Stornoway has a high density of pubs which reflect the absence of them around the rest of the island. Around half of them open on Sunday and the licensing hours are generally till 11pm on week nights and up until 1:45am on Fridays and 1am on Saturdays.
The Carlton Lounge formerly known as the Whalers Rest usually offers 2 cask ales, the only bar in Lewis to do so.
The Jâger Room is the only purpose built music venue in the Western Isles and serves cocktails as well as draft beers.
There is a local brewery in Stornoway, the Hebridean Brewing Company which offers 3 different types of bottled ale which can be found in some of the bars around Stornoway. There is one local whisky Abhainn Dearg, which released its first whisky in October 2011.
The Star Inn open Sunday, live music every Thursday , 13 South Beach
Era Nightclub DJs every Friday and Saturday, 13 South Beach
The Jäger Room live music every Friday and Saturday, 13 South Beach NOT CURRENTLY OPEN
The Carlton Lounge open Sunday, serves food , Francis Street, HS1 2ND
MacNeills live music 10pm Thursdays , Cromwell Street
The Criterion, Point Street
The Lewis open Sunday , Castle Street
The Crown Inn Open Monday - SaturdayIt has a public bar, and offers a restaurant upstairs.
