Cork's bakery culture runs through its markets and arcades, with a focus on cakes, pastries and chocolate work rather than volume bread production. Heaven's Cakes sits inside the English Market on Princes Street, while Cocoa by Brendan Cashman works from Winthrop Arcade in the city centre. Both reward a slow morning wander through the covered lanes that define this part of town.
2 bakery places in Cork we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cork · Bakery across every city.
Order A seasonal mousse cake slice - the Irish-butter pastry base with French-trained layering is unlike anything.
Run since 1996 by classically trained pastry chefs Joe and Barbara Hegarty, this English Market stall brings French patisserie technique to Cork daily.
Order A flight of macarons with a cup of single-origin hot chocolate.
Boutique chocolate cafe in the Edwardian Winthrop Arcade, with truffles, cakes and macarons handmade by chef Brendan Cashman, formerly of the celebrated.
Not on this list, but among the highest we score in this city. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
