Wylam
Victoria cross, cork - excellent chinese food.
Jim Edwards
Short quay, kinsale - quality, reasonably-priced restaurant.
The Ambassador
Cook st, cork - one of the finest chinese restaurants around.
Bully's
Paul st, cork - possibly the best pizza in cork.
Rivers End
Crosshaven, - cafe style snack bar
Bracken Cafe
Paul st, cork - nicest scones in the city.
Cafe Paradiso
Lancaster quay, cork - one of the best vegetarian restaurants anywhere.
Cork has a good reputation for food. Beef, Lamb, Bacon and poultry are raised to a very high standard. The dairy produce is as good as any in the world. The sea is full of fish and shellfish. These products are served up in both traditional and innovative ways throughout the county, and are complemented by dozens of ethnic restaurants cooking food from all over the world. There are over 500 restaurants in the yellow pages and many are world class. Some examples are:
Fishy Fishy Cafe
Guardwell, kinsale - top class fish dishes.
Ballymaloe House
Shanagarry, midleton - top-quality, wholesome irish food as seen on tv, regularly.
Quay Coop
Sullivan's quay, cork - top quality vegetarian wholefoods, especially good lunches.
Blair's Cove
Durrus, bantry - gorgeous food, gorgeous location.
Gingerbread House
Paul st, cork - large daytime cafe with large selection of cakes.