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Since opening almost ten years ago, The Sage Café has steadily built a reputation for fine, fresh food and friendly Sash @No1 Food Heritage service. Owned and operated The charming restaurant on the first floor by Mike Hogan (bass player with of ’s Georgian boutique hotel, No1 Canteen Limerick Strand world famous rock band The , offers seasonal, traditional Limerick With two coveted McKennas 100 Best in Award-winning Executive Chef Tom Flavin and his team Cranberries) and wife Siobhán, menus with a contemporary twist using local During the 19th and early awards, and three RAI awards, all in surpass expectations by using the freshest local ingredients and located in the heart of ingredients. Focusing on home cooking 20th centuries, Limerick City the last two years, Paul Williams has raised where possible from the riches of the Wild Atlantic Way and Limerick City, The Sage Café with an extra layer of sophistication, this was renowned for its four great the bar for simplicity with his no frills eatery Golden Vale at the Limerick Strand Hotel – multi-award offers an eclectic breakfast and Irish country house in the city creates dishes factories: Matterson’s, Shaw’s, Canteen. Handpicked local suppliers assure winning for its food offering. The AA Rosette River Restaurant lunch menu in a bright, roomy using old-school, time-proven techniques O’Mara’s and Denny’s; which produced first rate produce for the ‘honest fast food’ has one of the best dining views in the city overlooking the dining area plus delicious home with added herbs and leaves grown in Limerick Ham, world famous for its quality Canteen promises. Fast, simple, local, good , as does the Terrace Bar, a popular meeting baked desserts and gluten- Sage their kitchen garden. Sash also carries a and healthy – this is what it’s all about. point where Pastry Chef Janet’s famous homemade scones free pastries. The Sage Café carefully selected winelist from unique and flavour. They employed thousands of And great coffee of course. CANTEEN and pastries are hard to resist. Limerick strand Hotel www.thesagecafe.com boutique producers. Sash Restaurant people and gave the city a bustling merchant www.wearecanteen.com 30 Mallow www.strandhotellimerick.ie Road, 67-68 Catherine Street, www.oneperysquare.com Georgian atmosphere. This inspired an award-winning Street, limerick (085) 215 3212 Limerick (061) 421 800 Limerick (061) 409 458 Café Quarter, Limerick (061) 402 402 play about that time called ‘Pigtown’. Milling History There is a long history of flour milling in Limerick

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our local independent food guide guide food independent local our grub or posh nosh in these Golden Vale The county of Limerick is situated in the region known as the Golden Vale, favourite local eateries one of the richest agricultural areas in Ireland for dairy farming and cattle raising. Cornstore River Shannon One of the city’s buzziest restaurants, the Situated at the mouth of the River Cornstore is open seven days a week for Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, and lunch and dinner serving locally sourced 30mins from the coast, means Limerick 1826 seafood and dry aged beef, their specialty has a constant supply of fresh fish. Old world charm meets modern Irish cooking at 1826 Adare, which is aged in-house. Cornstore’s signature awarded RAI Best Restaurant in Munster 2015. With wife Elaine infusion cocktails ensured they were WILD ATLANTIC WAY at front of house, Chef Wade Murphy’s style is influenced by the voted Ireland’s Best Cocktails 2014, served Limerick is a gateway city to the Wild Atlantic rugged west coast of Ireland, with its abundance of produce. alongside craft beers and world wines. Their Way, which is the world’s longest touring route. His cooking ethos is based on the use of wild, free-range, Cornstore At Home range has the Blas na The WAW crosses into at seasonal and local produce cooked with modern and classical hÉireann stamp of approval for their steak rub, village – the home of the first ever I‘ rish Coffee’. techniques in order to ensure that quality ingredients are the fig whiskey jam and plum whiskey chutney. centrepiece of each dish. 1826 adare www.1826adare.ie Cornstore www.Cornstore.com Main street, Adare, County Limerick (061) 396 004 19 Thomas Street, Limerick (061) 609 000

Inspired by French café culture but given a distinctly Irish twist, Café Noir Limerick is having a food moment. Home Ireland taking place in the heart of our offers artisan products, all made in- to Best Restaurant in Munster (1826 Adare city every weekend, a buzzing hive of Our Producers join the conversation by using our hashtag house, produced from locally sourced - awarded a Bib Gourmand by the Michelin activity as local Irish produce mixes with ingredients. Excellent rustic breads, Guide for 2016), Best Market Stall in Ireland international specialties in an atmosphere Great Taste and Blas na hÉireann Gold The Treasury LIMERICK LOCAL (Country Choice at ), that’s impossible to recreate anywhere #eatinlimerick award-winning quiche, baked goods An eclectic interior style gives a unique ambiance food producers and pâtisserie, bespoke salads, and Irish Cocktail Bar of the Year (Cornstore), Best else. We have grown up with stories of our to The Treasury with a menu focused on fresh, local Food producers across County INSTAGRAM classics like Steak and Guinness Pie are Hotel Restaurant in Ireland (), ‘Pigtown’ and milling heritage and now it and organic produce. Located in the heart of the Limerick include Adare Farm, all the order of the day here. With three Best Ethnic Restaurant in Ireland (Aroi), is time for the next chapter. Limerick has Georgian Quarter, while away the evening with a O’Brien’s Cheese, Cahill’s Cheese, @eatinlimerick daytime outlets stretching to full evening Best Pub Carvery in Munster (Bobby Byrnes) come of age, and our palettes have never glass from the tempting wine list at this welcoming Moon River Chocolate, Pandora Café service on weekends, find them in the and the list goes on. In a host of awards of been as well catered for. From produce to restaurant where ham hock and foie gras terrine or Bell Confectionery, Pónaire Coffee city centre, and Raheen. braised pigs cheek with roast scallop are just some of Roasters, Old Irish Creamery Cheese, late, Limerick is coming up trumps. We’re eateries, there has never been a better time FACEBOOK Café Noir www.cafenoir.ie the openers to a delicious experience. The Treasury Ballyhoura Mushrooms, Real Italian Robert Street, Limerick / lucky to have the oldest weekly market in to #eatinlimerick www.thetreasuryrestaurant.com Foodies Pasta Sauces, Rigney’s Farm /eatinlimerick Castletroy / Raheen (061) 411 522 Noir 74 O’Connell Street, Limerick (061) 590 005 pork products, Silver Darlings Herring, The Green Apron preserves, Ballyhoura TWITTER Apple Farm juices, Wild Orchard juices and The Milk Market smoothies, and Treaty City Brewing craft @eatinlimerick Hunt Café beer to name just a few. The Famous Saturday Food Market at Limerick Milk Market is known throughout the region and nationally as one of Nestled under the Palladian arches of email: Ireland’s best markets for local artisan producers. With the 18th Century Custom House building, buying local produce [email protected] over 160 years of history, it is covered by a state of the art which is home to Limerick’s renowned Local produce can be found selling permanent modern canopy but retains all its original charm. , is the busy Hunt Café in many of our listed eateries, some Many of its food producers have been operating for decades, where Helen O’Donnell and team have of whom produce their own product been serving museum visitors and happy some benefiting from generations of food producing ranges inhouse. Of course, lots of local local customers since the museum launch and market trading, and are known at a national level for produce can be found at Limerick City’s food excellence. Market open Friday through Sunday. in 1997. Ingredients are sourced locally, Milk Market which (in addition to Friday www.eatinlimerick.ie The Milk Market www.milkmarketlimerick.ie and organic where possible. Open seven Cornmarket Row, Limerick (061) 214 782 days a week, they also offer bespoke and Sunday markets) hosts the Famous Eat in Limerick is an independent publication catering for private events in the museum. Saturday Food Market, the oldest produced by Olivia O’Sullivan Curragower Hunt Café www.huntmuseum.com weekly market in Ireland. Also visit The Limerick skyline photo credit: ©Allie Glynn Photography Bobby Byrnes Rutland Street, Limerick (061) 312 662 Vintage produce image courtesy of Limerick Museum & Archives Situated on the banks of the River Shannon across from Urban Co-Op on Mulgrave Street – Bobby Byrnes (or “Bobby’s” as it is fondly known by its many King John’s Castle, the Curragower, Limerick’s original the first co-operative grocery store in regulars) is one of Limerick’s best loved, award-winning gastro seafood bar, is famous for its first rate creamy chowder While every effort has been made to ensure the information included Limerick; Limerick Craft Hub on Lower and you’ll struggle to find a better chowder in Ireland. in this leaflet is accurate at the time of printing, the author shall not pubs. It is full of character, welcoming and homely with its Cecil Street; Lucky Lane on Catherine be liable for any damage, expense, inconvenience or loss incurred cosy open fire. Food is served seven days a week from 8.30am It wasn’t just that however, that won them Best Gastro Pub Street; and look out for produce in local by dependence upon this information. The author does not take any to 8.30pm. Bobby’s has a great variety of craft beers to match in Limerick 2014, the top notch pub fare here is rustic casual responsibility for errors, omissions or misinformation in this leaflet the dishes on their menu, and offers local and Irish artisan with a modern slant and will leave you wanting more. independent stores like Bobby’s Food and shall have no liability whatsoever. Featured eateries were selected Shop, O’Connell Avenue; plus local on an independent basis. © All infomation contained is strictly produce in its Corner Store next door. Bobby Byrnes www. Curragower Bar www.curragower.com copyright and may not be reproduced without prior permission. bobbybyrnes.ie 3 O’Connell Ave, Limerick (061) 316 949 Clancy Strand, Limerick (061) 321 788 shops and health food stores. Bakery CaféS/BakerIES CaféS (ctd) Restaurants 1 Bake1 Todd’s Bow 25 Petit Paris Henry St Park Stadium & Museum 1 Akasaka Catherine St R646 to Killaloe 2 Bean-A-Tí Little Catherine St 26 Sandwich Shop Thomas St Lough Derg 2 Amber George’s Quay 3 Jody’s Cafe Potato Market 27 Soup Café William St 3 Azur George’s Quay Bishop’s CASTLE ST 4 Melt Little Catherine St 28 The Hunt Café Rutland St Limerick Institute Palace 4 Bambu O’Connell St of Technology 18 5 Quigleys Cruises St 29 The Sage Café Catherine St Thomond Bridge 5 Bella Italia Thomas St St Munchin’s 6 Wild Onion Bakeshop Ennis Rd 30 Vero Parnell Plaza, Parnell St Church 6 Brimstone Bishop’s Quay 20 31 Zest People’s Park 7 Chocolat O’Connell St Treaty CaféS Stone King John's BISHOP ST 8 Clover Bedford Row Castle Island Rd R646 to Killaloe Lough Derg 1 Arabica Shannon St Gastro Pubs 9 Cornstore Thomas St 2 Aroma Roches St 1 Absolute Bar & Grill Absolute Hotel Limerick City Medieval 10 Da Vincenzo George Boutique Hotel 3 Brunch Upr William St 2 Bobby Byrnes O’Connell Ave 11 Freddys Theatre Lane 6 NICHOLAS ST Quarter SHEEP ST 4 AQ Food Court Arthur’s Quay SC 3 Dolan’s Pub & Restaurant Dock Rd Clancy Strand 12 Hamptons Henry St Walkway Athlunkard St 5 Brown’s Brown Thomas, O’Connell St 4 Kudos Bar Clarion Hotel The Curragower 13 Jasmine O’Connell St St Mary's Denmark St Strand Hotel O’Connell St 6 Café Noir 5 Terrace Bar & Café supported by Cathedral 14 Kaya 7 Café Solo O’Connell St 6 The Curragower Clancy’s Strand 15 Marco Polo O’Connell St P

Lwr Mallow St George’s Quay Limerick Strand Hotel City Hall & BRIDGE ST Thomas St 8 Caffe Waffe 7 The Locke Potato 7 MARY ST 16 Mejana Clancy Strand Limerick City Market 2 9 Carlton Coffee Thomas St 4 Museum 3 3 17 Milano Harvey’s Quay N18 to Shannon 6 Airport, Bunratty Ennis Rd twitter George's Quay 10 Coffee CornerO ’Connell St cool casual & Galway P 1 18 Piccola Italia O’Connell St 11 Costa Coffee Cruises St 1 Aroi Patrick St 19 Poppadom Cornmarket Row Matthew Bridge BANK PLACE

Harvey’s Quay Catherine St CHARLOTTE QUAY Bridge Abbey No1 Pery Square 12 Crust Café 2 Badass Burritos instagram Clare St 20 Sash Limerick City P 13 Fitto Catherine St 3 Canteen Mallow St Library Bridge Baal's N7 to 21 Sinergie Clarion Hotel 28 The Hunt Café & Castletroy Bakery Café/Bakery tag your social media posts OLD CLARE ST 26 facebook Hunt Museum BROAD ST Thomas St 4 Cobblestone Joe’s Ellen St 5 Sarsfield Bridge Limerick School 22 Taikichi O’Connell St 14 Gloria Jean’s Café Rutland St 1 P of Art & Design 15 Greene’s Café & Bistro William St 5 Coqbull Thomas St Gastro Pub O’Callaghan 4 23 Texas Steakout O’Connell St Strand Walkway cool casual Arthur’s Quay 16 Hook & Ladder Sarsfield St 6 El Toro BBQ Henry St Shannon Shopping Café Noir 24 Thai Gourmet Glentworth St Rowing Club Arthur's Centre Ice-Cream / Juice / Shakes 3 17 Insomnia Patrick St 7 Papa’z Bistro Todd’s Bow Restaurant Quay Pk MICHAEL ST 25 The French Table Steamboat Quay Limerick School of Art & Design 18 Jack Mondays Thomondgate 8 Piccola Pizzeria O’Connell St Tapas/Wine bar 2 26 The River Strand Hotel Patrick St 19 Kathy’s Catherine St 9 Rene Cusack Fishbar Ellen St Traditional Chipper 4 27 The Savoy Savoy Hotel John's St Veggie / Vegan 3 P Ellen St 20 King John’s Castle Café Nicholas St O'Callaghan Strand 1 Denmark St 28 The Treasury O’Connell St 12 Sarsfield St 16 LITTLE29 ELLEN ST P 21 Mortell’s Roches St Ice-Cream / Juice / shakes 11 Cruises1 St St Michael’s 29 Z-We-Ton Denmark St 6 Church P 17 7 9 ST Thomas St William St 8 CARR ST 22 O’Brien’s Sandwich Café 1 Gusto d’Italia TODD’S BOW N18 to Shannon 17 2 6 1 Bedford Row ROBERT ST CORNMARKET ROW Airport, Bunratty 27 23 O’Connor’s Thomas St 2 Jump Arthur’s Quay SC Milk MarketSEAN HEUSTON PLACE Tapas/Wine bars & Galway 12 Limerick 3 19 Tourist 5 5 UPPER DENMARK ST 24 Olio & Farina Little Catherine St 3 Moody Cow Roches St & Arthur’s Qy SC Harvey's Quay Oˆce William StCHAPEL ST 1 Copper Room O’Connell St Condell Rd 27 15 P 4 2 4 2 2 The Buttery Bedford Row St Michael’s 1 14 23 2 Market Rowing Club City Quays SHANNON ST 23 26 Boardwalk 16 9 3 Urban Vineyard Denmark St 5 24 Milk Market LITTLE CATHERINE ST 1 P 22 Thomas St Station Rd LIMERICK CITY Shannon Bridge 14 9 QuarterHIGH ST St John’s A9 Henry St 10 Cathedral 5 Cornstore Traditional Chippers LOWER CECIL ST 7 29 22 #eatinlimerick Lucky Foxes Bow Bishop's Quay ’ 3 Lane P 1 Donkey Ford’s John’s St Adare Limerick O15Connell St 21 A3 Heritage Craft Hub 13 Centre 13 2 P A8 A2 ANNE ST 2 Enzo’s Café William St A10 Adare Manor Hotel Cecil St 2 & Golf Resort Roches St Upr William St 3 Golden Grill William St A7 A1 1 7 3 A5 6 POST OFFICE LN The Sage Café 4 Luigi’s Parnell St A4 Catherine St Main StAdare Town Park 5 Rios Parnell St Blackabbey Rd Skate 24 Adare Old Park 11 Fashion Creamery 25 3 A6 ADARE Glentworth1 St 25 18 N24 to Lough Gur, Veggie / Vegan / PALEO 21 4 Quarter 1826 Adare 8 8 Tipperary & Waterford BALLINGARRY Steamboat Quay Dominican 1 Bubble Tea Paradise Rutland St P 19 Church The Urban Co-Op 10 O’Connell St 5 Market’s Field P Mallow St DOMINIC ST 2 Gasta Good’n’Healthy Thomas St 3 Tait’s ADARE & Ballingarry Clock Milk Market Stalls Ctd. 3 The Grove Kitchen Cecil St A1 1826 Adare Main St CASTLETROY & Dock Rd Canteen 69 OCS Arts & 4 Culture Centre PERY ST DAVIS ST Green Saffron S 4 Well Being Gluten-Free Ennis Rd A2 Carraige House Adare Manor C1 Brew Bros Dublin Rd 30 Colbert Station Gourmet Tart Co S N69 to 28 WINDMILL ST Italy2Ireland S A3 Dovecote Adare Heritage Centre, Main St C2 Café Noir Park Point & Georgian O’CURRY ST S Market Place Café Main St 31 Jenny’s Gluten Free Baking A4 C3 Copper & Spice Annacotty Village J.O.D. Foods S Oakroom Adare Manor 3 QuarterLimerick City F S Hotels A5 C4 Delish Gourmet Coffee Castletroy Pk Frank McCourt Gallery of Art Jody’s Museum S Sir Harry’s Mall The Urban Co-Op Limerick The Crescent Killowen Orchard Absolute Hotel **** A6 Sean Collins & Sons Main St C5 La Cucina University Court Greyhound Stadium Lisduff Traditional Fine Foods S Adare Manor Hotel & Resort Adare ***** The Blue Door Main St A7 C6 Tuscany Bistro Newtown Ctr, Annacotty The Treasury Barrington St People's Lorge Chocolates S St Alphonsus St 20 Castletroy Park Hotel Castletroy **** P S A8 The Good Room Main St C7 Z-we-ton Newtown Ctr, Annacotty Park Mari’s Cheese Clarion Hotel Steamboat Quay **** McNamara Fruit S A9 The Maigue Dunraven Arms ( Campus: Stables/ Dunraven Arms Hotel Adare **** -- St Joseph’s S Church Sash Millers Fruit and Veg CLONTARF PLACE Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel Adare **** A10 The Wild Geese Main St Scholars/Millstream/Arena Sports Club/ Pavilion Shops Mushroom Man S George Boutique Hotel Shannon St **** -- (Ballingarry: The Mustard Seed) Eden/The Paddock/Blas/Plaza/Allegro/ Bon Appetit F S Su Nibbering’s Cheese S Greenhills Hotel Ennis Rd *** Cube/Verde/Aroma/River/The Pavilion) Country Choice F S Su Nóinín Herbal Products S Harpers Coffee F S Su Nut Shed S Kilmurry Lodge Castletroy *** ST JOSEPH’S ST Lower Mallow St UL Sports Arena Limerick Chocolate Shop F S Su O’Driscoll Fish S Limerick City Hotel *** EMMET PLACE S Limerick Strand Hotel Ennis Rd **** 2 Milk market On the Wilde Side BOWMAN ST F = Open Friday Milk Market Stalls Peter the Pie Man S Maldron Hotel Limerick Roxboro *** University UNIVERSITY OF National Castletroy of Limerick LIMERICK CAMPUS Technological S S S Park = Open Saturday Abloom Tasty Pastries Piog Pies No1 Pery Square Georgian Quarter **** Bobby Byrnes South Circular Rd Su = Open Sunday Adare Farm S Quarrymount Free Range Meats S Perys Hotel Glentworth St *** S Wolfe Tone St Aileen’s Falafel S Quinn’s Fruit and Veg Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Ennis Rd **** S Perimeter Shops Alternative Bread Co S Rose Cottage Fruit Farm Railway Hotel Parnell St ** Limerick C1 O’Connell AveRacecourse (Open independent hours) S Rufus’s Hot Dogs S ANNACOTTY Anne Lloyd’s Bacon Butty C3 Mary Immaculate Savoy Hotel Henry St ***** C5 Dublin Rd College Bia Réabhlóid Baile Abhaile Turkish Bazaar F S Sarah’s Pantry S C4 N20/21 to Adare, South Court Hotel Raheen *** & itea Beary Fruit & Veg S Silver Darlings S The Boutique Hotel Denmark St *** Kieron’s Café City Boy’s Farm S Sinéad Ni Gháirbhith’s Cheese S The Mustard Seed at Echo Lodge Ballingarry **** C2 Mari’s Cheese & Coffee Cosgrave Fruit S Sunflower Bakery S Polo Market Crawford’s Farm S Tea4You S The Pier Hotel Sarsfield St *** LIMERICK CITY Café Noir Rene Cusack FishBar Ecaterina Cakes S Tiermoyle Beekeeping S Su Travelodge Castletroy Castletroy *** Rene Cusack Fishmongers Flying Cheese Stall S Well-Being Gluten-Free S Su Travelodge Ennis Road Ennis Rd *** C7 C6 The Real Olive Company Green Apron S Wellnice Pops F S Su Woodfield House Hotel Ennis Rd ***