Short answer: For a pasty in Porthleven, Ann's Pasties on Fore Street (open daily, 10am–4pm) and Philps on Commercial Road (Monday to Saturday) are both excellent. For fish and chips, Gav's on Fore Street has huge fresh cod and a separate gluten-free fryer (evenings, closed Sundays), and Porthleven Fish & Chips on Shute Lane does lunch and evening (closed Sundays).
Ann Muller's famous pasties, in a café-bar with window seats: thick, juicy, made without additives, plus big sausage rolls. The "classic" is a meal and a half. Daily, 10am–4pm.
The Hayle bakery's harbour branch: very well-filled steak, cheese and vegan pasties, in shortcrust or flaky. Monday to Saturday, 9am–3pm.
Under new ownership (it used to be Catch): huge, fresh cod in crisp, dry batter, and gluten-free fish and chips from a separate fryer, even though it isn't on the menu. Monday to Friday 4–8pm, Saturday 3–8pm; closed Sundays.
Freshly cooked cod and good chips for eating on the harbour. Monday to Saturday, lunch and evening; closed Sundays.
The harbour wall, watching the boats, with an eye on the gulls.
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