County Donegal Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+353 (0)74 954 5122)
Carnaween House
You won’t forget your meal at this beach house-style restaurant in Narin in a hurry – not when it’s accompanied by an Atlantic sunset.
Narin, Portnoo, County Donegal
(+353 (0)74 973 7022)
Castle Murray
This restaurant overlooks the ruins of McSwyne’s castle and the Atlantic. Try the house special: prawns and monkfish cooked in garlic butter and topped with mozzarella.
St Johns Point, Dunkineely, County Donegal
(+353 (0)74 95452)
Dawros Bay House
Settle in for a spectacular sunset in the conservatory of this restaurant at the top of the Rosbeg Peninsula, a minute from the beach. Seafood suppers come with views of the cliffs and coves.
Rosbeg, County Donegal
(+353 (0)71 985 2367)
Smugglers Creek Inn
This 19th-century inn high on a cliff edge in Rossnowlagh overlooks Donegal Bay and the Blue Stack Mountains. Feast on the Atlantic’s daily catch.
Cliff Road, Rossnowlagh, County Donegal
(+353 (0)74 954 1112)
Woodhill House
Four-course meals await at this historic coastal manor, part of which has been around since the 16th century. It was once the home of the Nesbitts, the country’s last commercial whaling family.
Ardara, County Donegal
Bars
Corner House
Up past the Diamond, cosy Corner House regularly has traditional live music, ready to support an impromptu Irish jig.
Main Street, Ardara, County Donegal
(+353 (0)74 954 1187)
Nancy’s
This crooked and cranny-filled Ardara institution has a lantern-lit back yard, vintage trinkets in the window and a bar propped up by a healthy line-up of loose-tongued locals. You’re sure of a warm welcome, an expertly crafted Irish coffee and a hearty home-made seafood chowder. It’s also known for its oysters, caught locally, of course. Seven generations of the McHugh family have been at the helm since it opened.
Front Street, Ardara, County Donegal
Cafés
(+353 (0)74 954 1656)
Charlie’s West End Café
The fish and chips at this café are famous not only in County Donegal, but in Ireland generally. Don’t miss out.
Main Street, Ardara, County Donegal
