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Matt and Ted Lee's Guide to the Food Scene in County Cork, Ireland

© Ditte Isager A seafood platter at Fishy Fishy Cafe

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In search of the Emerald Isle’s best food, the Lee brothers head to County Cork, where artisanal cheesemakers, authentic pubs, and briny oysters await. In the past 10 years, the region has become the epicenter of the Slow Food movement in Ireland. Day boats from the small port towns of Union Hall and Castletownbere reel in sole, pike, haddock, monkfish, John Dory, plaice, and skate. And the cold sea represents only one aspect of West Cork’s food bounty. Fields of wild vetch and heather nourish vast herds of cows and sheep (County Cork is prime cheese country), and free-ranging pigs and poultry munch happily in the thickets.

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3 Hotels 6 Restaurants 10 Activities

Destinations: Ireland · Cork · Kerry, Cork & The Southwest · Galway & The West · Castlelyons · Galway · Kinsale · Durrus

Themes: Food + Drink · Hotels + Resorts · Shopping

Inspired by: Culinary Delight in Ireland — by Matt Lee, Published Mar. 2008

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    Maritime Hotel

    Ireland | Europe

    A minimalist glass structure nearly 200 yards long overlooking the Bantry Bay. More
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    Glengarriff Lodge

    Ireland | Europe

    Ideal for a family reunion, this enormous thatched-roof stone house has undergone a six-year restoration by owner Alan Callender. The former huntin... More
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    Ballyvolane House

    Castlelyons | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    Justin Green, the fourth generation of Greens to live at this enormous Italianate country property, runs the place with his wife, Jenny, in a comfo... More
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    O'Connor's Seafood Restaurant

    Kerry, Cork & The Southwest | Europe | Ireland

    Simple, compelling preparations of fish and shellfish from local waters are owner Peter O'Brien's calling card. Book early as reservations go fast.
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    Moran's Oyster Cottage

    Galway & The West | Europe | Ireland

    Just south of Galway, Ireland, on a weir beside a creek that runs into Galway Bay, this 18th-century tavern-all burnished wood and thatch-was immor

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    Gleesons Restaurant

    Galway & The West | Europe | Ireland

    Chef Robert Gleeson's cooking is refreshingly simple and seductive, you'll see on the menu that the smoked haddock comes from Sally Barnes, the duc... More
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    Ard Bia

    Galway | Europe | Ireland | Galway & The West

    This cozy, casual room turns out Galway's best local food, with global flourishes; house made ice creams are not to be missed. More
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    Good Things Café

    Durrus | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

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    Fishy Fishy Café

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    Kinsale | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

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    Manning's Emporium

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    A stand stocked with West Cork cheeses: Ardrahan, Garrigaline, Coolea, Durrus, Gubbeen.
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    Edward Twomey Clonakilty Black Pudding Co.

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

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    Drombeg Stone Circle

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

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    Ma Murphy's

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    Writers from the West Cork Literary Festival soak up local atmosphere at this classic pub.
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    Weir Bar

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    A new-age bar in the Jury Cork hotel with plate glass and sleek iron fireplaces. More
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    Rory Conner

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    Rory Conner, an artisan cutler, has a studio crammed with rusty blade forms, drill presses, and grinders' wheels, carpeted with metal dust, and loo... More
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    Michelle Mitton Design Gallery

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    A collection of works by West Cork ceramicists Sara Flynn and Mary Neeson, whose porcelain lanterns are like miniature Mariko Mori sculptures. More
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    Loch Hyne

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    The hike to the top takes a solid half-hour, but the vistas on the way up are worth it if the visibility is good. More
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    Ballymaloe Cookery School

    Kerry, Cork & The Southwest | Europe | Ireland

    Daylong classes (mushroom foraging, wine tasting, raising chickens) on a 100-acre organic farm with Irish chef Darina Allen. More
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    An Teach Beag

    Cork | Europe | Ireland | Kerry, Cork & The Southwest

    An ideal pub with traditional music and the feel of Old Ireland. More
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