Rachel Mills

Margate’s food scene is on fire. So many new cafés, restaurants and wine bars have exploded into being in the last few years that keeping to a list of just ten is a hard ask, which is pretty mind-blowing when a decade ago there was only really Dalby Café and Peter’s Fish Factory to shout about (happily, both are still going strong).  Rachel Mills was born and grew up in Margate, and moved back before it was labelled Hackney-on-Sea. Like Hackney, there are a slew of specialty coffee shops that serve great food – not least Curve Coffee Roaster, Big Shot Diner, Forts and locals’ favourite Olimpia – but for this guide to eating out in Margate, we’ve stuck to the places where food comes first.   RECOMMENDED:📍 The best things to do in Margate🏡 The best Airbnbs in Margate🐠 The best things to do in Whitstable🌤️ The best things to do in Kent🌊 The best seaside towns in the UK Rachel Mills is a travel writer based in Margate. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.