Food Producers

The Iberian Way on Douglas Street – For something very different, an unassuming Tapas bar run by two young Spanish chefs on Douglas Street, a short stroll across the bridge from the South Mall, by day, the Iberian way is a shop and deli, in the evenings, it serves up fab tapas in very modest but pleasant surroundings – a real hidden jewel, for the adventurous.

This elegant, high-ceilinged space in the city’s main art-gallery has been a favourite since it was opened in 1986 by the Allen family of Ballymaloe House fame. Breakfast and brunch is served from 8.30am to 11.30am, Monday-to-Saturday. The Crawford Cafe offers great food in a charming, relaxing space, right in the heart of the city.

A vintage style, mobile ice cream cart, measuring just 1,5 x 1,5 sq metres. I do weddings, corporate events, markets, food festivals, private functions etc. I make the ice cream myself, using no colourings or preservatives, all old fashion style.

Mews Restaurant is a destination. The end of the road. You can find us down a lane, in the small seaside village of Baltimore; at the South-West tip of Ireland. An unlikely place for a restaurant, one might think. But, if you scratch the surface, you will see the reason why we chose here rather than anywhere else: the extraordinary ingredients.

Ballymaloe House has been at the centre of Cork’s food culture for decades, with a cookery school that has won international acclaim. The famous old country house in East Cork runs regular early morning Pastry & Bread Making Courses. But be ready for an early start – dough mixing begins at 7am!

Oh! Naturelle creates low-fat, gourmet sorbets using fresh fruit and unrefined sugar.

A recent addition to the city’s roster of top-class restaurants, Rachel's Resturant is named for restaurateur Rachel Allen, one of Ireland’s best known chefs, authors and food personalities.

A fab option for Brunch at weekends in the harbour town of Kinsale, a relaxed 35 minute drive from the City Centre – an extensive, quality brunch menu is available at The Lemon Leaf Cafe.

In the market town of Midleton, close by the famous Jameson Whiskey Distillery, you will find the celebrated Sage Resturant with its famous “12-Mile Rule”, instigated by chef Kevin Aherne, a passionate champion of local produce.

First opened at Ballylickey near Bantry in 1948, as a simple store selling produce from the family farm, Mannings remains in the same family and has become famous for its farm store and café, serving up and selling local produce and artisan foods. They have a classic Brunch menu at the weekends. If you ask where the ingredients come from, they’ll most likely point at the nearest fields.