Piazza

Piazza sits on the North Pier, sharing the waterfront with its seafood sister restaurant Ee-usk, both run by the same family. The pairing works in the family's favour. The MacLeods have spent the best part of 25 years in the seafood trade, so the fish specials at the Italian side arrive with better credentials than most, poached haddock over linguine being the sort of thing that turns up on the board. The core menu is pizza and pasta done without fuss, plus desserts and a decent drinks list, and the billing as Oban's first choice for families is one the place leans into. Kids are genuinely welcome rather than tolerated. The real selling point, though, is the position. The pier pushes out into the bay, so the tables get open water on three sides and ferries sliding past the windows on their way to Mull. Lunch runs 10.30am to 3pm in season, dinner 5.30pm to 9pm, and collection is available for anyone taking a pizza back to their lodgings. Booking is sensible in July and August, on account of everyone else having the same idea.