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Eating
Falmouth has some fine restaurants and cafes, plus a couple of artisan bakeries:
Stone's
(
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(
www.bakertom.co.uk
;
10b Church St)
, are both along the main street.
FISH & CHIPS
£
Harbour Lights
(
www.harbourlights.co.uk
;
Arwenack St; fish & chips £6-8)
Falmouth's classic chippie, serving the usual
crispy cod and chips alongside special daily catches. Check the blackboard on the counter
to see what's left - lemon sole and pollock often feature.
Provedore
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CAFE
£
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( 01326-314888;
www.provedore.co.uk
; 43 Trelawney Rd; cafe 8.30am-3.30pm Tue-Fri, 8.30am-12.45pm Sat;
tapas bar 6.30-10pm Thu-Sat)
Uphill from town, there's a dash of Riviera chic around this tapas
bar. Students and arty types pack in for deli sandwiches and the inhouse espresso blend, as
well as tapas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The Wheelhouse
( 01326-318050; Upton Slip; mains £8-15; 7-10pm Wed-Sat)
Hidden down a narrow slip just off
Arwenack St, this rough-and-ready seafood bar is another of Falmouth's hot-ticket tables.
Owners Tina and Matt keep the menu deliberately simple according to the day's catch:
crab, lobster and mussels are chalked on the board, served with skinny chips and
homemade mayonnaise. Nautical knick-knacks, old crockery and reclaimed furniture
complete the fisherman's shack vibe. Bookings essential.
SEAFOOD
££
Oliver's
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FRENCH
££
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( 01326-218138;
www.oliversfalmouth.com
; 33 High St; mains £12.95-19.95; lunch noon-2pm, dinner 7-9pm
Tue-Sun)
This one-room bistro is fast becoming Falmouth's most sought-after address. The
decor is bare-bones (plain white walls, plain pine tables) and the tables are sardine-can
tight, but the diners don't seem to mind: they pack in for chef Ken Symons' Gallic-influ-
