Come to family-run Urchin for its fine wine, stay for its monthly-rotating art gallery, deli and bijou kitchen serving local produce such as Moons Green Charcuterie and cheese from nearby Canterbury. You’ll enjoy organic, unfiltered bottles sourced from around the world as well as small-batch plonk from UK vineyards. A range of vegan wines is also available.

This beachside microbrewery and taproom bar is at its best when the evening draws in. After a day stomping Margate’s streets, order one of Xylo’s 11 changing taps and let your eyes drift from its open brewery to the sun dipping below the North Sea. Growlers and squealers are available for takeaway, but what we love most about this place is the “bring your own food” policy – we suggest nearby Dory’s or GB Pizza Co.

Mar Mar is a blissful hybrid of botanical boutique and wood-roasted coffee purveyor. Graphic furniture, trailing succulents and unfurling palms stand out against its whitewashed walls, as does the small yet perfectly formed selection of stationery and homewares (terrazzo serving board, we’re looking at you). Order a coffee and cake and pitch up in the window; Northdown Road is great for people-watching.

Curve’s flagship coffee shop and general store is a 10-minute stroll (mostly on the seafront) from the railway station – ideal for a quick hit of Margate before a stronger-hitting caffeine fix guaranteed to remedy any grogginess from early-morning trains. The Storeroom is located in a tucked-away Victorian printworks building once home to the Thanet Gazette and now a creative hub. A single-origin espresso goes down well with a slice of banana bread.