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The Burren and West Cork farmhouse cheese board at Sheridans Galway is the definitive Irish cheese course: Gubbeen, Ardrahan, Cashel Blue and Durrus on one slate.
The Irish farmhouse cheese revival began in the 1970s when cheesemakers in Munster and West Cork started producing raw-milk artisan cheeses using Irish pasture milk. Sheridans Cheesemongers, founded by Kevin and Seamus Sheridan on Churchyard Street Galway in 1995, was the most important factor in making Irish farmhouse cheese commercially viable, connecting small producers in West Cork and Munster to the Dublin food scene. The Galway Saturday Market Sheridans counter became the city cheese anchor where visitors first encountered Gubbeen, Ardrahan and Cashel Blue.
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Aniar in Galway has held one Michelin star since 2012; JP McMahon serves tasting menus built on foraged herbs, cured west-coast fish and smoked meats.
OrderThe full tasting menu; courses change daily with what is foraged and landed
TipBook Tuesday to Saturday evenings; closed Sunday and Monday.
Sheridans Cheesemongers on Churchyard Street Galway stocks artisan bread from local producers; the cheese-and-bread counter is the best Galway food pairing.
Ard Bia at Nimmos is Galway's most moody venue at the Spanish Arch, serving North African-influenced Irish menus in a medieval stone building.
OrderThe mezze plate at lunch; at dinner, whatever the chalkboard shows from the Gairdín Bia garden
TipWeekend brunch without a reservation is fine; dinner sittings fill quickly so book ahead.
Cava Bodega on Middle Street Galway has served regional Spanish tapas since 2008 with over 70 small plates of locally sourced fish, meat and Atlantic produce.
OrderOrder broadly across the regions; the seafood tapas reflect the local Galway Bay supply chain
TipThe Spanish-focussed natural wine list is worth exploring with a knowledgeable floor team.
Burren Farmhouse Cheese Board makes more sense with someone from Galway explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
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Guided tour · 2 hours
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