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Argo's Bakery
Bakery · Stromness
Stromness bakery making bread, rolls, pies, biscuits and doughnuts.
- Stromness, Stromness
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Stromness & the West Mainland: eat and drink
Where to eat and drink in Stromness & the West Mainland
Food & drink
Where to eat and drink in Stromness & the West Mainland
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Cafés & sweet treats
Birsay Bay Tearoom
Tearoom · Birsay
Tearoom above Birsay Bay with home baking and a menu built on local produce.
- Birsay, Birsay
Takeaways
Eviedale Bakehouse
Sourdough bakery and pizzeria · Evie
Sourdough bakery and pizzeria at Evie with a takeaway drive-through.
- Evie, Evie
Cafés & sweet treats
Gerri's Ice Cream Parlour
Ice cream parlour · Stenness
Ice cream, tea and coffee at Stenness.
- Stenness, Stenness
Takeaways
Loki Seafood Shack
Seafood · Stromness
Fresh local Orkney seafood with a modern twist, on the edge of Stromness.
- Stromness, Stromness
Restaurants
Merkister Hotel
Hotel restaurant · Harray
Hotel restaurant in Harray featuring Orkney produce, about 15 minutes by car from Kirkwall and Stromness.
- Harray, Harray
Cafés & sweet treats
Palace Stores Birsay
Village shop and café · Birsay
Village shop with hot food, home baking, speciality coffee and soft-serve ice cream; benches outside.
- Birsay, Birsay
Pubs & bars
Royal Hotel Stromness
Hotel lounge · Stromness
The Hudson Lounge in the Royal Hotel serves traditional pub meals in the centre of Stromness.
- Stromness, Stromness
Restaurants
Standing Stones Hotel
Hotel restaurant · Stenness
The Stones Restaurant at the Standing Stones Hotel serves local produce, near the Stones of Stenness.
- Stenness, Stenness
Pubs & bars
The Ferry Inn
Inn · Stromness
Inn by Stromness harbour serving meals and drinks.
- Stromness, Stromness
Cafés & sweet treats
The Pier Bistro & Takeaway
Café and bistro · Stromness
Small café by day and restaurant and takeaway in the evening, in Stromness.
- Stromness, Stromness
Cafés & sweet treats
West Bites
Café · Dounby
Coffee, breakfasts and daytime specials in Dounby, with fish and chips on Friday nights.
- Dounby, Dounby
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While you are here
Things to see in Stromness & the West 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
Ness of Brodgar
Neolithic site of 2.5 hectares between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness, excavated from 2003 to 2024, then covered over.
Things to do
Barnhouse Settlement
Neolithic settlement on the shore of the Loch of Harray, a short walk from the Stones of Stenness.
Things to do
Unstan Chambered Cairn
Round stalled cairn about 5,000 years old with one side cell; the pottery bowls found here gave their name to Unstan Ware.
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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
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12 sights · 22 places to eat
Kirkwall & central Mainland
Orkney's main town: St Magnus Cathedral, the palaces, the Orkney Museum and Neolithic tombs close by
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- The Orkney Brewery: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ness of Brodgar: genevieveromier profile, CC BY 2.0, source
- Barnhouse Settlement: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Unstan Chambered Cairn: Bruce McAdam from Reykjavik, Iceland, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Kirkwall & central Mainland: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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