We stayed just outside of Cobh for two nights during our June 2024 trip to Ireland. We drove into Cork for dinner twice and ate in some of the surrounding villages during our short time in the area as well. Due to our short visit to Cork and Cobh, our gluten free list isn’t super long. I have also included a map at the end of this post of everywhere I found that I considered to be good gluten free options.
As usual, I did a ton of research ahead of time on where to eat safely. This included reading other bloggers’ posts, looking at Google reviews, using the FindMeGlutenFree app, and looking up menus online. I was only able to find one 100% gluten free bakery in the area, which was rare for Ireland (but it sure was delicious!).
Make sure to do your own research, ask questions ahead of ordering, and reach out to restaurants ahead of time regarding options and protocols if you need to.
If you want to check out where else we ate in Ireland, explore our different gluten free Ireland guides!
Gluten Free in County Cork
Eco Fish (Cork)
Everything at Eco Fish except the burger bun is gluten free. I had the fish spice box, with half the spice and no chillies. It was still a bit spicy for me (I’m a wimp) and it was very large. Man oh man, was it delicious! Ahmed tried the fried chicken burger (not gluten free due to the brioche bun), which came with plain chips. The food was fantastic, but the portions are big so consider doing some sharing unless you’re super hungry! Highly recommend a stop at Eco Fish if you’re in Cork.
Bean & Berry (Garretstown)
Georgetown is a beach area just outside of Kinsale. Bean & Berry has a beautiful view of the water. They have smoothie bowls with gluten free granola, which we had and were yummy. We also had a gluten free brownie which was huge and very moist, and coffee. We would recommend a stop here if you’re in the area.
Kiely’s (Cork)
They have gluten free fish & chips with a separate fryer. There were a couple other options, but we opted for the fish & chips. They only have a few tables to eat in, so most people were getting takeout. The fish was good, but make sure you specify gluten free when ordering!
Coffee Cove (Cobh)
We went here for coffee only, to escape the rain. They did have a gluten free muffin, but I didn’t notice if any of their lunch dishes were available gluten free. The coffee was good, and reasonably priced.
Priory Coffee (Youghal)
Priory Coffee has 5 locations throughout County Cork. We went to the Youghal location and just had coffee, which was delicious! They do have 3 different gluten free treats, but we didn’t try them. I didn’t catch if they had any lunch options that were gluten free.
Hobans (Cobh)
This was the only 100% gluten free spot I found during our trip to Ireland, and it has CLOSED since we visited. I’ll be sure to update if they re-open (so sad!).
Map of Cork Gluten Free Options
If you want more options, here is the Wanderlog map I made of everywhere I could find that had good gluten free reviews, labelled menus, and/or indications that gluten free was safe at their restaurants. Please note that I did not personally eat at all these restaurants, so do your own due diligence and reach out or check their websites/menus ahead of your visit.
HOW TO USE THE MAP: Click on the Wanderlog logo in the bottom right corner to open the full-size map up in a new tab. There, you can choose to just look at one category at a time or see all the categories on the map at once (click the 3 squares in the top right to choose). You can also export the map to Google Maps, share the map with others, or save the map.
I totally agree so so hard to get gluten free bakery’s or restaurant such a big opportunity for someone to make big business I seldom eat out as all on offer is brownies or pre-packed oat bars it’s so so disappointing
I recently visited Australia and where I stayed had seven total gluten free bakery’s with every type of cake sandwich, pies just everything you could want . I don’t understand why this has not happened here , they are thriving businesses absolutely unreal, it’s a constant problem when you have a gluten problem.
Thanks for your effort to help us navigate what’s there.
It can be so difficult depending on where you travel! I was sad to hear Hoban’s had closed down as it was delicious and the only completely gluten free bakery I had found travelling outside Dublin. I’m intrigued to hear Australia was so easy, as it’s definitely on my bucket list!