A Foodie's Guide to Cape Cod & the Islands: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure

A Foodie's Guide to Cape Cod & the Islands: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure

The Cape Cod and Islands region is a haven for culinary delights, offering a diverse range of flavors and experiences for discerning palates. From farm-to-table dining and fresh seafood to craft breweries and artisanal ice cream, this summary highlights some of the best food and drink destinations across the region. You may be navigating all the choices and busy summer crowds or looking for who is open during the cold winter days. If you are looking for more information visit Cape Cod Life for more favorites: https://capecodlife.com/best-cape-cod/food-drink/ 

Best Breweries/Distilleries:

• Gold:

• Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery (East Falmouth)

• Cape Cod Beer (Hyannis)

• Hog Island Beer Co. (Orleans)

• Provincetown Brewing Co. (Provincetown)

• Cisco Brewers (Nantucket)

• Silver:

• Naukabout Brewing Company (Mashpee)

• Devil's Purse Brewing Company (South Dennis)

• Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod (North Truro)

• Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery & Tasting Room-Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard)

• Triple Eight Distillery (Nantucket)

Best Burgers:

• Gold:

• JD’s Burger Co. & Sushi (Sandwich)

• Jason’s Tavern (South Dennis)

• Mom & Pops Burgers (Chatham)

• Local 186 (Provincetown)

• Atria’s Brick Cellar Bar (Edgartown)

• Silver:

• Off The Grid (Sandwich)

• The Restaurant & Pub Next Door (Dennis Port)

• The Knack (Orleans)

• Local Break (Eastham)

• Town Bar MV (Edgartown)

• The Rose & Crown (Nantucket)

Best Chowder:

• Gold:

• The Lobster Trap (Bourne)

• Captain Parker’s Pub (West Yarmouth)

• Mac’s Chatham Fish & Lobster (Chatham)

• The Lobster Pot (Provincetown)

• Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• Landfall Restaurant (Woods Hole)

• Skipper Chowder House (South Yarmouth)

• Land Ho! (Orleans)

• PJ’s Family Restaurant (Wellfleet)

• Larsen’s Fish Market (Chilmark)

• The Rose & Crown (Nantucket)

Best Cocktails:

• Gold:

• Landfall Restaurant (Woods Hole)

• The Rooftop at Pelham House Resort (Dennis Port)

• Beach House Grill at Chatham Bars Inn (Chatham)

• Mezzeterranean (Provincetown)

• Nancy’s Restaurant & Snack Bar (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• CRU Oyster Bar (Nantucket)

• Fisherman’s View Restaurant (Sandwich)

• Scargo Cafe (Dennis)

• Mahoney’s Atlantic Bar & Grill (Orleans)

• Ocean 193 (Provincetown)

• Red Cat Kitchen (Oak Bluffs)

• Galley Beach (Nantucket)

Best Coffee:

• Gold:

• Cape Cod Coffee (Mashpee)

• Great Awakening Coffee House (Hyannis)

• Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters (Brewster)

• Yolqueria (Provincetown)

• Mocha Mott’s-Oak Bluffs (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• Island Coffee Roasters (Nantucket)

• Coffee Obsession (Falmouth)

• Three Fins Coffee Roasters (West Dennis)

• Hot Chocolate Sparrow (Orleans)

• Joe Coffee (Provincetown)

• Mocha Mott’s-Vineyard Haven (Vineyard Haven)

• Handlebar Café (Nantucket)

Best Fried Clams:

• Gold:

• Seafood Sam’s Sandwich (Sandwich)

• Kream ‘N Kone (West Dennis)

• JT’s Seafood Restaurant (Brewster)

• Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar (Eastham)

• Giordano’s Restaurant (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• Seafood Sam’s Falmouth (Falmouth)

• Spanky’s Clam Shack (Hyannis)  

• Kream N’ Kone Restaurant (Chatham)

• PJ’s Family Restaurant (Wellfleet)

• Coop de Ville (Oak Bluffs)

• Faregrounds Restaurant & Pudley’s Pub (Nantucket)

Best Ice Cream:

• Gold:

• Whistle Stop Ice Cream – Monument Beach (Monument Beach)

• Four Seas Ice Cream (Centerville)

• Ice Cream Café (Orleans)

• Nauset Ice Cream (North Eastham)

• Ben & Bill Chocolate Emporium – Oak Bluffs (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• The Juice Bar (Nantucket)

• Somerset Creamery (Cataumet)

• Ice Cream Smuggler (East Dennis)

• Sundae School Ice Cream – Harwich Port (Harwich Port)

• Lewis Brothers Homemade Ice Cream (Provincetown)

• Mad Martha’s Ice Cream-Edgartown (Edgartown)

• Island Kitchen (Nantucket)

Best Lobster Roll:

• Gold:

• The Lobster Trap (Bourne)

• Sesuit Harbor Cafe (Dennis)

• JT’s Seafood Restaurant (Brewster)

• Lobster Pot Express (Provincetown)

• Lookout Tavern (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• CRU Oyster Bar (Nantucket)

• The Raw Bar at Popponesset Marketplace (Mashpee)

• Spanky’s Clam Shack (Hyannis)  

• Brax Landing Restaurant (Harwich Port)

• The Canteen (Provincetown)

• Grace Episcopal Church (Vineyard Haven)

• Walter’s Deli (Nantucket)

Best Pizza:

• Gold:

• Paul’s Pizza & Seafood (Falmouth)

• Palio Pizzeria (Hyannis)

• Pleasant Lake Pizza Shark (Harwich)

• Spiritus Pizza (Provincetown)

• Giordano’s Restaurant (Oak Bluffs)

• Silver:

• Pi Pizzeria (Nantucket)

• Simply Divine Pizza Co. (Falmouth)

• Crisp (Osterville)

• George’s Pizza House (Harwich Port)

• The Red Barn Pizza (Eastham)

• Rocco’s Pizza (Vineyard Haven)

• Pizzeria Gemelle (Nantucket)

Best Sandwiches:

• Gold:

• Café Chew (Sandwich)

• Dennis Public Market (Dennis)

• Café Alfresco (Brewster)

• Far Land Provisions (Provincetown)

• 7a Foods (West Tisbury)

• Silver:

• Something Natural (Nantucket)

• West Falmouth Market (West Falmouth)

• Holly’s Deli (West Dennis)

• Chatham Cookware Café (Chatham)

• Sam’s Deli (Eastham)

• Waterside Market (Vineyard Haven)

• Fresh Nantucket (Nantucket)

Best Seafood Market:

• Gold:

• The Clam Man (Falmouth)

• Cape Fish and Lobster (Hyannis)

• Chatham Pier Fish Market (Chatham)

• Mac’s Seafood Market Provincetown (Provincetown)

• Menemsha Fish Market (Chilmark)

• Silver:

• Glidden’s Island Seafood (Nantucket)

• Superior Lobster and Seafood (Sandwich)

• Osterville Fish (Osterville)

• Nauset Fish & Lobster Pool (Orleans)

• Mac’s Market and Kitchen (Eastham)

• The Net Result Fish Market (Vineyard Haven)

• Sayle’s Seafood (Nantucket)

This article provides a comprehensive guide to some of the best food and drink destinations across Cape Cod and the Islands, categorized by region and offering a variety of options for every taste and budget.