I arrived at the Hotel Isaacs in Cork City and immediately made a reservation at their downstairs restaurant Greenes. Greenes came highly recommended as creative modern Irish cuisine, with a focus on seafood. Having Greenes just downstairs was a big plus, and it seemed like the perfect first night-in-Cork dining experience. […]
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On a recent visit to Cork City, Cafe Paradiso was one of my must-try restaurants, based on many rave reviews. Even I, as a mostly-vegetarian, was biased that a restaurant solely focused on vegetarian cooking could really be a fine dining foodie experience, since they are often an afterthought. But […]
The English Market was at the top of my list to check out on my visit to Cork City. As someone obsessed with food, markets are always a priority. So map in hand, I wended my way through Cork’s tangle of small angled streets searching for the elusive entrance. […]
Cork City to Cobh During my recent five day visit to charming Cork City, I popped over to the historic harbor town of Cobh. Normally, it’s a quick 20 minute train ride from Cork City to Cobh, but on this day there was rail construction and buses were shuttling travelers from […]
Spoiler Alert – I loved Cork City. It was urban, but down to earth. Sophisticated, but unpretentious. Cork felt European with a tinge of edginess – and, in a way, a little reminiscent of my hometown Boston. Falling in Love with Cork City on Day One Arrival into Cork City’s small […]
When I decided to travel to Ireland, I knew that I wanted to get off the beaten path as much as possible. I shied away from places such as the Ring of Kerry and Dingle Peninsula. Although I’m sure they are heavily travelled because of their stunning beauty, I was […]
Getting down to Ballymaloe House from Dublin was as easy as I had hoped it would be, considering I was not driving and it is out in the countryside of East County Cork. I changed trains in Cork City and then caught the 20 minute commuter train to Midleton. Midleton […]