Best Takeaways in Canterbury
The best takeaways in Canterbury, from award-winning burritos and build-your-own noodle boxes to BBQ chicken, sushi, wings and a proper kebab. This list covers places that hand your food over the counter or send it to your door, through their own ordering sites or the big delivery apps. Places are ranked using their Google rating weighted by how many reviews they have. Student tip: several places here run their own ordering website or app, so check it before you open a delivery app, especially when you’re splitting a house order.
- 10 places, ranked by Google rating
- Open places only, checked every month
- Website and Google Maps for each
- 1
Plan Burrito
Plan Burrito brings award-winning Tex-Mex street food to St Margaret's Street, and the whole menu travels well: burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas, nachos and churros. Its own website says you can eat in, take away or get delivery, and there's a Plan Burrito app for ordering. Burrito night without leaving the sofa? Sorted.
- 2
IRO Sushi
IRO Sushi on the High Street is part of a UK chain that rolls sushi fresh to order, and the Canterbury branch does eat in, takeaway and delivery. Its boxes and party platters are made for sharing round the flat, and there's a vegan box too. Order on the IRO website or app and grab it on your way home.
- 3
Mittsu Sushi
Mittsu Sushi works out of Canterbury's Indoor Market on St Peter's Street and delivers through Deliveroo. The delivery menu goes well beyond maki and nigiri, with temaki, uramaki, hot sushi, platters, rice bowls, ramen and stir-fried noodles. Perfect when half the house wants sushi and the other half wants noodles.
- 4
Bare Bones Chicken Wings
Bare Bones on Sun Street is all about wings: buttermilk-marinated chicken, fried twice for crunch and finished by hand in one of ten in-house sauces. Its website says you can eat in, collect or get it delivered, with orders taken on its own online ordering page. Stock up on napkins before the bag arrives.
- 5
Olimitzi
Olimitzi is a Mediterranean kitchen on Palace Street, and its takeaway menu brings the cooking to your sofa. Think a mezze spread, halloumi fries or lamb moussaka, delivered through Deliveroo. It works for a quiet night in or for feeding the whole house before a night out, and it's a tasty upgrade on the usual Friday order.
- 6
Seafarer
Seafarer fries fish and chips on Burgate, right by the Cathedral. For a night in, its Just Eat menu covers cod and chips, chicken, Pukka Pies, burgers, buttered sausages and a kids menu, with gluten-free and vegetarian sections too. Take it away from the shop or let a driver bring the chippy tea to your door.
- 7
Saint Smokeys BBQ House
Saint Smokey's is a family-run BBQ house on St George's Place with a Caribbean twist. The star is grilled BBQ chicken in its signature homemade BBQ sauce, with light bites, platters, sides and veggie dishes too. Grab something to go from the counter, or order delivery through Deliveroo, Just Eat or Uber Eats.
- 8
Chopstix
Chopstix in the Whitefriars Centre serves noodle-bar food built for a box. Pick a base like chow mein or egg fried rice, add toppings such as katsu or salt and pepper chicken, then collect it or get it delivered. The brand delivers through Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo, and the Canterbury branch is listed on Just Eat.
- 9
Canterbury Kebab
Canterbury Kebab on Castle Street is built for nights in, with its own ordering website for collection or delivery. Beyond doner and kofte, there are rice kebabs, wraps, burgers and pizza meal deals sized for a hungry house. Ordering direct through its site means no delivery app needed.
- 10
Olive Grove
Olive Grove on Best Lane is a Mediterranean restaurant with Italian and Arabic dishes, and its Olive Grove To Go service brings the food home. Its website says you can get it delivered to your door or pick it up on the go. Kebabs, seafood, salads and desserts make it a good shout when the house can't agree.
Ranked by Google rating, weighted by the number of reviews so a place with a handful of five-star reviews does not jump the queue. We check the list every month and drop anywhere that has closed.
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