Farmgate Café
The Farmgate Café
Located on the first floor of the English Market, overlooking the stalls, serving traditional Cork home cooking like tripe and drisheen using market ingredients.
This café is located on the first floor of the English Market in Cork, overlooking the stalls below, and is accessed via stairs (not wheelchair accessible). The establishment uses ingredients from the market stalls to prepare traditional Cork dishes; the signature dish is tripe and onions with drisheen (blood pudding), sourced from A. O'Reilly within the market. Other offerings include Irish lamb stew, fish pie, corned beef, and lamb's liver. Recent reviews note generous portions. The average cost is about €10–20 per person. Closed on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, though there is a Farmgate takeaway stall downstairs. Located within walking distance of the city center.
Opening hours
Mon 12:00–15:00; Tue–Fri 9:00–15:30; Sat 8:30–16:00; Closed Sun & Bank Holiday Mondays
Nearby sights
- English Market
- Crawford Art Gallery
- Elizabeth Fort
- Cork Butter Museum
- St Anne's Church, Shandon (Shandon Bells)
- Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
- University College Cork
- Fitzgerald's Park