EAT
You need never be hungry due to the great range of options for lunch, dinner, or a quick snack. Are you in the mood for a plate piled high with fresh seafood, a dozen oysters chilled on ice, or a local venison steak?
An Tígh Seínnse Portnahaven; 1496 860224
The Antlers Craighouse, Jura; 1496 820496
Ballygrant Inn & Restaurant Ballygrant; 1496 840277
Bowmore Hotel Bowmore; 1496 810416
Bowmore Taste of Islay Bowmore; 1496 810671
Burnside Lodge Port Wemyss; 1496 860296
Cafaidh Na Roinn (The Rhinns Café) Port Mòr campsite, Port Charlotte; 1496 850441
The Celtic House Bowmore; 1496 810304
The Cottage Bowmore; 1496 810111
Cyber Bistro Port Ellen; 1496 300509
Drome Café (Morags) Islay Airport, Glenegedale; 1496 300441
Golden Dragon Chinese Cuisine Bowmore; 1496 810811
The Harbour Inn & Restaurant Bowmore; 1496 810330
The Islay Hotel Port Ellen; 1496 300109
Islay Oysters, Loch Gruinart 1496 850256
The Jura Hotel Craighouse, Jura; 1496 820243
Katie’s Bar Bridgend Hotel, Bridgend; 1496 810212
Kilchoman Distillery Café Bruichladdich; 1496 850011
Labels Coffee Shop Ballygrant; 1496 840595
Lochindaal Hotel Port Charlotte; 1496 850202
Lochside Hotel Bowmore; 1496 810244
Munchie Box Bowmore; 1496 810669
Old Kiln Café Ardbeg distillery, Port Ellen; 1496 302244
Port Charlotte Hotel Port Charlotte; 1496 850360
The Restaurant Bridgend Hotel, Bridgend; 1496 810212
Seafood Shack Port Ellen; 7766 996360
Seasalt Bistro & Takeaway Port Ellen; 1496 300300
Taj Mahal Bowmore; 1496 810033
White Hart Hotel Port Ellen; 1496 300120
Yan’s Kitchen Port Charlotte; 1496 850230
DRINK
Great pubs by the seashore, fantastic Scottish beer selections, and world-class whisky selections are three good reasons why Islay’s bars are an essential part of your visit. The largest and broadest range of whisky on the island can be found at The Ballygrant Inn and the Bowmore Hotel: what they don’t have there isn’t worth drinking. You may be tempted to stay indefinitely, yet serious Islay whisky fans should not miss the bars in the Port Charlotte Hotel, Islay Hotel, Lochside Hotel, or the Ardview Inn.
An Tígh Seínnse Portnahaven; 1496 860224 (12-15 whiskies)
Ardview Inn Port Ellen (80+ whiskies)
Ballygrant Inn & Restaurant Ballygrant; 1496 840277 (around 500 whiskies)
Bowmore Hotel Bowmore; 1496 810416 (around 400-500 whiskies)
The Harbour Inn & Restaurant Bowmore; 1496 810330
The Islay Hotel Port Ellen; 1496 300109 (150+ whiskies)
The Jura Hotel Craighouse, Jura; 1496 820243 (around 30-40 whiskies, concentrating on Isle of Jura whiskies of course)
Lochindaal Hotel Port Charlotte; 1496 850202
Lochside Hotel Bowmore; 1496 810244 (180+ whiskies)
Port Askaig Hotel Port Askaig; 1496 840245
Port Charlotte Hotel Port Charlotte; 1496 850360 (around 100 whiskies)
Strath Lounge Bridgend Hotel, Bridgend; 1496 810212 (around 40 whiskies)
White Hart Hotel Port Ellen; 1496 300120 (50+ whiskies)
SLEEP
Islay has a great choice of accommodations, but it can fill up at peak times. You might cozy up in a bed and breakfast in a family home, book a luxury self-catering cottage, pitch your tent, seal the door against the elements in a storm pod, or collapse into the luxury linens on a bed in one of the finer hotels.
40 Pier Road B&B Port Ellen; 1496 300502
An Taigh-Osda Bruichladdich; 1496 850587
Anchorage B&B Bruichladdich; 1496 850540
Ardbeg Seaview Cottage Port Ellen; 1496 302244
Ardlussa Estate Jura; 1496 820323
Ballygrant Inn & Restaurant Ballygrant; 1496 840277
Boiden Cottage Jura; 1496 820393
Bowmore Cottages Bowmore; 1496 810441
Bowmore Hotel Bowmore; 1496 810416
The Bowmore House B&B Bowmore; 1496 810324
Bridgend Hotel Bridgend; 1496 810212
Burnbank Cottage Craighouse, Jura; 7816 752433
Burnside Lodge Port Wemyss; 1496 860296
Cala Sìth Guest House Port Ellen; 1496 302021
Ceol na Mara Jura; 7780 842030
Coillabus Ecoluxury Lodges The Oa; 7824 567435
Coull Farm Bruichladdich; stay in a flat or cottage on a working farm with wonderful views overlooking Machir Bay; 1496 850317
Distillery House B&B Port Charlotte; 1496 850495
Four Woodside Craighouse, Jura; 1505 612426
Gealach Lan Jura; 1496 820207
Glenegedale House Glenegedale; 1496 300400
Glenmachrie Guest House Port Ellen; 1496 3022560
The Grange Guesthouse Port Ellen; 1496 302035
The Harbour Inn & Restaurant Bowmore; 1496 810330
Heather Cottage Jura; 1786 850274
The Island Bear B&B Bowmore; 1496 810375
The Islay Hotel Port Ellen; 1496 300109
Islay Storm Pods Lagavulin; 1496 300129
The Jura Hotel Craighouse, Jura; 1496 820243
Kentraw Farmhouse B&B Bruichladdich; 1496 850643
Kilmeny Country House Ballygrant; 1496 840668
Kintra Farm Camping and B&B 1496 302051
Lach Mara B&B Port Ellen; 1496 302666
Laggan Estate (Cottages and Shooting Lodge) 1496 810235
Laphroaig View Guest House Port Ellen; 1496 302514
Lipachlairy Bothy Port Ellen; 7745 596984
Lochindaal Hotel Port Charlotte; 1496 850202
Lochside Hotel Bowmore; 1496 810244
Loch Gorm House Bruichladdich; 1496 850139
The Lodge B&B Port Ellen; 7776 193140
Octofad Farm B&B Port Charlotte; 1496 850594
The Old Excise House Laphroaig; 1496 302567
Port Askaig Hotel Port Askaig; 1496 840245
Port Charlotte Hotel Port Charlotte; 1496 850360
Port Mòr campsite Port Charlotte; 1496 850441
Scottish Youth Hostel Association Port Charlotte; 1496 850385
Skerrols House Bridgend; 1496 810520
Stonefields B&B Bridgend; 1496 810050
Tir nan Og Cottage Port Ellen; 7745 596984
White Hart Hotel Port Ellen; 1496 300120
