5 irish spots in English Market Quarter, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of English Market Quarter's food · All irish in Cork.
Farmgate Cafe ★ 4.5
English Market, Princes Street, Cork
Perched above the English Market on its own gallery, the Farmgate Cafe serves Cork's most traditional dishes with produce bought from the stalls directly.
Farmgate Cafe ★ 4.5
English Market, Princes Street, Cork
Perched above the English Market on its own gallery, with produce bought from the stalls below each morning. Tripe, drisheen and soda bread are the anchors.
Tip: Arrive before noon or after 13:30 to get a table; the gallery fills quickly at peak lunch.
Nash 19 ★ 4.1
19 Princes Street, Cork
A Cork daytime institution on Princes Street, steps from the English Market, that has run breakfast and lunch on the city's own rhythms since the 1990s.
Nash 19 ★ 4.1
19 Princes Street, Cork
Cork's most important daytime room on Princes Street, with breakfast and lunch menus running on a Cork rhythm since the 1990s. Freshly baked goods, seasonal.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday only; check hours before crossing town.
The Oyster Tavern ★ 3.9
4 Market Lane, Cork
Two-floor tavern at the Market Lane entrance to the English Market, tracing its lineage to 1792 and revived in 2017 with menus built from market produce.