Guidebook for Portsmouth
Food Scene
Southsea Coffee Co
63 Osborne RdJUST FABULOUS COFFEE!
A great place for breakfast or lunch in King Henry VIII's Castle.
Free Museum, Great Sea views from the top of the sea fort.
Champagne Bar in the summer months.
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Kastell Southsea
Unnamed RoadA great place for breakfast or lunch in King Henry VIII's Castle.
Free Museum, Great Sea views from the top of the sea fort.
Champagne Bar in the summer months.
Super Little Italian, rustic and casual relaxed vibe with top notch pizza. 2 for 1 on a Tuesday.
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Circolo Pizzeria
78 Osborne RdSuper Little Italian, rustic and casual relaxed vibe with top notch pizza. 2 for 1 on a Tuesday.
The Beer and the Burgers!
Also a great breakfast.
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Meat and Barrel
110-114 Palmerston RdThe Beer and the Burgers!
Also a great breakfast.
The Tenth Hole
Eastern ParadeOMG CAKES!
Great, family owned Italian, locals flock here. Booking advisable. Look out for the lunch deals. Very close by on Palmerston Road. Lunch deals on weekdays.
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Sopranos
108 Palmerston RdGreat, family owned Italian, locals flock here. Booking advisable. Look out for the lunch deals. Very close by on Palmerston Road. Lunch deals on weekdays.
Great food and just on the common, very close for breakfast or lunch. In fact, that's our building right behind it in the picture to the right!
Southsea Tennis Club
Clarence EsplanadeGreat food and just on the common, very close for breakfast or lunch. In fact, that's our building right behind it in the picture to the right!
Great Food on the seafront in this new restaurant from the owners of the A Bar.
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The Briny
Clarence EsplanadeGreat Food on the seafront in this new restaurant from the owners of the A Bar.
Deep Blue (Clarence Esplanade)
Clarence EsplanadeGreat Fish and Chips!
A Bar set up by locals, to cater for locals. Great Vegan and Vegetarian Options.
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Croxton's Kitchen & Tap House
94-96 Palmerston RdA Bar set up by locals, to cater for locals. Great Vegan and Vegetarian Options.
The Cod Squad
39 Highland RdFantastic traditional fish and chips
This is the second branch of a locally run business. Go for a very healthy and tasty salad bar, breakfast and coffees.
Positive Eats
This is the second branch of a locally run business. Go for a very healthy and tasty salad bar, breakfast and coffees.
Towards the Eastern end of Albert Road. Excellent independent coffee shop offering breakfast and lunch.
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Hunter Gatherer Coffee
249 Albert RdTowards the Eastern end of Albert Road. Excellent independent coffee shop offering breakfast and lunch.
Opened in 2024, fantastic sourdough and pastries, all freshly baked on the premises.
Farm Bakery Southsea
Opened in 2024, fantastic sourdough and pastries, all freshly baked on the premises.
Drinks & Nightlife
Super pub, right on the water to watch ferries cruising in and out. Good Food, Good Beer.
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The Still & West
Bath SquareSuper pub, right on the water to watch ferries cruising in and out. Good Food, Good Beer.
It's a proper locals pub.
Dreadful furniture, Falling apart, Beer not good.
We all go anyway!
Apsley House
13 Auckland Rd WIt's a proper locals pub.
Dreadful furniture, Falling apart, Beer not good.
We all go anyway!
Recently pedestrianised to allow the bars and eateries to adopt "continental-style" outdoor seating.
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Palmerston Road
Palmerston RoadRecently pedestrianised to allow the bars and eateries to adopt "continental-style" outdoor seating.
Gaiety Bar
A huge place on South Parade pier, often hosting music nights.
Sightseeing
Vast and Fantastic Maritime Museum, including HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and The Mary Rose as well as eateries and boat building sheds. Your entry ticket is valid for one year, so go a few times.
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Vast and Fantastic Maritime Museum, including HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and The Mary Rose as well as eateries and boat building sheds. Your entry ticket is valid for one year, so go a few times.
Recently refurbished and extended. History on our doorstep. Portsmouth is key to the D-Day Story. The landing craft arrived in August 2020.
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Clarence EsplanadeRecently refurbished and extended. History on our doorstep. Portsmouth is key to the D-Day Story. The landing craft arrived in August 2020.
A small, pedestrianised street worth a stroll along for its independent art shops, vintage clothing, bric a brac, antiques, & record shop which also offers great pies, small bars & restaurants.
Castle Road
A small, pedestrianised street worth a stroll along for its independent art shops, vintage clothing, bric a brac, antiques, & record shop which also offers great pies, small bars & restaurants.
Parks & Nature
Creech Woods is about a 20 minute drive away into the Meon Valley. Free Parking and space to walk and for dogs to run. Miles Recommends this place!
This is the quieter end of the beach, and a bit wilder.
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Eastney Beach
This is the quieter end of the beach, and a bit wilder.
Creech Wood
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
You literally walk right out onto Southsea Common - our huge, open green space bordering the seafront.
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Southsea Common
29 Osborne RoadYou literally walk right out onto Southsea Common - our huge, open green space bordering the seafront.
Nice place to walk your dog, a park on the shoreline of Langstone Harbour, looking towards Hayling Island. You might see a seal :)
Milton Common
Nice place to walk your dog, a park on the shoreline of Langstone Harbour, looking towards Hayling Island. You might see a seal :)
Eastney Landing station
Hayling Billy Trail
Shopping
Designer Fashion Outlets - Shop till you drop, fill your new boots at the resturants, then go to the cinema!
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Gunwharf Quays
Designer Fashion Outlets - Shop till you drop, fill your new boots at the resturants, then go to the cinema!
Waitrose
Broadmark LaneAlbert Road is home to many pubs, venues and independent shops, art galleries, antiques, places for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Albert Road
Albert Road is home to many pubs, venues and independent shops, art galleries, antiques, places for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Southsea's Pie and Vinyl
61 Castle RdEssentials
Sainsbury's Local
23-23A Union StNearest Supermarket.
Art
Local Artist's studios in the regenerated Hotwalls, Old Portsmouth. There's also a great cafe in the old walls.
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The Hotwalls Studios
Broad StreetLocal Artist's studios in the regenerated Hotwalls, Old Portsmouth. There's also a great cafe in the old walls.