Short answer: Brunch on Triangle Place does the best breakfast in Teignmouth with a separate gluten-free menu. The View at the Pavilions has the best sea view of any café on the front, and Ye Olde Jolly Sailor stays open until 11.30pm.
Teignmouth has two: the exposed seafront with the sea wall and the railway, and the sheltered Back Beach round on the estuary side. In poor weather that choice matters more than the menu, because the Back Beach is calm when the front is being blasted.
Brunch on Triangle Place — eggs benedict, burgers, good coffee, and a separate gluten-free menu rather than two token options. Closes at three.
The View Bar & Cafe at the Pavilions has upper-deck seating and the best sea view of any café on the front, with an evening menu as well. Closed Monday and Sunday evenings.
The oldest pub in Teignmouth, a couple of minutes from the Back Beach, doing fish and chips and staying open until 11.30pm — unusually late for this coast.
Right on the Back Beach, doing crab sandwiches, burgers and pizza. The informal option when the front is unpleasant.
Halulu on the promenade is tiki-styled with a patio, a strong drinks list and banh mi worth ordering. Open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Shaldon is a short ferry ride from the Back Beach — the London Inn on the green, the Ferry Boat Inn by the slip, and the Ness up on the headland with the best view across to Teignmouth.
Devon's good rooms are small rooms. Book at weekends and always for Sunday lunch, and ring rather than trusting a booking form out of season.
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