Quayside Kitchen

Quayside Kitchen is a friendly contemporary café on Strand Quay in the centre of Rye, serving coffee, lunch and cream teas.

Dogs are welcome inside, making it a useful stop when you're exploring the town with your four-footer and nobody fancies being left outside in the rain. The café sits right on the quayside, so you can settle in with a flat white and a scone while your dog claims a spot under the table. It's open daily from 9am to 5pm and the casual atmosphere suits muddy paws and tangled leads just as well as it does tourists and locals.

Whether you're fuelling up before a wander along the quay or thawing out after a blustery circuit of the cobbles, Quayside Kitchen offers the sort of low-key, dog-inclusive welcome that makes town visits feel less like an obstacle course.