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Best restaurants in Margate
Published 15 December 2024

Margate restaurants have evolved far beyond their traditional seaside roots, embracing careful sourcing, seasonal menus, and a relaxed, understated style. From low-key seafood spots featuring day-boat catches to Italian-inspired kitchens and pizza places showcasing quality British toppings, these Kent eateries share a respect for local ingredients, sustainability, and genuine hospitality. Discover our picks for the best restaurants in Margate, see how they’re quietly redefining the British coastal food experience.

Angela's of Margate

Margate, Kent ££

There’s a general air of warm-heartedness and good humour at Lee Coad's and Charlotte Forsdike's sought-after restaurant. It comes across as a genuine local, refreshingly free of affectation and resolutely faithful to its se… Read more

21 The Parade, Margate, Kent CT9 1EX

Bottega Caruso

Margate, Kent ££

A homely celebration of rustic ingredients-led Italian cooking

‘We've celebrated weddings here, birthdays, happy times and sad times ... it’s the best food for the soul!’ declaimed a regular visitor to Simona Di Dio and Harry Ryder’s ‘little Italian kitchen&rsquo… Read more

2-4 Broad Street, Margate, Kent CT9 1EW

Dory's of Margate

Margate, Kent ££

Margate is inundated with blow-ins from the London restaurant scene and beyond at the moment, but it was local talent that established the town as a serious food destination. And there are few better examples than Dory’s, th… Read more

24 High Street, Margate, Kent CT9 1DS

GB Pizza Co

Margate, Kent

One of Margate's little treasures, Lisa Richards’ cheery seafront eatery has been delivering on its ‘thin and crispy’ pizza promise since 2012. Inside, it looks brighter and fresher than ever, while the chilled v… Read more

14 Marine Drive, Margate, Kent CT9 1DH

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Mori Mori

Margate, Kent £

‘Recommend this to everyone in town.' Thus speaks one Margate local, giving thanks for the gift of this simple izakaya-style Japanese restaurant located a brisk walk from the Old Town on increasingly food-centred Northdown R… Read more

80 Northdown Road, Margate, Kent CT9 2RE

Sète

Margate, Kent ££

Intimate French-accented restaurant and wine bar

Diminutive, delightful and delicious, Natalia Ribbe’s dinky wine bar and restaurant is a place that firmly ticks the ‘intimate’ and ‘neighbourhood’ boxes. Well away from the tourist bustle of the old … Read more

238 Northdown Road, Margate, Kent CT9 2QD

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