Food and Drink

Southwold

Little Gems

This charming greengrocers is a one-stop destination for all your culinary needs while visiting Southwold. The shop is located off the Southwold marketplace and offers a wide array of fresh produce, including locally sourced fruits, vegetables, honey, condiments, baking ingredients, herbs, and spices, as well as floral bouquets and plants.

Southwold

Mills & Sons & Daughters Butchers

A visit to the family-owned Mills & Sons & Daughters butchers in Southwold is a must for all your meat, bread, cheese, and deli needs. This long-standing local business is staffed by friendly, experienced butchers who are passionate about the produce they sell. In addition to their daily offerings, you’ll find a wealth of seasonal specialties, from pigs in blankets at Christmas to BBQ packs for summer and pre-prepared joints for Easter feasts.

Southwold | Aldeburgh | Woodbridge

Adnams Cellar and Kitchen Stores

Founded in Southwold, Suffolk, award-winning brewer Adnams operates a network of storefronts along the Suffolk coast. These stores showcase a wide variety of Adnams’ popular products, including ales, wines, and handcrafted spirits, as well as homeware. Visitors can relax and unwind whilst browsing the shelves. The friendly staff are always on hand to help select the perfect beverage.

Southwold | Beccles | Darsham | Aldeburgh | Woodbridge

Two Magpies Bakery

Established in 2012, TwoMagpies started as a small bakery and cafe in Southwold. Since then, the bakery has become a well-known name across Norfolk and Suffolk, showcasing a variety of beautiful baked goods, pastries, and breads. In addition to their retail locations, TwoMagpies also operates a baking school in Darsham, where they teach breadmaking and pizza masterclasses. Why not book a class whilst you’re in the area?

Southwold

Old Hall Cafe and Walks

The Old Hall Cafe is a welcoming, family-friendly spot offering locally sourced, freshly prepared home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea. Guests can dine while enjoying the peaceful views across the marshes towards the River Blyth. The cafe also welcomes dogs, making it the perfect stop before or after a leisurely stroll to indulge in the locally inspired menu.

Southwold

Harris & James

As a Bean to Bar chocolate maker, Harris & James offer an extensive selection of products at their stores across Suffolk, including coffee, chocolate, biscuits, hot chocolate, gelato, and gift hampers – perfect for treating yourself or a loved one. They operate a network of cafes in popular locations such as Southwold, Aldeburgh, and Beccles – perfect for a quick bite on a holiday day out.

Adleburgh

Lawsons Deli

Lawsons Deli has been serving the Aldeburgh community since 2006, offering a wide selection of artisan produce from local producers. Just moments away from Aldeburgh’s glorious beach, the deli’s offerings include a range of sausage rolls, seafood, homemade chutneys, cheeses, freshly baked cakes, flapjacks and more. ‘Lawson’s Larder’, which customers will find upstairs, stocks a variety of excellent frozen goods and confectionery.

Orford

Pinney’s of Orford

As a Bean to Bar chocolate maker, Harris & James offer an extensive selection of products at their stores across Suffolk, including coffee, chocolate, biscuits, hot chocolate, gelato, and gift hampers – perfect for treating yourself or a loved one. They operate a network of cafes in popular locations such as Southwold, Aldeburgh, and Beccles – perfect for a quick bite on a holiday day out.

Peasenhall

Emmett’s

Emmett’s Store, a family business established in 1820, is the oldest artisan ham and bacon producer in the UK. Operating from its original premises in Peasenhall to this day, Emmett’s is renowned for its Suffolk Black Ham and Traditional Bacon, the latter of which was recently featured on the James Martin Saturday Morning Kitchen show. The shop offers a range of deli products, including an array of charcuterie, local cheeses, raw butter, confections, and gift hampers.

Orford

Pump Street Bakery

Nestled in the charming village of Orford, Pump Street Bakery offers an array of freshly baked goods. A small, close-knit team of bakers handcrafts the bakery’s delicious breads and pastries daily. The adjoining café serves up sandwiches, savouries, and a selection of directly traded artisan teas, coffees, and the bakery’s own drinking chocolate. Just across the square, the Pump Street chocolate shop beckons chocoholics with its wonderful array of award-winning classic bars and mini-sized treats. Don’t leave Suffolk without trying some!

Walberswick | Halesworth | Yoxford

Black Dog Delis

Named after the local legends of the black shuck, Black Dog Deli is a group of award-winning delis across Suffolk county. Black Dog are passionate about crafting the highest quality, handmade goods using locally sourced ingredients to honour the rich flavours of Suffolk. With locations in popular destinations like Walberswick, Halesworth, and Saxmundham, the Black Dog Deli is a must-visit for great coffee, cake, freshly baked breads, light lunches, and homemade pizzas – available both frozen to take home or served fresh at the Lord Nelson Inn in Southwold.

Various locations in Suffolk

Suffolk Farmers Markets

The Suffolk Coast is renowned for its exceptional local food and drink producers, offering an impressive array of products. From jams and honey to Suffolk-cured ham, strawberries, asparagus, breads, cheeses, and ales, the region boasts a diverse culinary landscape. Many of these producers can be found showcasing their fare at farmers markets across the county, including in Aldeburgh, Snape Maltings, Beccles, Halesworth, and Saxmundham.

Find out which farmers markets are taking place across Suffolk during your stay.