Guidebook for Kent
Food Scene
These guys roast for the other good coffee places in Margate. Ridiculously friendly and the best space in Margate, all wood and greenery.
35 personas locales recomiendan
Curve Roasters Storeroom
12 Union Row These guys roast for the other good coffee places in Margate. Ridiculously friendly and the best space in Margate, all wood and greenery.
Margate’s original hipster hangout, spacious and bright café/record shop/hairdresser/yoga studio.
97 personas locales recomiendan
Cliffs
172 Northdown RdMargate’s original hipster hangout, spacious and bright café/record shop/hairdresser/yoga studio.
An institution. Surprisingly delicious caff that uses local food and is filled with friendly folk.
38 personas locales recomiendan
The Dalby Cafe
4-6 Dalby RdAn institution. Surprisingly delicious caff that uses local food and is filled with friendly folk.
Scandi coffee shop with delicious pastries and savoury buns
20 personas locales recomiendan
Mala Kaffe
Scandi coffee shop with delicious pastries and savoury buns
On the Harbour Arm, unsurprisingly specialises in cheese-themed dishes. Initially, and rightly, famous for their grilled cheese they have since expanded into more ambitious fare (cacio y pepe, etc).
21 personas locales recomiendan
Cheesy Tiger
On the Harbour Arm, unsurprisingly specialises in cheese-themed dishes. Initially, and rightly, famous for their grilled cheese they have since expanded into more ambitious fare (cacio y pepe, etc).
Now officially the most famous restaurant in Margate, lots of national press. In our opinion it's all deserved. Delicious food, good wine, sustainable practices, delightful owner.
106 personas locales recomiendan
Angela's
21 The ParadeNow officially the most famous restaurant in Margate, lots of national press. In our opinion it's all deserved. Delicious food, good wine, sustainable practices, delightful owner.
The Ambrette
Upmarket, award-winning Indian restaurant
Bottega Caruso
2-4 Broad StPhenomenal Italian deli/restaurant
Very good Sri Lankan food (the owner is a real character)
20 personas locales recomiendan
The Riz Restaurant
49 Northdown RdVery good Sri Lankan food (the owner is a real character)
A local gem. Cheap, cheerful, delicious Thai food with BYOB.
14 personas locales recomiendan
Yama's Thai Eaterie
121 High St A local gem. Cheap, cheerful, delicious Thai food with BYOB.
Intimate but ambitious (mostly) seafood restaurant and gallery.
56 personas locales recomiendan
Hantverk & Found
16-18 King StIntimate but ambitious (mostly) seafood restaurant and gallery.
Urchin Wines
Wine to take out or drink in
Part time warp, part forward-looking ‘living museum’. Go for a cream tea and a nosy around
39 personas locales recomiendan
Walpole Bay Hotel Margate
Fifth AvenuePart time warp, part forward-looking ‘living museum’. Go for a cream tea and a nosy around
Drinks & Nightlife
Very cool cafe / bar with a radio station inside. Open on weekends for good coffee and night time drinks.
8 personas locales recomiendan
Radio Margate
17 Cliff TerraceVery cool cafe / bar with a radio station inside. Open on weekends for good coffee and night time drinks.
The best bar in Margate – bags of character and charm. Plus cheap delicious beer.
47 personas locales recomiendan
Fez
40 High StThe best bar in Margate – bags of character and charm. Plus cheap delicious beer.
Lovely refurbed boozer with views of the Main Sands (good for a Sunday roast too).
41 personas locales recomiendan
Cinque Ports
50 Marine TerraceLovely refurbed boozer with views of the Main Sands (good for a Sunday roast too).
Quirky and cosy, with added pie and mash. Annoyingly owned by BrewDog now.
46 personas locales recomiendan
Lifeboat
1 Market StQuirky and cosy, with added pie and mash. Annoyingly owned by BrewDog now.
The Little Prince
8 Fort HillThe UK’s smallest pub! Something to behold.
Tom Thumb Theatre
2A Eastern EsplanadeTiny theatre that is hugely cool
Essentials
ALDI
Zion PlaceCheap and 2 seconds from the flat.
Arts & Culture
No brainer. Exceptional (and free!) contemporary art gallery, with a really excellent curation record.
352 personas locales recomiendan
Turner Contemporary
RendezvousNo brainer. Exceptional (and free!) contemporary art gallery, with a really excellent curation record.
Entertainment & Activities
Relaunched retro theme park – good for rides, penny arcades, roller disco and loads more.
242 personas locales recomiendan
Dreamland
Marine TerraceRelaunched retro theme park – good for rides, penny arcades, roller disco and loads more.
Sightseeing
Mysterious underground cavern mosaiced with seashells, discovered in 1835 but has proved impossible to date.
171 personas locales recomiendan
Shell Grotto
33 Grotto HillMysterious underground cavern mosaiced with seashells, discovered in 1835 but has proved impossible to date.
More peaceful and protected sea-swimming than from the Main Sands.
29 personas locales recomiendan
Walpole Tidal Pool
More peaceful and protected sea-swimming than from the Main Sands.