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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
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 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Walpole Tidal Pool
More peaceful and protected sea-swimming than from the Main Sands.