Alchemy Coffee and Books

13/10/2026

It’s back!!!!
Alchemy’s Irish speaking morning on in Barracks Street on Saturday the 17th from 10am. pop on in and have a chat with us in Irish. You don’t have to be fluent!! cúplála focail as gaeilge is perfect, if you don’t know any Irish and would like to learn a few new words we’d be more than happy to see you there!!
Féach leat maidin Dé hAoine
See you all Friday morning

12/10/2026

You’ve been upgraded

12/10/2026

12/10/2026

Happens every time without fail

12/10/2026

🥪✨ NEW SANDWICHES ARE HERE! ✨🥪

Something very tasty has now become apart of the menu at alchemy 🤤 Come and try our new savge sandwiches, freshly made!! 🥪❤️

Pop in, grab your favourite, and give them a try! 😍

12/10/2026

It’s back!!
Alchemy’s Irish speaking morning on in Barracks Street on Saturday the 17th from 10am pop on in and have a chat with us in Irish. You don’t have to be fluent!! cúplála focail as gaeilge is perfect, if you don’t know any Irish and would like to learn a few new words we’d be more than happy to see you there!!

Féach leat maidin Dé hAoine 🇮🇪
See you all Friday morning

30/09/2026

🍂New Seasonal cakes have arrived🍂

If you like our coffe you’ll love these cakes!! Say hello to our new spiced caramel latte sponge

It has a moist slightly spiced sponge topped with a whipped chocolate caramel ganache and finished with a caramel drizzle and toasted pecans, now if that doesn’t sound mouth watering I don’t know what dose?

Come on in and get your favourite coffee now in a cake!! Only available till November 5th you can find these savage sponges in our coffee shops and available for wholesale!

28/09/2026

Can you guess who’s idea this was?? Tiktok -

23/09/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came along to our nettle cordage workshop! 🌿
A huge thank you to the amazing Darby plants and stories for sharing their work and knowledge with us this evening wouldn’t have been possible without her!!

05/09/2026

Join us in Alchemy Barrack St for Cork Culture Night on friday 18th september where we will celebrate a traditional Craft through a Nettle Cordage Workshop with Darby

Learn about the many gifts, stories and crafts associated with stinging nettles! Darby will walk us through how to process the fibers from the nettle’s stalks as well as how to make nettle cordage that people around the world have used for clothing, fishing nets and more.