Food Discovery Trails
Cork is renowned as the food capital of Ireland. Our food and drink culture is vibrant, innovative and constantly evolving. In every corner of our county, from rich farmland to the wild Atlantic waters of our 1,000 kilometre-long coast, you will find passionate producers and inventive makers.
They are the people who make Cork’s food culture so special.
And it is all waiting for you to discover and delight.
These food trails – from the city to the countryside - will bring you right to the heart of Cork’s rich food and drink culture.
Food & Fun in the Sunshine
It’s summer – and whatever the weather, it’s time to get out and explore Cork City & County, time to walk, swim, eat, discover and enjoy.
Cork's Famous Country Pubs – Foodie Paradise on the Wild Atlantic Way
West Cork is famous for its award-winning gastropubs - meet the chefs, find out about a vibrant, quirky food culture and follow our guide to find the best along our epic Atlantic coast
Taste Cork Harbour Fest Trail
Cork is a city of festivals of celebrations, especially in the summer when we love nothing better than to take to the waters of our river and our epic natural harbour (the second largest in the world after Sydney).
Cork City & Harbour - Two Day Food Trail
Cork City is compact, very walkable and full of inviting and innovative cafes, restaurants, markets, stores and producers to visit.
Lee Valley & Cork’s Historic Butter Road - One Day Food Trail
Gougane Barra, named for the early medieval monk Saint Finbarr, is the wooded lake where the Lee rises. And when you travel from the city to this ancient, scenic site, you follow one of the main branches of the old Butter Roads.
On The Old Butter Road To North Cork – One Day In The Golden Vale
The celebrated Golden Vale, a wide swathe of rich, rolling pastureland, covers much of north Cork and extends in the neighbouring counties of Limerick and Tipperary.
The Wild Atlantic Way & Back To The City - Two Days In West Cork
West Cork is a foodie paradise, a place apart, with endless kilometres of wave-lashed Atlantic coast, hidden villages, market-towns and small, family run farms which specialise in quality, often organic, produce. Cork City is the gateway to West Cork and the Wild Atlantic Way, which follows the coastline around to Kerry.
Through East Cork To Ireland’s Ancient East - One Day Food Trail
When you add rich farmland and bountiful seas to a fiercely progressive food culture built on ancient tradition, the result is East Cork.
Ed Sheeran In Cork
Enjoy The Music, Follow Our Tasty Trail & Get Right To The Heart of Ireland’s Food Capital