Top Posts 2016

Top Posts 2016

from Twisted, Kinsale

The demand for information on new restaurants is, as almost always, reflected in the most popular posts on this site. The list, by the way, is calculated on hits on posts published since 30th November 2015 and is ordered by the amount of hits. That makes the performance of Republic amazing as it was posted just a couple of weeks back. Not all newcomers though as the likes of The Farmgate Cafe and Bunnyconnellan demonstrates. And not all restaurants either as there is room too for the guerrillas of The Sharp Knife. And not all food either: Youghal's Munster Brewery makes the list.

1- Republic (Ballincollig)
2- Munster Brewery (Youghal)









3- The Mews (Kenmare)

The Mews

4- The Old Butter Road Food Trail
5- Supper Club (Kinsale)
6- The Sharp Knife
7- Twisted (Kinsale)
8- Bunnyconnellan (Crosshaven)
9- The Cafe at Stephen Pearce Pottery (Shanagarry)
10- The Old Imperial Hotel (Youghal)
11- The Farmgate (English Market)
12- La Calavera (Douglas)

Most Popular Posts Jan-Jun 2016

Most Popular Posts Jan-Jun 2016

King Bryan's fish

1 Restaurant Reviews

2 The Mews. A Kenmare Gem

3 The Sharp Knife Cooks Woodside Farm

4 Top Wines 2016. Reviews & Stockists

5 O’Briens 40 Years in Bunnyconnellan

6 The Old Imperial Hotel

7 At The Club Brasserie

8 King Bryan Reigns By The Waterfall

9 Ali’s Kitchen. Pleasures Of The Bakehouse

10 Wines Of California. Serious. Cheeky. And Over Here.

11 What To Drink With Sushi.

View from Bunnyconnellan

Top Ten Posts. (Past Three Months)

Top Posts
(Past Three Months)

1 Restaurant Reviews
2 The Sharp Knive at Urban Jungle
3 Top Wines
4 Club Brasserie
5 Rebel Chilli
6 Ali's Kitchen
7 Christine. Pastry Queen
8 Around the world without a duck
9 Joe Karwig's Rieslings. Reasons to Remember.
10 Dublin's Australia Day Tasting

Top Posts for Past 24 Months

Top Posts for Past 24 Months

(to end of Nov 2015)

Salmon starter at Blarney's Square Table

1- Cork's Coqbull On An Early Charge 6496

2- Happy Gaggle of Wine Geese

3- Aroi. Asian Street Food in Cork City

4- Square Table. Great addition to Blarney

5- Happy New Beer. Mayfield’s Cotton Ball

6- Top Ten Dinners & Lunches 2014

7- Dinner Supreme at Blarney’s Square Table

8- Electric. Easy to Book. Hard to Leave

9- Pilgrim’s in Rosscarbery

10- Ballymaloe Garden Festival

11- Taste of the Week. Baklava

12- Dining in Style at Pier 26

13- Thatch and Thyme

14- Son of a Bun

15- Franciscan Well Launch Brewery Tours

16- Bantry’s Fish Kitchen

17- Taste of the Week Joe’s Farm Crisps.

18- Jancis Robinson at Ballymaloe LitFest

19- Top Wines 2015

Welcome to new entrants including Son of a Bun and Kildorrery’s Thatch & Thyme. Coqbull are still raking in the hits. Hopefully, fire hit Aroi will be up and running soon. Being on the list doesn’t guarantee success. Huguenot and Pho featured here but both have closed down. Our Taste of the Week is proving quite popular with two featured above.

Top Posts for last two years

Top Posts for last two years

Pantry's Fish Kitchen -
new to top list!

1- Cork’s Coqbull on Early Charge (5200 hits)

2- Happy Gaggle of Wine Geese

3- Asian Street Food in Cork City

4- Huguenot Bistro

5- The Square Table - Great Addition to Blarney

6- The Sultan of Penrose Quay

7- Happy New Beer at Mayfield’s Cotton Ball

8- Island of Asian Street Food at Phó

9- The Chapel Steps Celebrate

10- Electric. Easy to Book. Hard to Leave.

11- Dinner Supreme at Blarney’s Square Table

12- Taste of the Week. Baklava

13- Top Ten Dinners. Top Lunches. 2014

14- Top Wines 2015

15- Tapas in the Greenroom

16- Al Fresco at Cobh’s Titantic Bar & Grill

17- Zaconey. Out on its own…

18- Dining in Style at Pier 26

19- Bantry’s Fish Kitchen

Top 20 Posts for past Two Years

Top 20 Posts for past Two Years

1 Cork's Coqbull On An Early Charge

2 Happy Gaggle of Wine Geese

3 The Black Pig Wine Bar   

4 Aroi. Asian Street Food in Cork City 

5 Huguenot. New French Bistro

6 The Square Table - Great Addition to Blarney

7 The Sultan of Penrose Quay

8 Happy New Beer at Cotton Ball  

9Island of Asian Street Food at Phô

10 Electric. Easy to Book. Hard to leave.

11The Chapel Steps Celebrates

12 Cullen Wines at Cafe Paradiso   

13 Taste of the Week: Baklava  

14 Brendan is back with Gallo & Galetti 

15 The Greenroom at Sage 

16 Al Fresco at Cobh's Titanic Bar & Grill.  

17 Dining in Style at Pier 26

18 Top Ten Dinners, Top Lunches

19 Happy. On the Pig’s Back 

20 Top Wines 2014

Top Posts for last 18 months.

Top Posts for last 18 months

Coqbull

Coqbull, with close to 5,000 hits, is the most popular post on this blog over the last 18 months. New restaurants always seem to draw attention and this is reflected in the list below. My own choices may be seen at No.13.

1 Cork's Coqbull On An Early Charge

2 Happy Gaggle of Wine Geese

3 Aroi. Asian Street Food in Cork City

4 Huguenot. New French Bistro

5 The Square Table - Great Addition to Blarney

6 The Sultan of Penrose Quay

7 Happy New Beer at Cotton Ball

8 Island of Asian Street Food at Phô

9 Electric. Easy to Book. Hard to leave.

10 The Chapel Steps Celebrates

11 Taste of the Week: Baklava

12 Dining in Style at Pier 26

13 Top Ten Dinners, Top Lunches

14 Top Wines 2014

Top Posts for 2014

Top Posts* for Past 12 Months

(to end of December ‘14)

Dessert at Huguenot

1 Cork's Coqbull On An Early Charge

2 The Square Table - Great Addition to Blarney

3 Huguenot. New French Bistro

4 Aroi. Asian Street Food in Cork City

5 Pride of Ireland Awards 2013/14

6 Top Wines 2014

7 Island of Asian Street Food at Phô

8 Slow and Low at the Chicken Inn. Swing by. And Buy.

9 Schull Country Market. Cornucopia in a Car Park

10 Electric Start to Beery Good Night

At the market in Schull

*Place in rankings determined by number of hits. Readers certainly give new restaurants every chance in the Cork area and they feature in five of the top seven posts. Delighted to see my own list of the top wines well entrenched in the list.

Top Posts Past 12 Months (to end Oct 2014)

Top Posts Past 12 Months (to end Oct 2014)

This month's listing is again dominated by the newer restaurants. Still big interest in wine posts, including the page on the top wines for 2014.

Music at Mahon Point Farmers Market

1 Cork's Coqbull On An Early Charge

2 Happy Gaggle of Wine Geese

3 The Square Table - Great Addition to Blarney

4 Aroi. Asian Street Food in Cork City

5 Huguenot. New French Bistro

6 Happy New Beer at The Cotton Ball

7 Electric. Easy to book. Hard to leave.

8 Dining in Style at Pier 26

9 Pride of Ireland Awards 2013/14

10 Top Wines (so far!) 2014