Ynys Môn, Wales
Eat & drink on Anglesey
From lobster above a west-coast slipway to farm suppers in the lanes near Newborough — the island's food scene is quietly exceptional. Here's where to find the best of it.
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From waterfront dining to converted farmhouses — the best sit-down restaurants on the island.
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Centuries-old coaching inns, coastal pubs, and the Ship Inn at Red Wharf Bay.
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Harbourside cafés, village tearooms, and the crab sandwiches at Ann's Pantry, Moelfre.
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Halen Môn sea salt, Hooton's Homegrown, and the artisan food producers of Ynys Môn.
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Llangefni market, farm shops, and the best local produce on the island.
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££BistroRhosneigr, Anglesey
Mojo's, Rhosneigr
Mojo's is a proper bistro and café on Rhosneigr's high street, serving everything from Welsh breakfast and lunch galettes through to an evening menu of fresh scallops, seafood linguine, and a Thursday steak night — all made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
£CaféPenrhos, Holy Island
Wildflowers Café at the Tollhouse, Penrhos
A café set inside the historic stone tollhouse at the entrance to Penrhos Coastal Park — a nature reserve on Holy Island with deer meadows, woodland trails, and a sheltered shoreline five minutes from Holyhead.
£ProducersBrynsiencyn, Anglesey
Halen Môn Sea Salt Visitor Experience
Halen Môn — 'Salt of Anglesey' — is a small-batch sea salt harvested from the tidal waters of the Menai Strait in Brynsiencyn, and it now appears on the menus of hundreds of Michelin-starred restaurants across the UK and Europe.
££SeafoodRhosneigr, Anglesey
The Oyster Catcher Restaurant
Perched above the dunes at Rhosneigr with a large terrace that catches the evening sun and an unobstructed view west over the Atlantic, The Oyster Catcher has built a strong reputation for fresh local seafood, wood-fired pizza, and Anglesey-reared burgers.
££Modern WelshMenai Bridge, Anglesey
Dylan's Restaurant, Menai Bridge
Dylan's occupies a beautifully converted building on the waterfront at Menai Bridge, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Menai Straits and the towers of the suspension bridge.
£CaféMoelfre, Anglesey
Ann's Pantry, Moelfre
A tiny café in the fishing village of Moelfre that has become famous across North Wales for its crab sandwiches — fresh brown and white crab from local boats, dressed simply with lemon and mayonnaise and served on thick-cut bread.
££SeasonalNewborough, Anglesey
The Marram Grass Café
Hidden in the lanes near Newborough Forest, The Marram Grass has quietly become one of Anglesey's most talked-about restaurants — a converted farm building with a kitchen-garden philosophy that means most ingredients come from the plot outside or from neighbouring farms.
££SeafoodChurch Bay, Anglesey
The Lobster Pot, Church Bay
A traditional seafood restaurant occupying a prime position above the slipway at Church Bay (Porth Swtan), one of the most sheltered and picturesque coves on Anglesey's north coast.
£CaféBeaumaris, Anglesey
Pilot House Café, Beaumaris
A light-filled café on the Beaumaris seafront with views across the Menai Straits to the Caernarfon shore — a far better stop than the tourist cafés clustered around the castle entrance five minutes' walk away.
£Ice CreamBeaumaris, Anglesey
Red Boat Ice Cream, Beaumaris
A Beaumaris institution scooping hand-made ice cream from a kiosk on the pier that draws queues past the jetty most summer afternoons.
££CaféRed Wharf Bay, Anglesey
The Boathouse, Red Wharf Bay
A family-run waterfront café and restaurant at Red Wharf Bay on Anglesey's east coast, The Boathouse has been serving the same stretch of sand for over 50 years.
£CaféTrearddur Bay, Holy Island
Sea Shanty, Trearddur Bay
A casual beachside café on the edge of Trearddur Bay, popular with watersports crowds and families looking for a reliable bite after a morning in the sea.
££SeafoodHolyhead, Holy Island
Catch 22, Holyhead
A harbour-facing seafood café in Holyhead that drives its menu from the day's catch landed at the nearby port — dishes change depending on what came in that morning, which means the menu is small, honest, and worth making the trip for.
£££BritishBeaumaris, Anglesey
Ye Olde Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris
A coaching inn with origins in 1472 on Castle Street in Beaumaris, where Charles Dickens and Samuel Johnson both stayed — one of the most historically significant pubs in North Wales.
£££Tasting MenuMenai Bridge, Anglesey
Sosban and the Old Butchers, Menai Bridge
One of Wales' most celebrated restaurants, Sosban and the Old Butchers occupies a converted butcher's shop in Menai Bridge and holds a Michelin star it makes no concessions to maintain.
££PubDulas, Anglesey
The Pilot Boat, Dulas
A pub-museum hybrid in the village of Dulas on Anglesey's northeast coast, The Pilot Boat is covered wall-to-wall in vintage signs, photographs, and memorabilia collected over decades.
££PubBeaumaris, Anglesey
The Liverpool Arms, Beaumaris
A lively waterfront pub on Beaumaris seafront popular with sailors, day-trippers, and locals — the terrace above the tidal foreshore is arguably the finest outdoor drinking spot in eastern Anglesey when the mooring lights are catching the Strait at dusk.
££PubRhoscolyn, Anglesey
The White Eagle, Rhoscolyn
A gastropub overlooking the bay at Rhoscolyn on Anglesey's west coast, The White Eagle got a £1m restoration after the Timpson family bought it in 2007 and is now a destination pub in its own right.
££PubRed Wharf Bay, Anglesey
Ship Inn, Red Wharf Bay
Sitting just above the high-water mark at Red Wharf Bay since the 18th century, the Ship Inn once supplied passing ships working the Anglesey coast — a heritage that explains why seafood anchors the menu.
£PubBeaumaris, Anglesey
The Olde Sailors, Beaumaris
A character pub tucked behind the seafront in Beaumaris, full of maritime memorabilia, low beams, and the kind of atmosphere that makes midday drinks stretch into the afternoon without apology.
£TakeawayBenllech, Anglesey
Finney's, Benllech
The best fish and chips on the east coast of Anglesey, Finney's in Benllech has been feeding beach visitors and locals for decades with battered fish fried to order and thick-cut chips that actually taste of potato.
£CaféRhosneigr, Anglesey
The Surf Cafe, Rhosneigr
The Surf Cafe sits directly at the edge of the beach at Rhosneigr, serving açaí bowls, breakfast burritos, smoothies, and good coffee to the watersports crowd that gathers here from first light.
£PizzaLlangefni, Anglesey
Popty Pizza, Llangefni
Wood-fired sourdough pizza served from the Anglesey Driving Range (Môn Golf) in Llangefni, next to Oriel Môn gallery on Clai Road.
Food & DrinkGlyn Garth, Menai Bridge, Anglesey
The Gazelle Hotel
A waterside Robinsons inn on the Menai Strait at Glyn Garth, on the shore road between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris.