Cork: Fab Food Tasting Trail
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Crane Lane Theatre is a live music venue in City Centre, Cork.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Check the door programme for that night's act - free entry for most events; ticketed shows sell out fast, book on cranelanetheatre.ie
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Address: Phoenix Street, Cork, T12 A218
Cork's best-known live music pub, with nightly acts Wednesday to Sunday covering traditional Irish, folk and contemporary. Late licence until 01:30 Friday.
Tip: Arrive by 22:00 on Friday for a seat during the live set - the floor fills fast once the act starts
Cork's largest rooftop venue, situated on the third floor of Voodoo Rooms on Oliver Plunkett Street. Covered sections protect against the predictable Cork.
Tip: Check the weather before committing - the rooftop closes when heavy rain arrives regardless of the forecast
The upstairs cocktail bar at Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy, accessed by a staircase from the main wine bar below. A low-lit, intimate space with leather seating.
Tip: The space is small and fills from 22:00 on weekends - go downstairs first and ask the bar staff to show you up
Cork's only dedicated LGBTQ+ nightclub, relaunched as Wilde after operating as Vibe. Located on Oliver Plunkett Street, the venue anchors Cork's queer.
Tip: Thursday is the quieter, friendlier night for a first visit - Friday and Saturday bring larger crowds and bigger drag acts
Cork's most consistently packed late-night bar and club hybrid, housed in one of the city's finest Victorian buildings on Cornmarket Street. Also home to the Old Town Whiskey Bar.
Tip: Ask for the whiskey bar inside - it is a genuinely spectacular room that most visitors miss by staying on the main floor
Cork's best-known live music pub, with nightly acts Wednesday to Sunday covering traditional Irish, folk and contemporary. Late licence until 01:30 Friday.
Tip: Arrive by 22:00 on Friday for a seat during the live set - the floor fills fast once the act starts
Cork's largest rooftop venue, situated on the third floor of Voodoo Rooms on Oliver Plunkett Street. Covered sections protect against the predictable Cork.
Tip: Check the weather before committing - the rooftop closes when heavy rain arrives regardless of the forecast
The upstairs cocktail bar at Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy, accessed by a staircase from the main wine bar below. A low-lit, intimate space with leather seating.
Tip: The space is small and fills from 22:00 on weekends - go downstairs first and ask the bar staff to show you up
Cork's only dedicated LGBTQ+ nightclub, relaunched as Wilde after operating as Vibe. Located on Oliver Plunkett Street, the venue anchors Cork's queer.
Tip: Thursday is the quieter, friendlier night for a first visit - Friday and Saturday bring larger crowds and bigger drag acts
Cork's premier cocktail bar doubles as the city's closest equivalent to a listening bar: chosen DJ sets on weekend evenings and excellent acoustics in a MacCurtain Street Victorian room.
Tip: Arrive at 17:00 on weekdays for pre-theatre cocktails before the DJ crowd arrives - the bar is at its most intimate before 20:00
Cork's most consistently packed late-night bar and club hybrid, housed in one of the city's finest Victorian buildings on Cornmarket Street. Also home to the Old Town Whiskey Bar.
Tip: Ask for the whiskey bar inside - it is a genuinely spectacular room that most visitors miss by staying on the main floor