My favourite things - Broadstairs
Food scene
Broadstairs has some great food on offer.
A bistro that has become a real Broadstairs success since opening in 2021. The location is amazing - one of the few places to be able to take advantage of any sunshine from morning to evening. Wonderful views over Viking Bay and beyond and in the winter it can be spectacular when a storm rages around the harbour arm!
Jetty Broadstairs
A bistro that has become a real Broadstairs success since opening in 2021. The location is amazing - one of the few places to be able to take advantage of any sunshine from morning to evening. Wonderful views over Viking Bay and beyond and in the winter it can be spectacular when a storm rages around the harbour arm!
A restaurant that really has gained a local following for great food and a good atmosphere. A fabulous selection of dishes made from locally sourced products.
All dishes are gluten free (as the owner has to follow that diet)
Not cheap but delicious.
Kebbells Seafood Bar • Restaurant
A restaurant that really has gained a local following for great food and a good atmosphere. A fabulous selection of dishes made from locally sourced products.
All dishes are gluten free (as the owner has to follow that diet)
Not cheap but delicious.
An italian that has been a Broadstairs feature for many years. Has a terrace in the summer looking over the bay.
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Posillipo Pizzeria
14 Albion StAn italian that has been a Broadstairs feature for many years. Has a terrace in the summer looking over the bay.
The Little Sicilian
45 York StA very good Italian restaurant open all year round.
A change of name in the last 12 months but still a Broadstairs foodie highlight - one of a number of Thanet based restaurants to feature in the Michelin Guide. Sharing Plates - quite expensive (but that’s to be expected!)
27 Harbour St
A change of name in the last 12 months but still a Broadstairs foodie highlight - one of a number of Thanet based restaurants to feature in the Michelin Guide. Sharing Plates - quite expensive (but that’s to be expected!)
Sardinia
1-3 Albion StA very popular Italian restaurant serving a good, varied menu.
A cosy, family run Greek restaurant with a good value lunch menu. Hearty, ‘home cooked’ food with no fuss.
Creta Restaurant
A cosy, family run Greek restaurant with a good value lunch menu. Hearty, ‘home cooked’ food with no fuss.
Forts in Margate is an institution but we have our very own cafe here in Broadstairs doing seriously good breakfasts and brunches - plus coffee and sticky buns!
Forts Broadstairs
1 Chandos RoadForts in Margate is an institution but we have our very own cafe here in Broadstairs doing seriously good breakfasts and brunches - plus coffee and sticky buns!
A great community cafe, fab coffee, cakes and brunch options. Sit outside in the sunshine or stay warm inside. Open all year round.
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Smiths Coffee Shop
8 Dundonald RdA great community cafe, fab coffee, cakes and brunch options. Sit outside in the sunshine or stay warm inside. Open all year round.
Great for the full English breakfast and traditional cafe food. Also has a garden to eat outside if the weather permits.
ED'S CAFE
Great for the full English breakfast and traditional cafe food. Also has a garden to eat outside if the weather permits.
This is not only a fabulous cafe, opposite the station, but also a refill store for healthy and sustainable products and gifts.
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Salt of the Earth
127 High StThis is not only a fabulous cafe, opposite the station, but also a refill store for healthy and sustainable products and gifts.
Star of the Sea
34 High StIn our opinion the best fish and chips in town! Always cooked fresh.
Great for takeaway (or casual sit in) burgers - really fresh and interesting combinations - and, we think, the best chips in town!
Please Sir !
Great for takeaway (or casual sit in) burgers - really fresh and interesting combinations - and, we think, the best chips in town!
A recent addition to the Broadstairs fine dining scene. Run by husband and wife team Tony and Becky Rodd - he is the chef and she is front of house and sommelier. Wonderful small plates and wines.
Fifteen Square Metres
A recent addition to the Broadstairs fine dining scene. Run by husband and wife team Tony and Becky Rodd - he is the chef and she is front of house and sommelier. Wonderful small plates and wines.
Beach life
A little less hectic than Viking Bay. In the summer months The Hut serves a good selecion of food and drink - in 2023 Namaka are catering from there. Off-season the walk on the beach is wonderful and at low tide it's well worth carrying on towards Joss, Kingsgate and Botany Bays or as far as Margate if you have the energy!
Stone Bay
55 Eastern EsplanadeA little less hectic than Viking Bay. In the summer months The Hut serves a good selecion of food and drink - in 2023 Namaka are catering from there. Off-season the walk on the beach is wonderful and at low tide it's well worth carrying on towards Joss, Kingsgate and Botany Bays or as far as Margate if you have the energy!
A fabulous location for a coffee, bite to eat or a cocktail! Open in the summer months - and additionally on some sunny weekends or bank holidays.
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The Funicular Coffee House
A fabulous location for a coffee, bite to eat or a cocktail! Open in the summer months - and additionally on some sunny weekends or bank holidays.
Pubs and Bars
Our favourite traditional pub. Great atmosphere - plus serves fab pizzas (2 for 1 on Wednesdays!)
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Neptunes Hall
1-3 Harbour StOur favourite traditional pub. Great atmosphere - plus serves fab pizzas (2 for 1 on Wednesdays!)
Newly named (used to be The Thirty Nine Steps) and run by Mitch, who also owns The Bottleneck off-license, this magnificent building has a fresh start and a more contemporary outlook. Craft beers and high quality wines - it’s a free house so all curated by Mitch and his team.
Sonder
Newly named (used to be The Thirty Nine Steps) and run by Mitch, who also owns The Bottleneck off-license, this magnificent building has a fresh start and a more contemporary outlook. Craft beers and high quality wines - it’s a free house so all curated by Mitch and his team.
The vibrant micropub on Albion Street often hosts live music as well as pub quizes and games nights.
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The Magnet Micropub
37 Albion StThe vibrant micropub on Albion Street often hosts live music as well as pub quizes and games nights.
A bar in a old bookshop where you can browse the books and even buy them if you wish! Sometimes has live music.
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The Chapel
44/46 Albion StA bar in a old bookshop where you can browse the books and even buy them if you wish! Sometimes has live music.
Entertainment
Showing a wide variety of art movies, family favourites and the best of the current blockbusters The Palace is a wonderful local asset all year round.
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The Palace Cinema
Harbour StreetShowing a wide variety of art movies, family favourites and the best of the current blockbusters The Palace is a wonderful local asset all year round.
Lillyputt Mini Golf
Victoria ParadeFun on Victoria Parade!
Shops, stores
A real gem of a clothing store, quality products for women and a smaller selection for men and kids. The basement has discounted items - well worth a browse!
Little Kit for kidswear and beach related items (such as swimwear) is to be found on Eldon Passage.
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Kit
3 Charlotte StA real gem of a clothing store, quality products for women and a smaller selection for men and kids. The basement has discounted items - well worth a browse!
Little Kit for kidswear and beach related items (such as swimwear) is to be found on Eldon Passage.
A great collection of wines, beers and spirits - lots of independent breweries and local vineyards are represented. You can buy a chilled wine from here and then take it to the beach, or a bench on the the jetty, for a picnic or fish and chips!
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The Bottleneck
7-9 Charlotte StA great collection of wines, beers and spirits - lots of independent breweries and local vineyards are represented. You can buy a chilled wine from here and then take it to the beach, or a bench on the the jetty, for a picnic or fish and chips!
City/town information
One of our favourite walks is along the beach at low tide to Ramsgate. Then a coffee or a bite to eat somewhere on the harbour or brunch at the Modern Boulangerie. Discover the Georgian achitecture around Paragon and Spencer Square and the shops of Addington Street. Return along Victoria Parade and King George VI Memorial Park via Dumpton Gap back to Viking Bay.
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Ramsgate
One of our favourite walks is along the beach at low tide to Ramsgate. Then a coffee or a bite to eat somewhere on the harbour or brunch at the Modern Boulangerie. Discover the Georgian achitecture around Paragon and Spencer Square and the shops of Addington Street. Return along Victoria Parade and King George VI Memorial Park via Dumpton Gap back to Viking Bay.
Margate is easily reached by train (1 short stop) or the Loop bus. There's the Viking trail for cyclists or walkers - and when the tide is right a walk along the beach to Margate is a spectacular one via Joss, Kingsgate and Botany Bays. You will be greeted by a town of real character. The old town is like a movie set with lots of fabulous restaurants and independant shops - and art galleries. Cliftonville is vibey with some very cool bars, restaurants and cafes - and there is the Turner Gallery by the Harbour arm as well as a stretch of glorious sand.
For food we love Pomus, Dory’s, Sargasso, Streets, The Good Egg, Bottega Carouso - and for cocktails find Daisy and Dukes! But these are just a few - we haven’t yet tried them all!
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Margate Beach Front
Margate is easily reached by train (1 short stop) or the Loop bus. There's the Viking trail for cyclists or walkers - and when the tide is right a walk along the beach to Margate is a spectacular one via Joss, Kingsgate and Botany Bays. You will be greeted by a town of real character. The old town is like a movie set with lots of fabulous restaurants and independant shops - and art galleries. Cliftonville is vibey with some very cool bars, restaurants and cafes - and there is the Turner Gallery by the Harbour arm as well as a stretch of glorious sand.
For food we love Pomus, Dory’s, Sargasso, Streets, The Good Egg, Bottega Carouso - and for cocktails find Daisy and Dukes! But these are just a few - we haven’t yet tried them all!