O'Reilly's Tripe and Drisheen is a cork food heritage restaurant in English Market Quarter, Cork.
Editorially verified September 9, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: The product (tripe and drisheen) is so distinctively Cork that most non-Cork visitors walk past assuming it is not for them.
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Address: The English Market, Grand Parade, Cork
The corner of Barrack Street and Evergreen Street holds two of Cork's most-loved off-the-track rooms - Alchemy on one corner, Miyazaki on the other.
Why locals goBarrack Street is off the standard tourist map; the bookshop-coffee hybrid format is underrepresented in food guides that categorise venues as either cafes or bookshops, not both
A Korean specialty cafe, microroastery and barista academy brought to Cork by Daniel and Sunmi in 2020. The in-house roasting on a small-batch machine.
Why locals goDouglas Street is off the standard visitor routes; the Korean specialty method and the in-house roasting operation are not visible from the street.
Ireland's Supreme Champion cider, produced by Daniel and Geraldine Emerson from Cork apples since 2010. A wine-standard craft cider found on Cork menus.
Why locals goAvailable in bottles across Cork but the farm itself is not open for regular visits.
Cork's most photogenic traditional pub, reached down a laneway off Patrick Street that the English Market guidebooks barely mention. The dark, fire-warmed.
Why locals goMutton Lane is a narrow passage off Patrick Street that leads into the English Market complex.
A tiny Japanese counter on Evergreen Street that most Cork visitors walk past, where chef Takashi Miyazaki serves salmon zuke donburi to a handful of seats.
Why locals goBarrack Street location outside the tourist corridor; no signage visible from the main road; no website; queues require local knowledge about opening times
The O'Donnell family's pub since 1924, with a no-mobile-phones policy that ensures it never appears in anyone's Instagram feed. Cork's most authentic pub.
Why locals goNo website, no social media, no phone answered; the no-phones policy inside means no Instagram photos shared; only found by locals who know the door
