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A teal shopfront reads "CUAN·MÒR — EST 2006 — OBAN, ARGYLL" above "RESTAURANT · BAR", hanging flower baskets and outdoor tables set along the pavement.
Argyll and Bute

Cuan Mor, Oban

An all-day bar and restaurant on George Street looking over Oban Bay, built from Ballachulish slate and old pier timber.

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Welcome

Cuan Mor takes its name from the Gaelic for big ocean, and it looks straight out across Oban Bay from George Street.

It is an easy, all-day kind of place: breakfast from eight, coffee and cake through the morning, then lunch and a long evening menu until nine.

The room itself is part of the appeal. It was built with Ballachulish slate and heavy greenheart timber beams that once formed part of the lighthouse pier. There is a busy bar with local beers and a good list of whiskies, a terrace on the pavement for fine days, and dogs are welcome in parts of the restaurant.

Cuan Mor opens every day, and you can usually walk straight in, though at busy times there may be a short wait. Groups of six or more should book ahead.

Round the cornerGeorge Street Fish, ObanFish and chips along the street.1 min by roadSee itGeorge Street Fish Restaurant & Chip Shop, Argyll and Bute
Before you go

Open every day, 8am to 9pm.

Walk in; groups of six or more should book.

Where
60 George Street, Oban.
Name
Gaelic for big ocean.
Built from
Slate and pier timber.
Where it is

At 60 George Street, looking over Oban Bay, PA34 5SD.

Close byOban.
  1. Hinba, ObanHinba, ObanSpeciality coffee next door.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Oban HarbourOban HarbourThe deep, sheltered little bay that made Oban, where the ferries leave for the Western Isles.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. The Oban InnThe Oban InnUnder a mile1 min by road
  4. The Modern Croft, ObanThe Modern Croft, ObanA shop of craft, design and homewares on George Street in Oban, much of it made in Scotland, with prints, ceramics, textiles and gifts.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. Oban Whisky and Fine WinesOban Whisky and Fine WinesRare malts round the corner.Under a mile1 min by road
Directions
Piazza, Argyll and ButeRestaurantsPiazza, ObanA step away
The dark stone front of the Oban Distillery and its sign, Estd 1794.AttractionsOban Distillery0.2 miles
A large abstract painting and framed works in the white gallery.AttractionsPassing Place Gallery0.2 miles
George Street Fish Restaurant & Chip Shop, Argyll and ButeRestaurantsGeorge Street Fish, Oban0.2 miles
The Rockfield Centre's café, red chairs at wooden tables under tall school windows.AttractionsThe Rockfield Centre0.2 miles
Oban Chocolate Company, ObanCafeOban Chocolate Company0.2 miles
The Jetty Gallery, Argyll and ButeShoppingThe Jetty Gallery, Oban0.3 miles
Mussels and prawn cocktail with white wine on a restaurant tableRestaurantsThe Waterfront Fishouse, Oban0.3 miles
Whole lobsters on ice beside a chalkboard sign reading "lobsterRestaurantsOban Seafood Hut0.3 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the restaurant, and when each is next free.

The Drury from the lawn below: a grey granite Victorian villa with sandstone bay windows, dormers in the slate roof and tall chimneys.The Drury
  • Sleeps 22
  • In Oban
  • Under a mile from Cuan Mor
Free 18–20 OctGlencruitten House, Argyll and ButeGlencruitten House
  • To stay
  • In Argyll and Bute
  • A mile from Cuan Mor
Check datesTimber cabin with copper roof beside a loch, shaded by oak treesUisge Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Oban
  • 4 miles from Cuan Mor
Check datesBlack timber-clad cabin with corrugated roof and stove flue, set among trees and long grassBeatha
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Oban
  • 4 miles from Cuan Mor
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