Porthminster Beach Café
A Michelin Guide seafood restaurant in a 1930s beach hut, overlooking Porthminster Beach and the bay.
A 1930s beach hut on Porthminster Beach that has been operating for more than thirty years. It is listed in the Michelin Guide and was named to OpenTable's Top 100 UK restaurants in 2025. The menu focuses on day-boat catches from St Ives Bay, Newlyn and other nearby harbours, blending Asian and Mediterranean flavours, with herbs and vegetables from its own coastal kitchen garden. Signature dishes include Cornish monkfish curry, Indonesian fish curry and crispy fried squid. It is the most formal beach restaurant in St Ives. Book ahead for summer dinners, as no-shows are charged £15 per person. It is about a 5-minute walk along the seafront from St Ives railway station.
Opening hours
Daily lunch and dinner; winter hours vary, check the website
Nearby sights
- Porthminster Beach
- St Ia's Church
- St Ives Harbour & Smeaton's Pier
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Tate St Ives
- The Island & St Nicholas Chapel
- Porthmeor Beach
- Carbis Bay