Irish in City Centre

Market Lane

• ★ 4.2
• €€

Two-floor Cork institution on Oliver Plunkett Street, open seven days with menus pulling directly from the English Market and an in-house coffee blend.

The River Club

• ★ 3.8
• €€€

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.

The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega

• ★ 3.7
• Irish Pub Dining
• €€

A Cork institution on Cornmarket Street that doubles as a whiskey bar and casual restaurant, with bottomless brunch on Saturdays and Sundays and an evening.

The Bodega

• ★ 3.7
• Irish Pub Dining
• €€

Order Weekend bottomless brunch with Irish whiskey on the side; a Cork institution on its busiest days.

A Cornmarket Street anchor with a serious whiskey list and a kitchen that runs from evening through late at night on weekdays and bottomless brunch weekends.

Liberty Grill

• ★ 3.7
• Irish
• €€

Order Weekend brunch with Irish eggs, soda bread and local sausages.

A long-running Cork grill on Washington Street covering breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner in a relaxed all-day format. Irish beef and market fish are core.

Old Town Whiskey Bar

• ★ 3.7
• Irish Pub Dining
• €€

Order Irish whiskey flight with a seasonal pub plate; the whiskey list is the most built on Cornmarket Street.

The whiskey bar side of the Bodega building on Cornmarket Street, with a chosen Irish whiskey flight programme and a kitchen running pub classics until late.

Cork and Fork Restaurant

• ★ 3.6
• €€

A neighbourhood room in the city centre gaining a loyal following for its producer-direct sourcing and menus that rotate with the Irish agricultural calendar.

The Oliver Plunkett

• ★ 3.5
• Irish Pub Food
• €

A landmark pub on Oliver Plunkett Street with live music seven nights a week and a kitchen running Irish pub food from morning through evening.