Cork - Wine Bars

The Haffner family have been at this delightful place for over 25 years, and the complex - which began as a holiday hostel and is now styled ‘country house’ - has been extensively upgraded. Now, in addition to self-catering accommodation w ...
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Just up the hill from the harbour, this characterful and delightfully old-fashioned little pub has been a special home-from-home for regular visitors, especially sailors up from the harbour, as long as anyone can remember. The premises was bought by J ...
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Billing itself as a wine café this quirky riverside venue is part tapas bar, part wine bar with a distinctly continental flair. Once the celebrated live music venue, The Lobby, this new incarnation is an altogether more sophisticated operation w ...
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A recent makeover to Carole Norman’s attractive and unusual restaurant in Kinsale added welcome extra space and a garden area but,thankfully, the basics remain the same: it’s got a lot going for it - not only can you drop in for a glass of ...
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Probably Cork’s most unusual licensed premises, this 120 year old former pharmacy is owned by well known publican Benny McCabe who has achieved the change of use with a remarkably light hand. Despite a display of products like Brylcream and sen ...
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Originally built in 1772 as part of an adjoining brewery, this building in the heart of Clonakilty town has been a restaurant for the last decade. Today it has lost none of its character and charm, tempting passers-by in with its smartly presented sho ...
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In the buzzy Coal Quay renewal area, this Cork restaurants a sister establishment to Padraig Frawley's highly regarded Cornstore in Limerick (see entry) is in a stylishly converted two-storey granite mill building. Colourful Spanish tiles in the recep ...
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