The fastest, cheapest, frequently best food on Cork's streets.
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Cork.
The 1788 covered market at Cork's culinary heart, with stalls passed down through generations. Tom Durcan Meats and O'Flynn's Sausages are the anchor trades.
Order: Sliced hot spiced beef from Tom Durcan's stall by the fountain - the benchmark of Cork food culture and Cork's oldest surviving street food
Since 1990, the definitive source of Cork spiced beef in the English Market. Tom Durcan runs two stalls side by side - the butcher's counter and a dedicated.
Order: Hot sliced spiced beef from the dedicated counter - a fundamentally Cork experience available only here
A fourth-generation family business since 1921, O'Flynn's is Cork's most celebrated sausage maker. Over 50 varieties, with the Cork Boi as the flagship.
Order: Cork Boi sausage in a roll - over a century of sausage-making expertise in a single bite, with Murphy's stout in the mix
Cork's Saturday morning street market on Cornmarket Street, operating since the 19th century as a traditional outdoor market. Over 40 stalls every Saturday.
Order: Hot miso soup from the Japanese vendor - appearing weekly since 2015 and one of the more surprising street food finds in Munster
Cork's largest indoor food market, with over 35 food and drink vendors trading seven days a week. Hana serves Korean BBQ, Sultan covers Lebanese and North.
Order: A Korean BBQ bowl from Hana - one of few places in Munster to find authentic Korean barbecue technique on a street-food budget
A cult Cork Japanese takeaway counter from Chef Takashi Miyazaki, named Ireland's Best Asian Take-Out 2017. A tiny kitchen with counter seats.
Order: Salmon zuke donburi - cured salmon over seasoned rice with Japanese condiments; the dish that put Miyazaki on the Cork food map
Cork's most celebrated burger joint, operating from a former music store on MacCurtain Street. Everything - patties, sauces, pickles - is made in-house daily.
Order: The signature Cork burger with house sauce and pickles - the combination of daily-fresh patty and fermented pickles made in-house is what Cork food critics keep returning for
Cork's premier late-night halal kebab, open until 3am daily on Oliver Plunkett Street. Halal-certified with a sign clearly visible on the premises.
Order: Lamb doner in flatbread after midnight - Istanbul runs full quality until 3am, unlike most late-night competitors who wind down service from midnight
Isabelle Sheridan's French-founded English Market stall, trading since 1992, which won Best Market Stall in County Cork. A counter of Continental.
Order: A quiche slice and a piece of French bread - the most French experience Cork can offer without flying to Brittany
Perched on the balcony above the English Market since 1994, the Farmgate is Cork's most storied lunch destination. The market traders supply the kitchen.
Order: Drisheen on buttered toast as a side to the daily special - a Cork food that has nearly disappeared from restaurant menus; the Farmgate serves it with conviction
Joe and Barbara Hegarty's French-Irish patisserie stall in the English Market, trading since 1996. Classically trained pastry chefs making handmade mousse.
Order: Seasonal mousse cake slice - the West Cork butter in the pastry base is detectable and makes a difference
A Cork city outpost of the Kerry seafood family that has been fishing and selling directly since 1963. The Patrick Street counter serves hot fish and chips.
Order: Fish and chips with Kerry-landed cod or haddock - the freshness margin over a city chip shop using frozen fish is significant and detectable