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No. 23 in the world · October 2026

The English Market

Princes St, Cork city centre · Cork, Ireland

The English MarketNo. 23
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Ireland's great covered market, and the best way into Cork's food.

When to go: Closed Sundays.

The English Market on Instagram: @theenglishmarketcork

The two stalls to hit

Stall 1 of 2 · On the Food Hall 50

Farmgate Café

Get: Irish stew or the fish pie, upstairs over the market

Cooking with what's sold downstairs.

On Instagram: @farmgatecafe

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Stall 2 of 2 · On the Food Hall 50

K. O'Connell's Fish

Get: Whatever came in from Kinsale and Union Hall

The market's best-known fish stall, since 1962.

On Instagram: @ko_connells_fishmonger

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