Food Producers

This historic Irish country house has grace, warmth and style, and a restaurant (under head chef Teena Mahon) which focuses heavily on locally sourced, “Slow Food”.

We are a local bakery, making a variety of cakes and desserts ranging from scones to brownies, cupcakes, tartlets and more.

Bulls-Eyes, Bon-Bons, Sherbet Drops & Toffees – Shandon Sweets are the last of the Victorian sweet-makers, consisting of a father and son team who are happy to welcome visitors to their little hand-made sweet factory. Just find their front door under the famous Shandon Bells and ring the doorbell.

Held every Saturday from 10am to 1pm. The oldest and one of the most varied farmer’s markets in Ireland, Midleton Farmer's Market is just a half-hour’s drive east of the City and a must see for those who love their food.

The Tea Room in the West Wing of this great country house, overlooking the harbour in Bantry, has history, charm and gently faded grandeur. Buy a ticket to view the house and the gardens and finish your visit with a classic Irish grand house High Tea.

Herbalist and forager Vivienne Campbell regularly does foraging walks from May through to October – they take place across Munster but Vivienne is a frequent visitor to Cork. For more details visit her website.

A fun, busy self-service café on the balcony overlooking the stalls and the main entrance to the famous old English market – the Balcony café at the Farmgate is a great spot to sit for a while and watch the bustling, colourful market down below. Great coffee, cakes and sandwiches.

Irish Atlantic Sea Salt is the quintessential Irish product. Its single ingredient is pure, oceanic sea water. The uniqueness of the product and the environment from which it is sourced, reflects the remote, rugged and unspoilt nature of the Beara Peninsula.

An authentic Italian cheese-making dairy in deepest West Cork – Toons Bridge head cheesemaker Franco Picciuolo uses local raw cow and sheep’s milk to produce a range of award winning cheeses.

All vegetarian South Indian street-food such as, samosas, dosas, Madras thali, uthappam, chai and mango lassi.