Top Street Food in Ireland: 30 editor-picked rooms

30 street food worth the trip across Ireland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Ireland guides.

English Market ★ 4.8 · Cork

English Market Quarter · Grand Parade and Princes Street, Cork

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.

Galway Saturday Market ★ 4.8 · Galway

latin-quarter · Church Lane, St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, H91 C7V4

Galway Saturday Market at St Nicholas Church runs 130 stalls including hot food from Connacht farmhouse producers, the finest weekly food event in the west.

Tom Durcan Meats ★ 4.7 · Cork

English Market Quarter · English Market, Princes Street entrance, Cork

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.

Miyazaki Japanese Takeaway ★ 4.7 · Cork

Barrack Street and The Lough · 1A Evergreen Street, Cork

A cult Cork Japanese takeaway counter from Chef Takashi Miyazaki, named Ireland's Best Asian Take-Out 2017. A tiny kitchen with counter seats.

McDonagh's Fish and Chips ★ 4.7 · Galway

latin-quarter · 22 Quay Street, Galway, H91 TX4A

McDonaghs on Quay Street Galway has served the city fish and chips since 1902; the battered haddock and Dublin Bay prawns draw queues year-round outside.

Savour Kilkenny Market ★ 4.6 · Kilkenny

medieval-mile · The Parade, Kilkenny

Savour Kilkenny fills The Parade each October Bank Holiday with 100 artisan food vendors, cookery demos, and a free Craft Brewers and Distillers Marquee.

O'Flynn's Gourmet Sausages ★ 4.5 · Cork

English Market Quarter · English Market, Cork

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.

The Farmgate Cafe ★ 4.5 · Cork

English Market Quarter · The English Market (upper floor), Princes Street, Cork

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.

The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi ★ 4.5 · Dublin

temple-bar · 11 Sprangers Yard, Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi in Sprangers Yard off Fownes Street, Temple Bar, the open-kitchen seafood bar with the city's largest selection of Irish.

Tip: Oyster happy hour daily 16:00-17:00 with around €1 off each shuck. Walk-in counter; the bar dining lets you watch the kitchen work.

Dash Burger ★ 4.5 · Dublin

the-liberties · 6 Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8, D08 A440

Dash Burger on Kevin Street Lower in Dublin 8, the Barry Wallace counter that opened in 2020 as Ireland's first dedicated smash burger room.

Tip: Order the double smash with skin-on fries; walk-ins only, no reservations. Small room, faster turn at lunch.

The Dough Bros ★ 4.5 · Galway

latin-quarter · 1 Middle Street, Galway, H91 K4P2

The Dough Bros on Middle Street Galway bake Neapolitan pizza in a wood-fired oven; sourdough base and rotating specials have won national recognition.

Coal Quay Market ★ 4.4 · Cork

City Centre · Cornmarket Street, Cork

Cork's Saturday morning street market on Cornmarket Street, operating since the 19th century as a traditional outdoor market. Over 40 stalls every Saturday.

Son of a Bun ★ 4.4 · Cork

MacCurtain Street (Victorian Quarter) · 29 MacCurtain Street, Cork, T23 NX05

Cork's most celebrated burger joint, operating from a former music store on MacCurtain Street. Everything - patties, sauces, pickles - is made in-house daily.

Heaven's Cakes Market Stall ★ 4.4 · Cork

English Market Quarter · The English Market, Princes Street, Cork, T12 PH6Y

Joe and Barbara Hegarty's French-Irish patisserie stall in the English Market, trading since 1996. Classically trained pastry chefs making handmade mousse.

Quinlan's Seafood Bar ★ 4.4 · Cork

City Centre · 24 Patrick Street, Cork

A Cork city outpost of the Kerry seafood family that has been fishing and selling directly since 1963. The Patrick Street counter serves hot fish and chips.

Xi'an Street Food ★ 4.4 · Galway

latin-quarter · 15 Middle Street, Galway, H91 R2V6

Xi an Street Food on Middle Street Galway brings hand-pulled noodles and hand-folded dumplings to the city centre at some of the best prices in town.

Hooked ★ 4.4 · Galway

latin-quarter · 2 Market Street, Galway, H91 D3T2

Hooked on Henry Street Galway is the craft fish-and-chip shop using sustainably-sourced Atlantic haddock and hand-cut chips, with beer batter made in-house.

Kilkenny Farmers Market ★ 4.4 · Kilkenny

medieval-mile · The Parade, Kilkenny

Kilkenny Farmers Market on The Parade draws up to 20 artisan producers every Thursday with farmhouse cheese, smoked trout, organic meat, and home-baked goods.

Marina Market ★ 4.3 · Cork

Union Quay and Ballintemple · Centre Park Road, Cork, T12 YX76

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.

On the Pigs Back English Market Stall ★ 4.3 · Cork

English Market Quarter · Unit 11, The English Market, Grand Parade, Cork, T12 PH6Y

Isabelle Sheridan's French-founded English Market stall, trading since 1992, which won Best Market Stall in County Cork. A counter of Continental.

Eatyard ★ 4.3 · Dublin

drumcondra-suburb · Cross Guns Bridge, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Eatyard by Cross Guns Bridge in Drumcondra, the Bernard Shaw's open-air street food yard that moved north from Portobello, five rotating vendors including.

Tip: Arrive 17:00 Friday for a picnic table before the post-work crowd. Vendor line-up rotates weekly; check the Eatyard site mid-week.

Honest to Goodness Market Stall ★ 4.3 · Dublin

north-inner-city · George's Street Arcade, Dublin 2

Honest to Goodness in George's Street Arcade in Dublin 2, the Glasnevin market kitchen's city counter, the pulled-pork sandwich Dublin queued.

Tip: Three-stool counter inside the Arcade; the pulled pork sells out by 14:30 weekdays. The breakfast sandwich runs until 11:00.

Sano Pizza Stall ★ 4.3 · Dublin

the-liberties · Temple Bar Food Market, Dublin 2

Sano Pizza at Temple Bar Food Market in Dublin 2, the Sano Pizzeria weekend stall, wood-fired margherita slice on Caputo dough every Saturday in Meeting.

Tip: Saturday only on Meeting House Square from 10:00. Arrive by 12:00 for first bake.

Papa Rich ★ 4.3 · Galway

latin-quarter · 3 Cross Street Lower, Galway, H91 T6T4

Papa Rich on Cross Street Lower Galway dishes up Malaysian laksa, char kway teow and nasi goreng in a canteen-style room that fills every lunchtime.

La Cocina Cuevas ★ 4.2 · Dublin

drumcondra-suburb · Eatyard, Cross Guns Bridge, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

La Cocina Cuevas at the new Eatyard by Cross Guns Bridge in Drumcondra, the Mexican stand that followed Eatyard north, a trompo of pork al pastor.

Tip: Eatyard runs Thursday to Sunday from 12:00-22:00; order three tacos to share, the al pastor with pineapple is the menu reference.

Hanleys Cornish Pasties ★ 4.2 · Dublin

temple-bar · 3 Merchants Arch, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 TD74

Hanleys Cornish Pasties at Merchants Arch in Temple Bar, the city's only dedicated Cornish pasty counter since 2009, hand-crimped pasties baked fresh.

Tip: Traditional steak, gourmet specials and vegetarian or vegan options; open until 03:00 Friday and 04:00 Saturday for the post-pub Temple Bar crowd.

Bunsen ★ 4.2 · Dublin

south-city-centre · 36 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 PW56

Bunsen on Wexford Street in Dublin 2, the chef-built five-shop Dublin burger chain doing one menu only: beef, cheese, fries, milkshakes, the city's burger.

Tip: One menu, no specials; the smallest tables turn fastest. Late till midnight at Wexford Street.

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