Declan’s guide to Sligo food scene!
Nearby Places - cafes, Bars and Restaurants
From The Hide, these are some of the local places we like and others well worth visiting.
Sligo has a great food scene. There are lots of choices and we’re sure you will find lots more we have not listed here.
Coffee in Grange. Has a really nice selection of cakes but check their opening hours as they vary.
7 locals recommend
The Jam Pot Cafe
Coffee in Grange. Has a really nice selection of cakes but check their opening hours as they vary.
Consistent, good quality bar food. Ideal for burgers, steaks and fish. Maybe ring for reservations on the weekend. They will organize a taxi if you need it.
22 locals recommend
Langs Bar & Restaurant
Main StreetConsistent, good quality bar food. Ideal for burgers, steaks and fish. Maybe ring for reservations on the weekend. They will organize a taxi if you need it.
Always has a table, good for kids and families. It gets very busy.
26 locals recommend
Davis' Restaurant & Yeats Tavern
Always has a table, good for kids and families. It gets very busy.
Not many pubs are like Ellen’s! Thatch roof, very (very!) old and not much has changed. There is music on a Friday night (about 7pm).
No trendy craft beers, no gin menu’s, no food (unless you count Tayto crisps!). If the front door is closed go around the side. Enjoy!
CASH only! No credit/debit cards!
6 locals recommend
Ellens Pub
Not many pubs are like Ellen’s! Thatch roof, very (very!) old and not much has changed. There is music on a Friday night (about 7pm).
No trendy craft beers, no gin menu’s, no food (unless you count Tayto crisps!). If the front door is closed go around the side. Enjoy!
CASH only! No credit/debit cards!
Great coffee, deserts and handy parking. Also has a great little market on a Saturday morning (but gets busy!).
A good spot on the main road to Sligo town for breakfast/brunch!
Vintage Lane Cafe
Great coffee, deserts and handy parking. Also has a great little market on a Saturday morning (but gets busy!).
A good spot on the main road to Sligo town for breakfast/brunch!
Pink Clover
Great cakes, baked goods and coffee.
Food scene
Rosses Point - Great food, good coffee! If you visit Rosses Point this is the place to go.
If the weather is cold then this is the place for the best soups and toasted sandwiches!
The Little Cottage Cafe
Rosses Point - Great food, good coffee! If you visit Rosses Point this is the place to go.
If the weather is cold then this is the place for the best soups and toasted sandwiches!
Sligo Town - Our favourite little bakery in Sligo!
Great chocolate and pastries. You have been warned!
Le Fournil
2 Tobergal LnSligo Town - Our favourite little bakery in Sligo!
Great chocolate and pastries. You have been warned!
Sligo Town - Coffee, salads, deli foods and all the best treats when your traveling. Well worth a visit.
11 locals recommend
Kate's Kitchen
3 Castle StSligo Town - Coffee, salads, deli foods and all the best treats when your traveling. Well worth a visit.
Strandhill - This place has a great reputation and well deserved, but go early or be prepared to wait (or get it to takeaway!).
There is a nice little deli shop for tasty bits and pieces.
35 locals recommend
Shells Cafe
Strandhill - This place has a great reputation and well deserved, but go early or be prepared to wait (or get it to takeaway!).
There is a nice little deli shop for tasty bits and pieces.
Sligo Town - Sligo people go here for lunch. It has something for everyone but can get busy. You won't have to wait long for a table and the food is really, really good!
Do not miss the bakery downstairs. But be warned, it sells out early!
14 locals recommend
Lyons Café and Bakeshop
Quay StreetSligo Town - Sligo people go here for lunch. It has something for everyone but can get busy. You won't have to wait long for a table and the food is really, really good!
Do not miss the bakery downstairs. But be warned, it sells out early!
Mullaghmore - For the best seafood lunch and evening meals around, this is the place. Seasonal foods and organic salads that are always fresh.
Check opening times as they vary. Bookings for evening meals may be necessary.
21 locals recommend
Eithna's By the Sea Restaurant
Mullaghmore - For the best seafood lunch and evening meals around, this is the place. Seasonal foods and organic salads that are always fresh.
Check opening times as they vary. Bookings for evening meals may be necessary.
RUGANTINO
Rockwood ParadeSligo Town. Great pizza and pasta, nice wines and homemade ice cream!
Bistro Bianconi
Tobergal LaneSligo Town. Great for families and large groups.
Fish & Bean
Rosses Point. Fab sea food. Definitely need to book.
Tósta Café
Toasted sandwiches and coffee. Great spot on the river.
Great food on the river with a nice local vide. If the sun is shinning, this is the place to go.
Osta Cafe and Wine Bar
Stephen StreetGreat food on the river with a nice local vide. If the sun is shinning, this is the place to go.
Flipside
Best burgers! Locals love it but it gets busy.
Pubs, Nightlife
Thomas Connolly Sligo
1 Markievicz RdBest bar in Sligo!
Shoot the Crows
Hargadon Brothers Wine & Food
O'Connell StreetAusties Pub & Kitchen
Harrys Bar
For a totally nautical theme that's as authentic as they come!
Lillies Sligo
Bridge StreetFor cocktails and music. Always something happening here!
Markets
Sunday mornings! Food, music, crafts. Lots of choice in this covered hanger at Strandhill Airport. Runs all year.
Strandhill People's Market
Sunday mornings! Food, music, crafts. Lots of choice in this covered hanger at Strandhill Airport. Runs all year.
Rathcormac Craft Village
N15Saturday morning market. Mostly crafts.
Organic food and vegetables market ever Saturday morning (9am to 1pm) in the University carpark.
Stalls have fantastic veg, bread, meat, fish, eggs and other baked goods.
Institute of Technology Sligo
Ash LaneOrganic food and vegetables market ever Saturday morning (9am to 1pm) in the University carpark.
Stalls have fantastic veg, bread, meat, fish, eggs and other baked goods.
City/town information
These are the main towns/villages near Sligo. I have not added Sligo town (because... well... you understand!).
Bundoran is 30 minutes from The Hide. It has a lot of options for food and drink. A unique old fashioned seaside town with a hard edge.
Try Guys and Gulls, The Salty Fox, Hardy Baker or Foam for good coffee and food.
13 locals recommend
Bundoran Beach
Bundoran is 30 minutes from The Hide. It has a lot of options for food and drink. A unique old fashioned seaside town with a hard edge.
Try Guys and Gulls, The Salty Fox, Hardy Baker or Foam for good coffee and food.
Strand-afornia!
Busy busy beach town.
What the buzz, go here. Want the quiet, don't!
19 locals recommend
Strandhill Beach
Shore RoadStrand-afornia!
Busy busy beach town.
What the buzz, go here. Want the quiet, don't!
A beach town with a sailing club!
The beach is safe to swim and there is lots to do.
9 locals recommend
Rosses Point Beach
A beach town with a sailing club!
The beach is safe to swim and there is lots to do.
Mullaghmore is a small seaside village. It can have lots of atmosphere during the summer but never too busy. In winter it is quiet and the focal point of Ireland's big wave surfing community.
Mullaghmore Head, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Mullaghmore is a small seaside village. It can have lots of atmosphere during the summer but never too busy. In winter it is quiet and the focal point of Ireland's big wave surfing community.