🌟 Cork Foodie Guide: Seafood & Italian Gems You Can't Miss!

📍 After months of laziness... here are my TOP restaurant picks! 🍽️💖 1️⃣ Quinlans Seafood Bar | 👑 King of Lobster 📍 14 Princes St, Cork | 💰 €30-€40 (3 courses + drink) 🦞 Why It’s Legendary: "Last lobster of the day? Worth the fight." (€30 for a shockingly meaty one!) Must-Order: Lobster (buttery, garlicky perfection) Seafood Chowder (like the Atlantic in a bowl) 🌊 Crab Cake (crispy outside, creamy inside) Rum Cheesecake ("Why is dessert the star?!") 🍰 😭 Heartbreaks: Scallop & Ham Starter (always sold out... until I finally got it!) Fried Squid ("Meh" compared to the rest) 💡 Tips: • Book ahead! (Or show up at 5:30pm like a hungry seagull.) • Skip the fish mains – "Good, not oh-my-god good." 2️⃣ Ristorante Rossini | 🍝 Italy in Cork 📍 33 Princes St (literally across from Quinlans!) 🤌 Carb-Lover’s Paradise: Seafood Risotto (no mussels, no problem – they customize!) 🦐 Mushroom Risotto ("Creamier than a rom-com") 🍄 Pasta Trio (for indecisive foodies) "Tin Foil Swan" Seafood Pasta (yes, it arrives folded like origami) 🦢 🍗 Snack Attack: Chicken Wings (solid) Tiramisu (fluffy clouds of coffee joy) ☁️ 💡 Pro Move: • "Quinlans full? Pivot here!" (They’re frenemies for a reason.) #CorkFoodie #SeafoodHeaven #ItalianDreams #LobsterLovers