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...
17 restaurants in Cork, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Cork.
Miyazaki Japanese Takeaway ★ 4.7
Barrack Street and The Lough · 1A Evergreen Street, Cork
Hours: Tue-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.
Market Lane ★ 4.2
City Centre · 5-6 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 T959
Hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-21:00, Thu 12:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 12:00-21:00
Two-floor Cork institution on Oliver Plunkett Street, open seven days with menus pulling directly from the English Market and an in-house coffee blend.
Greenwich ★ 4.2
City Centre · 19 Caroline Street, Cork, T12 Y208
Hours: Mon closed, Tue-Thu 09:00-15:30, Fri 09:00-16:00, Sat 09:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-16:00
Cork's winner of Best Brunch Destination at the Georgina Campbell Irish Food and Hospitality Awards 2025, operating behind Brown Thomas on Caroline Street.
Elbow Lane Brew and Smokehouse ★ 4.1
City Centre · 4 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 YH24
Hours: Daily 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.
The SpitJack ★ 4.0
City Centre · 34 Washington Street, Cork, T12 RY96
Hours: Mon-Wed 09:00-21:00, Thu 09:00-21:30, Fri 09:00-22:00, Sat 09:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-21:00
Cork's rotisserie specialist on Washington Street cooks Irish meat over a French spit oven from morning to late evening, covering brunch through dinner.
Quinlan's Seafood Bar ★ 4.0
City Centre · 24 Patrick Street, Cork
Hours: Mon-Wed 12:00-21:00, Thu 12:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00, Sun 13:00-21:00
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.
Cornstore ★ 3.9
City Centre · Cornmarket Street, Cork
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00, Mon-Thu 17:00-21:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun 13:00-16:00, Sun 17:00-21:00
A striking four-bay Victorian corn exchange on Cornmarket Street now housing Cork's standard steakhouse and seafood room, with a bold cocktail bar and late.
Son of a Bun ★ 3.9
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 29 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 NX05
Hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-21:30
Cork's most awarded burger counter, running Aberdeen Angus beef freshly minced daily through a classic smash-style format on MacCurtain Street.
The Oyster Tavern ★ 3.9
English Market Quarter · 4 Market Lane, Cork
Hours: Mon-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.
The River Club ★ 3.8
City Centre · Parliament Bridge, Cork
Hours: Daily 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.
Marina Market ★ 3.8
Union Quay and Ballintemple · Centre Park Road, Cork, T12 YX76
Hours: Daily 08:00-20:00
A converted warehouse along the River Lee with over thirty-five food and drink vendors ranging from Korean street food and Venezuelan arepas to Italian.
The Spice Route ★ 3.8
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
Cork's long-running halal Indian on MacCurtain Street, open since 1999, with a kitchen that runs until 3am at weekends. The biryani is the dish that has kept.
The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega ★ 3.7
City Centre · 44-45 Cornmarket Street, Cork, T12 W27H
Hours: Mon 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.
Bocelli Italian Kitchen ★ 3.7
City Centre · Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-20:00, Fri 12:00-21:30, Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:30
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.
Hotel Isaacs Restaurant ★ 3.6
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 F6EK
Hours: Mon-Thu 18:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-22:30, Sun 12:30-15:00, Sun 18:00-21:30
The dining room of Hotel Isaacs shares its MacCurtain Street address with Greenes and draws a reliable local and hotel crowd for breakfast through dinner.
Cork and Fork Restaurant ★ 3.6
City Centre · Cork City Centre
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-20:00, Fri 12:00-21:00, Sat 11:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00
A neighbourhood room in the city centre gaining a loyal following for its producer-direct sourcing and menus that rotate with the Irish agricultural calendar.
The Oliver Plunkett ★ 3.5
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
A landmark pub on Oliver Plunkett Street with live music seven nights a week and a kitchen running Irish pub food from morning through evening.
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