The best restaurants in Cork

15/07/2026: Had a wonderful experience here! The staff were incredibly friendly, welcoming, and attentive throughout our visit. The food was absolutely delicious, fresh, and beautifully presented. The atmosphere was warm and relaxing, making it a perfect place to enjoy a meal. Excellent service, great food, and a lovely overall experience. We will definitely be back and highly recommend this place!

28/06/2026: Went there as a walk in with my husband and my mother. Every table was reserved, so we cut our loses. While looking around to see if any tables were free and we were met with judgy eyes and one customer was really rude with my mother, saying “that the tables were booked, can’t you see” then laughed with her boyfriend. I understand that does not project on the staff but unless you book and table you will be judge and made to feel downgraded and unwanted.

10/05/2026: Great spot, get coffee here every weekend and the occasional hot chocolate, would recommend.

09/04/2026: Lovely place great coffee and nice staff

11/06/2026: Had caffe latte, carrot cake, salted Carmel brownie and a croissant. I shared the treats and they were all equally good. Croissant was light n flaky but could have benefited with a bit of jam. Definitely recommend

26/03/2026: Staff were lovely, Barista was really nice. The sizes are a bit off though, I got a regular and it felt more like a small for €5. The coffee wasn’t as good as other places I’ve been to like Cork Coffee Roasters, but I did like the location. Sitting outside and people watching was really nice.

06/07/2026: Great pizzas tucked away in the beer garden, great quality ingredients, results in an amazinglu tasty authentic Italian style pizza

30/06/2026: Excellent pizza for being thousands of kilometers from its homeland, Caputo flour and a wood-fired oven.

17/04/2026: Fantastic evening, super music session and crazy pints. Old school hospitality and so welcoming. My first visit but definitely not my last.

26/01/2026: There were three very skilled boys playing what sounded very much like pub music, and the atmosphere perfectly complemented that. A girl who was studying Irish dance taught some of the boys; it was a very good experience.

22/07/2026: Lovely store, without a doubt Corks best selection of beans. Saturday isnt the same without a trip to Mahers!

05/06/2026: We order the hazelnut coffee regularly and have done for years. Everyone compliments our coffee when they come to our house. We've tried several of their coffees which are all great but we always come back to the hazelnut. Have to finally leave a review when I got a shipping notice today 30minutes after I ordered. We always visit the shop when we're down in Cork and the smell of freshly roasted beans is divine. We've already recommended this place to all our friends.

13/07/2026: There are many great sandwich options! The service is super fast and polite. There are a few (very few) places to sit at the counter and eat there if you want. I recommend it!

19/06/2026: Very good smoked chicken salad sandwich!

01/07/2026: Great wine, service and food to share!

30/05/2026: I have been here a few times already and feel that the quality of the food is going down (or I was unlucky) because the last dishes I tried weren’t very good. This last time, we got one of the dishes without one of the ingredients and when we complained, the waiter apologised but was defensive. He said he would charge less for the dish and at the end he took 1€ for a €17.5 dish (strawberry burrata). I really don’t care much about the €1, I think if he had offered more bread (which surprisingly the burrata came with none) I would have left happy. Instead, he made us feel like we were trying to get a freebie, saying that the dish was equally good without it (it wasn’t, probably it would be as bad with the pecans on top as without them). Overall I found his answer very rude and gave him the euro back. They get the euro but not a returning customer

24/07/2026: This place was absolutely amazing. The sushi was perfect. The tempura was fabulous. The atmosphere was just right. The were very busy so I would have liked to have gotten some dessert but despite trying to catch their attention a couple of times nobody stopped to take my dessert order, and eventually I just paid and left.

17/07/2026: Great place. A cozy nook on the busy Oliver Plunkett Street, dishing out some great flavours. Loved the dishes I tried. Team Wabi Sabi you guys are doing great. This itself tells the story, I missed to take photographs as I just couldn't hold back and immersed myself.

15/07/2026: Very pleasant place with tasty treats and coffee with very friendly staff

07/07/2026: Great coffee and selection of books plus the vibe is great. Perfect point to grab a coffee on you in or out of lough lake. Views are amazing and a great spot indeed. Recommended.

02/07/2026: It's got a lot of choice under one roof

01/07/2026: Not much going on, very small car park, only a few food stalls. Marina marker is much better

24/05/2026: Absolutely lovely place, food was amazing, everyone at the table loved every bite. Gorgeous desserts that I've definitely got to try next time. And such a cool place with the loveliest staff big shout out to our lovely waitress Bernie so welcoming and professional. We will be back!

18/05/2026: It was the best brunch i have ever had !!! You guys doing amazing job egg benedict with mushrooms and hollandise sauce!! You know you know!! Absolutely delicious 😋 thanks for the all service and staff!!

10/07/2026: Great pint of Beamish and friendly service!!

04/06/2026: A typical Cork bar with live music and excellent beers. No tourists.

17/07/2026: The food was the best I got during my stay in Cork. It was truly delicious. The staff was very nice and polite and we only waited six minutes for our meals to arrive.

16/07/2026: Lovely restaurant very busy. Food well presented and tasted lovely. Staff very nice