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    Café Paradiso

    4.6 (70 reviews)
    PriceyVegetarian, Cafes
    Closed 5:30 pm - 10:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Meghan D.

    A refreshing meal and a nice escape from the traditional Irish pub food. Highly recommend this unique experience.

    Vegetarian Sushi - awesome appetizer
    Rolando N.

    I don't typically frequent Vegetarian restaurants but this one was a very pleasant surprise. The atmosphere here is casual but very sophisticated. Service is 5 stars. Attentive staff, very helpful with suggestions, quick to refill drinks, and they called a cab for us at the end of the night. What more can you ask for. The food is exceptional. Vegetarian Sushi - a mix of tempura veggies and and assortment of sushi rolls with a mix of veggies. Expertly prepared. The portion was excellent. Taste was amazing. I didn't miss the fish at all Sage Risotto- also expertly prepared. It's nice to see attention to the presentation. The taste was incredible. I wasn't a huge fan of the grilled cabbage but it didn't detract from the dish. It's more me not being a fan of cabbage. Limon Paradiso - an assortment of lemon flavored desserts. The frozen lemon meringue ball was off the charts good. Should be it's own dessert.

    Details of breakfast from our night's stay. Incredible!
    E. C. S.

    Cafe Paradiso is just that - a little corner of a vegetarian's paradise tucked away in a bustling city. We came across the restaurant nearly by accident, through the Google machine's serendipity while looking for a vegetable farm stay for our Ireland adventure. We've never eaten at a Michelin guide recommended place before, and it was absolutely worth every minute in the car and every euro spent. The food was rich, but not overly decadent; garden fresh, but exciting. And the service was friendly, accommodating, and relaxed. We also stayed the night as part of the dinner/bed/breakfast package, and oh my goodness, the room! The breakfast! Beautifully done, all around. The best night stay we've had on our whole trip. It seems silly to say that one restaurant could make us want to come back to an entire county, but it is true. We hope to be able to celebrate another milestone at this little slice of paradise.

    Spicy tofu in a curry.
    Doc M.

    This was, hands down, our favorite restaurant in Ireland. There is a running competition between Dublin and Cork, as to which city is the more authentic foodie haven. My money is on Cork because of places like this. My favorite dish in my month in Ireland was the risotto. It's such a basic dish that feels hopeless unless it is slathered in some sort of unctuous broth (duck, turkey, whatever...), but this version flew to the top of my list. Somehow, they had all of the umami of a great risotto, with both creaminess and a bit of tooth in the rice, YET I never felt grossly full. I tasted every spice that was put in, and I just never wanted the dish to end. Of course we loved the cheese appetizer (that's not terribly difficult), but it did have a layer of craft in presentation and variety that we've only seen a few times in Ireland. The best ingredient was the strawberry in the salad. If you eat the monstrous globes of red in the U.S., you need to order strawberries every chance you get once you cross the Atlantic. Just do it. Rounding this off was a level of professionalism that you desire and expect in Europe (even if you don't always get it), and a really nicely rounded beverage menu. If there was a weakness in this experience, it was the dessert offerings. They were solid, but not quite up to the level of the rest. Do yourself a favor and order extra starters to share if you aren't sure. You won't regret it.

    Beautiful risotto
    Johnnie M.

    What a fantastic little place. I'm a meat eater, although so are many people on the review list. My meal began with a halloumi starter, fantastic, incredible mixture of tastes and great texture, I had a glass of the malbec to compliment the food, very good. For the main, I had the beetroot risotto, I have to say, some of the best risotto I've ever had and to top it off the service was attentive and the plates were delivered very quickly. Recommended for anyone coming to Cork.

    Linzi M.

    It's funny that one of the world's best vegetarian restaurants is in my very own hometown. Funnier that I'd never been till yesterday, especially as I had been a vegetarian for 14 years. Cafe Paradiso is very famous in Cork, my friend took me there for a 3 course birthday lunch. I started with the blood orange salad, beets and blue cheese. I have no idea how they make a salad burst with so much flavour but it was fantastic. I had the risotto with pine nuts which was also amazing but had a little too much oil and was a little too small. I tried my friend's couscous with feta and butternut squash. I'm not a huge fan of couscous but this may have converted me. Dessert was a decadent chocolate pot and orange cake. Both amazing. This is one place that is definitely worth a visit if you find yourself in my part of the world.

    Qype User (Nikki8…)

    Café Paradiso is a vegetarian restaurant that produces exciting mainstream cooking that even the most committed of meateaters admit to eating every mouthful and it attracts people from all over Ireland - and beyond Ireland. It attracted me because im a hugh fan of Vegetarian food. Café Paradiso specialities incude delicious deep-fried courgette flowers with fresh goats cheese & pinenut stuffing, olive & caper aoili and basil courgettes, every bite i could i enjoyed and wanted more and more. The staff are lovely the food is great what more would a person want. yummmy.

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    Delicious vegetarian & vegan menu. Fresh & seasonal ingredients. Nice ambiance and decent service

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    Great friendly service, delicious flavors, fresh and unique vegetarian concepts. Make a reservation in advance

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    Amazing food but small portions for very high price. Service is top notch. Great selection of wine

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