21 upscale places in Cork, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Cork: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Cork food.
Paradiso ★ 4.8
South Mall and Lancaster Quay · 16 Lancaster Quay, Cork, T12 AR24
Denis Cotter opened Paradiso on Lancaster Quay in 1993 and it remains Ireland's most important vegetarian restaurant. Priced at €€€. At 16 Lancaster Quay.
L'Atitude 51 ★ 4.7
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 1 Union Quay, Cork
Cork's definitive natural wine bar, operating as a cave-a-manger - part wine shop, part bistro - at 1 Union Quay. Located in Union Quay And Ballintemple.
L'Atitude 51 ★ 4.7
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 1 Union Quay, Cork
Cork's most celebrated natural wine destination - a cave-a-manger with a 400-bottle organic list and the most expert natural wine staff in Munster.
L'Atitude 51 ★ 4.6
Union Quay and Ballintemple · 1 Union Quay, Cork
Cork's most celebrated natural wine destination, trading from Union Quay with a 400-bottle list focused entirely on organic, biodynamic and natural producers.
Cask ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cork's award-winning boutique cocktail bar, operating without citrus for sustainability reasons and building its seasonal cocktail menu on foraged Irish wild.
Cask ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cork's multi-award-winning cocktail bar with over 20 wines by the glass and a seasonal cocktail menu built on foraged wild Cork ingredients. No citrus used.
Cask ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cork's most awarded cocktail bar using foraged Irish ingredients. Open until 00:30 Fri-Sat with DJ sets and a no-citrus seasonal cocktail menu.
Greenes Restaurant ★ 4.5
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 AE52
Greenes operates weekend brunch as an extension of its fine dining credentials on MacCurtain Street. The brunch menu reflects the kitchen's Irish seasonal.
The Glass Curtain ★ 4.4
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · Thompson House, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Chef Brian Murray opened The Glass Curtain in the former Thompson's Bakery on MacCurtain Street in 2019. Heartily portioned mains built around prime Irish.
Greenes Restaurant Wine Bar ★ 4.4
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 AE52
The wine programme at Greenes, anchored on MacCurtain Street for over 25 years, is arguably Cork's most considered in a restaurant context. The list focuses.
Blacks Brewing and Distilling ★ 4.4
City Centre · Blacks Lagoon, Cappagh, Kinsale, Cork, P17 AY10
Ireland's first co-located craft brewery and distillery, founded by Sam and Maudeline Black beside the Bandon River estuary near Kinsale. The distillery.
The Glass Curtain ★ 4.4
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · Thompson House, MacCurtain Street, Cork
The Glass Curtain's weekend brunch brings the fire-cooking ethos of the dinner kitchen to morning service. Chef Brian Murray's team applies the same sourcing.
Greenes Restaurant ★ 4.3
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 AE52
Greenes on MacCurtain Street turns a waterfall-backed 18th-century warehouse into a farm-to-table dining room, with menus built on English Market sourcing.
Greenes Restaurant ★ 4.3
MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 48 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 AE52
A converted waterfall-backed Cork warehouse on MacCurtain Street with menus built on English Market sourcing, local beef and seasonal Irish produce.
Tip: Waterfall tables on the ground floor are the most moody; request when booking.
Jacobs on the Mall Wine List ★ 4.3
South Mall and Lancaster Quay · 30A South Mall, Cork
The bar and wine programme at Jacobs on the Mall, Cork's most architecturally dramatic dining room in the former Turkish baths. The wine list skews serious.
Elbow Lane Brew and Smoke House ★ 4.3
City Centre · 5-6 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
Cork's smallest production brewery, a nano-brewery embedded in a restaurant and smoke house on Oliver Plunkett Street. Opened in 2014, the Elbow Lane brewing.
Clonakilty Distillery ★ 4.3
City Centre · The Waterfront, Scartagh, Clonakilty, County Cork, P85 N403
A purpose-built single malt Irish whiskey distillery on the Clonakilty waterfront, producing whiskey from Inchydoney headland water and local barley.
Jacobs on the Mall ★ 4.1
South Mall and Lancaster Quay · 30A South Mall, Cork
Cork's most evocative dining room occupies the former Turkish baths on South Mall with a soaring Victorian interior and seasonal Irish menu.
Cornstore ★ 3.9
City Centre · Cornmarket Street, Cork
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.
Cornstore ★ 3.9
City Centre · Cornmarket Street, Cork
A Victorian corn market converted into Cork's most reliable steakhouse and seafood room on Cornmarket Street. The Sunday roast consistently fills the venue.
Tip: Sunday roast is Cork's most booked weekend lunch; reserve at least a week ahead.
The River Club ★ 3.8
City Centre · Parliament Bridge, Cork
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.