Fish Fresh from the Ocean in Cork

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Fish Fresh from the Ocean in Cork

Tuesday May 6, 2008

It's easy to imagine slowing down and relaxing at Sheraton Fota Island Hotel & Spa, set as it is in County Cork on the southern coast of Ireland. And the area's restaurants and pubs are happy to keep that leisurely feeling going, with their slow pace and remarkable atmosphere.

In Kinsale, Fishy Fishy Cafe doesn't have a consistent menu — it turns out tremendous seafood based on the best of whatever the catch of the day was. Nearby Crackpots is an unexpected treat: a restaurant and working ceramics studio. Probably nowhere else in the world can you enjoy a nice lunch and take the tableware home with you!

Local produce and careful craft are also to be found at Gleeson's in Clonakilty, further down the coast. In a town famous for black pudding, Gleeson's menu features roast duck, braised pork belly and smoked haddock — along with a free-range black pudding from a small farm, served with truffled mashed potatoes and wilted spinach. Fine Irish dining at its finest.

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