Farmgate Cafe ★ 4.5
Cork's most important lunch counter above the English Market, serving the city's native dishes with produce bought from the stalls below each morning.
The River Club is a fine-dining restaurant in Cork.
A split-level grill room overlooking the Lee at Parliament Bridge, with a Robata charcoal grill and a riverside terrace that becomes the city's most wanted.
Address: Parliament Bridge, Cork
Cork's most important lunch counter above the English Market, serving the city's native dishes with produce bought from the stalls below each morning.
An Oliver Plunkett Street Italian running house-made pasta and a daily changing board of Italian-inspired mains, with a sommelier available to navigate.
A MacCurtain Street fixture in a Victorian warehouse setting, with a seasonal Irish menu that has sustained a loyal Cork clientele for over two decades.
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 day-dining anchor of the English Market quarter on Princes Street, with a breakfast and lunch menu built around Kerry butter scones, freshly baked breads.
Hayfield Manor's signature dining room is Cork city's most formal fine-dining option, with corniced ceilings overlooking the manor's private gardens.