Dining
Cork City boasts a vibrant dining scene, from fresh local produce at the English Market to award-winning restaurants like Café Paradiso and Market Lane. Enjoy traditional Irish pubs, cozy cafés, and diverse international cuisines, offering something delicious for every taste.
Places to eat & drink
Find great places to eat & drink in Cork.
Café Paradiso
A multiple award winning restaurant, Paradiso is a Cork City institution. The restaurant is celebrated for bringing quality vegetarian cuisine to the public. Since it opened in 1993, it has published four cook books.
Farmgate, English Market
A café in Cork’s historic food market, Farmgate has won many awards for its local seasonal fresh food. The Farmgate has won many awards and at the heart of their ethos, is the idea that food should be local, seasonal and prepared simply.
Greenes Restaurant at Hotel Isaacs Cork
For elegant dining in a unique setting in Cork City, consider Greenes Restaurant at Hotel Isaacs Cork. The restaurant is located overlooking a floodlit waterfall. It serves renowned food made with fresh, local produce.
Franciscan Well Brewery and Brew Pub
Enjoy the ultimate craft beer experience at the legendary Franciscan Well Brewery and Brew Pub, in Cork City. There are brewery tours, storytelling, traditional music and woodfired pizza. They have a cocktail bar and outdoor beer garden. They also host their own beer festivals.
Luigi Malones Cork
Luigi Malones is located on Emmet Place in Cork City, opposite the Cork Opera House. The family friendly restaurant serves Italian and Irish cuisine. Luigi Malones menu features Himalayan salt chamber Irish steaks, large gourmet style burgers, fajitas, Italian hand thrown pizzas, Japanese yakisoba and original buffalo wings.
Quay Co-op
Founded in 1982, the Quay Co-op is an institution to the people of Cork City. Three shops and a restaurant provide quality, wholesome foods, such as homemade breads, soups and top natural ingredients.
The Sandwich Stall at the English Market
The Sandwich Stall is situated right in the buzz of Cork City’s wonderfully diverse English Market. It provides fresh tasty snacks with good quality ingredients and incorporating as much local Irish artisan and English Market produce as possible.