Guidebook for Cork

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Guidebook for Cork

Food Scene

A great independent café around the corner from the house. A good place to read and write and get familiar with the faces of Cork's cool crowd.
6 habitants recommandent
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19 George's Quay
6 habitants recommandent
A great independent café around the corner from the house. A good place to read and write and get familiar with the faces of Cork's cool crowd.
Fantastic Japanese takeaway, run by a Japanese chef. If you get lucky you can get a stool and eat there. If not, the house is not far.
11 habitants recommandent
Miyazaki Japanese Take Away
1A Evergreen St
11 habitants recommandent
Fantastic Japanese takeaway, run by a Japanese chef. If you get lucky you can get a stool and eat there. If not, the house is not far.
A friendly mid range restaurant specialising in Irish / continental food; we regularly eat there.
59 habitants recommandent
Market Lane
5-6 Oliver Plunkett St
59 habitants recommandent
A friendly mid range restaurant specialising in Irish / continental food; we regularly eat there.
This is the Fish bar on the First floor of the Electric Bar (not the restaurant). Nice food + great view of the river if you sit facing a window. If you are lucky a seal will swim by...
28 habitants recommandent
Electric
41 S Mall
28 habitants recommandent
This is the Fish bar on the First floor of the Electric Bar (not the restaurant). Nice food + great view of the river if you sit facing a window. If you are lucky a seal will swim by...
We especially like the tapas side on Oliver Plunkett Street, which showcases great Irish produce. Very friendly service.
12 habitants recommandent
Jacques Restaurant
23 Oliver Plunkett St
12 habitants recommandent
We especially like the tapas side on Oliver Plunkett Street, which showcases great Irish produce. Very friendly service.
Especially recommended for brunch (simple and relaxed), but eating there is always a great experience. Friendly service and inventive menu.
No. 5 Fenn's Quay
Sheares Street
Especially recommended for brunch (simple and relaxed), but eating there is always a great experience. Friendly service and inventive menu.
Delicious grilled meat and fish with fantastic side dishes. Get there early if you can: the place is small and very popular - Currently closed, will reopen shortly.
15 habitants recommandent
Elbow Lane Brew and Smoke House
4 Oliver Plunkett St
15 habitants recommandent
Delicious grilled meat and fish with fantastic side dishes. Get there early if you can: the place is small and very popular - Currently closed, will reopen shortly.
Lovely relaxed artsy café attached to the Triskel Arts Centre. They have a good selection of drinks, cakes and light lunches. DJs in the evening at the weekend, and regular gigs on Thursday nights.
22 habitants recommandent
Triskel Arts Centre
Tobin Street
22 habitants recommandent
Lovely relaxed artsy café attached to the Triskel Arts Centre. They have a good selection of drinks, cakes and light lunches. DJs in the evening at the weekend, and regular gigs on Thursday nights.
A tiny place preparing delicious authentic South Indian Food, light and spicy. We recommend the dosas.
Iyer's
38 Popes Quay
A tiny place preparing delicious authentic South Indian Food, light and spicy. We recommend the dosas.
Great fresh salads to take away, independently run.
6 habitants recommandent
The Oyster Tavern
Saint Patrick's Street
6 habitants recommandent
Great fresh salads to take away, independently run.
Good cheese selection, a bit less pricey than the Pigs back in the Market. Their fresh pasta is excellent.
Iago Food Company Limited
9 Princes St
Good cheese selection, a bit less pricey than the Pigs back in the Market. Their fresh pasta is excellent.
Small restaurant serving middle eastern inspired Irish food. Good for a mid afternoon cup of tea or an evening glass of wine (it gets busy).
20 habitants recommandent
Orso Kitchen & Bar
8 Pembroke St
20 habitants recommandent
Small restaurant serving middle eastern inspired Irish food. Good for a mid afternoon cup of tea or an evening glass of wine (it gets busy).
Suggested for lunch - really good food made by a real kitchen, nice pub setting. Also good for a quiet afternoon read - this is a very busy pub at night, with live gigs.
6 habitants recommandent
The Woodford
20-21 Paul St
6 habitants recommandent
Suggested for lunch - really good food made by a real kitchen, nice pub setting. Also good for a quiet afternoon read - this is a very busy pub at night, with live gigs.

Drinks & Nightlife

A great pub with a warm atmosphere, great art on the walls and a good beer garden. Good for coffee in the afternoon too. They sometimes do simple food. Around the corner from us.
11 habitants recommandent
Fionnbarra Bar
73 Douglas St
11 habitants recommandent
A great pub with a warm atmosphere, great art on the walls and a good beer garden. Good for coffee in the afternoon too. They sometimes do simple food. Around the corner from us.
One of the old pubs of Cork, full of character with a good interesting mixed crowd.
9 habitants recommandent
The Oval Bar
25 S Main St
9 habitants recommandent
One of the old pubs of Cork, full of character with a good interesting mixed crowd.
A great old local pub with regular music sessions in the evening.
42 habitants recommandent
Sin E
8 Coburg St
42 habitants recommandent
A great old local pub with regular music sessions in the evening.
Lovely pub with nice staff, great relaxed atmosphere and good beer-garden. A Cork institution.
13 habitants recommandent
Tom Barry's
113 Barrack St
13 habitants recommandent
Lovely pub with nice staff, great relaxed atmosphere and good beer-garden. A Cork institution.
For when you are after crowd and party. Regular gigs, some of them free. Great atmosphere when not too crowded, a bit much some other times, although this probably shows our age.
29 habitants recommandent
The Crane Lane Theatre
Phoenix Street
29 habitants recommandent
For when you are after crowd and party. Regular gigs, some of them free. Great atmosphere when not too crowded, a bit much some other times, although this probably shows our age.

Shopping

The heart of Cork. Best meat: try O'Mahony's by the Grand parade entrance; Seafood: Ballycotton; best bread: Arbutus, sold in the Pigs back; best smoked salmon: Hederman (pricy but worth it)
113 habitants recommandent
Le marché anglais
Grand Parade
113 habitants recommandent
The heart of Cork. Best meat: try O'Mahony's by the Grand parade entrance; Seafood: Ballycotton; best bread: Arbutus, sold in the Pigs back; best smoked salmon: Hederman (pricy but worth it)
A great commercial art gallery showcasing local arts and crafts.
Lavit Gallery
Wandesford Quay
A great commercial art gallery showcasing local arts and crafts.
Small organic and farmers' market running on Saturday mornings. Vegetables, bread, fish (get there early), juices, cheese...
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Small organic and farmers' market running on Saturday mornings. Vegetables, bread, fish (get there early), juices, cheese...

Essentials

For the cheapest, no nonsense groceries.
18 habitants recommandent
Lidl
4-5 Cornmarket St
18 habitants recommandent
For the cheapest, no nonsense groceries.
Largest organic and whole-food store in Cork, with vegetarian restaurant above and café within the store.
9 habitants recommandent
Quay Co-op Vegetarian Restaurant and Wholefood Store
24 Sullivan's Quay
9 habitants recommandent
Largest organic and whole-food store in Cork, with vegetarian restaurant above and café within the store.

Arts & Culture

A fantastic building, worth visiting for the architecture alone. Exhibitions change a few times a year (always free). Good café at ground floor level.
9 habitants recommandent
The Glucksman
9 habitants recommandent
A fantastic building, worth visiting for the architecture alone. Exhibitions change a few times a year (always free). Good café at ground floor level.
A lovely art gallery, showcasing a mixture of classical painting and changing themed exhibitions. The café / restaurant is a Cork institution.
107 habitants recommandent
Galerie d'art Crawford
1 Emmett Pl
107 habitants recommandent
A lovely art gallery, showcasing a mixture of classical painting and changing themed exhibitions. The café / restaurant is a Cork institution.
A small Gallery run by the the Crawford Art College, showcasing local artists. Exhibitions last only a few weeks and are usually worth checking out.
Fenton Gallery
A small Gallery run by the the Crawford Art College, showcasing local artists. Exhibitions last only a few weeks and are usually worth checking out.

Entertainment & Activities

A bit of a walk up the hill, but well worth the detour if you haven't been to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Very interesting architecture, and a solid introduction to the Irish Revolution and Civil War.
97 habitants recommandent
Prison de Cork City
Convent Avenue
97 habitants recommandent
A bit of a walk up the hill, but well worth the detour if you haven't been to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Very interesting architecture, and a solid introduction to the Irish Revolution and Civil War.

Parks & Nature

A large pound that doubles up as a birds nature reserve. Geese, ducks, swans, swallows in summer and small bats in the evening. About 10 minutes uphill walk from our house. Good place for a jog, too.
The Lough Playground
A large pound that doubles up as a birds nature reserve. Geese, ducks, swans, swallows in summer and small bats in the evening. About 10 minutes uphill walk from our house. Good place for a jog, too.
The only real park in Cork. Medium size, with a variety of areas (Victorian pound, lawns, river edge, new bandstand, kids playground...). This is where people flock when the weather is good. Also home to the free Cork Public Museum, charting the history of the city, and to a host of family weekend events throughout the summer. The café at the back of the museum serves good food.
162 habitants recommandent
Parc Fitzgerald
162 habitants recommandent
The only real park in Cork. Medium size, with a variety of areas (Victorian pound, lawns, river edge, new bandstand, kids playground...). This is where people flock when the weather is good. Also home to the free Cork Public Museum, charting the history of the city, and to a host of family weekend events throughout the summer. The café at the back of the museum serves good food.
Not really a park, more of a long lawn stuck between the road and the river, this is where we go when we want a longer walk. You can easily access it by following the River's edge from Fitzegerald Park. A path goes past the Shaky Bridge, along the wall of the Mardyke's sports field, crosses a road and brings you to a series of weirs and bridges. Good for a jog.
11 habitants recommandent
Lee Fields
3 Lee Rd
11 habitants recommandent
Not really a park, more of a long lawn stuck between the road and the river, this is where we go when we want a longer walk. You can easily access it by following the River's edge from Fitzegerald Park. A path goes past the Shaky Bridge, along the wall of the Mardyke's sports field, crosses a road and brings you to a series of weirs and bridges. Good for a jog.