FOOD + DRINK
THE CELEB RESTAURANT GUIDE Kent
You heard it here first : Kent ’ s restaurant scene is the best in the country . From Michelin-starred tasting menus to street-food emporiums singing with worldwide flavours and elevated pub grub that people travel from miles around to eat , Kent ’ s restaurants are vital to the sense of community that pervades the county ’ s villages , towns and cities . Meticulously compiled using over 30,000 reports and ratings submitted by 2,500 diners who each contributed to esteemed review guide Harden ’ s annual survey , six Kentish restaurants have been named in 2024 ’ s top 100 places to eat in the UK . And we ’ re not surprised ; as a county , The Garden of England is positively blooming with extraordinary eateries , so much so that celebrities regularly get in on the action . Read on to discover the ultimate celeb restaurant guide – Kentish style .
Café des Amis , Canterbury Hollywood icon , Orlando Bloom , beloved for his standout roles in the hit Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings franchises , stays continually true to his Canterbury roots , not only praising the Marlowe Theatre as being an integral part in his development as a world-famous actor , but also championing Canterbury ’ s foodie scene . Speaking to monthly Canadian lifestyle magazine , Canadian Living , he said : “ When I ’ m in Canterbury , I try to go to Café des Amis , a Mexican restaurant . I guess I was 16 when we started going there . It had just opened . The food is outstanding . The restaurant specialises in Mexican cuisine with a Mediterranean twist and has sharing at the heart of its model . It ’ s the best Mexican food you ’ ll eat . Honestly . I ’ ve travelled around Mexico , and I still find Café des Amis to be a pretty good match to anything I ’ ve had in Mexico .” cafedez . com
The Sportsman
La Follia , Tunbridge Wells Masterchef star Gregg Wallace was bowled away by this understated Tunbridge Wells restaurant , claiming it brings a true taste
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