The finest places to eat in Ireland

Weekend food columnist and McKenna’s Guide contributing editor Joe McNamee is back with his annual accolades. Read on for his best in fine dining, pub grub, afternoon tea and much more, in Cork and around the country.

The finest places to eat in Ireland

FOR a body with a big belly and an even bigger appetite, there are few finer places to be in the world than Ireland in early summer, as tables groan under the weight of splendid native produce. Irish food is the one consistently good news story of the last few, economically-troubled years, and its international reputation continues to grow.&

As Irish chefs and cooks become more accomplished, the possibility of a distinctly Irish, new cuisine becomes more apparent. Dublin’s restaurant-based economy far outstrips the rest of the country, but in Galway every gourmand is slavering at the prospect of former Michelin-starred, Aniar chef, Enda McEvoy’s new restaurant, Loam, just off Eyre Square and due to open in August.

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