Guidebook for skibbereen
Food Scene
Budds Restaurant
Main StreetGreat café and restaurant. Really good coffee.
Restaurant Chestnut - West Cork
Staball HillFabulous Michelin Star restaurant
Nico's Street Kitchen
Nico's food truck moves inside for the winter, to Oasis in Ballydehob
Kalbos Cafe
26 North StBest cakes and coffee, great lunches made with local produce.
O'Neill Coffee
64 Townshend StThe best cup of coffee in the south west, bar none!
Drinks & Nightlife
Iconic 'Over the shop counter' gigs and a monthly trad session. Plus the best gin and tonic in these here parts.
16 locals recommend
Levis' Bar
Main StreetIconic 'Over the shop counter' gigs and a monthly trad session. Plus the best gin and tonic in these here parts.
Super bar with great music at the weekends, plus the Aisling Gallery upstairs
7 locals recommend
Rosies Bar
Main StreetSuper bar with great music at the weekends, plus the Aisling Gallery upstairs
Great seafood during the day, music and rugby on occassion.
17 locals recommend
O'Sullivans Bar, Crookhaven
Great seafood during the day, music and rugby on occassion.
Parks & Nature
South westernmost point in Ireland. Iconic bridge and signal museum.
22 locals recommend
1 Mizen Head Signal Station
South westernmost point in Ireland. Iconic bridge and signal museum.
Incredible views and an easy enough walk to get there. And a café on the way back.
31 locals recommend
Three Castle Head
Incredible views and an easy enough walk to get there. And a café on the way back.
Arts & Culture
West Cork Arts Centre
UillinnCentre for the arts in West Cork
Shopping
The Copper Merchant
Main StreetExcellent lifestyle store
Post Office
Main StreetGreat craft shop integrated into the wonderful Ballydehob post office
Essentials
Field's SuperValu Skibbereen
Main StreetThe best supermarket in West Cork
Entertainment & Activities
Cinemax 3
Very good movie theatre and quite close by