Guidebook for Lerwick

Jane
Guidebook for Lerwick

Food Scene

Lovely views over the harbour for lunch/dinner/tapas or cake ‘n’ coffee or you can go for a drink at night. Lovely friendly staff and plenty of diverse beers and gin!
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The Dowry
98 Commercial St
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Lovely views over the harbour for lunch/dinner/tapas or cake ‘n’ coffee or you can go for a drink at night. Lovely friendly staff and plenty of diverse beers and gin!
You can go for early morning brekkie, lunch, dinner, cake and coffee or cocktails! On our walking route so a great place to refuel half way through a walk around Lerwick!
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Fjarå Café Bar
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You can go for early morning brekkie, lunch, dinner, cake and coffee or cocktails! On our walking route so a great place to refuel half way through a walk around Lerwick!
Another lovely (Thai) restaurant a stone's throw away from our apartment. Lovely people, great service and lovely food!
Phu Siam
20 Knab Road
Another lovely (Thai) restaurant a stone's throw away from our apartment. Lovely people, great service and lovely food!
A lovely walk along the Esplanade and the walkway along the front from our apartment. Mareel offers stunning views across Bressay Sound as you sit in the bar and 2 cinemas for rainy days! Mareel offers snacks and coffee/teas as well as cocktails/guest beers in the evening. It is a venue for our folk festival 2-5 May and many other festivals/live bands throughout the year.
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Mareel - Music, Cinema and Education Venue
Gutters Gaet
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A lovely walk along the Esplanade and the walkway along the front from our apartment. Mareel offers stunning views across Bressay Sound as you sit in the bar and 2 cinemas for rainy days! Mareel offers snacks and coffee/teas as well as cocktails/guest beers in the evening. It is a venue for our folk festival 2-5 May and many other festivals/live bands throughout the year.
A stone's throw from our apartment, Peerie shop café provides the best cup of coffee and cakes, tastey breakfasts and homemade soups with sandwiches at lunchtime. Opens at 8 am which is a boon too!
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Peerie Shop Cafe
Esplanade
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A stone's throw from our apartment, Peerie shop café provides the best cup of coffee and cakes, tastey breakfasts and homemade soups with sandwiches at lunchtime. Opens at 8 am which is a boon too!
88 Commercial St

Drinks & Nightlife

Good atmosphere, live music at the weekends and on Wednesday nights
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The Lounge Bar
4 Mounthooly St
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Good atmosphere, live music at the weekends and on Wednesday nights

Arts & Culture

Beautiful architecture.
Lerwick Town Hall
Hillhead
Beautiful architecture.
Clickimin Loch
The Knab
Knab Road

Everything Else

Films, visiting speakers and lovely bar with bar snacks such as (good quality!) burgers or home-made soup and sandwiches. Nice place for a drink whilst looking out across the harbour. You can even sit outside in the summertime!
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Mareel - Music, Cinema and Education Venue
Gutters Gaet
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Films, visiting speakers and lovely bar with bar snacks such as (good quality!) burgers or home-made soup and sandwiches. Nice place for a drink whilst looking out across the harbour. You can even sit outside in the summertime!

Shopping

Beautiful knitwear by Joanna Hunter and gifts available. Located below our apartment!
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Ninian
80 Commercial St
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Beautiful knitwear by Joanna Hunter and gifts available. Located below our apartment!
Lovely Shetland knitwear!
Jamieson's of Shetland
93-95 Commercial St
Lovely Shetland knitwear!
Beautiful Orkney jewellery and gifts located below our apartment!
Aurora Jewellery - Lerwick
82 Commercial Street
Beautiful Orkney jewellery and gifts located below our apartment!
outdoor4kids/ outdoor trek
99 Commercial St