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Janey Macs
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Main Street, Kinsale, Co. Cork (Map
kinsalesouth - E9)
Wine Bar, Price:
Moderate
Wine-bar and bistro, imaginative menu, not quite as pricey as the Good Food Circle.
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Mary Lanes
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Main Street, Kinsale, Co. Cork (Map
kinsalesouth - E9)
Wine Bar, Price:
Moderate
Located at the quiet end of Main Street, a wine bar and bistro-style restaurant, this quirky place is one of the more original in Kinsale.
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Ballymaloe House
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Shanagarry, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - H18)
Phone: +353 (0)21 652531
Fax: +353 (0)21 652021
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: Lunch and Dinner daily.
Run by Ireland’s most famous cooking/hospitality family, the Allens, Ballymaloe House offers Country House accommodation, a craft and kitchenware shop, and the Restaurant. Strong supporters of organic produce, this is a marvellous place: if you manage to get a booking. Or try the cafe in the nearby Ballymaloe Cookery School and Gardens.
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The Farmgate
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Coolbawn, Midleton, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - G18)
Phone: +353 (0)21 632771
Fax: +353 (0)21 632771
Price:
Moderate
Opening Times: Open 9.00 - 17.00 Mon - Sat, with dinner served Fri and Sat evenings
Always busy, this popular restaurant serves the best of hearty home cooking and baking, at reasonable prices, and in a unique atmosphere which mixes a cosy farm kitchen with painting and sculpture.
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O’Callaghan-Walshe
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Rosscarbery, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - E19)
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: Dinner only.
An excellent restaurant, with great menu, including fresh oysters, and with an extensive wine list
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Adele’s
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Main Street, Schull, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - C20)
Phone: +353 (0)28 28459
Price:
Moderate
Opening Times: Open all day, lunch, coffees and dinner.
Located in Schull, a pretty village on Mizen Head peninsula, this is the place, for lunch or coffee-break, or take-away. You won’t be able to resist the delicious home-baking. In the evenings, there is a more Mediterranean-style menu on offer.
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Cafe Palermo
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Pearse Street, Kinsale, Co. Cork. (Map
kinsalesouth - D9)
Price:
Inexpensive
An Italian-style Bistrooffering cheap & cheerful relief from inflated price tags around town, the portions are generous and the pizzas are good.
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Crackpots Ceramic Restaurant
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3 Cork Street, Kinsale, Co. Cork. (Map
kinsalesouth - D10)
Phone: +353 (0)21 4772847
Fax: +353 (0)21 4773517
Email: crackpots@iol.ie
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: eveing diner nightly, Sunday lunch; childrens menu up to 19:30
The most original of the Good Food Circle restaurants, Crackpots offers a great menu in relaxed and cosy surroundings. Superb food, interesting wine-list, good vegetarian options.
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Jim Edwards
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Kinsale, Co. Cork (Map
kinsalesouth - D10)
Phone: +353 (0)21 772541
Fax: +353 (0)21 772541
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: Lunch and bar menu throughout the day; evening dining starts 18:00
In centre of Kinsale town, Jim Edwards restaurant is an long-established member of the Kinsale Good Food Circle. The more traditional menus are favoured: steaks, lamb, fresh Lobster and Oysters are the favourites. Food is also served throughout the day in the pub.
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Cafe Paradiso
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Lancaster Quay, Western Road, Cork (Map
corkcityl11o13 - K12)
Phone: +353 21 277939
Price:
Moderate
Opening Times: Open for Lunch and Dinner Tues - Sat
This is probably the best Vegetarian restaurant in Ireland. The menu is fantastic, the staff are friendly and relaxed, and the atmosphere is great. Advance booking is advised.
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Isaacs
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48 MacCurtain Street, Cork (Map
corkcityp8s10 - P10)
Phone: +353 21 503805
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: Lunch Mon-Sat, Dinner daily.
Located next to Hotel Isaacs in a restored Victorian warehouse in the city centre, this is one of the best restaurants in Cork. The excellent menu is a mix of popular Irish and Mediterranean recipes.
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The Farm Gate Cafe
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(Map
corkcityl11o13 - 012)
Price:
Moderate
Opening Times: Open daily Mon - Sat
Located above the English Market, the Farm Gate serves the best of hearty home cooking and baking, with a mix of traditional Cork recipes and mediterranean influences, at reasonable prices. There is a self-serve lunch counter as well as a table-service restaurant.
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Chez Youen
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The Pier, Baltimore, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - D20)
Phone: +353 (0)28 20136
Fax: +353 (0)28 20495
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: Daily Lunch and Dinner in summer; in winter dinner only .
The most famous seafood restaurant for miles around, it is expensive but the food is the best. Only a few non-fish dishes.
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Kalbo’s Bistro
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48 North Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - D20)
Price:
Moderate
High quality and variety in Kalbo’s Bistro is also reflected in Kalbo’s Pantry across the street, where you can buy delicious take-away sandwiches.
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La Jolie Brise
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The Square, Baltimore, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - D20)
Phone: +353 (0)28 20600
Fax: +353 (0)28 20495
Price:
Inexpensive
Opening Times: Open throughout the day serving breakfast, lunch, dinner.
This is a small, busy cafe-restaurant in Baltimore’s central square, serving good food at reasonable prices: pizzas and pasta with inexpensive wines, and local favourites fish and chips, or steak and chips. In the summer, you can eat outside on the Square and watch the sun set over the bay. Also does take-away. There is also a guesthouse above the restaurant.
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Rolf’s Hostel and Restaurant
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Baltimore Hill, Baltimore, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - D20)
Phone: +353 (0)28 20289
Fax: +353 (0)28 20289
Price:
Inexpensive
A group of stone sheds have been successfully converted into a cosy hostel on the hill overlooking Baltimore. A truly tranquil place, the cafe-restaurant serves great coffee and home baking during the day, with tasty, filling meals in the evening.
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The Mews
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Baltimore, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - D20)
Phone: +353 (0)28 20390
Fax: +353 (0)28 20390
Price:
Expensive
Opening Times: Open evenings June - Sept
This is a marvellous restaurant, hidden away behind Baltimore’s main square. A large open fire, stone walls, and original paintings from local artists on the walls, it’s relaxed and cosy. A little expensive, but certainly worth the price, the food is really excellent in a modern Irish style, there’s a good wine list, and the staff are friendly and efficient.
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Old Midleton Distillery
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Midletown, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - G18)
Phone: +353 (0)21 613594
Fax: +353 (0)21 613642
Cafe, Price:
Inexpensive
Opening Times: Apr - Oct, 10.00 - 17.00
The Old Midleton Distillery (or Jameson Heritage Centre) offers a comprehensive guided historical tour of the restored Jameson Distillery, finishing off with a whiskey-tasting session. The coffe-shop offers substantial sandwiches, quiches and afternoon teas.
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Pilgrim’s Rest
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Rosscarbery, Co. Cork (Map
southwest - E19)
Cafe, Price:
Inexpensive
A charming cafe and book shop, Pilgrims Rest is a pleasant place to stop for a home-cooked lunch or just a coffee-break.
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