Riptide Pizzeria

Since 2015, this Fawcett Street pizzeria has been the town's go-to for a casual dinner that keeps everyone happy. The board runs from classic and gourmet pizzas through to wings, ribs, pasta and salads, with gluten-free bases and vegan options meaning the fussier members of the table are covered too. It is built for the rhythm of a beach town, open through to nine most nights and later on Fridays and Saturdays, with pickup and delivery for when the walk home from the sand has done everyone in. There is nothing corporate about it; it reads as a genuinely local operation that has earned its regulars through steady, unshowy cooking rather than marketing. For an easy evening meal after the beach, the kind you do not have to think too hard about, it is a dependable, independently run choice that has outlasted plenty of flashier openings.