Whether you're searching for a traditional chippy or a decadent seafood platter, there are many coastal restaurants across the UK which will satisfy your craving.
The Good Food Guide has spoken and hand-picked the best 28 coastal restaurants to visit from areas across the UK.
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13. Lochleven Seafood Café
Lochleven Seafood Café is located in Fort William, Highlands & Islands. The Good Food Guide says: “On the northern shores of Loch Leven, this big, brightly lit space with wipe-clean tables and café chairs is the go-to spot for shellfish in the region. It’s also a showcase for the family-owned Lochleven Shellfish Company next door – which dispatches crabs and lobsters, langoustines and oysters across Europe and Asia.” | The Good Food Guide
14. Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar
Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar is located in Newlyn, Cornwall. The Good Food Guide says: “Plumb in the middle of Newlyn, Mackerel Sky comprises two venues, a couple of doors apart. The Shack has a weekly-changing menu during the busy holiday season, but the principal action goes on at the Seafood Bar.” | The Good Food Guide
15. No 1 Cromer
No 1 Cromer is located in Cromer, Norfolk. The Good Food Guide says: “Galton Blackiston (of Morston Hall fame) picked a peach of a location when he took over a traditional chippie in 2013 and turned it into a high-class fish and chips restaurant. Big picture windows on both floors give superb views of the often tempestuous North Sea and Cromer pier.” | The Good Food Guide
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16. Porthminster Café
Porthminster Café is located in St Ives, Cornwall. The Good Food Guide says: “Fish and seafood are the specialities (whole Dover sole or shellfish linguine, perhaps), with enticing meat and vegetarian options too (Indonesian curries, fried halloumi with tomato and bean cassoulet). A serviceable wine list comes at manageable prices.” | The Good Food Guide
17. Rick Stein’s Café
Rick Stein’s Café is located in Padstow, Cornwall. The Good Food Guide says: “As you might expect, the kitchen majors in seafood from the Padstow boats, so dip into an assortment of Rick Stein’s greatest hits at user-friendly prices. Briny freshness and globetrotting flavours collide in classics such as Thai fishcakes, mussels with black beans, garlic and ginger or grilled hake with spring onion mash and soy butter.” | The Good Food Guide
18. Riley’s Fish Shack
Riley’s Fish Shack is located in Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear. The Good Food Guide says: “The location – a glass-fronted shipping container facing the North Sea – is spot-on for a menu inspired by the owners’ stints as street-food vendors. Seasonal seafood is the deal, and the day's dishes (and service times) often depend on the catch.” | The Good Food Guide