The Captains Table

You're perched on The Wharf with the working harbour practically at your elbow—this is the real St Ives, not the postcard version. The Captains Table sits opposite the Sloop Inn, in that sweet spot where locals still outnumber the day-trippers, and you can watch the light change across the water while you eat. Expect the kind of seafood that tastes like it was landed this morning because, frankly, it probably was. It's the sort of place where the menu changes based on what's actually in the bay, not what a supplier's promised to deliver.