Guidebook for Kent

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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 locals recommend
Curve Roasters Storeroom
12 Union Row
35 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Cliffs
172 Northdown Rd
97 locals recommend
Margate’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 locals recommend
The Dalby Cafe
4-6 Dalby Rd
38 locals recommend
An institution. Surprisingly delicious caff that uses local food and is filled with friendly folk.
Scandi coffee shop with delicious pastries and savoury buns
20 locals recommend
Mala Kaffe
20 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Cheesy Tiger
21 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Angela's
21 The Parade
106 locals recommend
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.
Upmarket, award-winning Indian restaurant
68 locals recommend
The Ambrette
68 locals recommend
Upmarket, award-winning Indian restaurant
Phenomenal Italian deli/restaurant
60 locals recommend
Bottega Caruso
2-4 Broad St
60 locals recommend
Phenomenal Italian deli/restaurant
Very good Sri Lankan food (the owner is a real character)
20 locals recommend
The Riz Restaurant
49 Northdown Rd
20 locals recommend
Very good Sri Lankan food (the owner is a real character)
A local gem. Cheap, cheerful, delicious Thai food with BYOB.
14 locals recommend
Yama's Thai Eaterie
121 High St
14 locals recommend
A local gem. Cheap, cheerful, delicious Thai food with BYOB.
Intimate but ambitious (mostly) seafood restaurant and gallery.
56 locals recommend
Hantverk & Found
16-18 King St
56 locals recommend
Intimate but ambitious (mostly) seafood restaurant and gallery.
Wine to take out or drink in
24 locals recommend
Urchin Wines
24 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Walpole Bay Hotel Margate
Fifth Avenue
39 locals recommend
Part 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 locals recommend
Radio Margate
17 Cliff Terrace
8 locals recommend
Very 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 locals recommend
Fez
40 High St
47 locals recommend
The 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 locals recommend
Cinque Ports
50 Marine Terrace
41 locals recommend
Lovely 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 locals recommend
Lifeboat
1 Market St
46 locals recommend
Quirky and cosy, with added pie and mash. Annoyingly owned by BrewDog now.
The UK’s smallest pub! Something to behold.
The Little Prince
8 Fort Hill
The UK’s smallest pub! Something to behold.
Tiny theatre that is hugely cool
51 locals recommend
Tom Thumb Theatre
2A Eastern Esplanade
51 locals recommend
Tiny theatre that is hugely cool

Essentials

Cheap and 2 seconds from the flat.
41 locals recommend
ALDI
Zion Place
41 locals recommend
Cheap and 2 seconds from the flat.

Arts & Culture

No brainer. Exceptional (and free!) contemporary art gallery, with a really excellent curation record.
352 locals recommend
Turner Contemporary
Rendezvous
352 locals recommend
No 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 locals recommend
Dreamland
Marine Terrace
242 locals recommend
Relaunched 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 locals recommend
Shell Grotto
33 Grotto Hill
171 locals recommend
Mysterious 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 locals recommend
Walpole Tidal Pool
29 locals recommend
More peaceful and protected sea-swimming than from the Main Sands.