The Times newspaper has chosen its 19 best places to eat beside the sea – with the top five all in Cornwall. “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 nightsADVERTISEMENTOpen daily, covecafehayle.comSimon Stallard’s beach barbecues are worth the wait2. 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.

Source: The Times May 24, 2025 10:51 UTC