Guidebook for Annacotty & Limerick Area
Food Scene
Cafes, Restaurants and Coffee houses
Thai restaurant, great value (12 eu per dish) my favourite, if you like spicy food
6 locals recommend
Aroi Asian Street Food
1 O'Connell StThai restaurant, great value (12 eu per dish) my favourite, if you like spicy food
Pub with great views of the Castle and great seafood. Excellent quality food and irish food as well.
Curragower House
Clancy's StrandPub with great views of the Castle and great seafood. Excellent quality food and irish food as well.
Great quirky coffee shop right near the bridge, when you do the river loop walk you will be passing it. Nice decor.
10 locals recommend
Hook & Ladder
7 Sarsfield StGreat quirky coffee shop right near the bridge, when you do the river loop walk you will be passing it. Nice decor.
Closer to our home there is the same Hook and Ladder as in town, great decor and easy parking.
Hook & Ladder Castletroy
Dublin RoadCloser to our home there is the same Hook and Ladder as in town, great decor and easy parking.
Tuscany Bistro Castletroy
Its a quality Italian Restaurant right 3 minutes from our home.
Great Indian Restaurant for great food 10 minutes walk from our house.
9 locals recommend
Copper & Spice | Annacotty
Great Indian Restaurant for great food 10 minutes walk from our house.
The Top House
Main StreetLocal Pub if you want to watch the match, or grab a pint or a typical Irish Breakfast.
Fantastic cafe for brunch or lunch. One of our all time favorites. Food is excellent and coffee is great. Run by a local, David, who makes a point of sourcing local produce for his cafe. Highly recommended.
Green Onion Café
3 Rutland StFantastic cafe for brunch or lunch. One of our all time favorites. Food is excellent and coffee is great. Run by a local, David, who makes a point of sourcing local produce for his cafe. Highly recommended.
Know for the best coffee in town. Very knowledgeable staff. Forget your Starbucks or Costa Coffee, go here and get the real thing.
Rift Coffee
30 Upper Mallow StKnow for the best coffee in town. Very knowledgeable staff. Forget your Starbucks or Costa Coffee, go here and get the real thing.
Fika Coffee
15 Catherine StreetThey make a mean Mocha
Volcano Sushi & Asian Street Food
Great option for Sushi lovers
Zweton ANNACOTTY/CASTLETROY Restaurant
Convenient Asian restaurant
McAris
Local Fish and chip shop
Drinks & Nightlife
Great Local music venue, with traditional irish music everynight, and dinners througout the day (good quality). also easy parking.
14 locals recommend
Dolan's Pub
3-4 Dock RdGreat Local music venue, with traditional irish music everynight, and dinners througout the day (good quality). also easy parking.
Nancy Blake's
19 Upper Denmark StGreat for late night Drinks popular with Locals
If you're looking for traditional Irish music and dance, this is the place to go.
35 locals recommend
The Savoy Bar
3 George's QuayIf you're looking for traditional Irish music and dance, this is the place to go.
Sightseeing
Nice views next to the river Shannon, you will be passing it as a part of the river loop walk.
98 locals recommend
King John's Castle
Nicholas StreetNice views next to the river Shannon, you will be passing it as a part of the river loop walk.
Arts & Culture
The Custom House
Rutland StreetIn case it rains you can go there to see local artifacts
just great castle plus nice folk park, to see how Irish people lived in the past
161 locals recommend
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
just great castle plus nice folk park, to see how Irish people lived in the past
Parks & Nature
near river shannon , there is a walk that goes all way from the Limerick City to the University of LImerick, along the river, popular with cyclists. Also walk the living bridge in the evening or throught the day for the nice views of river shannon
16 locals recommend
University of Limerick
near river shannon , there is a walk that goes all way from the Limerick City to the University of LImerick, along the river, popular with cyclists. Also walk the living bridge in the evening or throught the day for the nice views of river shannon
Fantastic park, I would recommend doing the Mulaghmore walk, start of the trail here 52.995834,-9.021259 (gps coordinates)
24 locals recommend
Burren National Park Information Point
Fantastic park, I would recommend doing the Mulaghmore walk, start of the trail here 52.995834,-9.021259 (gps coordinates)
Great large lake to visit in Killaloe, sup padding boats etc. Great drive from Killaloe to Scarriff and down to Mountshannon
43 locals recommend
Lough Derg
Great large lake to visit in Killaloe, sup padding boats etc. Great drive from Killaloe to Scarriff and down to Mountshannon
Shopping
Locally made crafts, craft shop run by craftmakers themselves open (thursday - Sunday)
Made - Limerick
113 Henry StLocally made crafts, craft shop run by craftmakers themselves open (thursday - Sunday)
Silverwood Silver Jewellery and Craft Gallery
32b Cruise's StGreat Local craft and jewellery store
This is a place where gorgeous hand woven scarves are made, you can visit their shop to purchase something or just have a look at the making process. The area around tuamgraney is very very beautiful and worth driving by.
McKernan Woollen Mills
This is a place where gorgeous hand woven scarves are made, you can visit their shop to purchase something or just have a look at the making process. The area around tuamgraney is very very beautiful and worth driving by.
Essentials
Centra Annacotty
3 minutes away by foot grocery store
bit upmarket grocery store, slightly more expensive but close enough to the house
7 locals recommend
SuperValu Castletroy Limerick
Dublin Roadbit upmarket grocery store, slightly more expensive but close enough to the house
Lidl
Dublin RoadLidl, everyone knows, quite close to the house, 20 minutes by foot.