Restaurants in Southwest Cornwall
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Café Cinnamon Girl
Look no further for lunch than this cute little organic café, locally famous for its bumper-sized sandwiches, homemade soups and trademark roasted veg. The free wi-fi's a bonus.
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Pandora Inn
Prepare to fall in love with the Pandora, one of Cornwall's oldest and best-loved waterside pubs, ensconced in a heart-melting spot by Restronguet Creek. Foot-thick walls, scuffed-wood tables, ship's lanterns and a huge abandoned anchor outside conjure up the smugglers'-den vibe, and you can sink your drinks on the pontoon to the sound of clanking yacht masts.
Hardy souls can even sample some of the Pandora's fabled smuggler's rum: at 80% proof, though, you might need to arrange for a taxi home. Or an ambulance. The Pandora sits on the edge of Restronguet Creek, about 1km northeast of the village of Mylor Bridge. Heading south on the main A39 road from Truro to Falmouth, …
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Abbey Restaurant
This cutting-edge British bistro has been garnering serious praise, not least from the boffins at the AA and Michelin guides. Underpinned by top-quality produce, the Abbey turns out consistently fabulous food in the light-filled dining room, and nibbles, cocktails and aperitifs in the crimson-walled bar downstairs. It's not cheap, but tucking into your roast monkfish or hot chocolate soufflé, you'll feel it's money well spent.
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Lime Tree
With a relaxed town-house setting and cosy front-room atmosphere, dining at the Lime Tree feels like having supper at a friend's house - assuming your friend is a gourmet chef with a passion for global cuisine. Cornish duck breast, sea bass and John Dory fillet for mains, chased down by homemade bread and vanilla crème brûlée.
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Hunky Dory
Local seafood takes top billing at this laid-back restaurant, split over two floors of a listed building near the old Customs House. The menu is bang up-to-date, blending European and Asian flavours with top-notch Cornish produce, and the setting is nicely minimal, mixing Mediterranean tones with pale wood and rough whitewashed walls.
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Gylly Beach Café
The decked patio over Gyllyngvase is the main draw at this lively beach restaurant. It covers all bases: fry-ups and pancakes for brekkie, platters of antipasti for lunch, quality steak, seafood and pasta after dark. It's open late for drinks, too, but gets very busy.
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Bistro de la Mer
An old fave with Falmouth foodies, this snug little bistro brings a soupçon of Gallic flair to Arwenack St. The tables are packed in tight and you'll be elbow-to-elbow with your neighbours, but the menu's authentically French and makes good use of fresh Cornish fish and seafood.
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Renaissance Café
Light streams in through floor-to-ceiling windows at this contemporary café, hidden away in the Wharfside Shopping Centre overlooking Mount's Bay. Club sandwiches, ciabattas and salads feature, with more-substantial mains by night and late-night music at weekends.
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Archie Brown's
A cosier wholefood caff you couldn't hope to find. Archie Brown's has been serving Penzance's earth-mothers and artsy crowd for years and shows no signs of flagging, with stocked-up counters full of crispy salads, veggie quiches and carrot cake.
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Three Mackerel
Not exactly handy for town, but a fine choice for beachside dining if you're down Swanpool way. Sophisticated Med-style dishes and barbecue-grilled tapas are served on the beach-view sundeck in summer, or in the sparkly dining room on inclement days.
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Harris' Restaurant
Penzance's original fine-dining restaurant is still going strong after 30-odd years. Times have moved on but the menu at Harris' is still mostly classic French, serving up local game and fish dishes in the scarlet-tinted. napkin-laced dining room.
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Boathouse
Groovy gastropub with a ship's galley feel, and a deck overlooking the river to Flushing.
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Bar Coco's
Bringing a little piece of southern Spain to Chapel St, this popular tapas bar is as good for a morning latte as for a late-night cerveza, and is usually crammed with paid-up members of Penzance's arty crowd.
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Harbour Lights
Sometimes you can't do better than a good old-fashioned fish supper, and this place does the best cod 'n' chips in town (sustainably sourced, of course). There's even a nice little dining room overlooking the quay.
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Blue Snappa
Expect fusion food and a lively, buzzy atmosphere at this surfy bar-brasserie, where you can tuck into a gourmet burger or Thai stir-fry or just sink a few cold brews.
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Stein's Fish & Chips
It had to happen – the Stein empire is spreading. Offering the same menu as his Padstow original (top-quality battered fish fried in beef dripping, or fish grilled in sunflower oil, both accompanied with hand-cut chips), Stein's Falmouth fish-and-chip shop has the addition of a snazzy oyster bar on the top floor. Pricey, mind.
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Oliver's
There's nothing remotely fancy about the decor at this new French-style bistro – it's plain pine meets plain white walls – but here simplicity is definitely a virtue. The food is classic, unfussy and impeccably presented, with the emphasis placed on essential flavours rather than cheffy flourishes. It's particularly strong on seafood.
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Lizard Pasty Shop
Looking for Cornwall's best pasties? Head for Ann Muller's shop, attached to her house near Lizard Point. The recipes are 100% authentic and the ingredients are 100% Cornish – little wonder Rick Stein's given them his seal of approval.
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Kota
Not what you'd expect to find in the rural Lizard: an adventurous fusion restaurant run by a chef with Malay, Maori and Chinese roots. Hunkering under the hefty beams of an old mill on Porthleven's harbour, Jude Kereama's restaurant serves some of Cornwall's most exotic flavours, with Szechuan, Thai and Malaysian spices all finding their way into the mix. There's a two-course menu on offer for £14 from 5.30pm to 7pm. Well worth the trip.
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Indaba on the Beach
The former Three Mackerel has recently been snapped up by the folk behind Indaba Fish in Truro. It offers the same upmarket seafood menu from mussels to full-blown lobster platters, with the added benefit of a top-drawer position on the rocks above Swanpool.
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Honey Pot
Another wonderfully friendly Penzance cafe, opposite the Acorn Arts Centre. It's a popular spot for afternoon tea and cake, but also turns out tempting fare such as jacket potatoes and homemade homity pies. Naturally, nearly everything's made on site and locally sourced, and the big glass windows keep it sunny and light-filled.
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Halzephron Inn
Hugger-mugger inn balanced on the cliffs above Gunwalloe. Forget fancy furnishings and designer food – this is a proper old Cornish local, full of old-time charm, with proper ales, filling food and a homely atmosphere.
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Cove
It's a trek down to Maen- porth, but you'll be more than happy you made the effort. This gorgeous and much garlanded modern fine diner has earned a big reputation thanks to the creative talents of head man Arty Williams, who imparts his own individual spin on contemporary Brit cuisine. The pièce de la resistance is the glorious beach-view deck: reserve well ahead.
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Chapel Street Brasserie
Formerly Bar Coco's, this well-groomed Gallic bistro makes the perfect place for a hearty plate of French food, from steaming bowls of mussels to rich cassoulet. The 2-course prix fixe menu is super value at £12.50, and it's served at lunch and supper.
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Bakehouse
This funky double-floored diner is tucked down an alley just down the street from the Chapel Street Brasserie. Seafood-lovers and veggies are both catered for, but it's the carnivores who do best: copious steak choices are partnered with your choice of sauce or spicy rub.
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