Cork: Fab Food Tasting Trail
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What to order at On the Pigs Back
- Must order
- A freshly baked quiche with seasonal filling - a reminder that France shaped Cork's food culture more than.
Cuisine['French-Irish Bread', 'Artisan Deli', 'Charcuterie']
Price€€
NeighborhoodEnglish Market Quarter
HoursMon-Sat 09:00-17:00
Phone021 4617832
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Must order: A freshly baked quiche with seasonal filling - a reminder that France shaped Cork's food culture more than.
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Location
Address: Unit 11, The English Market, Grand Parade, Cork, T12 PH6Y
More bakeries in Cork
Arbutus Bread ★ 4.5
Founded by Declan Ryan after training with the best bakers in France. A wholesale operation supplying most of Cork's top restaurants with sourdough.
Order: The Cork Beer Bread - sourdough leavened with local stout malt, only sold at markets.
Pana Bread ★ 4.0
A compact artisan bread counter inside Merchants Quay that punches above its size. The range spans traditional sourdoughs through rye, einkorn, gluten-free.
Order: Turkish pide - a speciality rarely found in Irish bakeries and made with properly fermented dough
Cameron Bakery ★ 4.2
A Cork institution with multiple city locations. The Patrick Street branch is the most central, baking fresh bread and pastries daily for over three decades.
Order: A breakfast sandwich roll - the doorstep-cut white bread stuffed with bacon and egg is pure Cork morning.
Cocoa by Brendan Cashman ★ 4.4
Boutique chocolate cafe in the Edwardian Winthrop Arcade, with truffles, cakes and macarons handmade by chef Brendan Cashman, formerly of the celebrated.
Order: A flight of macarons with a cup of single-origin hot chocolate.
Bracken's Bakery ★ 4.6
A family-run bakery on the Old Mallow Road in Blackpool, baking since 1981, with a loyal local following for its breads, cream cakes and lunchtime sandwiches.
Order: A sandwich on the house bread, which the bakery bakes specifically for it, with a cream cake to follow.
Ross Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.6
A south-side neighbourhood gem in Ballinlough with a devoted following. The early-morning bread run starts at 07:00 and sells out by midday at weekends.
Order: The morning pastry selection before 9am - arrive at opening for the croissants and pain au chocolat while the batch is still warm