Cork City Shopping

  1. Connolly's Bookshop

    Great chat and masses of secondhand books.

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  2. Liam Ruiséal Teo

    New and secondhand books, including plenty on Cork.

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  4. O'Connaill

    Don't leave Cork without sampling the Chocolatier's Hot Chocolate at the tiny counter at O'Connaill confectioners. The foolhardy can stagger away with 2.5kg slabs of chocolate but there are subtler concoctions on offer, with wafer-thin slivers of cocoa flavoured with exotic flourishes such as coffee beans or chilli.

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  5. Plugd Records

    A terrific music shop that stocks everything from techno to nu-jazz beats. You can buy tickets for gigs and pick up the very latest info on the club scene.

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  8. Union Chandlery

    Camping and trekking gear, wetsuits, sailing equipment and guides are on sale, and there's an information board on sporting activities around the county.

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  9. Vibes & Scribes Bookshop

    Four floors of books, CDs and DVDs. Also on Lavitt's Quay.

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  10. Waterstone's

    Has the best travel section in the southwest.

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