Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy
- ★ 4.4
- Wine bar
- €€
- City Centre
Victorian pharmacy turned wine bar serving tapas until 01:30 nightly. Open until 02:00 Sun-Thu and 02:30 Fri-Sat. Named Gastro Bar of the Year 2025.
Where to eat in Cork after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
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The Bodega
- ★ 4.0
- Spanish tapas
- €€
- City Centre
Cornmarket Street's liveliest late venue, housing Ireland's largest whiskey bar. DJs Thursday to Saturday; open until 02:00 Mon-Thu and 02:30 Fri-Sun daily.
Istanbul Kebab Cork City
- ★ 3.9
- Turkish
- €
- City Centre
Halal Turkish kebab house open daily until 03:00 on Oliver Plunkett Street. Doner, shish and mixed grills made to order in the city's pub district.
Book food experiences in Cork
The Spice Route
Halal Indian restaurant on MacCurtain Street since 1999 with full menu until closing. Open until 01:00 most nights and until 03:15 on Friday and Saturday.
Hillbilly's MacCurtain Street
- ★ 3.8
- Fried chicken
- €
- MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter)
Cork's most-loved fried chicken chain on MacCurtain Street, open until 03:00 Mon-Thu and 04:00 Fri-Sat. Catches post-midnight Victorian Quarter crowds.
Hillbilly's Grand Parade
- ★ 3.8
- Cocktail bar
- €
- City Centre
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
- Cocktail bar
- €€
- City Centre
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
- Cocktail bar
- €
- City Centre
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
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
- Cocktail bar
- €€
- City Centre
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.
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