The Shelbourne Bar ★ 4.5
Ireland's best whiskey bar for four consecutive years, the Shelbourne holds over 540 Irish whiskeys and treats the category with the seriousness it deserves.
Sin E is a bar in Maccurtain Street (Victorian Quarter), Cork.
Translating as 'That's It' in Irish, Sin E has hosted live traditional sessions since 1889, making it one of Ireland's longest-running trad venues.
Address: 8 Coburg Street, Cork
Ireland's best whiskey bar for four consecutive years, the Shelbourne holds over 540 Irish whiskeys and treats the category with the seriousness it deserves.
Cork's best-known live music pub on Oliver Plunkett Street with nightly live acts Wednesday to Sunday and a late licence until 01:30 on Friday and Saturday.
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Run by the O'Donnell family since 1924, the Hi-B is Cork's most determinedly traditional pub, with a strict no-mobile-phones policy that forces genuine.
Ireland's best whiskey bar for four consecutive years, the Shelbourne holds over 540 Irish whiskeys and treats the category with the seriousness it deserves.
Trading since 1827, Costigan's is one of Cork's oldest licensed premises. The long bar counter, snugs, parlour and open fire make it classic Cork pub.
An award-winning live music venue on Douglas Street, one of Cork's best streets for character. Coughlan's hosts free gigs every week across trad, folk, jazz.