Opening in a hurried fashion in 2012 (the first menu was
nothing more than coffee and scones) and looking like it would struggle to
survive beyond the summer, The Light House has been one of the delightful
surprises of Galway's cafe world.
They grew to offer a lovely range of vegetarian cakes, and over time expanded
the menu and opened a sister-cafe in Terryland.
The cafes faces the challenges of Covid, and celebrated their 10th birthday in 2022. Then in February 2024, they took a break for "a few weeks", eventually re-opening as Jemi Lighthouse at the end of March, just in time for Easter. The re-opening menu is smaller and carefully chosen with flavoursome savoury breakfast and lunch dishes.
Address: 8 Upper Abbeygate St
Phone: 087 992-9393
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| Jemi Lighthouse, April 2024 |
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| Jemi Lighthouse, re-opening menu |
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2021 reopening after Covid
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Original colour scheme
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Vegetarian, alternative in outlook - but with delicious cafes and a a
quirky approach to design, it offers a range of lunch dishes (spinach and
chick-pea curry with pumpkin on a recent visit) - as well as a great view
of the world walking by, and a menu featuring art from the gallery next
door.
