Margate Beach Club

You walk into Albert Terrace and suddenly you're not in Margate proper anymore—you're in something altogether airier. Margate Beach Club sits right where the town meets the water, and they've done what so many places talk about but rarely achieve: made a bar that actually feels like it belongs to the sea rather than just looking at it. The crowd's mixed (locals, weekenders, people who've wandered up from the seafront), the drinks are taken seriously without being pretentious, and there's something genuinely unforced about the whole operation. On a clear day the light hits this place beautifully. On a grey one—which, let's be honest, is most days round here—it's got even more character.