Fish stalls
Fresh from the coast.
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A covered municipal food market in the heart of Cork, running between Princes Street and the Grand Parade, known for its mid-nineteenth-century architecture with an iron roof and fountain and for its local artisan food; the British chef Rick Stein called it the best covered market in the UK and Ireland. It got its name in the nineteenth century to tell it apart from another market nearby, and for generations its aisles have been lined with family stalls selling fresh fish from the coast, Irish cheeses, bread and cakes, fruit and spices, olives and sweets. It's a great place to taste local food and photograph the colourful stalls; upstairs a restaurant overlooks the aisles and cooks with produce from the market, and locals shop here every day, not just tourists. Entry is free; it opens Monday to Saturday and closes on Sundays. The market has butchers selling pork and pork products, so check ingredients before buying; there are fish, vegetable and fruit stalls too.
Fresh from the coast.
And fresh bread.
And the fountain.
Between Princes Street and the Grand Parade, central Cork
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