Cork Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
Cork's flagship specialty roastery, established in the Huguenot Quarter on French Church Street and roasting on a 1930s cast-iron drum roaster - still.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Cork. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Roasters worth knowing
Cork Coffee Roasters Bridge Street ★ 4.4
The Bridge Street branch of Cork Coffee Roasters, serving the same 1930s drum-roasted Arabica through espresso and filter with table service.
SOMA Coffee Company ★ 4.6
Cork's most technically advanced specialty roaster, roasting on 15kg and 30kg Giesen drum roasters while serving customers at the Tuckey Street counter.
Filter ★ 4.6
Founded in 2012 by Eoin McCarthy and Alex O'Callahan, Filter put Cork on the Irish specialty coffee map. The Georges Quay brew bar curates rotating guest.
Three Fools Coffee ★ 4.3
Cork's most unusual coffee venue: a standalone glass pod kiosk outside Cork City Library on Grand Parade, roasting its own beans and serving them black.
Cafe Moly Roastery ★ 4.4
A Cork-based offshoot of a South Korean specialty coffee operation, opened on Douglas Street in December 2020 by Daniel and Sunmi. Functions simultaneously.
Velo Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
Ireland's first B Corp-certified coffee roastery, established in Cork in 2017. Velo began in the city centre and moved to a purpose-built Mayfield facility.
Alchemy Coffee and Books ★ 4.5
Cork's best-loved neighbourhood coffee destination, doubling as an independent bookshop on the south-side Barrack Street. Curates guest specialty roasters.
Boru Coffee Shop ★ 4.2
Opened in December 2022 in an 80-year-old former Clyde Shipping building at the Brian Boru Bridge, this intimate east-side specialty coffee shop pours SOMA.
Filter South Main Street ★ 4.4
Filter's second Cork city location, opened on South Main Street to serve the western city quarter. Same rotating guest roaster programme as the Georges Quay.