Must-see restaurants in Northern Highlands & Islands

  • Artizan Cafe

    Outer Hebrides

    Recycled timber and cool colours mark out this cafe-gallery as one of Stornoway's hip hang-outs, serving great coffee and cake and tapas-style lunches …

  • West Coast Delicatessen

    Ullapool

    A likeable venue for a coffee or snack, this upbeat modern place has sub rolls, decent coffee and a variety of deli produce, including some very tasty…

  • Deck

    Outer Hebrides

    There are only outdoor seats at this cafe (attached to the Hebridean Toffee factory), on a wooden deck overlooking the bay, but it's worth waiting for a…

  • Seafood Shack

    Ullapool

    High-quality fresh seafood is served out of a trailer in this vacant lot by two cheery lasses. There's a wide range of tasty fare available, from hand…

  • Isle of Skye Baking Co

    Portree (Port Righ)

    Famous for its 'lunch bread' – a small loaf baked with a filling inside, like cheese and leek, or beef stew – and platters of Scottish cheese and…

  • Storehouse Cafe

    Outer Hebrides

    The cafe at Lews Castle does decent coffee and cake, but also serves breakfast rolls, hot lunches and afternoon tea (Fridays from 2pm, per person £20).

  • Shed

    Skye

    A cute little wooden shed at Armadale pier has some outdoor tables and serves good seafood salads, pizzas, fish and chips, and coffee. You can sit in or…

  • Oyster Shed

    Skye

    A farm shop selling fresh local seafood to take away, including oysters (£1.25 each), cooked mussels and scallops, lobster and chips, and seafood platters.

  • Elgol Shop

    Skye

    Sells groceries and takeaway soup and sandwiches – try the 'Elgolian', a bread roll filled with locally caught squat lobster and seafood sauce.

  • Calanais Visitor Centre Cafe

    Outer Hebrides

    The cafe in the Callanish visitor centre serves a range of homemade soups, sandwiches and hot lunch specials, as well as good coffee and cake.

  • Prában Bar

    Skye

    This hotel bar serves delicious, gourmet-style bar meals – try the haddock in beer batter, venison burger or traditional shepherds pie.

  • Sango Sands Oasis

    North & West Coast

    On the clifftop in the centre of town, this pub by the campsite offers great views from its window tables. A cosy restaurant area does OK bar food in…

  • Cafe at Bettyhill

    North & West Coast

    This cosy cafe in the tourist office building serves home baking and light meals. On Friday and Saturday evenings it does decent fish and chips. Check the…

  • Seamus Bar

    Skye

    This place dishes up decent bar meals, including vegetarian haggis, and fish and chips, and serves real ales from its own microbrewery. It also has a…

  • Lobster Pot

    Outer Hebrides

    Snacks are available at the Lobster Pot, the tearoom attached to Ardmaree Stores (a grocery store near the causeway).

  • Blackhouse Village Cafe

    Outer Hebrides

    One of the blackhouses in Garenin village is home to this basic cafe serving coffee, cake and light snacks.

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