Loam

Galway, County Galway

About Loam Restaurant

Galway's Michelin-starred Loam restaurant has a strict focus on locally sourced ingredients.  Their imaginative and ever-changing menu first won them a Michelin star in 2015 and they have been awarded the same each year since.  In 2019, Loam was named 'Best Restaurant in Ireland' at the Restaurants Association of Ireland Awards.

NB – Winter 2022 – Loam is currently 'hibernating' for the winter.  The owners of Loam also operate the very popular Ean bakery and wine bar in Galway which remains open.  Loam is expected to re-open for bookings in the Spring.

From Loam's Website:

'Food Philosophy

“Our philosophy here is only to use ingredients that are from the west of Ireland.”

“This isn’t easy as we do not allow ourselves to use spices, so we have to go out and find flavours from other places. The same goes for the likes of lemons and olive oil, so it’s a challenge. It is why foraging became a bit of a thing for us. Otherwise, you’re just importing things from all around the world, which is not much of a challenge at all.

“If you limit the palate of your ingredients, you force yourself to be more creative with that, you force yourself to find different flavours and different textures when creating a dish. There are different flavours out there in nature in the west of Ireland, such as elderflowers, wild garlic seeds and pickled roses, which we use in our savoury dishes. We use a lot of sea vegetables as well, which are a bit more durable. We’re constantly having to change our menu, because we have a limited amount of things we can use.”

Enda McEvoy, Owner & Head Chef'

Loam Website

Loam, Geata na Cathrach, Fairgreen, Galway

+353 091 569 727

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