Travel Reference
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(
01631-664200;
www.room9oban.co.uk
; 9 Craigard Rd; mains £14-17; lunch &
dinner)
Highly rated local bistro that offers an alternative to seafood (though seafood is
also on the menu), with excellent beef and chicken dishes.
Julie's Tearooms£
(
01631-565952; 37 Stafford St; mains £4-10; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat)
Tea and scones,
delicious Luca's ice cream and homemade soup with crusty bread.
CAFE
Tesco
(Lochside St; 8am-10pm Mon-Sat, 9am-6pm Sun)
Self-caterers and campers can stock
up here.
SUPERMARKET
Drinking
Oban Chocolate Company
(
01631-566099;
www.obanchocolate.co.uk
; 34 Corran Esplanade; 10am-5pm Mon-
Sat, 12.30-4pm Sun Easter-Sep, shorter hr in winter, closed Jan; )
This shop special-
ises in hand-crafted chocolates (you can watch them being made) and also has a cafe
serving excellent coffee and hot chocolate (try the chilli chocolate for a kick in the
tastebuds), with big leather sofas in a window with a view of the bay. Open to 9pm
Thursday to Saturday in July and August.
CAFE
Lorne Bar
(
www.thelornebar.co.uk
;
Stevenson St; )
A traditional pub with a lovely old island bar,
the Lorne serves Deuchars IPA and local Oban Brewery real ales, as well as above-aver-
age pub grub. Food is served from noon to 9pm, and there's a trad music session every
Wednesday from 10pm.
PUB
Aulay's Bar
PUB
