Ireland Guide
Tipperary and Waterford
Cafés and restaurants
1 47 The Bistro Patrick St 
051/844774 This welcoming, contemporary restaurant is justly popular for its excellent, inexpensive, carefully presented offerings, which include pasta, salads, sandwiches and a few traditional dishes such as bacon and cabbage and Irish stew and dumplings.
2 Arlington Lodge John's Hill 051/878584 The hotel's restaurant serves a range of classic dishes in a classy setting, featuring plenty of seafood and delicious desserts.
3 Bodega 54 John St 051/844177 An attractive, informal setting for some inspired dishes such as fillet of hake with roast red-pepper purée; occasional live music in the evening.
4 Café Lucia Arundel Lane Opening time: Closed SunA great daytime place for salads, panini, cakes and lunchtime specials such as Thai fishcakes.
5 Gino's John St Bright, neat branch of the long-running Cork institution, a no-frills restaurant dishing up pizzas, salads, wine, beer and ice cream.
6 La Palma 20 The Mall 051/879823 Opening time: Closed Mon– Thurs lunchtimes & SunIn a converted Georgian townhouse with an appealing atmosphere, an upmarket Italian restaurant offering imaginative, sometimes over-elaborate, dishes and heart-stopping desserts. Good-value set menu Mon– Thurs evenings and an early-bird menu Mon– Fri. Under the same management is Espresso @ La Palma, just down the road on Parnell St, which does pizza and pasta.
7 
L'Atmosphere 19 Henrietta St 051/858426 Opening time: Closed Sat & Sun lunchtimesAuthentic, informal bistro with a growing reputation for its unfussy, classic French dishes such as cassoulet of duck confit and Toulouse sausage at reasonable prices. Range of good-value set menus including a Mon– Fri early bird.
8 Sumatra 53 John St Opening time: Mon– Thurs 8.30am–7pm, Fri & Sat 8.30am–11pm, Sun 11am–9pmRestful, brightly coloured and welcoming café-restaurant that dishes up very tasty sandwiches, salads, cakes and a few main dishes during the day, and hearty, global-influenced meals such as lasagne and Moroccan lamb casserole in the evening.
9 The Wine Vault High St 051/853444 Opening time: Closed SunClassy bistro offering an extensive menu – everything from oysters to Thai-spiced duck confit – with plenty of vegetarian options and good-value lunch and early-bird (Mon– Fri) menus.