Café Canna
An award-winning little restaurant and bar by Canna harbour, cooking almost entirely from the island and its waters.
Café Canna is an award-winning little restaurant and bar in the West Bothy, a whitewashed cottage on the shore of Canna harbour.
Almost everything on the menu comes from within sight of the door: seafood from the waters round the island, seaweed from its shores, meat from the farm, game from the hill and vegetables from the gardens, so the dishes change with what is in season.
Inside it is a bright, simple room of pine tables and chairs, with a clock on the wall and the sea outside the window. It serves lunches, light meals and evening meals, and it is licensed. It opens from early April to late September, all day, and is often full in summer, so book ahead; arrivals by boat can reach it on VHF channel 8. The former owner, Gareth Cole, wrote a cookbook of the café's favourite dishes, published by Birlinn. It caters for larger gatherings and weddings too.
Open from 3 April to 20 September, all day.
Booking is highly advised in summer, as it is often fully booked; boats can call on VHF channel 8. The ferry from Mallaig sails every day except Tuesday and Thursday, with a return day trip on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- Getting there
- CalMac ferry from Mallaig; day trips on Wednesdays and Saturdays, April to October. No visitor vehicles.
- Season
- 3 April to 20 September.
- Hours
- All day; check the day before you go.
- Book
- Highly advised in summer.
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Coroghon CastleA ruined fort on a rock stack above Canna harbour, where Marion MacLeod is said to have been imprisoned.Under a mile 1 min by road
Canna Rhu ChurchThe Presbyterian church of 1911 by Canna harbour, built to an Irish design with a round tower, known as the Rocket Church.Under a mile 1 min by road
Coroghon BeachA quiet beach of black volcanic sand below the old barn at Coroghon on Canna harbour, with a snorkel trail in the bay.Under a mile 1 min by road
St Columba’s ChurchA small stone chapel on Canna's harbour road, with a white cross on its gable, that served as the shop and post office until 1965.Under a mile 1 min by road
The Sculptured Cross of A’ChillAn early Christian cross of the 7th to 9th century at A'Chill, Canna's old main settlement, missing two arms.Under a mile 1 min by road
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For further reading, before you go. The details on this page were checked on .
- Café CannaOpening, booking and getting there.cafecanna.co.ukCafé Canna↗
- Getting hereThe CalMac ferry from Mallaig, day trips, charter boats and moorings.theisleofcanna.comIsle of Canna↗
- CalMac timetablesSailings from Mallaig to the Small Isles.calmac.co.ukCalMac↗
- ServicesWhere to stay and eat, the shop and the Visitor Hub.theisleofcanna.comIsle of Canna↗