Mocha's Vintage Tearooms

Kilkenny City


This cute retro tearoom with picture-cluttered walls and rose-patterned china serves a triple-tiered afternoon tea (2pm to 4.30pm Tuesday to Saturday) with loose-leaf tea, finger sandwiches, cakes and scones with Irish butter and preserves. There's a breakfast menu (until 11.30am) with a choice of bagels or a full Irish fry-up, and lunch dishes such as superfood salads, open-face ciabattas and quiches.


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Nearby Kilkenny City attractions

1. Maudlin Tower

0.19 MILES

One of the surviving corner towers of Kilkenny's medieval city walls.

2. Maudlin Castle

0.23 MILES

This substantial tower house, dating from around 1500, once formed part of the city's defences, protecting the approach from the east.

3. Smithwick's Experience

0.36 MILES

Until its closure, Smithwick's was Ireland’s oldest working brewery. John Smithwick founded the business in 1710 on the site of Kilkenny's 13th-century St…

4. Rothe House & Garden

0.38 MILES

Dating from 1594, this is Ireland's finest example of a Tudor merchant's house, complete with a restored medieval garden. Built around a series of…

5. Medieval Mile Museum

0.4 MILES

Dating from the early 13th century, St Mary's Church has been converted into a fascinating modern museum that charts the history of Kilkenny in medieval…

6. Tholsel

0.4 MILES

Kilkenny's Tholsel (City Hall) was built in 1761 on the spot where Dame Alice Kyteler’s maid Petronella was burned at the stake in 1324 for witchcraft …

7. Butler Gallery

0.4 MILES

The Butler Gallery is one of the country’s most important art galleries outside Dublin. Small exhibitions featuring the work of contemporary artists are…

8. Kilkenny Castle

0.42 MILES

Rising above the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle is one of Ireland's most visited heritage sites. Stronghold of the powerful Butler family, it has a history…