Eating and Drinking around the Isle of Thanet

Thanet has award-winning restaurants, bars, cafes and ice cream parlours - don't just take our word for it, read the latest media reviews 

This great-for-gourmets corner of Kent is becoming famous for fine produce, local markets and award-winning places to eat. 

Here you’ll find a tempting range of independent eateries, alongside nationwide chains: everything from seafront fish & chip shops to harbour-front restaurants, vintage ice cream parlours, and Continental cafes. What’s more, there’s a growing number of wholefood, vegetarian and vegan eateries.

Treat your taste buds to Margate's mix of restaurants: seafood, wood-fired pizza or authentic Thai dishes. If the weather’s fine, what's better than enjoying fish and chips beach-side, people-watching or waiting for the famous Margate sunset...

Broadstairs is home to two original 1950s Italian ice-cream parlours, alongside restaurants offering seafood, Chinese, Italian and Tapas, plus cafes and chip shops, traditional pubs, bars, and micro-pubs to add to the lively mix. 

Ramsgate’s continental feel is perfect for alfresco dining with views over the Royal Harbour from restaurants, cafes and bars, offering a range of Greek, Italian, Turkish and Seafood specialties. Ramsgate also boasts Thanet’s only Russian restaurant…

Thanet's Villages offer lots of country pubs, cafes, and cosy restaurants across the Isle.

If you like ales and ciders, Thanet is the place to be! Gadds' Ramsgate Brewery specialises in creating award-winning, fresh cask and bottle beers, supplied to the local bars and pubs, while Margate's been home to the Northdown Brewery (as well as shop and Taproom) since 2018. And that’s not all: check out Thanet’s Micro Pubs - we’ve got the highest concentration of these growing-in-popularity home-style pubs in the country...

Enjoy Thanet flavours at Quex Barn - where you’ll find a deli, butcher's shop and wet-fish stall alongside locally grown fruits and vegetables. Monthly Cliftonville Farmers Market combines locally grown, cooked, and produced food-stuffs. If you’re planning a picnic, stop off at one of the local delicatessens for your supplies.

Serious foodies and casual tasters alike will enjoy the annual Easter and Autumn’s Broadstairs Food Festivals, a three day celebration of local cheeses, produce, meats, and breads, all washed down with Kentish wines, ciders and ales. 

Find out more at the Produced in Kent website, which champions a must-sample selection of local products and outlets.

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