Bastion (restaurant)

Not to be confused with Bastion (Nashville restaurant).

Bastion
Location within County Cork
Restaurant information
Established	February 2015 (2015-02)
Owner(s)	Paul McDonald and Helen Noonan
Head chef	Paul McDonald
Food type	European cuisine
Rating	Michelin Guide
Location	Market Street, Kinsale, County Cork, P17 C996, Ireland
Coordinates	51°42′21″N8°31′27″W / 51.705703°N 8.524174°W / 51.705703; -8.524174
Seating capacity	50
Website	www.bastionkinsale.com

Bastion is a restaurant (also described as a wine bar-cum-bistro) ^[1] in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. ^[2] It was awarded a Michelin star for 2020. ^[3]

History

Opened in 2015 by couple Paul McDonald and Helen Noonan, The Irish Examiner wrote "calling a relatively new restaurant Bastion in a resort town where there’s an enticing menu on almost every third doorway is a little statement of intent, challengers announcing their arrival as it were." ^[4] Bastion won a Michelin star in 2020. ^{[5] [6]}

Awards

• Michelin star: since 2020
• Bib Gourmand: 2016 ^[7]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in Ireland

References

1. "Bastion - a Michelin Guide restaurant in Monkstown". www.viamichelin.ie.
2. Travel, D. K. (7 September 2017). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Ireland. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN   9780241325957 – via Google Books.
3. "Kinsale's Bastion has been awarded a Michelin star". 7 October 2019.
4. "Restaurant review: Bastion, Kinsale, Co Cork". www.irishexaminer.com. 13 June 2015.
5. "Bastion". www.bastionkinsale.com.
6. "Cork restaurants awarded Michelin star". Echo Live. 7 October 2019.
7. Planet, Lonely; Wilson, Neil; Davenport, Fionn; Harper, Damian; Nevez, Catherine Le; Albiston, Isabel (1 March 2018). Lonely Planet Ireland. Lonely Planet. ISBN   9781787019485 – via Google Books.

External links

• Official Site