That’s a wrap on the 2025 Cork’s Better Buildings Awards! Thank you to everyone who joined us, and congrats to all the winners.
BEST TOURISM & ARTS (sponsored by Cork Airport)
Winner: Bakestone Cafe, Perry Street (Sounds From Safe Harbour x David Shillinglaw)
BEST RETAIL (sponsored by Opera Lane)
Winner: Planet Beauty, Brown Thomas
Special Merit: Here’s Health
BEST CAFE / RESTAURANT (sponsored by The Fifth Quarter)
Winner: Mantra Indian Restaurant, Princes Street
BEST PUB FRONT (sponsored by The HEINEKEN Company)
Winner: The Pier Head
BEST NEW DEVELOPMENT (sponsored by Bank of Ireland)
Winner: Le Cheile Building, Munster Technological University
BEST COMMERCIAL BUSINESS FRONTAGE (sponsored by PTSB)
Winner: Kuma Bikes
BEST CLIMATE RESILIENCE (sponsored by KSN Horizon)
Winner: Munster Rugby Centre of Excellence
BEST CITY LIVING (sponsored by Glenveagh Homes)
Winner: Springville House, Blackrock
Special Merit: Cora Murphy, 42 Douglas Street
BEST HERITAGE, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY (sponsored by ENVIROBEAD LTD.)
Winner: Cork Public Museum
Special Merit: Nádúr Deli
JUDGES’ CHOICE (sponsored by Marina Market)
The Metropole Hotel Cork