Irish in City Centre

Market Lane ★ 4.2

5-6 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 T959

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.

Market Lane ★ 4.2

5-6 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 T959

Two-floor Cork institution on Oliver Plunkett Street seven days a week, with English Market menus and a house coffee blend made exclusively for the bar.

Tip: The lunch blackboard is shorter and better value than the dinner menu; arrive before 13:00 to get the fish.

The River Club ★ 3.8

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.

The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega ★ 3.7

44-45 Cornmarket Street, Cork, T12 W27H

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

44-45 Cornmarket Street, Cork, T12 W27H

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.

Tip: Bottomless brunch runs Saturday and Sunday noon to 16:00; book ahead.

Liberty Grill ★ 3.7

32 Washington Street, Cork

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

44-45 Cornmarket Street, Cork, T12 W27H

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.

Tip: The whiskey guide is on hand from Thursday through Sunday evenings; request the flight pairing menu.

Cork and Fork Restaurant ★ 3.6

Cork City Centre

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

116 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 P957

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.

The Oliver Plunkett ★ 3.5

116 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, T12 P957

A live-music pub on Oliver Plunkett Street with a kitchen running traditional Irish pub food from breakfast through evening. Irish music sessions seven.

Tip: Table service stops at 21:00; the music kicks off immediately after and the room transforms.