27 cocktail bar rooms in Cork we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cork | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Cask ★ 4.3
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
MacCurtain Street's foremost cocktail and small plates bar, where a changing menu of local-forage cocktails sits alongside Irish seasonal plates.
Cask ★ 4.3
48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cork's premier cocktail bar on MacCurtain Street with sixteen drinks made with local foragers and small plates. Four national cocktail awards in succession.
The Long Valley Bar ★ 4.5
City Centre · 10 Winthrop Street, Cork, T12 NW64
Established in 1842 and run by the Moynihan family since 1927, the Long Valley is Cork's most storied bar. The counter is famously long, the decor unchanged.
Sin E ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 8 Coburg Street, 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.
The Oliver Plunkett ★ 4.2
City Centre · 116 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 P957
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.
The Mutton Lane Inn ★ 4.4
City Centre · 3 Mutton Lane, Cork, T12 RV07
Accessed down a narrow laneway off Patrick Street that leads into the English Market complex, Mutton Lane Inn is Cork's most photogenic traditional pub.
The Hi-B Bar ★ 4.3
City Centre · 108 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
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.
The Shelbourne Bar ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 16-17 MacCurtain 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.
Costigan's Pub ★ 4.2
City Centre · 11 Washington Street, Cork
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.
Coughlan's Bar ★ 4.4
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 7 Douglas Street, Cork
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.
An Spailpin Fanach ★ 4.4
City Centre · 29-30 South Main Street, Cork
Open since 1779, An Spailpin Fanach is one of Ireland's oldest continuously trading pubs and Cork's foremost trad music destination. The Lee Sessions trail.
The Corner House ★ 4.1
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 7 Coburg Street, Cork
A family-run pub at the Shandon end of Coburg Street since 1994, anchoring the Lee Sessions with spontaneous trad and blues in the back booth each week.
Rising Sons Brewery Bar ★ 4.3
City Centre · 4 Cornmarket Street, Cork
Cork city's main craft brewery taproom, pouring Rising Sons' full tap range including Cork Pale Ale and Blackrock Stout direct from the tank on Cornmarket St.
Franciscan Well Brewpub ★ 4.2
Shandon and North Mall · 14B North Mall, Cork, T23 P264
Cork's original craft brewery founded in 1998 on North Mall beside the medieval city wall. The North Mall brewpub trades on under independent management.
The Castle Inn ★ 4.1
City Centre · Lower Castle Street, Cork
A no-frills South Main Street traditional bar that refuses to modernise, and is better for it. No music, no screens, no cocktail list. The focus is entirely.
The Oval ★ 4.0
City Centre · South Main Street, Cork
Named for its elliptical 1900s architecture, The Oval is Cork's best-preserved Edwardian pub interior. The original mahogany bar, frosted glass and tiled.
Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy ★ 4.3
City Centre · 7 Pembroke Street, Cork
A pharmacy from the 1880s in a 1720 building, reopened as a wine and cocktail bar in 2012. The apothecary cabinets lining the walls still hold.
Cask ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cork's award-winning boutique cocktail bar, operating without citrus for sustainability reasons and building its seasonal cocktail menu on foraged Irish wild.
The Bodega ★ 4.0
City Centre · 44-45 Cornmarket Street, Cork, T12 W27H
A Cornmarket Street bar popular with Cork students. DJs Thursday to Saturday; open until 02:30 Fri-Sun and housing Ireland's largest whiskey bar inside.
L'Atitude 51 ★ 4.6
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 1 Union Quay, Cork
Cork's most celebrated natural wine destination, trading from Union Quay with a 400-bottle list focused entirely on organic, biodynamic and natural producers.
MacCurtain Wine Cellar ★ 4.6
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 11 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Star Wine List's top-rated Cork venue two years running. Run by sommelier-trained Trudy Ahern, it is a hybrid wine shop and evening bar with no kitchen.
The Raven Bar ★ 4.1
City Centre · 100 South Main Street, Cork
Established in 1862, The Raven is one of Cork's oldest bars with a strong contemporary food and wine programme. 'Screw It Mondays' discounts premium wines.
Hillbilly's Grand Parade ★ 3.8
City Centre · 62 Grand Parade, Cork, T12 DK61
Hillbilly's Grand Parade branch open every night until 03:30. The last hot food standing on Grand Parade after midnight for post-pub crowds.
The Oliver Plunkett ★ 4.2
City Centre · 116 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 P957
Cork's best-known live music pub with nightly acts Wed-Sun and a late licence until 01:30 on Fri-Sat. The most energetic post-10pm pub in the city.
An Spailpin Fanach ★ 4.5
City Centre · 29-30 South Main Street, Cork
Cork's archetypal trad pub since 1779, across from the old Beamish brewery, with live trad sessions five nights and a late bar until 02:00 on weekends.
Cask ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cork's most awarded cocktail bar using foraged Irish ingredients. Open until 00:30 Fri-Sat with DJ sets and a no-citrus seasonal cocktail menu.
Rising Sons Brewery Bar ★ 4.3
City Centre · 4 Cornmarket Street, Cork
Cork's main craft brewery taproom open until 00:30 Fri-Sat, pouring Cork Pale Ale and Blackrock Stout direct from the tank on Cornmarket Street.