Great store, fantastic selection, good vibes, and friendly service! Definitely would recommend…read morestopping in. :)

OMG so good, great selection of candies we never see in Oregon. Free samples. Ask for Emily!read more

THE GOOD FOOD SHOP The Good Food Shop is a regular call when…read moreI'm in the English Market. The stock and variety here is huge, everything from organic chocolate to smoked duck. Today I was on the lookout for coffee and found a selection, both of type and sizes. In the end , I settled for an organic Italian Roast and Ground with a promise of "dark, rich and gorgeous". Cost of 227 gms of this Fairtrade (Equal Exchange) product was €4.94. I've always found the staff here helpful and courteous and indeed knowledgeable, as one often has to request the location of a product in the narrow aisles of the shop. Today I found the coffee myself and the till service was friendly. Funnily enough, I've never been able to find the Good Food Shop on the list of stalls on the market website at http://www.corkenglishmarket.ie/ Checked again today, no change. Mystery! THE GOOD FOOD SHOP The Good Food Shop in the English Market has a huge stock but I was on the hunt for one of the first batches of Ummera Smoked Duck, recently trialled at various food events. Didn't really expect it to be available as the producers hadn't flagged its availability in the city on their site or on twitter. But lo and behold. There were two little packages at €5.99 each. Grabbed them quickly. The helpful lady at the till had been previously mightily impressed by Ummera's smoked chicken and salmon but was wondering about the duck. Assured her it was absolutely gorgeous and it is!

Just the most helpful wonderful store and staff. The Good Food shop is my one stop shop for…read moreanything, and a great resource for knowledge. The staff is so helpful and have several times sought out answers on my behalf. I don't really shop anywhere else!

Great health food shop! The two ladies who run it are very helpful and informative. They'll order…read moreanything for you that they don't have. Selection of dried goods, staple carbs, selection of tofu, haloumi, soy products. Vitamins, etc. And good selection of beauty products. All packed into this small gem. Great!

From the owner: Natural health store, specialising in foods, including wholefoods (grains, flakes, nuts, seeds,…read moredried fruit etc), foods for special diets, organic foods, herbal teas, baking products; herbal remedies, food supplements, gentle skincare and hair colours, eco-friendly products.

I have a ridiculous sweet tooth -- which makes for fabulous food adventures amid terrifying dentist…read moreappointments -- and O'Connaill immediately piqued my interest while exploring Cork. We ordered a dark chocolate hot chocolate, a dark chocolate hot chocolate espresso, and a white chocolate cookie. Now say that three times fast. Everything was wonderfully chocolate-y, though my friend mentioned she probably would have preferred the milk chocolate hot chocolate. All in all, a solid spot for a quick break during the day.

Like Jaws II, O'Connaill's is back and this time it's bigger. Unlike Jaws II, O'Connaill's is…read moreactually good. I was freaked out on a recent trip home to see my favourite chocolate shop closed up and the interior gutted. It wasn't dead though, just waiting to be resurrected. They've expanded into the unit next door, and now it's a far nicer place to sit and sip your hot chocolate or pick up some sugar-filled nibbles. The main change is an increase in seating, and the splitting of the store in chocolate and coffee sections.Hopefully this will mean service will get quicker, especially when the Christmas rush kicks in and those chocolates start jumping off the shelves. As for a recommendation, if you can handle the sugar, get a milk and white. If you want something a bit different, the dark praline is a real treat.

I bought pork sausages and chicken to roast for a potluck-dinner-party-debrief for 10, the last…read morenight of the HearSay17 Festival, in Kilfanane, Ireland. We were a bunch of tired and starving international radio/audio makers and I wanted create a solid, comforting and satisfying main dish that held cross-cultural appeal. After an in-depth conversation with the proprietress, Deirdre, I bought my meat and several giant carrots and parsnips as well. I was happy to learn that all of the fresh foodstuff they carry are sourced from local farmers. I made something like a butterflied chicken and sausage tray bake with the meats layered upon a pile of chopped onions, carrots, parsnips, whole garlic, dried apples, liberally doused with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper. My spice choices were a bit limited as I hadn't thought to bring any from Brooklyn, and was staying at the Ballyhoura Mountain Lodges (review to come) which while perfect, super comfortable, and packed with every single eco-certified modern convenience possible, didn't have a spice rack. Next time, I'll know what else to pack! Still, the product from Hennessy's was so fresh and gorgeous that I shouldn't have worried at all. The roast/tray bake earned top points from all who helped themselves to seconds and thirds. I also made a couple of frittatas with farm eggs given to me as a gift (!!! OMG !!!) local mushrooms, tinned Cerignola olives (from Malta!) and my housemate's handmade stale, crumbled, savory brown soda bread (WTF SO GOOD), with loads of chopped, crisped Irish bacon and teeny cubes of local seaweed cheddar; and a massive, four-heads-of-butter-leaf-lettuce-salad with a quick pickled onion and fried tomato, cider and olive oil dressing. Folks brought tins of pate (France); crunchy South East Asian rice cracker-based snacks (Vietnam and Malaysia); some tinned headcheese-in-aspic-with-leeks-and-celery (Wales); a cold prawn salad with apples and prosciutto (Australia); a savory green onion and stinky cheese custard (Brussels); and a couple of ice-cream-flake-cakes (purchased by an Italian at the local Amber gas station grocery store); plus candied persimmons (Iran) and dates (Saudi Arabia); and whiskey and maryjane (Los Angeles--LOLOLOLOL)--guys, it was interNATIONAL. We hung. We ate and drank a ton. We laughed our faces off. Maybe there was some dancing and a rap-off? And as the evening wore on and the wine and beer bottles piled up, I tossed the chicken carcasses into a pot with lots of cold water to make a quick and simple stock for congee in the morning with random leftovers for my cabin mates and those who crashed on our couches.. Can you say #favorite #HearSayFestival #attendee? :) I think you can!

Purchased Beef on the bone for Christmas instead of Turkey . Cost much the same but beef so tasty…read moreand succulent . Hennessy's have a long tradition of sourcing their meat locally over generations of butchers Service so courteous, friendly and fast.

Delicious baklava, Turkish delight, Turkish coffee! Comfy sitting area with pillows, but the best…read morepart of Sultan Delight is the service. Our waiter gave us advice without upsell, made our coffees carefully &custom, and generously threw in bags of different middle eastern candies for the kids (mostly adults) to try! 10/10. Sad it wasn't on yelp before this.

A gem! Some great local produce - although I'd love if they…read morejust supplied "local, in season" but I suppose they're meeting a demand. Also, great to be able to get Maher's coffee and great bakes! Lovely staff always having the chat with locals. I aspire to be chatted to!!

THE VILLAGE GREENGROCER Wish I had a shop like…read moreCastlemartyr's Village Greengrocer closer to me than the East Cork village. Everything from wine to balsamic vinegar, from cabbage to asparagus, from Amaretto D'Italia biscuits to home baking... and even a Food Hall where you may take away or eat on the tables outside. A pot of Ballymaloe Seville marmalade (€3.29), some flat mushrooms, Crinnaghtaun Apple Juice (€2.99), Emile Noel Organic extra virgin Olive Oil (€9.20 for 50cl), Amaretto d'Italia (for my recently acquired bottles of Marsala), Knockamore Irish farmhouse Cheese, their own Blackcurrant Jam and a pack of those whole cooked beetroot were among the purchases. Courtesy was very evident from the moment we pulled into the (small) car park; there is street parking and the service was with a smile and a chat. The only slightly disappointing note was that the beetroot and blueberries were from the UK. Looks like our home growers, who will always get a chance in a place like this, still have a bit to go! 021 466 7655 thevillagegreengrocer@eircom.net