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...
Coal Quay Market is a street-food stop in City Centre, Cork.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Hot miso soup from the Japanese vendor - appearing weekly since 2015 and one of the more surprising street.
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...
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Address: Cornmarket Street, Cork
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.
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.
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.
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.
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