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Isle of Lewis

Crust, Achmore

A Neapolitan pizza kiosk in a blue shipping container at Achmore in the middle of Lewis, open from Thursday to Saturday.

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In the middle of Lewis, beside the road at Achmore, a bright blue shipping container is home to Crust, a pizza kiosk.

It is a sister business of Stornoway Distillers.

The pizzas are Neapolitan in style. The dough is stretched by hand, topped with local twists on classic flavours and baked in minutes in a white wood-fired oven until the crust blisters. Visitors this year have been full of praise, one comparing it favourably with the pizza back home in New York. Order at the hatch or online.

Crust opens from Thursday to Saturday, from noon until half past seven. It often sells out at busy times, especially during the HebCelt festival, so order ahead.

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Before you go

Thursday to Saturday, 12 noon to 7.30pm.

Order online; it can sell out.

Where
Achmore, Lewis.
Pizza
Neapolitan, wood-fired.
Order
Online or by phone.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
noon–7.30pm
Thursday
noon–7.30pm
Friday
noon–7.30pm
Saturday
noon–7.30pm
Sunday
Closed

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Did you know

A handwritten chalkboard menu propped against a blue shipping-container kiosk, listing pizzas and a garlic bread beneath a serving hatch where a figure stands.
Did you know

From the distillers.

Crust is a sister company of Stornoway Distillers.

Steam rises from a topped pizza in an open box on the counter, a peel and stacked pizza boxes beside it as a chef reaches for the oven.
Did you know

Winter warmers.

In winter Crust also serves deluxe hot chocolates with homemade brownies.

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Beside the road at Achmore, in the middle of Lewis, a bright blue shipping container is home to Crust. The pizzas are Neapolitan in style, with dough stretched by hand, local twists on the classic toppings and a few minutes in a wood-fired oven until the crust blisters. One of them comes topped with Stornoway black pudding. The view takes in the loch and the Harris hills beyond. Order at the hatch or online, and order early at busy times, as it often sells out.

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At Achmore, on the road across the middle of Lewis, HS2 9DU.

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