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County Cork, home of the famous Slow Food Ireland movement, has become Ireland's top foodie destination. The mecca: Ballymaloe House, where Myrtle Allen pioneered New Irish cuisine and her daughter-in-law, the celebrated cookery author Darina Allen, learned her trade. Adventurous, well-traveled chefs throughout County Cork make
County Cork, home of the famous Slow Food Ireland movement, has become Ireland's top foodie destination. The mecca: Ballymaloe House, where Myrtle Allen pioneered New Irish cuisine and her daughter-in-law, the celebrated cookery author Darina Allen, learned her trade. A
County Cork, home of the famous Slow Food Ireland movement, has become Ireland's top foodie destination. The mecca: Ball
County Cork, home of the famous Slow Food Ireland movement, has become Ireland's top foodie destination. The mecca: Ballymaloe House, where Myrtle Allen pioneered New Irish cuisine and her daughter-in-law, the celebrated cookery author Darina Allen, learned her trade. Adventurous, well-traveled chefs throughout County Cork make the most of the first-rate local specialties: succulent beef and lamb, game in the winter, fresh seafood, and farmhouse cheeses. The best restaurants are not all in towns: even tiny villages might boast a gastropub.
Since opening in 2013, Finns' has become Kinsale's undisputed crown jewel of fine dining and one of the very best examples of its front-parlor...Read More
Originally a café in a fish shop, this place has moved up in the world, with sumptuous two-story premises in the town park. TV chef Martin Shanahan...Read More
On a hillside overlooking the river on the eastern edge of the city, this restaurant is in a stately Georgian house with extensive grounds,...Read More
Tucked away on a cobbled patio, this surprising haven is part of a Victorian warehouse conversion that houses Hotel Isaacs. Stone and redbrick...Read More
Tucked away near the GPO is one of Cork's favorite restaurants approached through a carefully lighted, curved Art Deco–style bar, that combines...Read More
Irish writer Edna O'Brien calls this low-beamed pub—one of Ireland's oldest—her favorite in the world. Visitors mingle happily with the few...Read More
Kinsale has other pub-restaurants, but none with such an idyllic waterside location. In summer, bar food is served on the big stone quay right...Read More
Prosecco on tap sets the tone for fun at this wine bar and restaurant in the heart of Kinsale. There's a bar in the funky front parlor, along...Read More
Surrounded by woods just five minutes' drive from Blarney, Blair's Innis the perfect retreat from Blarney's tour-bus crowds. This is a real...Read More
The small, dark, L-shape room (hence the name) on the ground floor of a handsome town house is dominated by a blue-tiled chimney with a wood...Read More
Just below Cobh's cathedral, a short step from the waterfront, this handsome cut-stone house dates to 1824. Locals can be seen lingering over...Read More
Although only minutes by foot from the main road and Goleen's village center, this harborside retreat is a peaceable kingdom—expect to see herons...Read More
Cross Patrick's Bridge to the River Lee's north side and turn right to reach this large, atmospheric brasserie in a converted 18th-century warehouse...Read More
On Heir Island—a four-minute ferry ride—this unlikely venture is a pilgrimage spot for food lovers, who praise the high standard of cooking...Read More
Don't be put off by the seedy-looking street entrance to this second-floor restaurant: Seamus O'Connell, the American-born owner-chef here,...Read More
One of Ireland's original bar-restaurants, this is a Kinsale institution that serves local steak, lamb, duck, and fresh seafood. Choose from...Read More
Formerly a pub, this informal riverside venue is now a sunny wine and tapas bar with large, often shared tables, where an imaginative selection...Read More
This busy eaterie with a plain decor–-black leather banquettes, plain white walls, and a wood-plank floor–-is popular with families. It may...Read More
All that remains of this building's former identity as a pub is the long mahogany bar; today, it is a bustling bistro-style restaurant serving...Read More
Polished antique tables, a large stone chimney, and bay windows lend considerable charm to the open-plan ground floor of this double-fronted...Read More
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