Kinsale Good Food Circle Restaurants

Kinsale is a vibrant fishing town that boasts the greatest concentration of restaurants in Ireland. Catering to all tastes, from seafood to steak houses and everything in between, it has long been known as the gourmet capital of Ireland.

Restaurants in Kinsale pride themselves on their high reputation for culinary expertise and work together through the Good Food Circle to ensure their 10 member restaurants offer a diversity of cuisine with a guarantee of quality, service, comfort, ambience and, of course, fine dining.

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The Good Food Circle organises a number of events and special offers throughout the year, such as the National Chowder Cook-Off, Kinsale Arts Week cookery events and the Kinsale Gourmet Festival, for which it is best known. All 10 restaurants in Kinsale’s Good Food Circle are of a high standard and ideal for that special gourmet meal.

Restaurant d’Antibes@The White House; 021-4772125; www.whitehouse-kinsale.ie

Blue Haven; 021-4772209; www.bluehavenkinsale.com

Crackpots; 021-4772847; www.crackpots.ie

Fishy Fishy; 021-4700415; www.fishyfishy.ie

Jim Edwards; 021-4772541; www.jimedwardskinsale.com

Man Friday; 021-4772260; www.manfridaykinsale.ie

Pier One@the Trident Hotel; 021-4779300; www.tridenthotel.com

Toddies at The Bulman; 021-4772131 or 021-4777769; www.thebulman.ie

Sidney’s@Actons Hotel; 021-4779900; www.actonshotelkinsale.com

The White Lady; 021-4772737; www.whiteladyhotelkinsale.ie

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L’Atitude 51

L’Atitude 51 is a wine bar situated on the river at Union Quay in Cork city that has just won the Georgina Campbell prestigious Wine Award of the Year 2015. Co-owners Beverley Mathews and Emmanuelle Legrand are extremely proud and honoured to receive this reward in recognition of their efforts to create a better understanding of wine and encourage people to step out of their comfort zones. It is a café, pub and events venue all rolled into one. Guests can take wine courses, rub shoulders with international winemakers, hear some great live music and even attend movie nights. Upcoming events at L’Atitude 51 include CineCafe – Movies you See & Taste. This takes place on the third Wednesday of every month and features a movie about food and/or wine including a themed tasting. L’Atitude 51, 1 Union Quay, Cork. Open Mon-Fri from 9.30am, Sat from noon, Sun from 5pm. 021-2390219. www.latitude51.ie.

The Pink Elephant

The Pink Elephant restaurant and bar is right on the coast of west Cork on the Wild Atlantic Way, just a few miles west of Kinsale. Superb cuisine featuring local specialities is guaranteed with magical Atlantic views over Courtmacsherry Bay. There is a patio for outside dining, extensive lawns and private parking. The Pink Elephant also hosts all types of events, from small gatherings, parties and christenings to small weddings. It has been a restaurant and bar for well over 50 years. The location is spectacular, overlooking the ocean towards the site of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.

The menu caters for a broad range of tastes, featuring wonderful local steaks, seafood from the bay and other local produce. Almost all dishes can be served gluten-free. There is a full bar licence, also with a wide choice of wines, many available by the glass.

Telephone 023-8849608 or visit www.pinkelephant.ie

Green Barn

Green Barn restaurant is situated in the beautiful countryside of Cork, at Inchiquin on the Killeagh Road. Here, you will find a fusion of Irish and Mediterranean flavours alongside traditional fare.

In the main restaurant, there is an amazing white stone pizza oven from Naples, which cooks a delicious array of fresh pizzas, bread and cakes. All products are locally sourced and all herbs are grown in the herb garden at the back of the restaurant.

Opening soon will be the gastro restaurant, which will serve high-class food at extremely competitive prices. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 9am to 9.30pm, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and daily specials.

It also caters for special events and small weddings. For details of Christmas party menus, phone 021-2024070, 087-9761605 or 087-2251298 or email green_barn@hotmail.com

Coqbull

Coqbull is the brand-new chicken and burger concept on French Church Street. Signature dishes include the Rotisserie Chick, a full juicy roast chicken cooked on a spit and marinated in a secret liquor. A burger lover’s heaven using all Irish beef, the menu also boasts a variety of chicken, beef, bacon and fish burgers with even a ‘no bull’ burger for veggies. Coqbull’s cocktail menu is a real treat with signature cocktails, aptly named the Coq (one for gin fans) and Bull (for those who prefer something a little stronger). Coqbull has a group feast for November as a party special – for groups of 12 or over, you can have a combo platter to share and choose between rotisserie chicken or bacon bull burger, both served with hand-cut French fries for €18.50 per person. Call 021-4278444 or log on to www.coqbull.com.

Ramen

Ramen, a restaurant offering Asian street food, opened its doors to the people of Cork last December. Located a bit off the beaten track on Anglesea Street, this tiny, trendy little eatery now has a cult following among Cork locals. Not surprising, given the fresh food, with authentic street-food flavours cooked with flames in front of your eyes by an army of Asian chefs. You can choose from rice or noodle dishes with a range of meat and seafood and mouth-watering sides. Chopsticks and bowls are optional as you can eat straight out of the carton. A special treat after your main dish is the free ice-cream cone that you can pour yourself. In an astonishingly short period of time, a second Ramen opened at Dennehy’s Cross. For the students of UCC and CIT, this was a dream come true. Well worth a visit, Ramen is open until 10pm. Online ordering is available at www.ramen.ie or find out more at facebook.com/RamenCork