West Greek Porthmeor

Walk down to Porthmeor and you'll find West Greek doing what feels increasingly rare: Greek food that actually tastes like Greece, without the tourist tat. You're sat right on the beach, watching surfers paddle out whilst you tuck into grilled fish and proper mezze that doesn't insult your intelligence. It's the kind of place where locals keep coming back because the staff know what they're doing, the ingredients taste like they've actually travelled from somewhere warm, and you're not paying London prices for the privilege. The setting alone — that stretch of sand, the light hitting the water — makes it feel like you've properly escaped the main drag.