Cornwall · Food & Drink
Where to eat in Cornwall.
From Rick Stein's Padstow empire to hidden cove pop-ups — the restaurants, pubs and cafes that make Cornwall one of Britain's best food destinations.
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Eight ways to eat and drink in Cornwall — the pasty, the seafood, the cream tea, and the things you didn't know you came for.
- 01 The Cornish pasty The one food everyone takes home. Find the right bakery and it justifies the queue.
- 02 Seafood in Padstow and beyond Stein, Outlaw, and the harbourside places that earn the prices.
- 03 Farm shops and delis Trevaskis, Lobbs, Padstow Farm Shop — where the locals actually buy food.
- 04 Gastropubs The Gurnard's Head, the Old Coastguard, and the pubs doing it properly.
- 05 Cream teas Jam first or cream first. The only argument that matters in Cornwall.
- 06 Cornish cider and beer Rattler, Healey's, Skinner's — the drinks that taste better here.
- 07 Fish and chips by the harbour Eat from the paper, on a harbour wall, before the seagulls get it.
- 08 Ice cream Roskilly's, Callestick, Moomaid — Cornish dairy is the unfair advantage.