101 Great Irish Restaurants: Connacht

GALWAY

Kai, Galway city

Jess Murphy’s regularly changing menus are as vibrant and pretension-free as she is, and her suppliers are a who’s who of the country’s best – St Tola, Gannet Fishmongers, Green Earth Organics and The Friendly Farmer are just some of them.

It’s mostly a seven-day-a-week operation (although dinner drops back to five nights in October), with lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday, and a well-above-average brunch on Sundays. ...