Café Cùil Cook Book

Cùil: Scots Gaelic n. Nook, nest or corner

Café Cùil faces the sea just outside stunning Carbost in the Isle of Skye. In this idyllic setting, award-winning chef Clare Coghill celebrates Highland produce, reimagines traditional Scottish dishes and puts a Hebridean twist on some global ones – think tattie scone tacos, langoustine and whisky bisque, Highland shakshuka, seaweed sauerkraut and Bloody Mhairi.

The story of Café Cuil starts in Dalston, East London in 2020 where Clare, fresh from winning C4’s My Kitchen Rules, set up a little corner of the Highlands serving her take on breakfast, brunch and lunch inspired by her home on Skye. Covid saw Clare relocate the café to the island where she grew up, and in 2021 she opened Café Cuil, the Isle of Skye’s iconic red-roofed Hebridean breakfast, brunch and lunch spot, garnering fans and awards along the way. The café specialises in Hebridean-inspired dishes and re-imagined Scottish classics – wonderful, colourful and locally sourced seasonal dishes which Clare has brought to life in the book.

So welcome to the Café Cùil Cook Book. This isn’t a book that demands fancy techniques, instead it shows how simple it can be to cook delicious dishes without taking things too seriously, using many of the ingredients we have on our doorstep, whether you’re in Skye or Dalston.

Book details

Published:	4th November 2025
Size:	24.6 x 18.9cm
Pages:	256
Format:	Hardback
ISBN:	9781739174071
Photography:	Clair Irwin

Quotes

“Clare has masterfully turned a village cafe on Skye into a must-visit destination for food lovers from across the world to visit. Her passion for not only locally-sourced, sustainable produce but also her commitment to the community, local culture and the Gaelic language makes Cafe Cùil not just a place to eat, but to experience. Here visitors can savour dishes that are as much about storytelling and heritage as they are about flavour. And her Gorse Flapjacks alone are worth the journey!”
Coinneach MacLeod aka The Hebridean Baker

About the author

Clare Coghill is a Scottish chef who grew up on Skye, where her family had owned a hotel for over 100 years. Despite a childhood immersed in the hospitality industry, she spent her twenties doing everything from training brewers at Tennant’s, pouring candles for an artisan candle company, and working as a TV researcher. After winning the title of Britain’s Best Home Cook on C4’s My Kitchen Rules, she started to think about returning to the world of hospitality. This is her first book.