The best restaurants in Cork

05/11/2025: Ordered a coffee and a sausage roll, but after waiting 25 minutes, I still hadn't gotten the sausage roll. I then had to join the very slow moving queue to reorder the item which I had already paid for. When I finally reached the top of the queue, I was met with attitude from the person behind the counter, and was offered no apology. I then had a lukewarm microwaved sausage roll and a cold coffee for which I paid over €8.

05/11/2025: Excellent coffee with beans from all over the world, from Ethiopia to Colombia. If you're looking for a great speciality coffee, this is the place for you. If you want to have a coffee, read a good book or write, this is also a great place. A coffee shop for everyone in Cork.

03/06/2026: Went on Sunday for the roast dinner. My cousin had the beef, she loved it. I had the veggie option, oven roasted stuffed aubergine. Nowhere else does anything close to this. Absolutely delicious and creative. Both served with roast potatoes, carrots and parsnip, stuffing, cabbage, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. You will not leave hungry! Great value for money too. Well done chef, thank you.

26/05/2026: Came here with a group for my birthday. Arrived early and they seated us anyway. Always a great start. Food was good. Not shout from the rooftops great but good. We all ordered different things and shared. I'll admit when I'm wrong but the steak sandwich was spectacular. Variety of drinks. Can imagine it to be a class place to have a few drinks with the crew on a night out. The interior is amazing and it suits the vibe. All in all not a bad place to go in cork city centre

06/04/2026: The food is awful. I wont come back here again.

21/03/2026: Very good lasagna Staff were lovely

05/04/2026: Came here the other night for the arcade and some karaoke. Honestly, the best night I had out in Cork recently. The young lady working in the karaoke was especially friendly and makes a great mojito! Thanks for a great night.

04/04/2026: Great place for music bingo on Friday nights (Woolshed)

24/11/2025: 10/10 banana bread and very fresh. Tasty well made coffee. Looking forward to trying the sushi bar. A very cute corner café 🐻

21/11/2025: Best sushi in town! Very cosy atmosphere, nice coffee, even better chai latte and high quality sushi. Very cosy family atmosphere, the stuff is amazing. Recommend all my friends alredy

18/04/2026: The food was really delicious. We ordered samosas, naan, pilou rice, and chicken tikka masala.

09/04/2026: Everything was great! Very tasty! And good portions.

18/11/2025: A really proudly run family business, warm atmosphere, friendly staff and a real addition to the UCC campus area.

13/11/2025: love the place, cozy and confortable place to stay when next to university

16/12/2025: Great place, go everytime I'm in Cork. Also dog friendly

02/12/2025: I’m reluctant to leave a good review because it means that it will get more popular! This was my first visit but it won’t be my last. I had coffee and French toast with maple syrup and bacon. The French toast was yummy, with a lovely hit of cinnamon, good maple syrup accompanied by crispy, streaky bacon. The service is friendly and efficient and the space is cosy. A definite five stars.

24/04/2026: Great shop, wonderful selection of all things vegetarian. From wholefoods to spices and soaps. They've got the lot. If you're looking for it and it's veggie, they've most likely got it in stock.

17/04/2026: Had fun shopping at the different vendors here. Got a few used books, a necklace, edible Irish seaweed, ginger drink, and some eco-friendly cleaning products! They have a little bit of everything.

28/09/2025: One of my favorite places to have a lovely coffee and amazing desserts. Staff is always very friendly.

13/09/2025: Server was lovely. But! I got ONE spoon of granola in my açai bowl which was kind of ridiculous. For €10.50 I should be getting at least three spoons. The barista made a great coffee but like price for return is non existent. Could be great as the location is handy and the cafe itself is lovely inside. Potentially a great place, but not quite there.

08/06/2026: Unable to connect to the Wi-Fi. This needs to be fixed, as it's ruining the cafe experience. 🤬🤬🤬

02/06/2026: Excellent breakfast 🥐🍰☕ Very nice place Friendly staff

04/12/2025: Beautiful gem of a cafe in the centre of Cork city! Stunning crockery, decor and atmosphere inside and outside the cafe in a quiet mall. But most of all, clearly the nicest hot chocolate I have ever tasted! The cakes are also very tasty and the staff is very kind and pleasant. Great place to stop by when Christmas shopping. Looking forward to call again...

02/12/2025: It's the best hot chocolate in cork. The shop itself is very charming and the staff are very pleasant and quick.

27/11/2025: First class food. Amazing service. Definitely worth a return visit.

21/11/2025: We had the pleasure of dining at 51 Cornmarket tonight, and the entire experience was world-class, especially the service. We were running significantly late due to unforeseen circumstances, but the owner, Anne, was absolutely fantastic and incredibly accommodating. ​Anne stayed in close contact with us while we were en route, kindly sent us the menu ahead of time, and even took our order so the kitchen could prepare our meal while we traveled. This level of communication and care is truly rare and saved our evening! ​Once we arrived, the setting and atmosphere were warm, intimate, and absolutely on point. The food was nothing short of fantastic—every dish was delicious. The wine selection was also superb. ​Thank you, Anne, and the entire team at 51 Cornmarket, for turning a stressful evening into a wonderful dining experience. Highly, highly recommend!

11/06/2026: Was there recently with a group of 30 and I can only hope I’m never there again. They had our arrival time but absolutely no effort was made to accommodate a coach. Not their problem seemed to be the attitude. The rooms were not clean and most of the group had no bottled water in their rooms. If they wanted it they had to buy it. Rooms were stuffy with no air con. Couldn’t open windows with the noise outside of traffic and the homeless which there was plenty of at the back of the hotel which I know is of no fault of the hotel due to it’s central location but that’s why you have air con.The staff at breakfast time in fairness were very friendly and accommodating. But overall I’d deffo not recommend

10/06/2026: We were looking for a central location and comfort.. we got both.. and we got service and great care especially for our special needs party. Will we come back.. yes, of course! (Thank you Rachel, Emily, Nicole and everyone who helped along the way).

10/03/2026: Good food good service everyday going there to take away chicken satay

17/02/2026: amazing food and customer service! spicy bag!!!!😛👍🏻