The industrial chic of Edison

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Edison

Cork City


This award-winning cocktail bar has an extensive drinks menu ranging from timeless classics to unique creations, all shaken/stirred by their resident mixologists. At weekends the resident DJ will be spinning techno or house in increasingly loud volumes.


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