Lagoon

Get barrelled with snazzy seafood snacks and local wines at this pocket-sized daytime diner.

Sandwiched between a surf shop and a holiday house, this cafe-meets-restaurant dispatches an unwavering seafood-focused menu. Howard Park Wines make the house chardonnay, while the rest of the wine list spotlights the region, and is poured with suitable knowledge. The interiors channel beach-house chic, all white tiles, ecru walls and stone with woven palm pendants. Snacks here set the tone: a charred warm prawn is buoyed by a round of fried focaccia and mango chutney, delivering summer salad vibes in a single bite. A golden potato galette is crowned with diced tuna, mingling with eschalot, capers and Marie Rose, which sees fine dining cues translated into a laidback coastal mouthful. Seafood marinara tastes of the sea that’s so close: fragrant and heady, with salty clams, sweet tomato, prawns and suitably toothsome spaghetti. You can also just pop by for an iced matcha or a vanilla soft serve-topped iced latte with a fish burger or croissant if it takes your fancy. Either way, this is a spot that will welcome you sandy-footed and with salty skin, as much as it will primped up for an indulgent long lunch.