Best Street Food Venues in Kent 2021
Where to go for the best street food in Kent this summer
City Feast, Canterbury
Street food is back and with the warmer weather expected to show its face at some point soon, some of our favourite spots are returning and alongside them, some big events to see us through the summer in deliciously, fusion-filled fashion.
So for no-fuss food lovers, who prefer the no frills, yet flavour-filled cuisine of some of the county’s top producers and chefs, here’s a few to check out.
CITY FEAST, CANTERBURY
City Feast (@Cityfeast) returns this weekend to celebrate its first birthday!
This year they’ve got two sites in the centre of Canterbury - the original home of Guildhall Street and the fantastic riverside site at The Marlowe Theatre.
The Marlowe Theatre [RIVERSIDE]
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm
Trading This Week: Little Bears Kitchen, Doaws Thai Kitchen, Syriano Afendi, No 2 Meat and City Feast Bar
Guildhall Street
Friday 12pm-8pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm
Trading this week: Just Wing It, Hide and Greek, Cholula Burrito, Churros Frescos, Hinode, FilliGrillz, Saffa Brus, Phat Patty, The Curious Brewing Defender and City Feast Mini Bar.
To celebrate they're running a competition giving away a £50 bar tab and dinner for four. (And doing Guildhall Street again as well as The Marlowe theatre!)
WIN DINNER & DRINKS COMPETITION
To celebrate being officially one year old this weekend, City Feast is giving away a £50 bar tab and dinner for four this weekend at City Feast!
To enter the competition please click this link: http://mgl.io/6aNE7
DREAMLAND SUMMER SOCIAL, MARGATE
Announced just last week, the Margate theme park is teaming up with foodie experts Street Food Warehouse (@streetfoodwarehouse) for the Dreamland Summer Social (@dreamlandsummersocial).
Bringing the ultimate open-air pub experience to the iconic site, the socials - launching on May 27 and due to run all summer - will offer street food, pumping music from live DJs and a variety of sports coverage on the large screen, including every one of England’s Euro games.
Food is being served up by Street Food Warehouse, with the team making it their mission to deliver an unforgettable experience with a mouth-watering selection including pizzas, burgers with a twist, vegan choices and, of course, fish and chips.
To book your table visit: www.dreamlandsummersocial.co.uk
THE HARBOUR ARM, FOLKESTONE
The Bao Baron - Now Found in The Goods Yard on Folkestone Harbour Arm
The Harbour Arm (@FolkestoneHarbourArm) has undergone quite the transformation over the years to become one of the county’s most loved hotspots of the street food army.
There’s the Big Greek Bus (@thebiggreekbus), with everything from gyros to meze platters, to Baba Ji with its Indian-style street food, while the renowned Docker Bakery (@dockerbakery) continues to rise to the occasion with bready brilliance.
That Burger (@thatburgerkent) offering up some of the best burgers this side of the Atlantic to Sole Kitchen (@_solekitchen) with its impeccably British seaside favourites mixed with international flavours can also be found.
Harbour Coffee Co. (@Harbourcoffeeco) has got your cuppa sorted or head to the Lighthouse Champagne Bar for something a little extra special.
Tucked snugly away in the old waiting room, is the Harbour Arm’s versatile bar, the aptly named Waiting Room (@waitingroomfolkestone). Neither cafe nor pub, it is a space where performance, music or quite frankly anything could happen.
But out on the front you can go and see Laura from @wildboxevents, one of the newest traders, to learn more about the incredible cocktail experience she's bringing to the Arm.
At Dr Legumes (@drlegumes) you’ve got plant-based food based on a health conscious and sustainable approach to eating, while every pizza-lover’s dream Dinos (@dinosfolkestone) brings you perfected Neopolitan and New York style bases with both classic and innovative toppings - pistachio pesto and mortadella anyone?
And don’t forget, one of our favourites from last year, @thebaobaron who now has a permanent home in the @goodsyardfstone.
And vegan ice-cream lovers will melt at the sight of the Hungry Hippy (@thehungryhippyfoodco) ice cream menu.
We could go on and on, so why not check out https://folkestoneharbourarm.co.uk/ for the whole shebang.
RAMSGATE PROMENADE MARKET
The old Belgium Bar, then Green Tara, has been transformed into the Ramsgate Promenade Market (@RamsgatePromenadeMarket) by Andy Barrett, the man behind Margate’s Old Kent Market.
Vendors include The Dog House (@TheDogHouseandGrill) serving up craft hot dogs and burgers, and Food on Focus (@foodonfocusuk) offering European influenced cuisine.
It’s still early days and eventually the aim is to have 16 different producers, with juice bars, coffee roastery, vegan cuisine, smoked meats and much more.
OLD KENT MARKET, MARGATE
The unmistakable Old Kent Market (@oldkentmarketreal) is packed full of treasures to eat and drink. The Greek Kitchen (@thegreekkitchenmargate) offers banging chicken, beef or veg pittas with moussaka, yemista and all the dips, while the Mamma Mia Pizzeria (@mammamiapizzeriamargate) dishes up the three ps of authentic Italian - pizza, puccia and pasta.
Master Foody Moody (@foodymoodys) offers plant based, clean, green, living foods and is now getting ready to open its quench bar for the summer. And for all your burrito needs there’s Burrito Box (@TheBurritoBoxMargate) serving up fresh Mexican street food.
There’s Bagel Mama (@bagelmamas1) offering mouthwatering bagels. Think of your favourite filling, it’s likely they’ve got it.
Then there’s Gina’s Old Kent Bakery (@ginasoldkentbakerymargate_1) which will have your senses going crazy as soon as you enter the market.
Need we say more, get yourself down there.
COACHWORKS, ASHFORD
Coachworks in Ashford (@coachworks_ash) offers up a quality street food scene, with Ashford’s finest range of suppliers alongside a creative co-working office space and live event venue.
Located by the Ashford International station at Dover Place, those with a penchant for poppin’ nosh and ambrosial drinks can fill their swill with BBQed meats by the pound and kicking sides at Street Kings Smoke Shack (@streetkingssmokeshack).
There’s authentic Italian street food from Il Pakkero (@il_pakkero_ashford), so look out for the Arrosticini lamb skewers - traditional cuisine from Abruzzo - as well as their tasty woodfired pizzas. And for those with a sweet tooth, their pistachio and vegan tiramisù, Sicilian cannoli or pizza with Nutella will be right up your street.
Then there’s California Cravings (@CaliforniaCravingsUK) specialising in California style Mexican food, from pork carnitas tacos to black bean and avocado burritos.
If you’re gasping, Faversham brewers Boutilliers (@boutiliiersbrew) have set up a bottle shop, while Faversham Coffee Co. deal out the hot stuff (@coffeeshed18).
CENTRAL MARKET, TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Central Market (@centralmarketUK) will open its doors again next Monday - finally - after previously being unable to open due to Covid.
A pergola covered courtyard, which is stunning at night, is surrounded by a gaggle of gourmet street scoff outlets.
Frankie & Fries (@frankieandfries), which is currently running a takeaway and delivery service, bangs out roti flatbread rolls crammed with chicken tikka or paneer and sweet and sour sauce paired with fries loaded with keema peas or chicken bhuna and other treats.
Greek Street Food (@stakssouvlakibar) gives hungry foodies a taste of real Souvlaki street food and for ethical chocolate look no further than Goupie (@goupiegroupies), who have brought a bit of Willy Wonka fun from their Goudhurst chocolate factory to the market.
For the full list of vendors - including new additions - follow @centralmarketuk
THE SUN DECK, MARGATE
If there’s a more picturesque street food hub in Kent, we are yet to find it.
The Sun Deck (@thesundeckmargate) on Margate beach offers great views, great drinks, great music and, of course, great street scoff.
And this year, the popular beachside spot has been playing host to the Sundeck Supper series, a unique experience dreamed up by self-confessed fire starter Julian Brown (@julianbrownevents) in which everything is cooked on live fire in front of customers.
It involves five chefs, five courses and, of course, some fire, all overlooking the main sands.
Also down by the Sun Deck is Canterbury’s Pork & Co (@porkandco) with its baps at the ready while the Po’ Boy (@poboycreole) Creole Fish Hut offers the likes of samurai prawns in panko breadcrumbs with Japanese slaw and srirancha mayo, as well as a great section of tofu-based masterpieces.
And for caffeine heads, Garage Roasted Coffee (@Garageroasted) brings its commodities to the Margate masses.
Finally, the Bus Cafe (@thebuscafe) has got the breakfast and brunch street food scene on toast… literally and figuratively… as they won Best Breakfast in the UK in 2019.
MACKNADE FOOD VILLAGE, FAVERSHAM
Street food junkies can get their teeth into cuisine from some of Kent’s most vibrant, independent traders, who are showcasing traditional dishes and modern fusion delights at Macknade’s Food Village.
Taco Bill (@tacobillstreetfood) offer a delicious selection of Mexican street food with burritos and, you guessed it, tacos.
Silver Birch Fine Foods (@silverbirchfinefoods) is ready to stimulate the senses with their fusion menu taking inspiration from Jamaican and Japanese influences.
For more information visit www.macknade.com or follow @macknade on social media.