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Strawberry tarts and Lintrathen farm teas.

The cafés of Angus are mostly family-run, and many sit on farms. In Montrose there is sourdough baked with local organic flour, a speciality coffee and art shop opened by Helen Marnie of Ladytron, and a fully gluten-free café where you can paint pottery between cakes. Arbroath has a vintage tea room on West Port with afternoon tea. Near Lintrathen, one farm café sells its own Highland beef and lamb, and another sits by the loch with a lodge. The fruit farm near Carnoustie opens its shop in summer, so time a visit for the berries.

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Café of the day18 hours ago

The Funky Wee Teapot.

A fully gluten-free cafe and pottery painting studio in Montrose, run by Donna and Graeme Taylor, with classes, family sessions and cake.

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From our guide15 hours ago

The Wandering Bear Cafe.

By Loch of Lintrathen, in the rolling hills of the Angus glens, the Wandering Bear is a family business run by Lauren and Calum. What began as the Wee Bear has grown into a café, a farm shop and a lodge. The café sits in a round dining room under a spoked timber roof, with windows onto the countryside and a counter laden with home baking. There are coffees, soups and light lunches, and the farm shop stocks local produce for anyone staying in the glens. It makes a good stop on the way up Glen Isla.

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From our guide12 hours ago

East Scryne Fruit.

Just north of Carnoustie, East Scryne grows soft fruit, and every summer it opens a farm shop and tea room. The strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are picked in the fields each morning and go straight into the shop and the kitchen. The tea room is vintage in style and serves barista coffee, scones, fresh strawberry tarts and ice cream mixed to order with fresh fruit. Outside there is a play park with a bouncy pillow, a straw bale castle and miniature cashmere goats to feed. Take home a punnet and a jar of the farm's lemon curd.

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From our guide9 hours ago

Murton Farm & Nature Reserve.

On the eastern edge of Forfar, Murton is a hundred acres of farm and nature reserve, run by a charity that teaches children and adults about the land. Paths wind round a chain of lochs among reeds, birch and gorse, and donkeys come to the fence of the little visitor farm to say hello. The tearoom is much loved in its own right. Scones are baked every morning, and the soups and specials use local, seasonal produce. The reserve is free to wander, so it makes an easy half-day out with children.

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From the magazine7 hours agoThe printed copy of Issue 13Issue 13Autumn / Winter 2026-27

Tomorrow is Another Day, a coffee shop in Montrose, Angus, is named after a song by Ladytron, the internationally successful band of its owner, Helen Marnie.

Back home in Montrose, Helen's shop serves what the magazine's guide to Angus calls the best coffee in town. Tasty pastries go alongside, and there are small crafts to browse. It makes a good start to a morning in a town that rewards an unhurried visit. Montrose Beach is easily reached from the town centre, and its sands stretch for three miles, all the way to the northern boundary of Angus, with the option of a circular walk back inland.

Photograph: Gergely Hantos on Google MapsSee Tomorrow Is Another Day · Angus
From our guide4 hours ago

Vin-Tealicious.

On West Port, where Arbroath's High Street begins, a shopfront lettered Vintage Shop opens onto a tea room of pastel walls, white chairs and scrubbed wooden tables. It is half tea room and half vintage shop, and the flowery teapots, cups and saucers are part of the charm. Expect warm scones with jam and cream, paninis, sandwiches and traybakes, with a long list of teas and vegan choices too. Afternoon tea arrives on tiered stands and is a favourite for birthdays. The abbey is a short walk away.

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From our guide1 hour ago

Peel Farm.

In the foothills of the Angus glens near Lintrathen, the Fleming family have farmed Peel for generations and have welcomed visitors since 1984. A long, low stone building by the farmyard holds a coffee shop, a farm shop and a courtyard of gifts and antiques. Everything in the coffee shop is made on the farm, from soups and daily specials to burgers of their own Highland beef and a counter of home baking. The farm shop sells Peel's beef and lamb, and a nature trail leads out across the fields for a walk before or after.

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From our guideJust now

Tomorrow Is Another Day.

On George Street in Montrose, a small shop with a wide window is the town's speciality coffee stop. Helen Marnie, singer with the electronic band Ladytron, settled in Montrose and opened it, naming it after one of the band's songs. The beans are roasted by Maison Dieu in Brechin, and the pastries come from Lilybank Bakehouse on the High Street. Works of art for sale hang around the walls. Take a cup down to the beach, and you have a lovely start to a morning in Montrose.

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