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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19. Riley’s Fish Shop
Riley’s Fish Shop is located in Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear. The Good Food Guide says: “Seafood crusader Adam Riley is a man on a mission. Having scored a resounding hit with his funky Fish Shack on the beach at St Edward’s Bay, his avowed aim is spread the word and (gently) educate people about the glories of sustainable fish from the North Sea.” | The Good Food Guide
20. Rock A Nore Kitchen
Rock A Nore Kitchen is located in Hastings, East Sussex. The Good Food Guide says: “You can’t get much closer to the sea than this tiny, unassuming dining room housed in one of the tall, black, centuries-old fishermen’s sheds on the front in Hastings Old Town. It’s incredibly atmospheric. The ‘refreshingly succinct’ menu is chalked up on a board – all it tells you is what’s going to be on your plate and the price.” | The Good Food Guide
21. Rocky Bottoms
Rocky Bottoms is located in West Runton, Norfolk. The Good Food Guide says: “The sea views might be distant, but Rocky Bottoms has made quite a splash on this stretch of the coast since opening in 2015. It is owned by a local fishing family, so the crabs and lobsters are of unimpeachable freshness, yet almost as diverting is the modern vibe of the place.” | The Good Food Guide
22. Seaview Restaurant
Seaview Restaurant is located in Saltburn-By-The-Sea, North Yorkshire. The Good Food Guide says: “ Local lad and owner Glen Pearson is fast establishing this beachside seafooder as one of the best in the area – there’s always a queue snaking down the promenade, summer and winter, seven days a week, for takeaways and seats on the open-air terrace with its incongruous palms.” | The Good Food Guide
23. Shell Bay
Shell Bay is located in Studland, Dorset. The Good Food Guide says: “Not surprisingly, seafood figures prominently on the wide-ranging menu, from Poole Bay oysters with shallot vinegar or clean-cut cured salmon with fennel and apple salad to whole local crab and various offerings ‘from the wood oven’ – perhaps sea bass, Galician-style octopus or skate wing (perked up by a side order of sweet, nutty roasted Jerusalem artichokes with truffle and Parmesan).” | The Good Food Guide
24. Sole Bay Fish Company
Sole Bay Fish Company is located in Southwold, Suffolk. The Good Food Guide says: “The short drinks list is mostly cold and fish-friendly, and there’s a rotating offer of local Adnams brews, pleasingly available on draught. Seafood platters, heavy with prawns, cockles and whelks, are anchored deliciously by the main attraction of half a garlicky butter-slicked lobster, a dressed crab or sultry smoked fish.” | The Good Food Guide