Food destinations within easy reach of Galway, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Galway. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Clarenbridge Native oysters from the tidal bed 50 metres from the restaurant table
Morans on the Weir in Kilcolgan is the most essential drive from Galway; Clarenbridge Native oysters go from the tidal bed to the thatched table in an hour.
Famous for: Wild Atlantic seafood at Mitchell's Restaurant and Connemara smoked salmon from the Smokehouse at Bunowen Pier
Clifden in Connemara is 77km west of Galway; Mitchells Restaurant serves wild lobster and the Abbeyglen smokehouse produces the finest salmon on the coast.
Famous for: Island seafood: fresh crab, smoked mackerel from the island smokehouse, dulse seaweed gathered at low tide
Inis Mor on the Aran Islands is the most distinct Galway food trip; island-smoked mackerel, fresh crab and hand-dug dulse are the most elemental coastal food.
Famous for: Flaggy Shore oysters, Burren Smokehouse trout, farmhouse Burren Gold cheese and Kinvara seafood pubs
Kinvara and the Burren are 30km south of Galway; Flaggy Shore oysters, Burren Gold farmhouse cheese and Burren Smokehouse trout are within a 10km radius.
Famous for: Corrib River salmon from local fishers, Calendar Coffee single-origin espresso and Waterfall Lodge farm lunch
Oughterard is 27km west of Galway and the Connemara gateway; Calendar Coffee roasts in the village and Waterfall Lodge serves farm lunches by the lake.
Famous for: O'Dowd's Seafood Bar and Connemara foraging walks along the Atlantic coast
Roundstone is 75km west of Galway and the most photogenic seafood village; O Dowds has served wild Atlantic catch in a thatched setting for generations.
Famous for: Ballynahinch Castle estate lunch: wild Connemara salmon, lake trout and estate venison from the 450-acre demesne
Ballynahinch Castle at Recess in Connemara is 63km from Galway; estate venison, wild salmon and lake trout are served in a Victorian room with bog views.