There is nothing like a lung of salt sea air to work up an appetite. And, after a warm beach walk, what can be nicer than storing at a coastal cafe?
Given the length of our coastline, the UK is certainly blessed with countless ‘beach heel’ eateries, Offers everything from a traditional toast to exotic curries and Smart Bistro Fayre.
Here we choose 25 of Britain’s best.
1. PORTHMEOR Beach Cafe, Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, CornwalL
Whether you want a place of breakfast, lunch or dinner, this Cornish cafe serves it all with a side order of what they claim the ‘best sunset in the west -thus a perfect place to sink a Bellini at Sundown’. The cafe is also known for its ‘build-your-own breakfast’, fresh juices and extensive vegetarian and seafood tapas.
2. The Beach Cafe, South Promenade, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
It is the perfect place to enjoy uncomplicated, home -cooked food after taking a long walk on the outstretched beach at St Anes (Blackpool’s quieter and softer neighbor). The cafe owned by the family sits just above the sand dunes and serves breakfast, lights bite like jacket potatoes and more cordial meals. The freshly captured battered herd with chips and porridge peas beats a little.
3.. Whelk Coppers, Sheringham, Norfolk
Enjoy the atmosphere just like the menu in this former Whelk store on the Norfolk coast. Sheringham’s heritage is tangible: The tea rooms come from a Royal Navy Fegat built in Kolkata in Indian teak. There is also a touch of showbiz, as the iron gates were allegedly designed by Walt Disney, who were friends with the original owner. Sit by the windows and sit in homemade sausage rolls, cakes and scones as you look at the light and change over the North Sea.
4. Oliver’s on the Beach, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
This family -friendly cafe, owned by Jamie Oliver, serves breakfast and Brunch and boasts extensive views of the Southend Estuary. The menu, housed in a former beach hut, changes with the seasons, but warm classic contains homemade lasagna, ham, egg and chips and Welsh rare bit covered with a poached egg. You can’t make a reservation, but it’s worth waiting.
5. The boy on shore, Aberporth, Ceredigion
This West Wales Beach Shack Bar and Restaurant sits on the gently sloping sand of DyfFryn Beach served over-the-coals food for his visitors (no pre-booking available). The menu contains Hake Burger, Crispy Chicken, Whitebait and Shrimp. And if you’re not so hungry, it’s a lovely place to fall over a craft beer or some cocktails.
6. The Dell Seaview, Isle of Wight
This dog and family -friendly are located between Ryde and Seaview and above the waterfront, and is the perfect place to watch the yachts and linings go through the waters of the solent. The summer menu contains seafood BBQ.
7. Café Porthor, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
A real hidden gem just as much for its location on the glorious Llyn Peninsula of North Wales as for the traditional but cordial menu. The cafe sits on a piece of coast, known as whistling sand – named after the sound made as you walk across the beach. Put on the terrace, put in a toast and be rested by the calming waters of the bay.
8. Barricane Beach Cafe, Woolacombe, Devon
This small, rustic cafe, located and sheltered on North Devon’s barrier beach, serves freshly manufactured baguette, ciabattas and homemade cakes during the day. But as the shadows extend, the menu takes a sudden turn: from 17:00 to 19:00, if the weather permits, the cafe offers authentic Sri Lankan curries with all the decorations, including Lentil Dahl, coconut -sand and poppadoms. The cafe doesn’t take reservations, so get there early if you want a good place.
9. The Beach House Cafe, Edinburgh
Located in the promenade of Edinburgh, here you will find simple, locally acquired food. Herbs, flowers, spinach and salads come from the small kitchen garden and loaves are baked daily. Porty Smash is especially popular: Portobello mushrooms, beaten Avo, thyme and garlic -aoli, balsamic glaze and pine nuts (covered with an organic poached egg).
10. Snack Shack, Duneness, Kent
These seats on Dungles ‘Shingle Beach, sent on the Dungles’ Shingle Beach, are on the menu that is not on the day, on the day’s catch, which is served by a hatch without ceremony. Put on one of the picnic benches and sit in juicy scallops on flat bread or a fishing roll filled with two super-fresh fish fillets.
11. Sea Shanty Cafe, Anglesey
The cafe enjoys an excellent position in the beach at the edge of a golden sickle of sand on the Trears Bay of Anglesey. It is an ideal stop for hikers and beach -goers under prickly tufts of Marram grass and with immediate access to the beach and the Welsh coastal. Warm options include Whitby-baked wholetail-scampi, homemade chips and seafood tagliatelle. The cafe is dog-friendly-but let them know if you plan to bring your pooch.
12. Cafe Fish, Isle of Mull, Strathclyde
This seafood dining room overlooking Mull’s sound sits on a former ferry office where boats between Tobermory and Kilchoan would cross on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. Cafe Fish has its own boat, so shellfish are ended up daily while local boats sit in monkfish, Dover sole, cod and squid. Salad leaves, herbs and tomatoes are selected every day of Glengorm Gardens – a Victorian, walled market garden on the Gleng Storm estate in the north of the island.
13. Half Moon Bay Cafe, Heysham, Lancashire
This Lancashire dining room, which sits on the edge of a sandy beach with grass-covered dunes and surrounded by low cliffs, delivers uncomplicated, homemade ‘Barms’-it rolls to the south of Watford gap-filled with bacon, sausage, egg or cheese. It is complimented by a view of the bay (on a clear day you can see the Lake District Fells), as well as a ship, a beautiful sculpture by artist Anna Gillespie designed to reflect the maritime heritage of the area.
14. Southsea Beach Cafe, Southsea, Hampshire
This Portsmouth Pit Stop is an independent bistro right on the waterfront, with uninterrupted views of the solent and the Isle of Wight. Start the day with a breakfast burrito filled with scrambled eggs, bacon, avocado and salsa. The cafe also runs a six-person sauna to rent to the beach.
15. Bungalow Cafe, Smoker, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
This cozy cafe, overlooking the Northern and South Piers of Smoker Beach, boasts a history that runs nearly 120 years. The cafe’s large windows are known for its full English breakfast and fairly lenient milkshakes (Think Kinder and Aero), making it a perfect place for dolphin watching (binoculars are also for rent).
16. Castaways Tea Shop, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland
Just a stone’s throw from the North Sea and overlooked about Collywell Bay, this coastal cafe in Northumberland, built in the Victorian era, was once an ancient and Curio store (also called Castaways). It has a good reputation for filling breakfast, light lunches and an impressive variety of homemade treats, including root and pistachi cake.
17. The Hive Beach Cafe, Burton Bradstock, Dorset
The patio of this cafe offers views of Lyme Bay and Chesil Beach – so that fiery evening sunsets at each table can enjoy. The cakes and rusks are baked at the bakery of the hive, while the fish comes directly from the water that wrinkles in front of you.
18. Wheeler’s Crab Shed, Stephill Cove, Isle of Wight
The ‘shed’ has a reputation for delicious pies and mackerel -ciabattas in an in Ham on the southern bank of the Isle of Wight. Tap in as you look at the fishing boats that brought the food to your plate. The Sandy Beach has a lot of rock pools to do some amateur scribbling.
19. Old Town Beach Cafe, Hunstanton, Norfolk
The cafe, which rests on the beach at Old Hunstanton in Norfolk, offers everything from bacon bottles to homemade vegetable -red Thai curry. It is also a place to stop for a foamy coffee, fresh scones and cakes after discussing Hunstanton’s sloping beach through dramatic red-and-white striped cliffs.
20. Seafood Shack, Ullapool, Highlands and Islands
This unpretentious trailer cafe, which serves freshly captured fish of the West Coast of Scotland, is open daily from the beginning of April to the end of October. The menu changes daily because of catching the catch, and ensures that it stays as fresh as it becomes. It has been known to serve seafood huts tar lobster rolls and by hand dehydrated scallops are smeared,
21 Chalet Cafe, Scarborough, North -Yorkshire
A family -controlled beach cafe with a fine view of the Castle of Scarborough. After a considerable front breakfast, sit down at one of the brightly colored outdoor chairs and enjoy a sausage and egg sandwich cooked to order. The cafe uses coffee beans that are fried in Whitby.
22. The Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen, Swansea
This wooden -walled cafe at the beach front of Swansea Bay offers a menu that mixes modern British cuisine and authentic Welsh dishes. There are many vegetarian and vegan dishes, as well as some curve balls – including Mossel and Cockle jump maize. For a grab-and-go snack, there is a takeaway unit outside the cafe.
23. Cafe Mor, Angle, Pembrokeshire
A mobile cafe with solar energy anchored to the Old Point House Inn to the Pembrokeshire coast. The menu depends on seaweed-inspired street food-from lobster rolls to scratches and laurbread-lying citizens. Open during school holidays and banking holiday weekends, which allow it.
24. Manning’s seafood, Margate
This Dinky Seaside Stall sits on Margate’s Harborfront, with a menu with traditional fish -like favorites such as Cockles, Whelks, mussels, oysters and Pines. For a more indulgent delicacy, options include dressed crab and a combination of oysters with champagne.
25. Namaka, Stone Bay Beach, Broadstairs, Kent
The bright, tropical theme of art that splashed to the walls of this East Kent Cafe makes it an excellent place on the coastline. There are many healthy options, including freshly manufactured smoothies and Acai trays. To be enjoyed with unobstructed views of the vast sandy beach and the soft waves of the English channel.
