Places to Eat in Gwynedd

Gwynedd's eating and drinking scene runs from harbourside chippies to village pubs that have been pulling pints for generations. Bangor offers the widest choice, with cafes, takeaways and restaurants clustered around the university and high street, while smaller towns and villages across the county tend to have a single good pub or cafe serving as the local hub.

Expect plenty of variety in style rather than pretension: fish and chip shops like Dolphin Fish Bar sit alongside noodle bars, curry houses such as Bala Spice, and Welsh cafes serving simple, hearty food. Coffee shops including Siop Coffi TH Cyf and Caffi Hen Crydd are worth seeking out for a slower stop between walks or drives.

Given the spread across Gwynedd's coast and mountains, it is worth picking somewhere close to whatever you are doing that day, since travel times between villages can be longer than they look on the map.