Food and Drink in Uist
Whether you are basing your holiday in Uist, taking the Hebridean Way, celebrating with family and friends or looking for a new food experience; there is a foodie pit stop just around the corner. The restaurants and hotels use imaginative menus with seafood from the local boats, local lamb and locally caught shellfish, catering for many tastes with both traditional and contemporary dishes. The community hubs, cafes and shops offer daily home baking, delicious treats, a relaxed atmosphere, and amazing views. Shops stock a wide range of local products, essentials, hand-picked Scottish produce, and artisan bakes.
Get off the beaten track and go a bit wild! Uist is an excellent place to experience locally sourced, tasty wild foods. From rich venison, hand-dived seafood to sustainably harvested goose meat you will find it here to try. Many outlets has a passion for our local wild food. With around 20 local food and drink business participating in the Eat Drink Hebrides Trail, you are in for a real treat in Uist, sampling the absolute best of Hebridean produce.
Uist is also home to its own island gin, rum and whisky in the near future. The awardwinning Downpour gin from North Uist Distillery can be purchased via click and collect and you can pick it up from various community shops. And before you leave don’t forget to try the award winning flaky smoked salmon from the Salar Smokehouse, treat yourself to Macleans Bakery goods, Hebridean Kitchen jams and chutneys and sample the amazing seafood from Namara Kallin Hebridean Catch.
Tune in to The Scotsman’s SCRAN Podcast with Rosalind Erskine, "Discovering Uist’s food and drink - from smoked salmon to award-winning gin" and the "Bonus Scran: Discovering food and drink on Uist" to learn more about the incredible culinary offerings in Uist.
