Following severe flood damage at Café Paradiso last year, Denis Cotter has recently overseen a complete renovation of his much-loved restaurant, and the last part of the revamp has just been completed.

The re-opening of the popular Paradiso Rooms, above the restaurant, is good news for pilgrims to the vegetarian mecca, and is the perfect bolt-hole for postprandial overnights above one of Ireland’s finest restaurants. Dinner, bed and breakfast, from €100 per person sharing, Tuesday to Saturday. Café Paradiso, 16 Lancaster Quay, Cork, tel: 021-4277939; see cafeparadiso.ie.