Cork: Fab Food Tasting Trail
Enjoy a relaxed but highly-focused 2.5 to 3-hour stroll through the city center of Cork, stopping at a range of foodie hotspots. Discover local and Irish cuisine, meet...
10 late night in Cork, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Cork.
An Spailpin Fanach ★ 4.5
City Centre · 29-30 South Main Street, Cork
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-23:30, Sat 14:00-00:30, Sun 12:30-23:00
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
Hours: Mon-Fri 16:00-23:30, Sat 14:00-00:30, Sun 16:00-22:00
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.
Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy ★ 4.4
City Centre · 7 Pembroke Street, Cork
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-24:00, Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
Rising Sons Brewery Bar ★ 4.3
City Centre · 4 Cornmarket Street, Cork
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
The Oliver Plunkett ★ 4.2
City Centre · 116 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 P957
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-23:30, Fri 12:00-02:30, Sat 10:00-02:30, Sun 10:00-23:00
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.
The Bodega ★ 4.0
City Centre · 44-45 Cornmarket Street, Cork, T12 W27H
Hours: Mon-Thu 10:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-02:30, Sun 10:00-23:00
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.
The Spice Route ★ 4.0
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 35 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 PP80
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-03:15, Sun 16:00-01:00
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.
Istanbul Kebab Cork City ★ 3.9
City Centre · 75 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 FW02
Hours: Daily 00:00-03:00
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.
Hillbilly's MacCurtain Street ★ 3.8
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 47A MacCurtain Street, Cork
Hours: Mon 12:00-03:00, Tue 11:30-03:00, Wed-Thu 12:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-04:00, Sun 12:00-00:00
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
City Centre · 62 Grand Parade, Cork, T12 DK61
Hours: Daily 12:00-03:30
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.
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