Farmgate Café
in the English Market, Cork City

«  an especially comforting treat, a treasured link to another, less fraught time.»
Joe McNamee, Irish Examiner

«The fact is that Far­m­gate food is age­less 
 Great staff, great value»
Sun­day Times 100 Best Restau­rants 2020

«if you haven’t been yet, get here soon»
Cather­ine Cleary, The Irish Times

«On cer­tain days, I have no prob­lem declar­ing it my favourite restau­rant in the world»
Joe McNamee, Irish Exam­iner

«A restau­rant rooted in good things and fine tastes, all served with plea­sure and good nature»
AA Gill, Sun­day Times Mag­a­zine

Balcony dining at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market, Cork City, Ireland - photo Melanie Mullan
Detail of a chalk-written menu board at the Farmgate Cafe in Cork city
View of the dining room and the poetry wall in the Farmgate Cafe, English Market, Cork
The balcony at The Farmgate Cafe in the English Market, Cork. Photo Melanie Mullan
Balcony dining at the FArmgate Cafe in the English Market in Cork city centre - photo Melanie Mullan
Breakfast service at the Farmgate Cafe, Cork. Photo by Claire Keogh
Bird’s Eye view of English Market stalls and fountain seen from the balcony of the Farmgate Cafe. Photo Claire Keogh

About The Farm­gate Café

Farm­gate CafĂ© in Cork city is a unique venue, pro­vid­ing a relaxed atmos­phere in Ireland’s old­est cov­ered food mar­ket, for over 25 years.
We cre­ate menus that reflect the sea­son and our region. We source the fresh­est ingre­di­ents from the Food Stalls of the English Market, and work closely with trusted small-​scale mar­ket gar­den­ers, as well as the best arti­san food and wine pro­duc­ers we can find.

Season­ally focused food. Market fresh ingredients

Traditional Cork dish of Tripe and Drisheen at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market. Photo Clare O’Rorke

Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Tripe and Drisheen
Pudding at The Farmgate Cafe Cork. Photo Clare O'Rourke

Clare O'Rourke

Fresh whole plaice at the Farmgate Cafe, upstairs in the English Market Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Cork Reuben at the Farmgate Café, Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Photo: Clare O'Rourke

The Cork Reuben
French toast with orange mascarpone and berry compote at the Farmgate Cafe in Cork. Photo Clare O’Rorke
Scone with cream and jam at the Farmgate Café in the English Market Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Hederman's Smoked Salmon at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market, Cork city Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Bread and Butter Pudding at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market. Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Apple Tart and Cream for dessert in the Farmgate Cafe Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke
Traditional Cork dish of Tripe and Drisheen at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market. Photo Clare O’Rorke
Pudding at The Farmgate Cafe Cork. Photo Clare O'Rourke
Fresh whole plaice at the Farmgate Cafe, upstairs in the English Market Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke
Cork Reuben at the Farmgate Café, Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke
French toast with orange mascarpone and berry compote at the Farmgate Cafe in Cork. Photo Clare O’Rorke
Scone with cream and jam at the Farmgate Café in the English Market Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke
Hederman's Smoked Salmon at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market, Cork city Photo: Clare O'Rourke
Bread and Butter Pudding at the Farmgate Cafe in the English Market. Photo: Clare O'Rourke
Apple Tart and Cream for dessert in the Farmgate Cafe Cork. Photo: Clare O'Rourke

Centuries old tra­di­tional, sea­sonal, regional, even ‘for­got­ten’ foods are at the core of the Farm­gate CafĂ© ethos, and also form a vis­i­ble link between the menu and the won­der­ful array of pro­duce down­stairs. This allows Farm­gate CafĂ© to pro­vide a uniquely Irish eat­ing expe­ri­ence both reflect­ing and (we hope) play­ing a small role in a vibrant Irish food cul­ture truly embrac­ing how good indige­nous ingre­di­ents and food prod­ucts are.

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