Award Winning Places to Eat

The Good Beer Guide 2026

This is a definitive beer drinker’s guide for those seeking the best pints in the nation’s pubs. Compiled by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).

• Old Bay Alehouse, Birchington
• Mechanical Elephant, Margate 
• Four Candles Alehouse, St Peter's Broadstairs 
• Magnet, Broadstairs 
• Royston Micropub, Broadstairs
• The Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate
• The Artillery Arms, Ramsgate
• Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate
• Pub Ramsgate
• Red Lion, Ramsgate
• Honeysuckle Inn, Ramsgate 
• Conqueror, Ramsgate 

Kent Life Food and Drink Awards 2025

After lots of nominations and shortlisting the winners of the awards have been announced 

• Restaurant of the Year HIGHLY COMMENDED - Kebbells, Broadstairs
• Chef of the Year HIGHLY COMMENDED - Craig Mather, Kebbells, Broadstairs
• Pub of the Year WINNER - The Magnet, Broadstairs
• Best café/coffee shop/tearoom HIGHLY COMMENDED - Forts, Broadstairs
• Outstanding Service HIGHLY COMMENDED - Kebbells, Broadstairs
• Best Seafood WINNER - Kebbells Seafood Bar & Restaurant, Broadstairs
• Newcomer of the Year WINNER - Fifteen Square Metres, Broadstairs and HIGHLY COMMENDED - Pomus, Margate
• Best use of local produce WINNER - Kebbells, Broadstairs
• Best for Dogs WINNER - The Magnet, Broadstairs and HIGHLY COMMENDED - Kebells, Broadstairs
• Best Bar WINNER - Kebbells, Broadstairs and HIGHLY COMMENDED - Pomus, Margate
• Best Local Beverage HIGHLY COMMENDED - Gadds', Ramsgate

The Good Food Guide - 100 Best Local Restaurants 2025

The awards spotlight brilliant, independently run venues that define affordable and accessible dining across Britain. The awards celebrate fabulous independent restaurants with winners shortlisted from thousands of votes.

• Mori Mori, Margate 
• Fifteen Square Metres, Broadstairs  

The Good Beer Guide 2025

This is a definitive beer drinker’s guide for those seeking the best pints in the nation’s pubs. Compiled by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).

• The Two Halves, Margate
• Ales of the Unexpected, Westbrook Margate
• Mechanical Elephant, Margate 
• Four Candles Alehouse, St Peter's Broadstairs 
• Magnet, Broadstairs 
• Royston Micropub, Broadstairs
• The Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate
• The Artillery Arms, Ramsgate
• Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate
• Pub Ramsgate
• Red Lion, Ramsgate
• Honeysuckle Inn, Ramsgate 

The Good Food Guide - 100 Best Local Restaurants 2024

The award celebrating fabulous independent restaurants with winners shortlisted from thousands of votes 

• Mori Mori, Margate 

The Good Beer Guide 2024

This is a definitive beer drinker’s guide for those seeking the best pints in the nation’s pubs. Compiled by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).

• Bake and Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea
• Fez, Margate
• The Two Halves, Margate
• Mechanical Elephant, Margate 
• Magnet, Broadstairs 
• Royston Micropub, Broadstairs
• The Montefiore Arms, Ramsgate
• The Artillery Arms, Ramsgate
• Royal Victoria Pavilion (Wetherspoons), Ramsgate
• Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate
• Pub Ramsgate
• Red Lion, Ramsgate

2023 Harden’s Restaurant Guide

Entries based on customer feedback rather than professional inspectors

• Angela's, Margate
• Bottega Caruso, Margate 
• Buoy and Oyster, Margate
• Dory's, Margate 
• Sargasso, Margate
• Kebbells, Broadstairs
• Posillipo, Broadstairs
• Stark, Broadstairs

Good Food Guide 2023

The Guide is about empowering diners, helping readers to find the very best places to eat and encouraging restaurants to offer the best possible food, service and experience

• Quince, Westgate 
• Angela’s, Margate
• Dory’s, Margate
• Bottega Caruso, Margate 
• Sargasso, Margate 
• Albarino, Broadstairs

Good Food Awards 2023

The National Good Food Awards were launched in 2002 and recognise those who strive for culinary excellence within their field. 

• Buoy and Oyster, Margate

CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale)

• The Two Halves, Margate - Micropub of the Year and Overall Pub of the Year 2022
• Little Swift, Margate - Cider Pub of the Year 2022
• The Magnet, Broadstairs - Traditional Pub of the Year and Runner-Up Pub of the Year
• The Artillery Arms, Ramsgate - Runner-Up Pub of the Year
• Hair of the Dog, Minster - Runner-Up Pub of the Year