Cape Cod and the Islands offer a seasonal, American and seafood-focused dining scene built around exceptional local shellfish and New England traditions. Provincetown and Chatham have the highest quality concentrations on the Cape, with above-average shares of top-rated restaurants, while Nantucket brings resort-town sophistication at prices that lean toward the higher end. Most places are moderately priced, and the season compresses most serious dining activity into summer.
Cape Cod / Nantucket has 170 analyzed restaurants. Some of the strongest areas for dining are Provincetown, Chatham, Nantucket. Top cuisines include American, Seafood, Italian.
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More accomplished kitchens per block than anywhere else on the Cape, fuelled by boats that dock steps away
Fishing boats unload practically outside the door, and the kitchens know exactly what to do with it
Thirty miles out to sea, where the lobster landed that morning ends up on your plate by dinner
Lobster rolls and steakhouses by the Mayflower's harbour, with more depth than the tourist traffic suggests
Cape Cod's busiest dining strip, where Italian, American, and Latin American tables compete for your attention
Mediterranean meets New England on the Upper Cape, with harbour-fresh catches to back it up
Martha's Vineyard's white-tablecloth strip, where the day's catch actually means today's
Cape Cod locals' go-to for a reliable dinner that won't empty the wallet
Book ahead at Cape Cod's oldest town, where the seafood dinners deserve their own calendar slot
First stop off the Martha's Vineyard ferry, and the restaurants are ready before you are
Gingerbread cottages on one side, harbour-side tables on the other, and no reason to rush either
Italian and American tables with real local character, tucked away from the tourist corridors
The Outer Cape's most dependable seafood stop, minus the tourist-trap pricing
Oysters pulled from the harbour that morning, served by people who know them by name