Margate guide

Sarah
Margate guide

Food scene

Delicious food, beautiful views.
51 locals recommend
SARGASSO
Stone Pier
51 locals recommend
Delicious food, beautiful views.
Sister restaurant of Angla's - delicious small plates of fresh fish.
71 locals recommend
Dorys
24 High St
71 locals recommend
Sister restaurant of Angla's - delicious small plates of fresh fish.
Margaritas for the Margate-istas! Tacos and cocktails on the harbour arm.
28 locals recommend
DIVE - Tacos & Margaritas
Unit 6 Harbour Arm
28 locals recommend
Margaritas for the Margate-istas! Tacos and cocktails on the harbour arm.
Barletta on the roof has some of the best views in Margate, Barletta in the Turner is almost as good.
32 locals recommend
Barletta
32 locals recommend
Barletta on the roof has some of the best views in Margate, Barletta in the Turner is almost as good.
Delcious coffee.
35 locals recommend
Curve Roasters Storeroom
12 Union Row
35 locals recommend
Delcious coffee.
Pastries pastries pastries nom nom nom
23 locals recommend
MODERN PROVIDER
4-5 The Centre
23 locals recommend
Pastries pastries pastries nom nom nom
Prepare yourself for maybe the best fry up you'll ever have.
38 locals recommend
The Dalby Cafe
4-6 Dalby Rd
38 locals recommend
Prepare yourself for maybe the best fry up you'll ever have.
Lovely food lovely staff
65 locals recommend
Fort's Cafe
8 Cliff Terrace
65 locals recommend
Lovely food lovely staff
Dolma and natural wines at the Tom Thumb Theatre
Dolma Bar
2A Eastern Esplanade
Dolma and natural wines at the Tom Thumb Theatre
You could spend a whole day in here what with the brunch, coffee, yoga and records.
97 locals recommend
Cliffs
172 Northdown Rd
97 locals recommend
You could spend a whole day in here what with the brunch, coffee, yoga and records.
Sublime Italian food, washed down with delicious orange wine. You do need to book well in advance but well worth the planning ahead.
60 locals recommend
Bottega Caruso
2-4 Broad St
60 locals recommend
Sublime Italian food, washed down with delicious orange wine. You do need to book well in advance but well worth the planning ahead.
Decent boozer with some great food pop ups.
51 locals recommend
The Rose in June
49-50 Trinity Square
51 locals recommend
Decent boozer with some great food pop ups.
Coffee and houseplants.
24 locals recommend
Mar Mar
80 Northdown Rd
24 locals recommend
Coffee and houseplants.
Incredible ice cream, lots of vegan options too.
6 locals recommend
Ramsay & Williams Ice Cream Bar
6 Market St
6 locals recommend
Incredible ice cream, lots of vegan options too.
Why not cycle to Westgate (or a bit further to their other location in Broadstairs) and grab a coffee? And a rosemary focaccia, serrano ham and rocket pesto sandwich? And a pistachio millionaire slice? And a plum and almond tart? And a loaf of sour dough to take away? (Mainly because you will struggle to cycle home if you eat all that but this place turns me into a real glutton.)
16 locals recommend
Staple Stores
30a Reading St
16 locals recommend
Why not cycle to Westgate (or a bit further to their other location in Broadstairs) and grab a coffee? And a rosemary focaccia, serrano ham and rocket pesto sandwich? And a pistachio millionaire slice? And a plum and almond tart? And a loaf of sour dough to take away? (Mainly because you will struggle to cycle home if you eat all that but this place turns me into a real glutton.)
Best fish and chips in Margate.
63 locals recommend
Peter's Fish Factory Margate
12 The Parade
63 locals recommend
Best fish and chips in Margate.
Lovely restaurant in Broadstairs - check out Flotsam and Jetsam next door too for some very very posh "seafood and frites."
69 locals recommend
Wyatt and Jones
23-27 Harbour St
69 locals recommend
Lovely restaurant in Broadstairs - check out Flotsam and Jetsam next door too for some very very posh "seafood and frites."
More fish I know, but come on you are by the seaside.
20 locals recommend
Kebbells Seafood Bar • Restaurant
8 Victoria Parade
20 locals recommend
More fish I know, but come on you are by the seaside.
I haven't actually eaten here but the website is dead classy and my friend Martha won't stop banging on about it.
21 locals recommend
The Bottleneck
7-9 Charlotte St
21 locals recommend
I haven't actually eaten here but the website is dead classy and my friend Martha won't stop banging on about it.
Grab a coffee and toastie for a little extra energy for the walk back along the sand to Margate.
20 locals recommend
Smiths Coffee Shop
8 Dundonald Rd
20 locals recommend
Grab a coffee and toastie for a little extra energy for the walk back along the sand to Margate.
More coffee, more brunch.
16 locals recommend
The Funicular Coffee House
16 locals recommend
More coffee, more brunch.
Pizza (sourdough) with wine (natural) of course. Thankfully, they do have tira misu on the menu.
29 locals recommend
Slab Margate
15 The Parade
29 locals recommend
Pizza (sourdough) with wine (natural) of course. Thankfully, they do have tira misu on the menu.
Sunday roasts on offer here at this cosy little spot in the Old Town.
26 locals recommend
New Street Bistro
23 New St
26 locals recommend
Sunday roasts on offer here at this cosy little spot in the Old Town.
This is a proper local caff next door where you can get a greasy brekkie all day long.
Tivoli Cafe
7-8 Tivoli Road
This is a proper local caff next door where you can get a greasy brekkie all day long.

Sightseeing

There are two tidal pools in Margate - this one on the Main Sands by Old Town is technically a boating pond so not so much for swimming, but people do splash around in the summer. There are rumours of broken glass on the bottom.
Tidal pool Margate
There are two tidal pools in Margate - this one on the Main Sands by Old Town is technically a boating pond so not so much for swimming, but people do splash around in the summer. There are rumours of broken glass on the bottom.
Maybe my favourite place to swim in the UK, certainly one of the most instagrammable, this is one of Margate's two tidal pools.
30 locals recommend
Walpole Bay
30 locals recommend
Maybe my favourite place to swim in the UK, certainly one of the most instagrammable, this is one of Margate's two tidal pools.
Fabulous in every way.
14 locals recommend
Sundowners
1 Albert Terrace
14 locals recommend
Fabulous in every way.
So much more than a bar with beautiful sea views (although it definitely is that) this is a cultural centre hosting a varied program of live events.
13 locals recommend
Faith In Strangers
17 Ethelbert Cres
13 locals recommend
So much more than a bar with beautiful sea views (although it definitely is that) this is a cultural centre hosting a varied program of live events.
Free exhibitions often showing the work of local artists.
352 locals recommend
Turner Contemporary
Rendezvous
352 locals recommend
Free exhibitions often showing the work of local artists.
Varied selection of art shows on at this small gallery.
22 locals recommend
Carl Freedman Gallery
28 Union Cres
22 locals recommend
Varied selection of art shows on at this small gallery.
Very chic shop and spa using local seaweed as one of the ingredients in their rejuvenating beauty treatments.
47 locals recommend
Haeckels
18 Cliff Terrace
47 locals recommend
Very chic shop and spa using local seaweed as one of the ingredients in their rejuvenating beauty treatments.
Boutique stocking chic, simple clothing.
14 locals recommend
Albion Stores
27 Fort Rd
14 locals recommend
Boutique stocking chic, simple clothing.
In case you need some flowers on your holiday.
Mahal Kita Flowers
16a Fort Hill
In case you need some flowers on your holiday.
Lots of elegant androgynous utility wear in this understated but glam boutique.
12 locals recommend
Margate Washhouse
30 High St
12 locals recommend
Lots of elegant androgynous utility wear in this understated but glam boutique.
Breathtaking beach just up the coast.
131 locals recommend
Botany Bay
Marine Drive
131 locals recommend
Breathtaking beach just up the coast.
Dance parties and arts events over at this Cliftonville venue.
27 locals recommend
Margate Arts Club
276 Northdown Rd
27 locals recommend
Dance parties and arts events over at this Cliftonville venue.
Family run independent cinema in a lovely old building in Westgate-on-Sea. Tickets are £3.50 all week long.
31 locals recommend
Carlton Cinema
29 St. Mildreds Rd
31 locals recommend
Family run independent cinema in a lovely old building in Westgate-on-Sea. Tickets are £3.50 all week long.