Cafe Ginger

Cafe Ginger on Fort Street has earned a near-cult following among Ayr regulars, with a 4.6-star Google rating from 85 reviews pointing to something genuinely special. The roast chicken sandwich — made on freshly baked, thick-sliced bread and stuffed to capacity — has been called the best sandwich in Ayrshire by multiple reviewers, and the homemade soup with granary bread is equally praised. Made-to-order in front of customers, the rolls are built for serious appetites. Operating as a morning-to-early-afternoon daytime cafe and takeaway, it's a Ayr institution for the lunchtime crowd near the town-centre end of Fort Street.