean wrap was amazing the sauce the textures nothing was soggy everything was crispy and the flavour was unbelievable.
We then went to the bakery across the road and got a cinnamon roll and a bun with a bueno filling and it is the best pastries I’ve had in a long time.
I never write reviews but this definitely deserved one.
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Yes. On Sundays the listed hours are 09:30 – 15:30.
It is currently closed. Opens tomorrow at 09:30.
Yes, the venue is recorded as wheelchair accessible.
Yes. Reservations are accepted — call +353 56 775 6297 to book.
The closest alternatives are Arán Deli & Bakery (20 m), Campagne (60 m) and Mocha (60 m).
Arán has a rating of 4.7 out of 5 on Google, based on 832 public reviews. Reviewers often mention tasty food.
Kilkenny MacDonagh Station is about 300 m away, roughly 4 minutes on foot.
