“Discovering a lovely beach café presents a very middle-class dilemma. “On the other, once you’ve found a good beach hut — great views, local catch, reasonable prices, crowd-free, right on the water — you want to keep it hush-hush. Don’t miss Cooper’s beach wine-tasting sessions and steak nightsOpen daily, covecafehayle.comSimon Stallard’s beach barbecues are worth the wait2. Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick Beach, CornwallHidden Hut (Image: Howard W/Tripadvisor) Once upon a time, the chef Simon Stallard’s small beach shack was a little gem that only insiders visited. Porthminster Beach Café, St Ives, CornwallPorthminster Beach Cafe, St Ives is at number 4 You can’t go to St Ives and not visit this café that has even received approval from Michelin.