The Alternative Bread Company is a bakery in English Market Quarter, Cork.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Organic wholemeal sourdough - baked daily, with seeds pressed into the crust for texture
Address: The English Market, Princes Street, Cork
Founded in 1992 by Frenchwoman Isabelle Sheridan, the stall has twice won Best Market Stall in County Cork. Daily savoury pastries, quiches and fresh breads.
Order: A freshly baked quiche with seasonal filling - a reminder that France shaped Cork's food culture more than.
Founded in 1992 by Frenchwoman Isabelle Sheridan, the stall has twice won Best Market Stall in County Cork. Daily savoury pastries, quiches and fresh breads.
Order: A freshly baked quiche with seasonal filling - a reminder that France shaped Cork's food culture more than.
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Order: The Cork Beer Bread - sourdough leavened with local stout malt, only sold at markets.
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Order: Turkish pide - a speciality rarely found in Irish bakeries and made with properly fermented dough
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Order: A breakfast sandwich roll - the doorstep-cut white bread stuffed with bacon and egg is pure Cork morning.
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Order: A flight of macarons with a cup of single-origin hot chocolate.
A family-run bakery on the Old Mallow Road with an exceptional local reputation - 4.7 stars from over 460 Google reviews, the highest-rated bakery in Cork.
Order: Fresh cream slice - the old-school choux and cream pastry that Cork locals grew up with, unashamedly retro.
