I wanted to share some tips and information for spending Christmas in Cork. So, put your tinsel on and slip your feet in some elf slippers so you can browse these great details to make your holiday in the Rebel City a wonderful one. I’ll start with my personal favourites then share useful links to practical information, like business hours and parking options.
My favourite SHOPPING place for…
Buying Craft Beer, Wine, or Ingredients – Bradley’s Off-Licence
Buying Cookie Cutters and Baker’s Gifts – Brennan’s Cook Shop
Buying a Teapot or Tea Cosy – Hickey’s Hardware on Oliver Plunkett
Chef Gifts – Hickey’s Hardware on Oliver Plunkett
Candy! – Aunt Nelly’s or Mr. Simm’s
Bake Knit Sew: A Recipe & Craft Project Annual (my book)
My favourite EXPERIENCE place for…
Getting Dizzy – Ferris Wheel on the Grand Parade
Escaping the Chaos – Crawford Gallery Sculpture Room
My favourite FOOD place for…
Boozy Hot Chocolate – Idaho Cafe (shown above)
Gingerbread Man Cookie – ABC or Healy’s in English Market
Tea, Scones, and Homemade Jam – Hassetts Bakery
Food with a View – Farmgate Cafe in English Market
Hot Port – Le Chateau
Sausage for Christmas Morning – O’Flynn’s in English Market
Spiced Beef [to cook at home] – Chicken Inn, Durcan’s, or Coughlan’s in English Market
Corned Beef Sandwich – Long Valley Bar (available at lunch only)
Spiced Beef Sandwich – Oyster Tavern (available at lunch only)
Tea Room Experience – Tara’s Tea Room on MacCurtain Street
Afternoon Tea – The Metropole Hotel Cork, Hayfield Manor
Step Back In Time – Hi-B Bar
Clay-Oven Pizza – Knockout Pizza (no fixed location)
Perfect Dinner – Market Lane
Perfect Pre-Fixe Menu Lunch – Market Lane
Perfect Buffalo Wings – Luigi Malone’s
Perfect Fluffy Pancakes – White Rabbit
Perfect Tuna Sandwich – Bracken’s
Perfect Lunch – Nash 19
Perfect Porridge – Nash 19
French-style Macarons – Idaho Cafe
Perfect Fluffy Potato Cakes – Nash 19
These are up-to-date external sites:
English Market Christmas & New Year’s Hours of Operation
Free Parking Options in Cork City for Christmas 2014
Glow – A Cork Christmas Celebration 2014
Christmas Market on Grand Parade, Cork City
Here are links to my previous blog posts about Cork (with one about post-Christmas sales):
Your Guide to Visiting Cork City
Guest Post by Glass of Win: A Day In Cork
Visiting Ireland: An Extended Q&A Session
A Tale of Two Queues: St. Stephen’s Day Shopping
These two posts are specific to food:
Foodie’s Guide to Ireland: A Collection of Posts & Links
Now come on, Leesiders, comment with your favourites!
Slainté 
Love Durcans Spiced Beef, Brackens tea and sandwiches, Long Valley and the Hi-B…thanks for a great post with lots of new places to try.
The sandwiches in The Long Valley are so good! I’m travelling home to Cork today for Christmas and a sandwich from there is on my must-do list for sure.