Must-see restaurants in Islay

  • SeaSalt

    Islay

    This buzzy modern place represents an unusual combination in Port Ellen: a takeaway doing kebabs, pizzas and bacon rolls, but also a bistro. High-backed…

  • Bridgend Hotel

    Islay

    At Islay's major crossroads, 3 miles northeast of Bowmore, this hotel offers satisfying dining in an attractive slate-floored room on one side and a more…

  • Harbour Inn

    Islay

    Owned by the Bowmore Distillery, this restaurant at the Harbour Inn is the classiest in town. The conservatory-style dining area offers wonderful sunset…

  • Yan's Kitchen

    Islay

    On the left as you enter Port Charlotte from the north, this cabin-like restaurant offers confident bistro cuisine, using ingredients like duck breast and…

  • Peatzeria

    Islay

    This is one of those names that just had to be. Nice work, punsters! An impressively realised church conversion has created a warmly welcoming Italian…

  • Port Charlotte Hotel

    Islay

    One of the more upmarket places on Islay to eat, this candlelit restaurant serves local seafood, Islay beef, venison and duck. The bar also does great…

  • Old Kiln Café

    Islay

    Housed in the former malting kiln at Ardbeg distillery, this cafe serves homemade soups, tasty light meals, heartier daily specials and a range of…

  • Lochindaal Hotel

    Islay

    This family-run, low-ceilinged, double-sided bar has plenty of local character. Bar meals are fairly standard but well presented and tasty, but it's the…