The Southeast Restaurants

If you're in a seaside town, look for that great British staple, fish-and-chips. Perhaps "look" isn't the word—just follow your nose. On the coast, seafood, much of it locally caught, is a specialty. Try local smoked fish (haddock and mackerel) or the succulent local oysters. Inland, sample fresh local lamb and beef. In cities such as Brighton and Tunbridge Wells there are numerous restaurants and cafés, but out in the countryside the best options are often pubs.

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  • 1. Blue Dolphin Fish Bar

    $ | Seafood

    The crowds line up all day to make their way into this small fish-and-chip shop just off the seafront, down near the fish shacks. Although the...Read More

  • 2. Gelato Gusto

    $ | Café

    No seaside town would be complete without an ice-cream store, and the delicious, housemade, artisanal gelato on sale here is a real treat. Everything...Read More

  • 3. Hayden's Coffee Shop

    $ | British

    This incredibly popular High Street café serves high quality and great value meals and snacks from mid-morning to late afternoon every day of...Read More

  • 4. Kitsu

    $ | Japanese

    This tiny, unassuming restaurant might seem like an unlikely venue for exceptional sushi, but it's the best for miles. Everything is fresh and...Read More

  • 5. Knoops Chocolate Bar

    $ | South American

    Despite the fact it has no hot meals, no waiters, and no tables, Knoops has been one of Rye's most consistently popular "restaurants" for years...Read More

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  • 6. Riddle & Finns The Lanes

    $$ | Seafood

    White tiles, bare metal tables, and sparkling chandeliers set the tone as soon as you walk through the door of this casually elegant restaurant...Read More

  • 7. Sankey's The Old Fishmarket

    $$ | Seafood

    Serving the best of British seafood, as well as an extensive choice of champagne and sparkling wines, this intimate little restaurant has bar...Read More

  • 8. Sundial

    $$$ | French

    A 17th-century brick farmhouse with wood-beamed ceilings and lovely views of the South Downs is home to an excellent modern French restaurant...Read More

  • 9. Thackeray's

    $$$$ | French

    Once the home of Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, this mid-17th-century tile-hung house is now an elegant restaurant known for...Read More

  • 10. The Corner House

    $$ | British

    Set just outside the medieval city walls, this historic pub turned restaurant serves locally sourced British produce with creative culinary...Read More

  • 11. The Town House

    $$$ | British

    This small but elegant restaurant in a beautifully converted Regency town house (look above you—the dining room ceiling is quite something)...Read More

  • 12. Theion

    $$ | Greek

    This excellent Greek restaurant is set within a gorgeous space in the city center, with brick walls and high ceilings. The à la carte menu features...Read More

  • 13. Webbes at the Fish Café

    $$ | Seafood

    One of Rye's most popular restaurants, where most of the seafood is freshly caught nearby, occupies a brick building that dates to 1907, but...Read More

  • 14. Berties of Arundel

    $ | Café

    This place is a real little charmer. A lovely, old-school café in the center of Arundel, Berties serves delicious sandwiches, panini, light...Read More

  • 15. Bill's

    $ | Modern European

    What started in the early 2000s as a distinctly Lewes café-restaurant has since grown to become a full-blown chain, with more than 80 restaurants...Read More

  • 16. City Fish Bar

    $ | British

    Long lines and lots of satisfied finger licking attest to the deserved popularity of this excellent fish-and-chip shop in the center of town...Read More

  • 17. Don Vincenzo

    $ | Italian

    This lively Italian trattoria in the center of Rochester specializes in delicious pizza and pasta, the best of which is the simple Napoletana...Read More

  • 18. Gourmet Burger Kitchen

    $ | American

    This very popular place makes what it says on the label—good burgers—and not a lot else. You wait for a table, then order at the counter. All...Read More

  • 19. Iydea

    $ | Vegetarian

    This popular restaurant and café is a must for visiting vegetarians, though even the most ardent carnivores are likely to leave satisfied. The...Read More

  • 20. La Scala

    $ | Italian

    This cheerful Italian restaurant in the center of Dover is much favored by locals looking for an authentic, inexpensive Italian meal without...Read More

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