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10 Best Places to Drink in Cork

Candlelit pubs from the 1700s, trad sessions that last until the small hours, and a brewery in a former Franciscan well. This is how Cork drinks.

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No. 01
Mutton Lane Inn
Historic Pub · Off Patrick Street
Established 1787. Candlelit, creaky-floored, perfect.
No. 02
Sin É
Trad Music · Coburg Street
Long, narrow, and usually packed for the evening trad session.
No. 03
Franciscan Well Brewery
Craft Beer · North Mall
Cork's original craft brewery with a beer garden behind the bar.
No. 04
The Crane Lane Theatre
Live Music · Phoenix Street
Vintage pub with nightly live music and a hidden back garden.
No. 05
The Oval
Classic Pub · Washington Street
Wood panels, stained glass, generations of students. Unchanging.

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No. 06
An Spailpín Fánach
Trad Music · South Main Street
Trad every night, proper pints, no fuss.
No. 07
Arthur Mayne's
Wine Bar · Pembroke Street
Former pharmacy turned wine bar. Still has the old fittings.
No. 08
Le Chateau
Historic Pub · Patrick Street
One of the oldest bars in Cork. A pitstop between everywhere else.
No. 09
Dennehy's
Locals' Pub · Cornmarket Street
No frills, no music, no TV. Just a pint and a chat.
No. 10
Tom Barry's
Garden Pub · Barrack Street
The only beer garden that actually feels like a beer garden.
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