Eat in South Mall and Lancaster Quay, Cork

Paradiso

• ★ 4.8
• Vegetarian
• €€€

Denis Cotter opened Paradiso on Lancaster Quay in 1993 and it remains Ireland's most important vegetarian restaurant. Priced at €€€. At 16 Lancaster Quay.

Jacobs on the Mall

• ★ 4.1
• Contemporary European
• €€€

Cork's most evocative dining room occupies the former Turkish baths on South Mall with a soaring Victorian interior and seasonal Irish menu.

Quay Co-op

• ★ 4.0
• Vegetarian and Vegan
• €

Order Daily hot vegetarian plate with wholefood sides; the menu changes daily with seasonal produce.

A workers cooperative on Sullivan's Quay running one of Ireland's longest-established vegetarian restaurants alongside a wholefood store and deli.

Quay Co-op Bakery

• ★ 4.1
• Wholefood Bread, Vegan Pastries, Organic Baking
• €

Order A spelt scone with the lunch special - the bakery's allergen transparency is Cork's best.

The baking arm of Cork's wholefood cooperative since 1982, turning out daily loaves of spelt, rye and seeded wholemeal for the deli upstairs.

Jacobs on the Mall Wine List

• ★ 4.3
• Wine bar
• €€€

The bar and wine programme at Jacobs on the Mall, Cork's most architecturally dramatic dining room in the former Turkish baths. The wine list skews serious.