Restaurants
The Yellow Pepper
Lower main street, is also well worth a visit, with consistently good service.
The Brewery Bar and Restaurant
Located on the market square, has a great ambience with excellent food and wines. very popular carvery lunches also. tel: +353 074 9127330. (http://www.thebrewerybar.com).
The Lemon Tree
Located on lower main street, is a pleasant, mid-priced place to eat. main courses around â¬15.00 to â¬20.00.
Mountain Top Bar & Restaurant
Mountaintop, is located on the road to dunfanaghy, about 2km from the hospital roundabout and is a good place to stop when touring from letterkenny.
Pat's Pizzas
On the market square, one of letterkenny's longest running eateries, which has morphed over the years, but still serving excellent pizzas.
Booking is advisable for most of these restaurants if you are visiting at high season or holiday weekends. Most, if not all, hotels have restaurants too which are not restricted to guests.
Primavera Restaurant
Located on the port road, is a unique italian dining experience. open 7 days a week.
Che's Cafe
Is located in the courtyard centre on the square. it is open 9.30am-5pm daily and offers all day breakfasts, carvery lunch and a deli bar.
There are numerous good restaurants in the town. Most of the hotels also offer restaurant facilities to non-residents. The Ramada hotel is worth mentioning in this respect as it offers a somewhat different menu, with crocodile meat and kangeroo meat incorporated into some dishes!
The Oak Tree
On the port road, is a sister restaurant which also has a nice atmosphere and decent service, with similar prices. they have an "early bird" menu form 17.00 to 22.00 hours.
Fast food
Charley's Cafe
Is one of the oldest established fish and chip style cafe's in the town, excellent for homemade chips!!
McDonald's
Is located 200 metres from main st., on pearse road, which runs parallel to the main street.
Pat's Pizzas
Two outlets, one on the main st.called pats two and the other on the market square. very good pizzas
Domino's Pizzas
The worldwide franchise has a branch on the pearse road, mainlyn take-away with outdoor seating only.
The Friar's Rest
Is located in the glencar area of the town. irish breakfasts are very good value here, served up to 12.30 pm.
Abrakebabra
On the main street next to the voodoo lounge.
Four Lanterns
The donegal version of kfc and mcdonalds located in the market square and also on port road.
Fast Food lovers are spoiled for choice in Letterkenny.
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Is a drive-thru, not really suitable for walkers as it's outside the town on the derry road.
Ethnic restaurants
Chinatower
Located on the port road, also has a takeaway service.
Shapla
Is an indian restaurant located on the derry road. it has a growing reputation for good food with locals.
Tin Tai
Is the oldest and best known chinese restaurant, found at the end of lower main street. it has a very busy take-away and less busy restaurant. open from 5 every evening unitl 11 pm.
The Money Tree
Is located on the main street and is another chinese restaurant.
Pub food
The Old Orchard Inn
Serves bar food all day, with a buffet lunch at â¬9.50 on weekdays. located on the high road, letterkenny.
Gallaghers Hotel
Bar food served daily from 4pm in the ard na caipri bar. full restaurant in the hotel also. live acoustic music on grand piano each saturday evening
Ard Ri Bar & Restaurant
Located in killylastin area of the town, great 'pub grub' and sunday lunches.
Cafã©s and snackbars
Charlie's Café
Pearse road. an old-fashioned 'chipper-style' cafe.
The Bagel Bar
Main st., next to the courtyard.
Cod's Kitchen
Pearse road.
Mr. Chippie
Station roundabout, near tesco.
The Quiet Moment
2 outlets, one at upper main st.; the other at lower main st.
There are many other cheaper cafés that serve food and snacks all day at reasonable â¬5.00 to â¬10.00 prices:
Mac's Deli
High road. really good, but small.
The Sandwich Company
Forte shopping centre.
The Streat
Forte shopping centre.
Timepiece
Dunnes stores, forte shopping centre.
Café Blend
High road. very child-friendly, with a special menu available.
The Bakehouse
Church st. excellent fresh bread and cakes. freshly baked locally, with small cafe attached.
Subway
2 outlets, upper main st. & neil blaney roadnear roundabout
Cafe LK
Pearse road.