About Cafe Paradiso

Opening in October 1993, Cafe Paradiso set out to take vegetarian cooking out of the healthfood industry and away from the perception of meat-free cooking being somewhat penitential. Dishes were created with a focus on vegetables rather than lentils, and with no agenda other than sharing the pleasure of real food prepared with skill and passion.

Groundbreaking in it’s early years, Paradiso has now become something of an iconic institution in the Cork dining scene and the wider and Irish food culture.
The cooking has evolved into a unique, mature and personal style, resulting…