South Cornwall
Inside an old shipping container, this rough-and-ready little diner turns out the best street food in the city. Choose from delicious tacos and burritos…
Must-see restaurants in Cornwall
South Cornwall
This riverside cafe has occupied the space that belonged to Penryn's beloved hang-out, Miss Peapod's. It's a very different proposition, sleek and modern…
North Cornwall
This whitewashed pub has served generations of St Agnes drinkers, and you'll join a largely local crowd downing pints here. The downstairs area has the…
North Cornwall
After a beach walk or a quick surf at Watergate, this cafe is where everyone tends to head for a coffee, cake or something more filling. With its wood…
Isles of Scilly
Quite possibly the remotest fish restaurant in Britain, run by a Kiwi chef and his artist wife, Mark and Emma Eberlein. The menu's tiny as it's dictated…
The Atlantic Highway
A popular weekend haunt for locals, this relaxed joint serves authentic tapas overlooking the River Neet. The dining room at the Bank is a fun space,…
South Cornwall
It's in a rather odd position down a side street off Lemon Quay, but this is probably the best place in Truro for seafood – mussels, fish dishes and…
Isles of Scilly
Local boy Tristan Hicks has breathed fresh life into this island cafe. With wooden tables and homespun decor inside, and outside seating making the most…
Penzance
With its exposed brick, scuffed timber, bare bulbs and blazing wood-burner, this bistro on the ground floor of the Artist Residence Penzance nails the…
North Cornwall
The main restaurant of Watergate Bay Hotel is a smart bistro-diner with wooden booths arranged in a gentle curve, overlooking a semi-open-plan kitchen…
South Cornwall
Local beer magnates St Austell Brewery have given this Charlestown pub a spit and polish, and it now has an attractive nautically themed interior to match…
St Ives
You know times are a-changing in St Ives when it gets its own craft-beer-and-fried-chicken bar. Hipster it may be, but it's definitely well worth a visit …
South Cornwall
Run by the owners of the Old Grammar School cocktail bar, this sophisticated gastropub is looking sleek and modern since its recent refurbishment, and it…
The Lizard
On the 1st floor of a quayside building, this zingy cafe is chef Jude Kereama's second restaurant in Porthleven. It's a more relaxed affair, but still…
St Ives
Now run by the St Ives Liquor Company (makers of the town's premium craft gin), this wharf-side restaurant specialises in Cornish-tinged tapas: crab…
St Ives
St Ives' boutique burger joint, with an ecofriendly manifesto and an imaginative menu. Go for a 6oz Classic Blasburger, or branch out with a guacamole and…
The Lizard
Set in a former vineyard just a couple of minutes or so away from Porthallow's small beach, this secret garden cafe is a real find. Its stock-in-trade is…
South Cornwall
Small is beautiful, as this cosy deli-diner ably demonstrates. Charcuterie, tarts, salads and quiches fill the counter cabinets, and there's a super array…
Penzance
As cosy as your granddad's favourite armchair, this beloved cafe is where the locals choose for morning cafe, a lazy lunch or cheeky afternoon cake. It…
St Ives
Run by the same team as Porthminster Beach Café, this is a welcome addition to the harbour front in St Ives. It's a relaxed, bistro-style kind of place,…
St Ives
Prime pub grub a mile from St Ives in tiny Halsetown. It's still the village boozer – local ales, first-name bar staff, cosy crannies to hunker down in –…
North Cornwall
Squeezed in among Fore St's amusement arcades, this downtown diner is run by Aussie chef Chris Brookes. It's not particularly fancy, the food is filling…
St Ives
Vegetarian visitors to St Ives swear by this small place in Carbis Bay, which takes a free reign in cherry-picking its dishes from across the world's…
South Cornwall
This bistro near the harbour takes the loose concept of 'seafaring' as its raison d'être, which in practice just means there are plenty of fish on the…
South Cornwall
Much-loved Looe pasty shop, now run by Sarah's daughter Lucy, with some non-standard variations including lamb, mint and leek, chickpea and lentil, and a …
Isles of Scilly
This seafood shack in the grounds of the Hell Bay Hotel serves just three dishes: mussels, scallops and Bryher crab. It's a hands-on place where you're…
South Cornwall
This surprisingly swish bistro is set in a low-slung cottage near the harbour, overseen by chef Richard McGeown, whose previous gigs included working for…
South Cornwall
When the sun shines, everyone heads to Gylly Beach for coffee or lunch, so it's nigh on impossible to snag an outside table. Sliding doors open on to the…
West Cornwall
Right in the centre of Hayle, near the town's former foundry and a prominent Cornish graphic design studio, this is a surprisingly smart cafe-bar that…
Isles of Scilly
St Mary's long-standing bistro, in business for over three decades, is still the best place to eat. It's in a converted barn 15 minutes' walk from town:…
West Cornwall
Part surf school, part beach cafe, with a cracking terrace behind the Gwithian dunes. It's particularly popular for its brekkies: try the eggs Benedict,…
North Cornwall
Everyone's top spot for a flat white in town, this fine coffeehouse has a loyal following, and covers all the trendy coffee bases, from V60 drip to…
South Cornwall
Perennially popular with Falmouth's hungry student population, this laid-back joint turns out the town's best handmade burgers and hot dawgs. Go for a…
South Cornwall
With three locations in Cornwall and another in Exeter, this ever-popular burger joint is definitely doing something right. This is the original and best…
South Cornwall
This rural farm's bread-and-butter is hosting weddings, but it's also made a name for itself thanks to its lavish monthly feasts. They're usually themed –…
West Cornwall
What you'd expect to find in pint-sized Perranuthnoe is a homely village pub. Instead what you get is a bona-fide gastropub, turning out sophisticated…
St Ives
On one of St Ives' oldest – and loveliest – backstreets, this little cafe is a newcomer, but already a local favourite. It's small, cosy and friendly,…
Isles of Scilly
Named after a ruined smuggler's cottage nearby, this red-tiled beach cafe makes a fine place to stow away for a lazy island lunch. It's big on grilling…
Isles of Scilly
This relaxed cafe also doubles as Bryher's pub. The menu is mainly quiches, salads and burgers, ideally served in the front garden, where chickens scratch…
North Cornwall
Every village needs its own homely bistro where the owners greet you by name. Classic bistro dishes are served with minimal frills – homemade fish cakes,…
