Cafés

“Breakfast is everything,” and at Alde Café, it truly is. Serving the best local Suffolk breakfasts made with ingredients from within 25 miles, it’s a spot for family, friends, or solo diners — simple, delicious, and proudly British.

Welcome to the Thai Street Café Aldeburgh. We prepare and serve fresh, authentic Thai dishes to eat in or takeaway. You can either reserve a table or order a takeaway online, and you are welcome to call us for special events. We look forward to cooking for you soon!

Our welcoming team serves freshly baked sourdough, pastries, savouries, sweet treats, and Allpress coffee to eat in or take away. We’re dog and family friendly, with a special Mini Magpies menu designed just for your little bakers!

The Meare Shop & Tearoom, beside Thorpeness Meare, serves tea, coffee, cakes, pasties, toasties, and ice cream, including vegan and gluten-free options. Enjoy waffles, milkshakes, and gifts with seating inside and outside by the water’s edge.

The Old Generator Station in Aldeburgh is a renovated community hub featuring a public bar, café, big screen, hall, meeting room, snooker mezzanine, and changing facilities—offering a versatile space for events, socialising, and local activities.

Aldeburgh Munchies offers freshly prepared meals, handmade cakes, and daily café takeaway options with a strong focus on local produce, sustainability, and community. Established in 2002, they provide delivery or click-and-collect via app, in a fun, eco-conscious environment.

Harris & James is a family-run business based in Suffolk, specialising in artisan bean-to-bar chocolate, bakery products, gelato and coffee.

A small bistro on Aldeburgh’s High Street, serving brunch, afternoon tea, and supper. Known for its luxury hot chocolate and freshly baked cakes, it offers a relaxed setting with indoor and outdoor seating.

Smoking fresh fish and shellfish directly on Aldeburgh beach, open 364 days a year. Ready-to-eat hot smoked and cold smoked (to cook) fishes, plus homemade tarts and patés. Proud suppliers to local pubs, hotels, restaurants as well as direct to the general public.