The Waterside at Chainbridge

You're sat at a table where water laps practically at the restaurant's edges—The Waterside isn't messing about with its name. Down at Chainbridge on The Carrs, this place has snagged one of Whitby's best positions, the kind of spot locals used to keep quiet about. The setting does half the work for you: river views that shift with the light, stone walls that suggest genuine heritage rather than Instagram aesthetic. What matters more is what arrives on your plate. This is the sort of restaurant that understands Whitby's relationship with fish and doesn't treat it as a novelty.