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8,6
284 Reviews |
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Ichibanya Sushi and Noodles Bar
Cork, <20£
25/08/2026: Amazing food, one of best ramen i ever had, recommend to visit this place
21/08/2026: The food is superb and worth the price. Location is perfect and near to all amenities. I love specifically their sushi and chicken teriyaki. Will come back again next time.
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8,3
1235 Reviews |
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Miyazaki
Cork
05/09/2026: I've never had a bad meal from here in all the years I've been ordering from here
26/08/2026: We started with a fish onigiri (around €4). My only disappointment: it was too salty and I couldn't really taste the fish.
Then I had the Tori Tatsuta Don (€17.50), crispy fried chicken tossed in nanban sauce. I asked to remove the onions, and the waitress asked if I wanted to remove anything else and keep the chives. Very attentive. The dish was excellent, I just would have liked a little less sauce.
We also had the beef dish (€16.50), thinly sliced beef simmered with ginger in a traditional sauce. Very good too, with whole noodles.
Generous portions. Open kitchen, very authentic. Very few seats inside (5 or 6, like at the bar). No need to book, but seating is limited. They have a pub one minute away where you can sit and they bring your food over. Worth knowing if you're in a group.
Normal noise level, no background music, easy to talk. Really good service, special mention to the waitress on the evening of 14 August.
Clear and respectful opening hours: closed on Mondays, open Tuesday to Sunday from 1pm to 3.30pm (last order at 3.15pm), then 5pm to 8.45pm (last order at 8.30pm). It's rare and truly appreciated when a place clearly displays its last order times — no bad surprises.
In the city centre, near the cathedral and the end of South Main Street, close to Barrack Street. Small place with no toilets, better to go to the partner pub.
Highly recommended, I give it 5 stars.
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8,1
1791 Reviews |
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Wabisabi
Cork
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.
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8,1
1521 Reviews |
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Sakura
Cork
08/09/2026: Food was excellent and the staff was really nice!!
04/09/2026: My fav spot for dinner in cork. Amazing food, nice atmosphere and lovely service.
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6,7
477 Reviews |
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Ichigo Ichie
Cork
03/09/2026: An excellent little restaurant. Behind an unassuming entrance lies a rather long sliver room of Japanese dining.
Without a menu too expansive they know what they are doing with each and every dish. The soba noodles are perfectly made, and have some rather unique and delicious flavours, one can be sure to find one right for their palate and mood.
The smoked cheese cheesecake was truly a gem, never before have I tasted a smoked cheesecake, but it is a flavour combination which works surprisingly well.
The service matches the interior design, being warm, friendly, and efficient. Nothing to complain about.
The only thing I would suggest, is a nicer tea selection, although the menu of wines is expansive, and I'm sure great, for people such as myself who do not consume alcohol, fine teas can be the next best thing. As a big fan of good teas, I was a little disappointed to not see more space on the menu dedicated to them. I don't believe this should be a particularly difficult feature to implement either, as teas are small, easy to prepare and stored long.
I just know I will be back here the next time I'm in Cork, and I will be excited to experience it anew.
15/08/2026: Quite reasonably priced Japanese restaurant with typical dishes. However, the menu is full of non-translated Japanese terms and there is barely an explanation of the dishes in plain English.
The Michelin Bib gourmand is hardly deserved. The dishes are fine, fair enough, but there misses some more aesthetic and flavour research that would justify it fully.
Last, dark point: the dining room is narrow and dark, in spite of the artificial lighting. Moreover, you'll not be placed were you wish to, even if the restaurant is almost empty.
One single waitress was in charge of the service. It was hardly enough to attend every guest properly.
Note that the restaurant only opens for dinner.
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6,5
688 Reviews |
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Dashi
Cork
26/09/2025: We loved to go to Dashi and it was our go-to takeaway in COVID times. I ordered for collection on a Thursday evening at 7pm, half of the sushi options were gone and the curry and udon noodle dishes (or at least parts thereof) were heated in a microwave, and it still took them 25 minutes to put the order together. The dishes lacked veggies and where mediocre at best, and I couldn't finish the seaweed salad. Very disappointed.
18/09/2025: Visited the place just for the first time, as I saw they have a lot of great reviews, and variety of options, but unfortunately were disappointed, as many of the ingredients weren’t just included.
They show in the menu that the sushi has variety of ingredients, and a lot of interesting stuff like: asparagus, chive, chilli powder, and so, but unfortunately they just used instead of the asparagus the curcumber, and we had no chives or chilli powder, although we should have had😟
Also the trout sushi we had was half raw/and half cooked👀
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6,0
96 Reviews |
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Maki Sushi Rolls
Cork
28/08/2026: they charged me about €4000 for all the salmon i got but it was still good. i had to steal loads of soy sauce from dunnes tho
18/07/2026: Great take away sushi. It costs only 6€ for 6 sushi slices, perfect spot for quick lunch!
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