Cork has a varied and buzzing nightlife with bars, clubs and live music venues to satisfy all preferences.  Bodega, 46 Cornmarket Street, with four bars within a large warehouse, is considered by many to be Cork's best watering-hole. Also popular is the classic Irish pub, The Long Valley Bar, 10 Winthrop Street, and The Franciscan Well, 14B North Mall, which sells its own brews. 

The Newport Bar, 6 Paul Street Plaza, is a trendy bar, restaurant and club. The popular nightclub Redz, 17 Liberty Street, stays open until 0300 and features local and international DJs. City Limits, Coburg Street, is a combined comedy/nightclub. 

Pronounced ‘shin ay', meaning ‘that's it', Sin É, 8 Coburg Street, and An Spailpin Fanac (The Wandering Labourer), 28 South Main Street, are the top venues for live traditional Irish music. The Half Moon Theatre, Emmett Place, located to the rear of the main Cork Opera House, is another good live-music venue.