McCambridge's ★ 4.7
McCambridges on Shop Street Galway is the city deli with the widest Irish artisan range; the cheese counter, smoked fish and baked goods are best-in-class.
Connemara smoked salmon from the Atlantic coast is cold-smoked over oak; served at Galway tables on brown bread with capers and lemon as the defining local starter.
Cold-smoking of salmon on the Connemara coast became a commercial cottage industry in the 20th century, with the Connemara Smokehouse at Bunowen Pier in Ballyconneely established in the 1980s as the first artisan smokehouse to supply Galway restaurants. Sheridans Cheesemongers, founded in 1995 on Churchyard Street, brought Connemara smoked salmon to a national audience through their Galway Saturday Market stall. The distinction lies in the oak smoke and the short brine, which produces a silkier texture than the stronger Norwegian-style smoked salmon.
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Sheridans Cheesemongers ★ 4.6
Sheridans Cheesemongers on Churchyard Street Galway stocks artisan bread from local producers; the cheese-and-bread counter is the best Galway food pairing.
Ard Bia at Nimmos ★ 4.4
Ard Bia at Nimmos is Galway's most moody venue at the Spanish Arch, serving North African-influenced Irish menus in a medieval stone building.
OrderThe mezze plate at lunch; at dinner, whatever the chalkboard shows from the Gairdín Bia garden
TipWeekend brunch without a reservation is fine; dinner sittings fill quickly so book ahead.
Blackrock Cottage ★ 4.3
Blackrock Cottage on Salthill Promenade serves breakfast, brunch and lunch walk-in only, with acai bowls and a kids menu; dinner is reservation-only.
OrderThe chowder is the best in the area; the daily seafood special changes with the catch
TipArrive early at weekends; the combination of sea views and quality food means it fills within an hour of opening.
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