Farmgate Cafe is a traditional irish restaurant in English Market Quarter, Cork.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Tripe and drisheen, Seasonal market plate, Soda bread with Kerry butter
Address: English Market, Princes Street, Cork
Two-floor tavern at the Market Lane entrance to the English Market, tracing its lineage to 1792 and revived in 2017 with menus built from market produce.
Signature: Oysters on the half shell, English Market seafood board, Stout and chowder
Sibling to Market Lane next door, Elbow Lane pairs an in-house nano-brewery with a smokehouse kitchen on Oliver Plunkett Street. The German Purity Law beers.
Signature: Slow smoked baby back ribs, Wood-grilled ribeye, Elbow Lane house beers
Two-floor tavern at the Market Lane entrance to the English Market, tracing its lineage to 1792 and revived in 2017 with menus built from market produce.
Signature: Oysters on the half shell, English Market seafood board, Stout and chowder
A Cork institution on Cornmarket Street that doubles as a whiskey bar and casual restaurant, with bottomless brunch on Saturdays and Sundays and an evening.
Signature: Weekend bottomless brunch plates, Irish whiskey flights, Pub classics
Takashi Miyazaki's cash-only takeaway on Evergreen Street, run separately from his bistro, serves Fukuoka-style Japanese street food from a tiny kitchen.
Signature: Katsu curry, Ramen, Tonkatsu
A split-level bar and grill room overlooking the Lee at Parliament Bridge, with a Robata charcoal grill driving the evening menu of local beef and seafood.
Signature: Robata-grilled meats, River terrace seasonal plates, Cork bay oysters
A neighbourhood Italian on Oliver Plunkett Street with a wine expert on hand for pairings and a kitchen that runs house-made pasta alongside reliable Italian.
Signature: Feather blade beef stroganoff, House-made pasta, Italian wine pairings
