Traditional Irish€English Market QuarterMon 12:00-15:00, Tue-Fri 09:00-15:30, Sat 08:30-16:00, Sun closed
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
American BBQ€€City CentreDaily 17:00-21:30
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
Irish Seafood€€English Market QuarterMon-Thu 10:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 10:00-02:30, Sun 12:00-23:00
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
Irish Pub Dining€€City CentreMon 10:00-23:30, Tue 10:00-02:00, Wed-Thu 10:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 10:00-02:30, Sun 11:00-23:00
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
Japanese Street Food€Barrack Street and The LoughTue-Sun 13:00-15:30, Tue-Sun 17:00-21:00, Mon closed
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
Contemporary Irish€€€City CentreDaily 12:00-22:00
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