Cork: Fab Food Tasting Trail
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What to order at The SpitJack
- Must order
- Porchetta rotisserie pork belly with seasonal sides; the spit runs from opening through close.
- Editor tip
- Weekend brunch is the least busy service; evenings fill quickly without a booking.
CuisineRotisserie
Price€€
NeighborhoodCity Centre
HoursMon-Wed 09:00-21:00, Thu 09:00-21:30, Fri 09:00-22:00, Sat 09:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-21:00
Phone(021) 239 0613
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Must order: Porchetta rotisserie pork belly with seasonal sides; the spit runs from opening through close.
Tip: Weekend brunch is the least busy service; evenings fill quickly without a booking.
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Location
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Elbow Lane Brew and Smokehouse ★ 4.1
Cork's smokehouse and nano-brewery on Oliver Plunkett Street, with ribs, brisket and wood-grilled meats matched to in-house beers made to German Purity Law.
Order: Slow smoked baby back ribs with house-brewed pale ale; the ribs need the full smoke time, so arrive by 19:30.
Tip: Book a table; the room is small and the regulars know when to show up.
More casual dining in Cork
Nash 19 ★ 4.1
Cork's most important daytime room on Princes Street, with breakfast and lunch menus running on a Cork rhythm since the 1990s. Freshly baked goods, seasonal.
Order: Scones with Kerry butter; baked fresh each morning and usually sold out by 14:00.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday only; check hours before crossing town.
Farmgate Cafe ★ 4.5
Perched above the English Market on its own gallery, with produce bought from the stalls below each morning. Tripe, drisheen and soda bread are the anchors.
Order: Tripe and drisheen; Cork's native offal dish prepared as the city has always eaten it.
Tip: Arrive before noon or after 13:30 to get a table; the gallery fills quickly at peak lunch.
Elbow Lane Brew and Smokehouse ★ 4.1
Cork's smokehouse and nano-brewery on Oliver Plunkett Street, with ribs, brisket and wood-grilled meats matched to in-house beers made to German Purity Law.
Order: Slow smoked baby back ribs with house-brewed pale ale; the ribs need the full smoke time, so arrive by 19:30.
Tip: Book a table; the room is small and the regulars know when to show up.
Son of a Bun ★ 3.9
Cork's most decorated burger counter, with Aberdeen Angus beef freshly minced daily and a monthly-rotating special alongside the classic smash format.
Order: Classic smash burger with Aberdeen Angus beef minced daily and hand-cut.
Tip: Queue forms early at lunchtime on Fridays; the monthly special sells out mid-week.
Miyazaki Japanese Takeaway ★ 4.7
Takashi Miyazaki's cash-only takeaway on Evergreen Street, running a tight Tuesday to Sunday lunchtime and evening service. The kitchen is tiny, the queue.
Order: Tonkatsu or ramen; both are prepared to a standard that would hold in Japan.
Tip: Cash only; no cards accepted. Open 13:00-15:30 and 17:00-21:00; closed Monday.
Marina Market ★ 3.8
A converted riverside warehouse with over thirty-five food and drink vendors, running Korean street food, Venezuelan arepas, Brazilian churrasco, Italian.
Order: Korean fried chicken from the Korean stall; the heat level is honest and the portions are generous.
Tip: Go on a weekday lunchtime for a shorter queue at the most popular stalls.