Fallon & Byrne

11- 17 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.

What did we ever do without Fallon and Byrne?! This wonderful gourmet emporium housed in a magnificently restored building on Exchequer Street is stocked with the choicest selection of artisan products from throughout Ireland and beyond including many Good Food Ireland favourites. With an impressive food hall, a fine wine cellar and a contemporary chic restaurant, it is perhaps the most diverse one-stop-shop and a veritable Mecca for Irish food lovers.

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Fallon’s of Kilcullen

Main Street, Kilcullen, Co Kildare.

More a Café than a Bar, Brian Fallon’s (of Fallon & Byrne), contemporary restaurant is now firmly established on the Kildare food trail. The welcoming team, comfortable surroundings and relaxing atmosphere only add to Rose Brannock’s delicious well-cooked food served throughout the day.

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Farmgate

English Market, Princes Street, Cork.

Cork city’s historic gourmet Mecca is home to this fantastic daytime café. Kay Harte is committed to producing dishes with a local flavour, and which reflect the bounty of the famous food market beneath. The café enjoys splendid views from its galleried perch, high in the apex of this old and historical building. And you can’t but help soak up the bustling atmosphere as you dine.

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Farmgate Country Store & Restaurant

Broderick Street, Midleton, Co Cork.

If there’s one thing Farmgate’s owner Máróg O’Brien possesses in abundance, it’s a passion for great food. As far back as twenty-odd years ago, when her lively café/restaurant first opened, she was leading the way in sourcing quality Irish produce and masterminding simple cooking techniques, to create this legendary gem of a place to eat. The town’s now famous gourmet reputation was no doubt helped along by her presence on the food scene. She’s still influencing, all these years later.

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Fishy Fishy Cafe

Pier Road, Kinsale, Co Cork.

Kinsale is a picturesque, traditional fishing village and at Fishy Fishy Cafe they pride themselves on using the best of local catch that is brought to their doorstep right on the shores of Kinsale Harbour. You could be fooled into thinking you are in California if you eat here on a sunny day as Martin Shanahan’s famous daytime restaurant is influenced by easy, West Coast living, from his time spent working there and enjoying the bounty of the region. This is a seafood lovers dream come true and a must do on the Cork culinary trail!

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