Food Trucks to Fine Dining

The seaside city of Worthing in West Sussex has at all times been place for fish and chips and a 99 ice cream, however in recent times its culinary scene has diversified. Worthing eating places now provide scrumptious vegan and gluten-free meals and you could find every thing from positive eating to meals vans.

We spent over a month discovering the most effective eating places in Worthing and right here we share our prime picks together with the most effective locations to eat with outside seating and sea views and the place to discover a price range meal. All have good vegetarian choices.

These are all inside simple strolling distance of Worthing Pier and plenty of are proper on the seafront, so you may mix a meal out with a stroll on the beautiful promenade.

At the top of the publish, our map will enable you observe down the most effective meals in Worthing.

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Our Top Picks for Eating Out in Worthing

• Special event: Pitch
• Sea view: Perch on the Pier, Bayside Social, Coast, Food Trucks
• Outdoor seating: Bayside Social, Coast, Level 1, Food Trucks
• Budget meal: Food Trucks, Level 1, Blue Ocean Fish & Chips
• Vegan meals: Yamu Yamu, Wine and Reason, Vegan Street Food Company, Pizzaface
• Sweet deal with: Boho Gelato, Baked
• Open on Monday nights: Bayside Social, Wine and Reason, Giuseppes

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Best Restaurants in Worthing

1) Pitch

Pitch is the most effective restaurant in Worthing for particular events with positive eating in a pleasant, unpretentious ambiance.

It’s the primary restaurant by 2018 MasterChef Champion Kenny Tutt, a significant participant in Worthing’s culinary renaissance. He opened the restaurant in his hometown and named it in honour of the market stall his household used to run and to pay homage to recent native produce.

The meals is a up to date combine of recent and basic British meals with a small, seasonal menu. There’s at all times a vegetarian choice for every course and vegans could be accommodated. It’s price beginning with a cocktail from the fascinating choice.

We started with Pitch’s well-known doughnuts, a savoury bite-sized deal with with whipped goats cheese and burnt honey, that labored surprisingly nicely.

Our starter sounded easy—roasted broccoli, lemon, hazelnut, truffle oil—however the satay-like sauce was completely scrumptious and a favorite all spherical.

Our chickpea fritter mains with roast carrots and mint chutney had been additionally flavourful and satisfying.

Pitch is likely one of the costlier meals on the town, nevertheless it’s nicely price it. If you’re on a price range, try the set lunch menu in the course of the week.

On Sundays, they dish up the most effective roast in Worthing and it’s extra inexpensive than a night meal too. We cherished our Vegetarian Wellington with completely crispy roast potatoes, puffy Yorkshire pudding and an array of veg.

Make positive you ebook a desk for Pitch upfront, particularly on weekends. You can select to take a seat upstairs or downstairs—we favored each however when you’ve got mobility points, select downstairs so that you don’t should sort out the spiral staircase.

Details: 16 Warwick Street. Open Tues-Sun lunch 12-2.30pm/ dinner 5.30-9pm. Closed Mondays. Bookings beneficial.

Website: Pitch

2) Bayside Social

In 2021 Kenny Tutt opened his second restaurant on Worthing seafront. Bayside Social is extra informal than Pitch however the meals is simply nearly as good and the view is beautiful.

It overlooks the seaside with loads of exterior seating and large home windows inside so you may benefit from the view even on the chilliest days.

The upmarket brunch is common, however we went for dinner once they serve small plates designed for sharing—they advocate two or three per particular person.

Surprisingly, our favorite dish was a easy aspect of roasted tenderstem broccoli in a tasty miso dressing. We additionally cherished the From the Garden board with baba ganoush, flatbread, and numerous grilled and marinated greens, in addition to the grilled Sussex halloumi.

The fish dishes went down nicely with our household too.

Bayside Social is open each day so it’s choice for lunch or dinner on Mondays and Tuesdays when many Worthing eating places are closed.

During the day you’ll additionally discover the Hatch takeaway subsequent door the place you may seize an ice cream or a easy meal to eat on the seaside.

Bayside Social has a primary spot on the Worthing promenade—see our information to the greatest issues to do in Worthing for actions within the space.

Details: 1 Beach Parade. Open Sun-Thurs 9am-10pm, Fri-Sat 9am-11pm.

Website: Bayside Social

3) Yamu Yamu

We cherished Yamu Yamu a lot that it’s one of many few eating places in Worthing that we returned to.

This small, informal eatery adorned with cherry blossoms serves Japanese-inspired road meals with loads of vegan choices. They even have craft beers and distinctive cocktails—the miso margarita was nice.

Everything we tried was scrumptious however our favorite dish was the crispy fried tofu bao bun. The mushroom gyoza, nasu dengaku (miso-glazed eggplant), and butternut katsu curry had been additionally tasty.

Yamu Yamu is common so it’s greatest to ebook or go early.

Details: 134 Montague St. Open Wed-Thurs 5.30-10pm, Fri-Sat lunch 12.30-4pm/ dinner 5.30-10pm. Closed Sunday to Tuesday. Booking is beneficial for evenings.

Website: Yamu Yamu

4) Worthing Seafront Food Trucks

On a sunny weekend, my favorite place for lunch in Worthing is the assorted meals vans on the promenade west of the pier. In truth, it made my checklist of the greatest Worthing actions.

The meals is fast and fairly priced, and the situation is ideal proper subsequent to the seaside. Most vans have just a few tables or you may eat on the seaside.

Here are the meals vans we tried:

• Taco Look at Me Now – My favorite. The vegan spicy jackfruit tacos are scrumptious, filled with slaw, pico de gallo, and pickled onions with a crunchy addition of deep-fried leeks.
• Potato Box – Choose from jacket potatoes, loaded fries, and potato wedges. We had the superbly crispy fries topped with Turkish-style salad and garlic sauce with added jalapeños. Yum! Other toppings embody vegan chilli, vegan cheese, and classics like baked beans.
• The Mac Shack – Quite a lot of comforting mac and cheeses with just a few vegetarian choices (no vegan decisions). The cheese and onion was topped with crispy onions and their cheese biscuit topping added much more crunch.
• Worthing Gin Genie – Yes, the vans serve alcohol too. A number of do wine and cocktails, or head right here to attempt native gin. The raspberry flavour is greatest.

If you want seafood you may additionally need to try Crab Shack, which has a well-liked restaurant on Worthing seafront with outside seating and a close-by stand on the promenade.

Most meals vans are solely open on the weekends and have variable hours. It’s greatest to verify their social media pages for the most recent opening instances. Weekend lunch is the most effective time to seek out probably the most locations open.

5) Perch on the Pier

New in 2022, Perch on the Pier has the most effective location in Worthing—within the Southern Pavilion on the very finish of the pier.

It’s a beautiful house with excessive ceilings, big home windows, and sea views on three sides.

Window seats are allotted on a primary come first served foundation—we managed to get one downstairs and the view was beautiful. It was fairly noisy, although, so attempt to get one of many window seats upstairs the place it’s quieter and the views are much more expansive.

The menu is pretty small however there’s mixture of consolation meals (burgers, fish and chips) and more healthy choices.

I cherished the select your personal journey protein plate—I went with candy potato falafel, poke (avocado, edamame, quinoa, pickled onions and numerous uncooked veg), and sriracha mayo, which was scrumptious and superbly introduced.

Perch is the most popular new restaurant in Worthing so reserving upfront is crucial. If you may’t reserve a desk, attempt your luck with the outside seating or couches within the upstairs bar. These are walk-in solely and are the proper spot for a drink with a view.

Details: Marine Parade. Open each day 9am-9pm, reserving beneficial.

Website: Perch on the Pier

6) Crudo

Another new restaurant in Worthing, Crudo serves wonderful Mexican road meals. It has a handy seafront location, however the one outside seating is out the again and not using a view.

There are good vegan decisions and the fried plantain taco is the most effective taco I’ve had in a very long time. It was the proper steadiness of flavours with candy plantains and pineapple salsa, earthy beans, creamy avocado, and spicy jalapeños.

Simon was simply as completely happy together with his smokey jackfruit burrito and we loved the number of salsa with chips. The cocktails are implausible too and Crudo has a buzzy ambiance within the evenings.

This is one other spot you’ll have to ebook, though it’s simpler to get in for lunch than dinner.

Another Mexican restaurant in Worthing that we actually needed to attempt is Salsa Viva Cantina—our pal says the meals is even higher than Crudo. As it’s small and solely open for dinner Thursdays to Saturdays, you’ll have to ebook no less than two weeks upfront to get in and we sadly missed out.

Details: 29 Marine Parade. Open Wed 5-11pm, Thurs-Sat 12pm-Midnight, Sun 12-5pm. Closed Monday to Tuesday. Booking beneficial.

Website: Crudo

7) Wine and Reason

The greatest vegetarian restaurant in Worthing is Wine and Reason, a trendy wine and tapas bar with an all-veggie, largely vegan menu.

It’s situated near the seafront and pier with outside seating.

They have two menus. The important menu is all vegan consolation meals like plant-based burgers, wraps, and nachos. These can be found for takeaway too if you wish to eat on the seaside.

We targeted on the internationally-inspired tapas menu as an alternative—4 vegan tapas with a aspect of fries between two was a lot.

Our favorite dish was the courgette and coconut arancini in a spicy Thai pink curry sauce—fusion delicacies at its greatest. We additionally cherished the Imam aubergine with quinoa (so flavourful) and the cauliflower pakora.

There’s tons extra we’d like to attempt so that is positively a restaurant to return to.

As promised by the title, additionally they have a big menu of wines by the glass—Simon cherished his Miss Molly chardonnay.

Wine and Reason has restricted indoor seating so be sure to ebook for Friday and Saturday evenings once they have two sittings at 6 and 8pm.

Details: 14 Montague Place. Open Mon 12-10pm, Wed-Thurs 12-10pm, Fri-Sat 12-Late, Sun 12-5pm. Closed Tuesdays. Booking beneficial for Fri-Sat.

Website: Wine and Reason

8) Coast Cafe

Coast has among the best eating places with outside seating in Worthing. The location is ideal proper subsequent to the seaside and it’s near the seaside volleyball courts, East Beach Studios for buying, and K66 for paddleboard rent.

This informal cafe is open for breakfast and lunch each day and has vegan choices. I favored the Buddha Bowl and Simon loved his halloumi bap.

We didn’t discover the meals fairly nearly as good because the others above, however with this setting, it’s among the best locations to eat in Worthing on a sunny day.

Details: Beach Parade. Open Mon-Sun 9am-5pm, Fri-Sat 7am-1am.

Website: Coast Cafe

9) Level 1

Level 1 is a implausible addition to the Worthing meals scene—an out of doors meals courtroom with sea views.

There are 5 food and drinks stalls to select from so it’s best when you’ve got a bunch with completely different tastes. As nicely as a bar, meals choices are pizza from Pizzaface, BBQ from Wood X Coal, fish and chips from Golden Barracuda, and fried egg sandwiches (daytime solely) from Fika.

You order from an app (scan the QR code at your desk) and the meals is dropped at you so that you don’t even should queue.

We discovered veggie choices just a little restricted, however Golden Barracuda does provide vegan fish constructed from battered banana blossom, which is fairly tasty.

Simon had his as a basic fish and chips (though the thin fries weren’t very conventional), whereas I most popular the banana blossom flatbread the place the freshness of the tomato salsa and smoked aubergine puree balanced out the deep-fried blossoms.

Details: Marine Parade. Open Wed-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-7pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Walk-ins solely. Stalls could have completely different hours.

Website: Level 1

10) Chipwick

You can discover a few of the greatest fish and chips in Worthing at award-winning Chipwick.

You can dine in or get takeaway from their restaurant only one block again from the seafront.

As nicely as all of the basic fish choices, vegetarians can select from battered or grilled halloumi and veggie burger. We visited with household and everybody loved their meal.

Details: 94 Brighton Rd. Open Tues-Fri lunch 12-3pm/ dinner 5-9pm, Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm. Closed Mondays.

Website: Chipwick

11) Blue Ocean Fish & Chips

This informal takeaway close to the pier grew to become our favorite for selecting up a bag of chips to eat on the seaside.

It’s a basic chip store and best in case you are searching for an affordable place to eat in Worthing.

Details: 3 South St. Open Tues-Thurs 11am-8.30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-8.30pm. Closed Mondays.

Website: Blue Ocean Fish & Chips

12) Pizzaface

On our hunt to seek out the most effective pizza in Worthing, Pizzaface got here out prime.

You can eat of their restaurant on Montague Street or stall at Level 1 or order supply.

They have an intensive vegan menu (with choices like vegan chorizo and herby sausage) and loads of artistic toppings for all tastes.

Their restaurant additionally serves scrumptious Boho Gelato (see under).

We additionally tried the pizza at Fiordilatte, which has an incredible location on pedestrianised Warwick Street, however we didn’t prefer it as a lot. They can do vegan and gluten-free pizzas.

Details: 138 Montague Street. Open Sun-Thurs 4-10pm, Fri-Sat 12-10pm.

Website: Pizzaface

13) Vegan Street Food Company

Vegan Street Food Company is likely one of the greatest vegan eating places in Worthing. It’s a small takeaway with an all plant-based, gluten-free, and nut-free menu.

Grab a wrap or salad from the fridge, select one among their vegan desserts, or order from the new meals menu of burgers, subs, and rice pots.

This is a implausible choice for vegans, however we didn’t discover the meals as flavourful as the opposite Worthing eating places we tried. My favorite dish was the soiled fries topped with vegan cheese, guacamole, salsa and jalapeños.

Details: 2 Field Row. Open Sun-Thurs 9am-3pm, Fri-Sat 9am-8pm.

Website: Vegan Street Food Company

14) Giuseppes

Giuseppes is likely one of the hottest Italian eating places in Worthing.

The meals is southern Italian and we loved our aubergine parmigiana, gnocchi Sorrentina, and pea risotto. The Aperol Spritz was additionally the most effective I’ve had exterior Italy (they’re usually too weak within the UK).

Giuseppes is a strong alternative, and it’s simpler to get in when different eating places are booked up, however we didn’t discover it as thrilling as a few of the different locations to eat in Worthing.

Details: 8 Warwick Lane. Open Mon-Thurs 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 12-10.30pm, Sun 12-9pm.

Website: Giuseppes

15) Baked

I have to give an honourable point out to Baked. Although it’s a cake store relatively than a restaurant, it’s our favorite place for a candy deal with on the town.

They have an enormous number of brownies and blondies together with 5 or 6 vegan flavours that are simply nearly as good because the non-vegan ones. All are completely wealthy and gooey.

Even higher, they’re a social enterprise supporting younger folks with employment, expertise, and coaching.

Baked is just a little farther from the pier, nevertheless it’s solely a 10-minute stroll and nicely well worth the effort. They additionally ship their brownies throughout the UK.

Details: 31 Rowlands Road. Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-3pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Website: Baked

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Best Ice Cream in Worthing

You can’t go to the seaside with out having an ice cream. Here are our favourites:

• Boho Gelato – Located inside Pizzaface, this gelato is unbelievable. They have a altering menu of artistic flavours with vegan choices. The strawberry white chocolate and bitter cherry had been wonderful.
• G-Lite – Another nice choice for gelato. They have all of the basic Italian flavours and also you mix them—pistachio and chocolate is the last word combo for me.
• Molloys – If you’re on the seafront and desire a conventional Mr Whippy with 99 flake, that is our prime decide. It’s price paying further for a waffle cone. The stall in the midst of the pier can be good and is the most affordable choice.
• Hatch – Bayside Social’s takeaway counter is the place to go for a decadent tender serve ice cream with toppings impressed by British desserts. I had Death by Chocolate which comes with chocolate sauce, brownie bits, chocolate chips, and flake. Yum!

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Map of Worthing Restaurants

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Summary

Worthing is a implausible vacation spot for meals. I hope we’ve given you some concepts on the place to eat, tell us if we’ve missed any of your favourites!

See our information to the greatest issues to do in Worthing West Sussex for a lot of extra ideas.

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