Cork: Fab Food Tasting Trail
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What to order at Cask
- Must order
- Seasonal small plates with one of the sixteen cocktails made with local foragers and farmers.
- Editor tip
- The cocktail list changes quarterly; the Friday early-evening period before 19:00 is the quietest.
CuisineCocktail bar
Price€€
NeighborhoodMacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter)
HoursMon-Fri 16:00-23:30, Sat 14:00-00:30, Sun 16:00-22:00
Phone+353514500011
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Must order: Seasonal small plates with one of the sixteen cocktails made with local foragers and farmers.
Tip: The cocktail list changes quarterly; the Friday early-evening period before 19:00 is the quietest.
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Location
Address: 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
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Order: Steak on the Stone; prime Irish beef cooked to your preference on a heated lava stone at the table.
Tip: Waterfall tables on the ground floor are the most moody; request when booking.
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Order: Handmade teuchi soba with ume plum and wakame.
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Old Town Whiskey Bar ★ 3.7
The whiskey bar side of the Bodega building on Cornmarket Street, with a chosen Irish whiskey flight programme and a kitchen running pub classics until late.
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Tip: The whiskey guide is on hand from Thursday through Sunday evenings; request the flight pairing menu.
Quay Co-op ★ 4.0
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Bocelli Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar ★ 3.7
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Tip: Ask the sommelier for a half-glass pairing if you're ordering multiple courses.
Greenes Restaurant ★ 4.3
A converted waterfall-backed Cork warehouse on MacCurtain Street with menus built on English Market sourcing, local beef and seasonal Irish produce.
Order: Steak on the Stone; prime Irish beef cooked to your preference on a heated lava stone at the table.
Tip: Waterfall tables on the ground floor are the most moody; request when booking.
The Oliver Plunkett ★ 3.5
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Order: Traditional Irish stew; the kitchen keeps a rotating pot of the city's most accessible version.
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