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Ireland has a wonderful reputation for its food produce. We have some the best beef, lamb and dairy in the world. We are an island and surrounded with an abundant supply of fish and shellfish so is it any wonder that we have a wonderful array of superior food shops.
Here you will find delightful gourmet range of Good Food Ireland Approved Shops and Delis with the owners pioneering in their attitudes to sell you the best local fresh produce, you will find shelves piled high with familiar Good Food Ireland favourites, superb gems for those who are serious about great Irish food, plus cookery ingredients for the enthusiastic home cook.
If you would like any additional assistance to help point you in the right direction we will be happy to assist. Just email reservations@goodfoodireland.ie or gives us a call +353 53 9158693 (Office Hours: Mon – Fri 09.30am – 5.30pm)
Café Rua
New Antrim Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo.The McMahon family's Cafe Rua is about all the good things Irish food has to offer, dressed up in a bright colourful space with staff who smile, clearly enjoy what they do and know the difference between one end of a carrot and another.
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Lunch Main from: €9.95
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Castlemine Farm
Castlemine, Fourmilehouse, Co Roscommon.At Good Food Ireland, we support farmers who are taking their livelihoods into their own hands, and using their commitment, skills and methods to produce meat with sustainable farming methods. Brendan and Derek Allen are doing just that in a big way. The land has been in the family for three generations, and these days the two brothers are putting it to good use to rear their own meats to supply the Castlemines Farm Shop in Roscommon Town which also sells artisan specialties from Ireland.
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Cavistons Seafood Restaurant & Food Emporium
59 Glasthule Road, Glasthule, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.Based in the quaint south County Dublin village of Glasthule, Peter Caviston's 'Caviston’s Food Emporium', a landmark eatery, has been attracting custom from far and wide for almost 60 years! From its modest fish-shop origins, this family-run business has expanded to provide an impressive range of products spanning the seafood and delicatessen spectrum. For a culinary adventure par excellence, dine at Caviston’s Seafood Restaurant, where the atmosphere matches the food and true freshness, excellence and customer-satisfaction is always guaranteed.
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Lunch Main from: €15.00
Chez Emily Fine Handmade Chocolates
Main Street, Ashbourne, Co Meath.Magical would seem to be the appropriate word for the Chez Emily Chocolate Boutique on Ashbourne’s Main Street. Chez Emily was established in 1996 by Ferdinand Vandaele & Helena Hemeryck and they have built a justifiably loyal following with a selection of over 30 divine chocolates. The chocolate couvertures they use are rated between the best worldwide and they combine this with the best local ingredients using family recipes to bring us a unique and versatile assortment of chocolates and chocolate articles.
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Chocolate Garden of Ireland (The) and Tipperary Organic Ice Cream
Rath, Tullow, Co Carlow.Jim and Mary Healy and their dedicated team of chocolate and biscuit experts, produce a spectacular range of luxury, handmade artisan chocolates, divine waffles, sensational chocolate spreads, rich butter biscuits and chocolate bars and of course their delicious Tipperary Organic Ice Cream, which you can now enjoy at their delightful new coffee shop and ice cream parlour in Carlow. The Chocolate Garden of Ireland is a real family destination set in lovely grounds with outdoor seating. Educational groups and school parties catered for also.
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Co Couture
7 Chichester Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT1 4JA.Now anyone and everyone can enjoy superb handcrafted chocolates at Co Couture. If you’re a lover of fine chocolate chances you’ll leave Co Couture a full-blown chocoholic. Originally established as a producer of fine chocolate catering to restaurants and hotels, artisan chocolatier (and GFI member) Deirdre McCanny has recently expanded her business by opening a chocolate boutique right in the heart of Belfast.
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Connemara Smokehouse and Visitor Centre
Bunowen Pier, Aillebrack, Ballyconneely, Clifden, Co Galway.Situated on the water's edge at Bunowen Pier, in the heart of Connemara and between Roundstone and Clifden, the Smokehouse has an enviable position. It’s the longest established smokehouse in the area and one of the few remaining specialising in locally caught wild smoked and organic salmon, they also specialise in Irish smoked tuna and gravadlax. Take one of Graham Robert's memorising tours and purchase a great array of traditionally hand-prepared seafood products.
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Coolanowle Country House & Organic Farm
Coolanowle, Ballickmoyler, Carlow.Coolanowle Country House and Organic Farm is a haven of tranquility with 3 acres of beautiful beech wood gardens and 18th century flax ponds, not to mention our working Organic Farm. James and Bernadine Mulhall have created a wonderful country retreat in James' beautiful family home on the Carlow Laois border. Beauty and Body Treatments also available for a pampering break away from it all.
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Dinner Main from: €25.00
| Double Room from: €90.00
Country Choice
25 Kenyon Street, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.Peter & Mary Ward’s passion for good food is palpable as soon as you enter their wonderfully buzzy eatery and deli in Nenagh. Whether you’re lunching at leisure over Peter’s infamous Beef & Guinness Casserole or simply popping in to take home some of Mary’s divine homemade chutneys, jams, preserves and dressings, you can’t help but become immersed in the characterful enthusiasm that exudes form this dynamic duo.
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Lunch Main from: €10.00
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1Plain and Arty - by Caroline Workman
What you get may not be fancy, but it can certainly be good. Caroline Workman seeks out the best of what Good Food Ireland members are championing all the time in Northern Ireland - local, fresh and seasonal.
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