If you are after a dinner that leans more towards sharing than a set course, Supha's Street Food Emporium is worth a place on your list. It is an independent restaurant tucked into Sutton Harbour, and the whole idea is built around the way street food is meant to be eaten: a spread of small plates to pass around a table with friends rather than everyone ordering their own separate dish.
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The food pulls from across Southeast Asia, with Thai, Vietnamese, Lao, Myanmar and Malaysian influences all on the same menu. Thai is the most prominent thread running through it, but the mix is what makes it interesting. It is also one of the easier places in town for a group with different dietary needs: there is a wide selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes, and a lot of the menu is naturally gluten-free, so you are not stuck with a token option while everyone else eats. The kitchen works with seasonal produce and fresh ingredients, which is something that comes through in the cooking rather than just being a line on the page.
Location does a fair bit of the work here. The restaurant sits at Unit 1 East Quay House on Marrowbone Slip, right on the city quay, so you get harbour views and, at the right time of day, the sunset over the port. There are both indoor and outdoor dining areas, which is handy when the weather is playing along. If you would rather eat at home, there is a take-away service with food cooked from fresh ingredients, so it is not just a sit-down affair.
It has picked up a couple of nods along the way, too. It holds the annual Travellers' Choice award from Tripadvisor, which puts it in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide, and it has won the Taste of the West GOLD Award, so the kitchen is working to a genuine standard.
Opening hours are worth a quick check before you head down, as they shift a little across the week. It is closed on Mondays, then open from midday to 9pm on Tuesdays and Sundays, and midday to 10pm from Wednesday through to Saturday. Click and collect runs on a slightly tighter schedule, starting at 12:30 and closing earlier in the evening, with the last collection before 9pm. It is worth noting that the hours are marked as provisional and can change, so a quick look at their site or a phone call is sensible before you commit to a specific night.
And because it sits right on the harbour, it fits easily into a bigger plan. The National Marine Aquarium is just a short walk away, and the Barbican, the Mayflower Steps and the Plymouth Gin Distillery are all within a few minutes, so you can make a meal of the whole area rather than just the dinner itself. For a night that is more about grazing and sharing than a formal three courses, it is a solid choice.
