Local Food, Drink & Attractions

  • Restaurant table

    Local Restaurants

    The island has a range of restaurants, here are a few popular choices:

    Douglas

    • Noa Bakehouse - Brunch/Lunch - £

    • The Alpine - Brunch/Lunch - £

    • The Tea Junction - Brunch/Lunch - £

    • VIBE Plant Based Cafe - Brunch/Lunch - £

    • Little Fish Cafe - Brunch/Lunch/Dinner - ££

    • Just Pizza and Pasta - Lunch/Dinner - £

    • The Barbary Coast - Lunch/Dinner - £

    • 14 North - Lunch/Dinner - ££

    • Coast - Lunch/Dinner - ££

    Further afield

    • The Abbey (Ballasalla) - Lunch/Dinner - £££

    • Niarbyl Cafe (Niarbyl) - Lunch - £

    • Breakwater Pier Cafe (Peel, outside only) - Lunch - £

    • The Boatyard (Peel) - Lunch/Dinner - £££

    • Dining by Chris Franklin (Peel) - Lunch/Dinner - £££

    • The Hawthorn (Greeba) - Lunch/Dinner - £

  • Okell's beer

    Local Cuisine

    The island has a number of local delicacies that you might want to try while visiting.

    Local Food

    • Manx Queenies - The islands national dish, they’re a type of scallop found in the waters around the island.

    • Smoked Kippers - Kippers have been traditionally cured in Peel for the last 120 years.

    • Chips Cheese & Gravy - Coming a close second in the latest poll for the islands national dish, and Lauren’s favorite by a mile, they’re available at all fish & chip shops on the island. There is also a national Chips Cheese & Gravy day, the last Monday of January.

    • Davisons ice cream - The Isle of Mans favourite ice cream!

    Local Drinks

    • Beer - The island has a number of local brewery’s including Okell’s, Bushy’s, and Odin.

    • Spirits - There are also local distilleries including Fynoderee (Gin), Peggys (Rum), Manx Spirit (Whiskey) & Seven Kingdoms (Gin).

  • Laxey Wheel

    Local Attractions

    For those who may want to explore the island, here are a number of local attractions.

    • The Laxey wheel (pictured above)

    • Peel Castle (go to Peel to see the seals)

    • Wild life park (good for kids)

    • Steam train

    • Castle Rushen

    • The Sound (Southern most tip of the island)

    • You can take a boat to the Calf of Man, a small island just off The Sound

    • The Point of Ayre (Northern most tip of the island)

    • Check out one of the many Glens on the island that are great for walks, popular ones include Glen Maye, Colby Glen, Ballaglass Glen, Groudle Glen as well as many others.

    • Walk, or take the electric mountain railway, up Snaefell, the islands only Mountain.