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Café and bar · Kirkwall
Café and bar in the centre of Kirkwall.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
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Kirkwall & central Mainland: eat and drink
Where to eat and drink in Kirkwall & central Mainland
Food & drink
Where to eat and drink in Kirkwall & central Mainland
Choose a type below, then search by name or cuisine. Every place has its own card with directions.
Cafés & sweet treats
Dashing Deer Kitchen & Bar
Café and bar · Deerness
Café and bar at Deerness Distillery with home-made cakes, sandwiches and cocktails made with its own spirits.
- Deerness, Deerness
Takeaways
Dolly Burger
Burgers · Kirkwall
Burger restaurant in Kirkwall where every burger is made to order.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Pubs & bars
Helgi's
Bar and restaurant · Kirkwall
Bar and restaurant in Kirkwall, serving food from Wednesday to Sunday.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Cafés & sweet treats
Judith Glue Real Food Cafe
Café · Kirkwall
Café serving Orkney produce inside Judith Glue's shop, opposite St Magnus Cathedral.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Takeaways
Leigh's Real Taste of Orkney
Takeaway · Finstown
Takeaway meals at Finstown, a winner at the Orkney Food & Drink Awards 2022.
- Finstown, Finstown
Restaurants
Lucano Restaurant
Italian restaurant · Kirkwall
Italian restaurant in Kirkwall with a takeaway service.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Restaurants
Lynnfield Hotel Restaurant
Hotel restaurant · Kirkwall
Restaurant of a small country-house hotel on the edge of Kirkwall, known for fine dining.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Pubs & bars
Macfoys Brewery & Taproom
Brewery taproom · Kirkwall
Brewery and bar on the shore of Kirkwall Bay.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Cafés & sweet treats
Picky Cafe
Café · Kirkwall
Café in the Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall's sports and leisure centre.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Takeaways
Sakura Kitchen
Japanese takeaway · Kirkwall
Japanese takeaway in Kirkwall.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Pubs & bars
Skippers Bar
Pub · Kirkwall
Traditional pub at the Kirkwall Hotel serving food and drinks, with pool, darts, sport on screens and live entertainment.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Takeaways
Some Good Cuppa
Takeaway van · Scapa Beach
Beach-side takeaway van at Scapa Beach serving speciality tea and coffee, snacks and home-made sweet treats.
- Scapa Beach, Scapa Beach
Restaurants
The Ayre Hotel
Hotel restaurant · Kirkwall
Hotel restaurant and bar on Ayre Road, on the Kirkwall waterfront.
- Ayre Road, Kirkwall
Restaurants
The Foveran
Restaurant with rooms · St Ola
Restaurant with rooms outside Kirkwall, serving local produce.
- St Ola, St Ola
Cafés & sweet treats
The Kirk Gallery & Café
Café · Tankerness
Café in a renovated former parish church beside Sheila Fleet's flagship jewellery gallery.
- Tankerness, Tankerness
Restaurants
The Kirkwall Hotel Restaurant
Hotel restaurant · Kirkwall
Harbour View restaurant and lounge bar in the Kirkwall Hotel on the harbour front.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Cafés & sweet treats
The Mart Cafe
Café · Kirkwall
Café in Kirkwall known for home cooking and a warm welcome.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Pubs & bars
The Neuk, Albert Hotel
Hotel bar and restaurant · Kirkwall
Spacious, family-friendly restaurant and bar in the Albert Hotel in the centre of Kirkwall.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Restaurants
The Orkney Hotel
Hotel restaurant · Kirkwall
17th-century hotel in central Kirkwall serving local food and whisky.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Restaurants
The Storehouse Restaurant
Restaurant · Kirkwall
Restaurant in a B-listed herring and pork curing store of about 1880, just off the paved main street near St Magnus Cathedral.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
Cafés & sweet treats
Twenty One
Café and small plates · Kirkwall
Café and small-plate restaurant in the heart of Kirkwall.
- Kirkwall, Kirkwall
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While you are here
Things to see in Kirkwall & central Mainland
A few of the sights in the area. The Things to do page lists them all, with directions and official links.
Things to do
Scapa Distillery
Whisky distillery on the shore of Scapa Flow, half a mile south of Highland Park, with a visitor centre offering tastings.
Things to do
Rennibister Earth House
Stone-lined underground passage and chamber found in 1926, the only earth house where human remains have been found: about 18 people.
Things to do
Orkney Wireless Museum
Radios from the 1930s onwards, plus wartime displays on how Scapa Flow was defended, with Spitfire radios and spy suitcase sets.
Orkney
More areas to explore
21 sights · 12 places to eat
Stromness & the West Mainland
Skara Brae, Maeshowe and the stone circles, Stromness harbour and the cliffs of Birsay and Yesnaby
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13 sights · 7 places to eat
Scapa Flow, the South Isles & Hoy
The Italian Chapel and Churchill Barriers, St Margaret's Hope, and Hoy's hills, Old Man and wartime Lyness
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17 sights · 5 places to eat
North Isles: Rousay, Westray & beyond
Rousay's tombs, Westray's castle and cliffs, the Knap of Howar and the lighthouses of the outer isles
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Highland Park Distillery: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Scapa Distillery: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rennibister Earth House: Otter at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Hopmans), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orkney Wireless Museum: G J Coyne, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stromness & the West Mainland: Dr. John F. Burka, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scapa Flow, the South Isles & Hoy: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- North Isles: Rousay, Westray & beyond: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
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