Ireland's very best of 2022 has been revealed.

  For the last month the Regional Irish Restaurant Awards for 2022 have been on, and last night it reached its finale at the Convention Centre in Dublin, recognising the very best of Irish hospitality. From best gastropub, to best emerging Irish cuisine, the top restaurants from each province as well as All Ireland have been revealed. So make note of some of these places because these are the very best that Ireland has to offer. Without further ado, here's Ireland's top restaurants.

Best Private Dining and Club Restaurant

25 Fitzwilliam Place in Dublin

Best Cookery School

Aniar Restaurant & Boutique Cookery School in Galway

Best Seafood Experience

Beach House Tramore in Waterford

Best Digital Marketing

Michael's in Dublin

Best Cocktail Experience

Skirmantas Mossy Lelys in Kerry

Local Food Hero

Ulster - Native Seafood, Stevie and Rebecca Mccarry Leinster - Mark Williams, Butcher Restaurant Connaught - Teresa Roche, Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese Munster - Denis Cotter, Paradiso Cork City Dublin - Eoin McCluskey, Bread 41 All Ireland Winner - Eoin McCluskey, Bread 41

Best Sustainable Practices

Ulster - Olde Post Inn, Cavan Leinster - The Green Barn, Kildare Connaught - Sweet Beat Café, Sligo Munster - Grow HQ, Waterford Dublin - Airfield Estate All Ireland Winner - Grow HQ, Waterford

Best Free From Restaurants

Ulster - The Hive, Monaghan Leinster - Truffles Restaurant, Kilkenny Connaught - Greens & Co, Galway Munster - Copia Green, Limerick Dublin - Vietnom All Ireland Winner - Copia Green, Limerick

Best Emerging Irish Cuisine

Ulster - Clenaghans Restaurant, Antrim Leinster - The Heritage, Laois Connaught - Fish and Bean, Sligo Munster - Old Couch Café, Waterford Dublin - Margadh Food & Wine All Ireland Winner - Old Couch Café, Waterford Best Restaurant Manager  Ulster - Saul McConnell, Noble Leinster - Lareina Quigley, Vanilla Pod Restaurant, Meath Connaught - Gabriel Camburu, Buffalo Boy Munster - John Edward Joyce, The Mustard Seed Dublin - Conor Sexton, Nightmarket All Ireland Winner - Conor Sexton, Nightmarket

Best Wine Experience

Ulster - Ox Cave, Belfast Leinster - Ely Wine Store, Maynooth Connaught - Walker 1781, Sligo Munster - Sheen Falls Lodge, Kerry Dublin - NOTE All Ireland Winner - Ely Wine Store, Maynooth

Best Café

Ulster - Brøn Cafe Bar and Restaurant, Derry Leinster - Mullichain Café Glynn, Carlow Connaught - Lyons Café and Bakeshop, Sligo Munster - Café Lógr Adare, Limerick Dublin - Tiller + Grain All Ireland Winner - Tiller + Grain

Best World Cuisine

Ulster - Chandpur Restaurant, Donegal Leinster - Pink Salt Indian, Wicklow Connaught - Miso Izakaya, Sligo Munster - Mezze Tramore, Waterford Dublin - Big Fan Bao All Ireland Winner - Mezze Tramore, Waterford

Best Newcomer

Ulster - Frae, Down Leinster - Canal Squad, Kilkenny Connaught - Éan, Galway Munster - Beach House Tramore, Waterford Dublin - Orwell Road All Ireland Winner - Orwell Road, Dublin

Pub of the Year

Ulster - Charlie's Bar, Fermanagh Leinster - The Sky & The Ground, Wexford Connaught - Lowry's Bar, Galway Munster - Mutton Lane Inn, Cork Dublin - The Old Stand All Ireland Winner - The Sky & The Ground, Wexford

Best Casual Dining

Ulster - The Copper Tap & 1806, Tyrone Leinster - The Enniskerry Inn, Wicklow Connaught - Poacher Restaurant, Mayo Munster - Goldie, Cork Dublin - Nannetti's All Ireland Winner - Goldie, Cork

Best Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant

Ulster - McNean House & Restaurant Blacklion, Cavan Leinster - Mount Juliet Estate Thomastown, Kilkenny Connaught - Foyles Hotel, Galway Munster - Cashel Palace Hotel, Tipperary Dublin - The Shelbourne All Ireland Winner - Mount Juliet Estate Thomastown, Kilkenny

Best Customer Service

Ulster - Oak Room, Cavan Leinster - Treacy's Bar and Restaurant, Laois Connaught - The Twelve, Galway Munster - Mitchel House, Tipperary Dublin - Uno Mas All Ireland Winner - Uno Mas, Dublin

Best Gastro Pub

Ulster - The Rusty Mackerel, Donegal Leinster - Butler and Barry, Wicklow Connaught - Coyne's Gastropub, Galway Munster - The Glenbeigh Hotel, Kerry Dublin - Davy Byrnes All Ireland Winner - The Rusty Mackerel, Donegal

Best Chef

Ulster - Ciaran Sweeney, The Olde Glen Bar Carrickart, Donegal Leinster - John Kelly, Lady Helen Restaurant, Kilkenny Connaught - Enda McEvoy, Loam, Galway Munster - Ahmet Dede, Dede, Cork Dublin - Graham Neville, Dax Restaurant All Ireland Winner - Ahmet Dede, Dede, Cork

Best Restaurant

Ulster - Deanes Eipic, Antrim Leinster - Aimsir Restaurant, Kildare Connaught - Lignum Restaurant, Galway Munster - Restaurant Chestnut, Cork Dublin - Chapter One All Ireland Winner - Chapter One, Dublin   So there you have it. The very best from the Irish hospitality scene have been recognised by the Irish restaurant awards 2022, and a huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees. As for us, we'll be referring back to this anytime we're planning a wee staycation around the country, or just in need of some award winning food, drink, or service. Header image via Twitter/IrishRestaurantAward READ ON: Galway's first oyster bar to open this week