['Irish', 'Artisan', 'Market food']€English Market QuarterMon-Sat 08:30-18:00, Sun closed
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
['Cork spiced beef', 'Irish butcher', 'Craft beef']€English Market QuarterMon-Sat 09:00-17:00
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
['Gourmet sausages', 'Irish butcher', 'Street food']€English Market QuarterMon-Sat 09:00-17:00
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.
['Saturday market', 'Street food', 'West Cork produce']€City CentreSat 09:00-14:00
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.
['International street food', 'Korean', 'Lebanese', 'Venezuelan']€Union Quay and BallintempleDaily 08:00-20:00
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
['Japanese', 'Donburi', 'Ramen']€€Barrack Street and The LoughTue-Sun 13:00-15:30, Tue-Sun 17:00-21:00, Mon closed
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.