Guidebook for Cork
Food Scene
A great independent café around the corner from the house. A good place to read and write and get familiar with the faces of Cork's cool crowd.
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19 George's QuayA great independent café around the corner from the house. A good place to read and write and get familiar with the faces of Cork's cool crowd.
Fantastic Japanese takeaway, run by a Japanese chef. If you get lucky you can get a stool and eat there. If not, the house is not far.
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Miyazaki Japanese Take Away
1A Evergreen StFantastic Japanese takeaway, run by a Japanese chef. If you get lucky you can get a stool and eat there. If not, the house is not far.
A friendly mid range restaurant specialising in Irish / continental food; we regularly eat there.
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Market Lane
5-6 Oliver Plunkett StA friendly mid range restaurant specialising in Irish / continental food; we regularly eat there.
This is the Fish bar on the First floor of the Electric Bar (not the restaurant). Nice food + great view of the river if you sit facing a window. If you are lucky a seal will swim by...
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Electric
41 S MallThis is the Fish bar on the First floor of the Electric Bar (not the restaurant). Nice food + great view of the river if you sit facing a window. If you are lucky a seal will swim by...
We especially like the tapas side on Oliver Plunkett Street, which showcases great Irish produce. Very friendly service.
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Jacques Restaurant
23 Oliver Plunkett StWe especially like the tapas side on Oliver Plunkett Street, which showcases great Irish produce. Very friendly service.
Especially recommended for brunch (simple and relaxed), but eating there is always a great experience. Friendly service and inventive menu.
No. 5 Fenn's Quay
Sheares StreetEspecially recommended for brunch (simple and relaxed), but eating there is always a great experience. Friendly service and inventive menu.
Delicious grilled meat and fish with fantastic side dishes. Get there early if you can: the place is small and very popular - Currently closed, will reopen shortly.
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Elbow Lane Brew and Smoke House
4 Oliver Plunkett StDelicious grilled meat and fish with fantastic side dishes. Get there early if you can: the place is small and very popular - Currently closed, will reopen shortly.
Lovely relaxed artsy café attached to the Triskel Arts Centre. They have a good selection of drinks, cakes and light lunches. DJs in the evening at the weekend, and regular gigs on Thursday nights.
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Triskel Arts Centre
Tobin StreetLovely relaxed artsy café attached to the Triskel Arts Centre. They have a good selection of drinks, cakes and light lunches. DJs in the evening at the weekend, and regular gigs on Thursday nights.
A tiny place preparing delicious authentic South Indian Food, light and spicy. We recommend the dosas.
Iyer's
38 Popes QuayA tiny place preparing delicious authentic South Indian Food, light and spicy. We recommend the dosas.
The Oyster Tavern
Saint Patrick's StreetGreat fresh salads to take away, independently run.
Good cheese selection, a bit less pricey than the Pigs back in the Market. Their fresh pasta is excellent.
Iago Food Company Limited
9 Princes StGood cheese selection, a bit less pricey than the Pigs back in the Market. Their fresh pasta is excellent.
Small restaurant serving middle eastern inspired Irish food. Good for a mid afternoon cup of tea or an evening glass of wine (it gets busy).
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Orso Kitchen & Bar
8 Pembroke StSmall restaurant serving middle eastern inspired Irish food. Good for a mid afternoon cup of tea or an evening glass of wine (it gets busy).
Suggested for lunch - really good food made by a real kitchen, nice pub setting. Also good for a quiet afternoon read - this is a very busy pub at night, with live gigs.
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The Woodford
20-21 Paul StSuggested for lunch - really good food made by a real kitchen, nice pub setting. Also good for a quiet afternoon read - this is a very busy pub at night, with live gigs.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great pub with a warm atmosphere, great art on the walls and a good beer garden. Good for coffee in the afternoon too. They sometimes do simple food. Around the corner from us.
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Fionnbarra Bar
73 Douglas StA great pub with a warm atmosphere, great art on the walls and a good beer garden. Good for coffee in the afternoon too. They sometimes do simple food. Around the corner from us.
One of the old pubs of Cork, full of character with a good interesting mixed crowd.
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The Oval Bar
25 S Main StOne of the old pubs of Cork, full of character with a good interesting mixed crowd.
A great old local pub with regular music sessions in the evening.
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8 Coburg StA great old local pub with regular music sessions in the evening.
Lovely pub with nice staff, great relaxed atmosphere and good beer-garden. A Cork institution.
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Tom Barry's
113 Barrack StLovely pub with nice staff, great relaxed atmosphere and good beer-garden. A Cork institution.
For when you are after crowd and party. Regular gigs, some of them free. Great atmosphere when not too crowded, a bit much some other times, although this probably shows our age.
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The Crane Lane Theatre
Phoenix StreetFor when you are after crowd and party. Regular gigs, some of them free. Great atmosphere when not too crowded, a bit much some other times, although this probably shows our age.
Shopping
The heart of Cork. Best meat: try O'Mahony's by the Grand parade entrance; Seafood: Ballycotton; best bread: Arbutus, sold in the Pigs back; best smoked salmon: Hederman (pricy but worth it)
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The English Market
Grand ParadeThe heart of Cork. Best meat: try O'Mahony's by the Grand parade entrance; Seafood: Ballycotton; best bread: Arbutus, sold in the Pigs back; best smoked salmon: Hederman (pricy but worth it)
Lavit Gallery
Wandesford QuayA great commercial art gallery showcasing local arts and crafts.
Small organic and farmers' market running on Saturday mornings. Vegetables, bread, fish (get there early), juices, cheese...
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Small organic and farmers' market running on Saturday mornings. Vegetables, bread, fish (get there early), juices, cheese...
Essentials
Lidl
4-5 Cornmarket StFor the cheapest, no nonsense groceries.
Largest organic and whole-food store in Cork, with vegetarian restaurant above and café within the store.
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Quay Co-op Vegetarian Restaurant and Wholefood Store
24 Sullivan's QuayLargest organic and whole-food store in Cork, with vegetarian restaurant above and café within the store.
Arts & Culture
A fantastic building, worth visiting for the architecture alone. Exhibitions change a few times a year (always free). Good café at ground floor level.
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The Glucksman
A fantastic building, worth visiting for the architecture alone. Exhibitions change a few times a year (always free). Good café at ground floor level.
A lovely art gallery, showcasing a mixture of classical painting and changing themed exhibitions. The café / restaurant is a Cork institution.
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Crawford Art Gallery
1 Emmett PlA lovely art gallery, showcasing a mixture of classical painting and changing themed exhibitions. The café / restaurant is a Cork institution.
A small Gallery run by the the Crawford Art College, showcasing local artists. Exhibitions last only a few weeks and are usually worth checking out.
Fenton Gallery
A small Gallery run by the the Crawford Art College, showcasing local artists. Exhibitions last only a few weeks and are usually worth checking out.
Entertainment & Activities
A bit of a walk up the hill, but well worth the detour if you haven't been to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Very interesting architecture, and a solid introduction to the Irish Revolution and Civil War.
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Cork City Gaol
Convent AvenueA bit of a walk up the hill, but well worth the detour if you haven't been to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Very interesting architecture, and a solid introduction to the Irish Revolution and Civil War.
Parks & Nature
A large pound that doubles up as a birds nature reserve. Geese, ducks, swans, swallows in summer and small bats in the evening. About 10 minutes uphill walk from our house. Good place for a jog, too.
The Lough Playground
A large pound that doubles up as a birds nature reserve. Geese, ducks, swans, swallows in summer and small bats in the evening. About 10 minutes uphill walk from our house. Good place for a jog, too.
The only real park in Cork. Medium size, with a variety of areas (Victorian pound, lawns, river edge, new bandstand, kids playground...). This is where people flock when the weather is good. Also home to the free Cork Public Museum, charting the history of the city, and to a host of family weekend events throughout the summer. The café at the back of the museum serves good food.
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Fitzgerald Park
The only real park in Cork. Medium size, with a variety of areas (Victorian pound, lawns, river edge, new bandstand, kids playground...). This is where people flock when the weather is good. Also home to the free Cork Public Museum, charting the history of the city, and to a host of family weekend events throughout the summer. The café at the back of the museum serves good food.
Not really a park, more of a long lawn stuck between the road and the river, this is where we go when we want a longer walk. You can easily access it by following the River's edge from Fitzegerald Park. A path goes past the Shaky Bridge, along the wall of the Mardyke's sports field, crosses a road and brings you to a series of weirs and bridges. Good for a jog.
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Lee Fields
3 Lee RdNot really a park, more of a long lawn stuck between the road and the river, this is where we go when we want a longer walk. You can easily access it by following the River's edge from Fitzegerald Park. A path goes past the Shaky Bridge, along the wall of the Mardyke's sports field, crosses a road and brings you to a series of weirs and bridges. Good for a jog.