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.
4 editor picks for Burren Farmhouse Cheese Board in Galway, ranked by editorial score. All Galway signature dishes · Burren Farmhouse Cheese Board across every city.
Aniar ★ 4.9
westend · 53 Lower Dominick Street, Galway, H91 V4DP
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.
Sheridans Cheesemongers ★ 4.6
latin-quarter · 14-16 Churchyard Street, Galway, H91 FN84
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 ★ 4.4
spanish-arch · Spanish Arch, Long Walk, Galway, H91 X3CP
Ard Bia at Nimmos is Galway's most atmospheric venue at the Spanish Arch, serving North African-influenced Irish menus in a medieval stone building.
Cava Bodega ★ 4.2
latin-quarter · Unit 1 Middle Street Mews, Middle Street, Galway, H91 AF89
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.