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From cosy cafés and neighbourhood restaurants to pubs, breweries, distilleries and independent food gems — discover the flavours that shape Medway’s local scene.

Exterior of Cafe Lounge on the corner of Crow Lane and Rochester High Street with outdoor seating on a busy day.

Cafe Lounge

Rochester

Entrance to Café Nucleus at Nucleus Arts Centre in Chatham, with courtyard path and plants beyond

Café Nucleus

Chatham

Cathedral Pie House in Rochester shopfront.

Cathedral Pie House

Rochester

Ornate fireplace and leather chairs in the cosy back room at Grace & Flavour Tea Emporium in Rochester.

Grace & Flavour Tea Emporium

Rochester

Buddah in Isaan Thai Restaurant Strood

Isaan Thai

Strood

selection of food dishes at Jerk Cafe Strood

Jerk Cafe

Strood

Lenny’s of Eastgate café in its brick building behind Eastgate House in Rochester.

Lenny’s of Eastgate

Rochester

Shop Front of Lenny's of Rochester Bakery

Lenny’s of Rochester

Rochester

Looking into window of mia mama Italian bistro on Rochester High Street

Mamma Mia

Rochester

Arched front window and seating inside Mrs Sourdough Bakery in Chatham looking onto the High Street

Mrs Sourdough Bakery

Chatham

Olé Rochester tapas bar and restaurant exterior on Rochester High Street with outdoor seating

Olé Rochester

Rochester

Exterior of Os Camacheiros restaurant in the former Ordnance Yard buildings, Lower Upnor, Medway

Os Camacheiros

Near Medway (Under 30 Mins)

View across the River Medway from The Boat House in Strood, with a Cold War Russian submarine and Rochester skyline beyond.

The Boat House

Strood

The distinctive green frontage of The Bohemian on Chatham High Street

The Bohemian

Chatham

Exterior of The Cheese Room on Rochester High Street with outdoor bench seating outside a historic timber-framed building

The Cheese Room Botanicals

Rochester

Exterior of The Coopers Arms on Love Lane in Rochester, a historic white weatherboard pub with traditional sign and entrance to the beer garden

The Coopers Arms

Rochester

The Leather Bottle historic timber-framed pub in Cobham with St Mary Magdalene Church behind

The Leather Bottle

Near Medway (Under 30 Mins)

Cakes in the window at The Rochester Coffee Co on Rochester High Street.

The Rochester Coffee Co

Rochester

Beer overlooking the marina at The Ship & Trades, Chatham Maritime

The Ship & Trades

Chatham

The Ship Inn in Cobham, Kent

The Ship Inn

Near Medway (Under 30 Mins)

Three Crutches pub sign Higham Rochester

The Three Crutches

Near Medway (Under 30 Mins)