Food & Drink

Discover places to eat in Folkestone; many of which feature on the Lonely Planet’s list of best places to eat along the Kent Coast. From the plant-based culinary journeys of Dr Legumes, high-end dining in town to street food delights on the Harbour Arm. Our destination restaurants include The Folkestone Wine Company, highly rated by Grace Dent from The Guardian and food critic BittenWritten. We have creative brewers with Brewing Brothers, and somewhere that’s always open with Sailbox. There’s fresh seafood from Chummys to eat overlooking the sea. Ben and Lucy Cuthbert run The Pullman, Lubens, Market Square, The Harbour Inn and London & Paris. Come in and try one!

Folkestone is a visionary place, where the originators of the Vegan movement in the 1950s and 60s have worked creating plant-based milks and chocolate at Plamil.

There’s Spanish tapas on offer with El Cortador and Folkestone’s food scene is developing with pop-up opportunities to develop ideas, and support for local independent businesses. There are fantastic drinking opportunities too with Folklore, The Potting Shed and great pubs too. Find out where to eat in the best restaurants, bars and cafés in Folkestone.

Sailbox – A Royal Appointment with Avocados

It’s Your Lucky Day! – Lucky Chip

The Folkestone Distillery – Buoyed Up On Gin

Mugs – Tram Road’s new coffee baby

Mocka Bistro – Leave Room For Dessert

Gaia Studio – At Home at Folkestone Harbour

Floc to The Goods Yard for Whisper Beer

Queso Hombre – The Man With The Cheese

Sooshi Sushi rolling into Folkestone Harbour

Bitten Written’s Fantasy Food Tour of Folkestone

Baoboba – Bao and Boba Tea On Folkestone Harbour

Minutas Street Food – Argentine Food at the Harbour

Little Rock – Fresh Fish Right By The Sea

The Lighthouse Tasting Rooms on the Harbour Arm

Pork & Co – Form An Orderly Queue

A Little R+R – Refuel and Refresh in Folkestone Harbour

Marleys – Most Importantly is Mark and Charly

Shesells Seashells – Fine Dining On The Harbour Arm

Barney And The Pizza – The Goods Yard

A Magical Place – Lighthouse Champagne Bar

Sole Kitchen, Harbour Coffee, Sailbox and The Fish Shack

Brewing Brothers – Experience The Energy of Ned and Charlie

Green and Pleasant Land – Pleasant Land Distillery

Cabrón

A Pub with Something Special – The Radnor Arms

Tales of the Origins of a Seaside Restaurant – Rocksalt

The Pilot Beach Bar – The World’s Best Beer Garden

The Best Vegan Feasts in Folkestone

Marcin Szelag – Executive Chef at the Rocksalt Group

Bloc – Artisan Cheese Served on a Platter

Space Bar and Kitchen – Plus Gallery and Place to Stay

Your Destination – The Folkestone Wine Company

Just ‘Popping’ Into The Shed – The Potting Shed

Plamil – Pioneer In Vegan Foods

The Beer Shop – Drink In or Take Away

Folkestone Trawlers – Fresh Fish Every Day

Cocomee – Authentic Pan-Asian Cuisine

It Is Folklore – Café and Cocktails

Bay Tree Bar And Grill – Dine Out With Friends

An Inspirational Plant-Based Cooking Lesson with Dr Legumes

Chummys – For Jellied Eels and Dressed Crab

Burrito Buoy – Fresh, Full, Fantastic Food

Djangos – For Breakfast, Lunch, Tea and Supper!

A Power House of Cake – The Cake Junction

Award Winning Sparkling Wines – Terlingham Vineyard

Courting El Cortador – Authentic Spanish Tapas

Gourmet Kitchen – All-Day Dining In Folkestone

A Marriage Made In Heaven-ly Food Venues – Lucy and Ben Cuthbert

Let’s Amore – Sicilian Café and Aperitivo Bar

Delicious – Docker Bakehouse and Brewery

Hulas – Eat, Drink and Play at Beachside

Barbacoa – Mexican at The Goods Yard