City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 21 Beach St. Extension
92. Le Grenier
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-4906
Address: 96 Main St.
Description: If you’re going to open a French restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard, it helps to hail from France. Le Grenier chef/owner Jean Dupon is a native of Lyon who keeps his menu steeped in such traditional French cuisine as shrimp Pernod, frog legs Provençale, steak au poivre, and lobster Nomande flambé with Calvados apples. Le Grenier is open for lunch and dinner nightly year-round. Reservations are suggested.
93. Giordano’S Restaurant
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-0184
Description: On summer weekend evenings, patrons line up to get into Giordano’s. Inside is an Italian dinner like your grandma used to make—that is, if your grandma was Italian. People have been waiting in line to get in ever since the Giordano family opened the Italian restaurant in 1930. The food here is hearty and wholesome; expect heaping plates of cutlets and cacciatore, pizza, pasta, fried clams, and seafood. There is a noisy ambience about the place, but it’s all part of the charm of this family dining experience. Children’s meals are offered at substantially lower prices. Lunch and dinner are served daily from mid-May through mid-Sept. Reservations are not accepted. No credit cards.
94. Jimmy Seas Pan Pasta
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 696-8550
Address: 32 Kennebec Ave.
Description: Expect to receive your food in large portions, and expect to receive it served right in the pan in which it was cooked. The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere, and the staff is very friendly. Jimmy Seas is a favorite spot of President Clinton when the former First Family is on the island. The restaurant does not accept reservations (although, for some reason, we can’t see the Clintons waiting in line for a table). It’s open nightly for dinner from Apr through Columbus Day, and on weekends (Sat and Sun) from Columbus Day through Nov.
95. Linda Jean’S
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-4093
Address: 34 Circuit Ave.
Description: If breakfast is your bag, then you’ll definitely want to check out Linda Jean’s on Circuit Avenue. Fluffy pancakes made from scratch are as good a way as any to start the day on the island. A year-round family-owned restaurant, it is a favorite spot for locals and visitors alike. Linda Jean’s also serves lunch and dinner—check out the seafood platter with a full plate of clams, scallops, shrimp, haddock, fries and cole slaw. Open year-round, it has been an Oak Bluffs fixture for more than 25 years. No credit cards, no reservations.
96. Lola’S Restaurant
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-5007
Description: There’s something to be said for the fact that when the locals and island regulars go out to eat, most of them hit Lola’s. Open year-round, Lola’s is a wonderful, family-style restaurant where the emphasis is on seafood prepared in southern style, including some great New Orleans dishes in its pub and main dining room. The pub offers a more moderately priced menu and live entertainment nightly in season (on weekends in the off-season). You can also catch an occasional gospel brunch on Sundays during the summer. Lola’s is open for lunch and dinner.
97. Mad Martha’S
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-9151
Address: 117 Circuit Ave.
Description: This is the place for ice cream on the island. With more than two dozen flavors from which to choose, there’s something here for even the pickiest tastes. Established in 1971, Mad Martha’s can be found at several other locations throughout the island: Dockside Market Place in Oak Bluffs, Lake Avenue in Oak Bluffs, Union Street in Tisbury, and North Water Street in Edgartown. Besides serving ice cream, Mad Martha’s also offers burgers and grinders (sandwiches made with hard rolls) from May to Columbus Day.
98. Ocean View Restaurant And Tavern
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-2207
Description: The Ocean View serves great tasting food at very reasonable prices. Its menu features everything from pizza to prime rib and lobster. Shrimp is a local favorite, and you’ll definitely want to try the fillet of sole almandine. The lounge has a large hearth with a fire crackling on cooler days with a popcorn maker built into the hearth. There is an informal tavern, along with two dining rooms complete with a mural of the harbor and a large fish tank. The clientele is a mix of locals and visitors. Lunch and dinner are served daily year-round.
99. Offshore Ale
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-2626
Address: 30 Kennebec Ave.
Description: Offshore Ale is a favorite Vineyard establishment as an upscale brewpub with good food. There is live entertainment nearly every night during the summer months and less often during the slower months. The menu features a mix of seafood and typical fare such as pizza and burgers. Offshore Ale is open year-round.
100. Seasons Eatery & Pub
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-7129
Address: 19 Circuit Ave.
Description: Seasons is located halfway down busy Circuit Avenue. The menu contains an encyclopedic array of moderately priced items, such as scallop and shrimp plates for seafood eaters, and a full sushi selection for those who don’t necessarily like it hot. The entertainment schedule encompasses acoustic acts, karaoke, and DJs. Seasons is open year-round for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch.
101. David Ryan’S Restaurant Cafe
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 627-4100
Address: 11 North Water St.
Description: As you’re hitting all the shops along North Water Street in Edgartown, you may want to hit the brakes and stop for a bite at David Ryan’s. How about seafood mac ’n’ cheese with Gruyère, scallops, shrimp, and lobster? Or perhaps butter-poached lobster with warm fennel in a lobster saffron broth? Nothing like native seafood to give you a real feel for the island. David Ryan’s also serves satisfying sandwiches and choice meats and has a full liquor license. After dinner you can either continue shopping or mosey on down to the wharf and just take in the sights. David Ryan’s has a casual cafe and an elegant upstairs. It is open every day, serving lunch and dinner.
102. Détente
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 627-8810
Description: Whether you sit at the soapstone bar or on a sleek banquette in the dining room, you’ll appreciate the elegance of Détente. Tea-stained draperies swath the windows and black and white photographs adorn the walls in the dining room, where the seasonal menu features ingredients from island farms and markets. Depending on the month, your meal may consist of pan-crisped trout on fresh corn and apple wood-smoked risotto, Niman Ranch pulled pork Bolognese, or island lobster ravioli. Open from Apr through Jan; reservations strongly recommended.
103. L’Etoile
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 627-5187
Address: 22 North Water St.
Description: A stand-alone now after years of affiliation with the Charlotte Inn, L’Etoile is an exquisite French restaurant featuring the culinary artistry of chef/owner Michael Brisson. Begin with an appetizer of sautéed, spice-crusted duck foie gras with honey-roasted Seckel pears and poire brandy-muscat sauce, or roasted corn and seafood chowder.Your choice of entrees includes sautéed fresh Dover sole fillets with champagne and sweet parsley risotto and citrus-caper beurre blanc, or perhaps Harissa-spiced Australian lamb paired with herb-rubbed rack chops. The incredible desserts are sure to break even the most determined diet. Dinner is served daily in season; call for off-season schedule. Reservations are required.
104. Lure Grill
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 627-3663
Description: “Native, casual, coastal cuisine” is the emphasis at the Winnetu Resort’s extraordinary eatery, where Boston transplant Ed Gannon (formerly of Aujourd’hui at the Four Seasons) is winning fans among island foodies. Dazzling sunsets can be seen from a window seat or deck table, and in season you can up the ante by taking the complimentary water taxi at dusk. Gannon’s expertise lies in enhancing (rather than smothering) the flavor of fresh local ingredients, and his style can be seen in dishes like seared foie gras (with roasted stone fruit, hazelnuts, and rhubarb-sangria syrup) and poached lobster with pea ravioli.
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 65 Main St.