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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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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Food Store (The)

Ballyhaunis Road, Claremorris, Co Mayo.

Niall Heffernan's food store is, in fact, a combination of three separate groups under one roof. First of all, there is fresh meat, all locally sourced and the ready-to-cook dishes using the meats are available, then the Deli Counter and finally the Bakery. The range of foods is astonishing, with a total of some 200 products available, everything is beautifully displayed on the various counters.

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Foxford Woollen Mills

Foxford Woollen Mills, Foxford, Co Mayo

Working woollen mill, visitor centre and craft shop. Superb daytime café upstairs serving a variety of light snacks, lunches, afternoon teas and refreshments. Using herbs from our very own herb garden, our chefs put finishing touches to all our wonderful dishes.

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Frank Murphy Butchers

79 Main Street, Midleton, Co Cork.

Frank Murphy Butchers is a traditional butcher’s shop established in Midleton for over eight generations. Now in the hands of the second Murphy generation, Frank specialises in excellent quality local meats, processed at the family’s own artisan abattoir in the centre of town. His beef comes from a selection of farms always named on the blackboard in the shop and includes breeds such as Hereford Cross, Aberdeen Angus, Black Whiteheads and Hereford Angus Cross, which produce the best tasting beef. This is the real deal, you won’t find much in the way of pre-cut joints or plastic tray selections here, only the choicest cuts from local and free range animals and a great variety of breeds. It’s no wonder Frank is the butcher to the chefs, both Darina and Rachel Allen shop here!

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