Rotisserie€€City Centre
Cork's rotisserie specialist on Washington Street cooks Irish meat over a French spit oven from morning to late evening, covering brunch through dinner.
Signature: Porchetta rotisserie pork belly, Rotisserie chicken, Weekly specials
Irish daytime€English Market Quarter
A Cork daytime institution on Princes Street, steps from the English Market, that has run breakfast and lunch on the city's own rhythms since the 1990s.
Signature: Scones with Kerry butter, Full Irish breakfast, Seasonal lunch plates
Seafood€€City Centre
A family business with its own fishing boats, Quinlan's brings a tide-to-table honesty to its Princes Street seafood bar with daily-changing catch.
Signature: Fish and chips, Fresh oysters, Smoked salmon platter
Japanese bistro€€City Centre
Takashi Miyazaki remade his former Michelin-starred kaiseki room as an approachable Japanese bistro and natural wine bar on Sheares Street in 2024.
Signature: Handmade teuchi soba, Donburi rice bowls, Natural wine pours
Gourmet burgers€MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter)
Cork's most awarded burger counter, running Aberdeen Angus beef freshly minced daily through a classic smash-style format on MacCurtain Street.
Signature: Classic smash burger, Monthly special, Hand-cut fries
Traditional Irish€English Market Quarter
Perched above the English Market on its own gallery, the Farmgate Cafe serves Cork's most traditional dishes with produce bought from the stalls directly.
Signature: Tripe and drisheen, Seasonal market plate, Soda bread with Kerry butter