Top 100 Restaurants on Cape Cod - and Dozens of Great Dining Picks!
The Top 100 restaurants on Cape Cod remind that the area offers a remarkable array of dining experiences, from classic clam shacks and oceanfront grills to refined kitchens and multicultural spots. Below in no particular is a wide‑ranging Top 100 restaurants on Cape Cod list (and dozens of extra recommendations) that mirrors the area’s rich and evolving culinary space:
Sesuit Harbor Cafe
Old Yarmouth Inn
Cobie’s
Skipper Chowder House
Leonessa
The Pheasant
Scargo Café
Gannon's Tavern
The Lobster Pot (Provincetown)
Del Mar Bar & Bistro
Black Cat Tavern
Impudent Oyster
Fishermen’s View
Buca’s Tuscan Roadhouse
Alberto’s Ristorante
BlueFins Sushi & Sake Bar
twenty‑eight Atlantic
Mooncussers Tavern Inn & Restaurant
Fin
Wimpy’s
Lune
Noble House
The Sailing Cow
Tuk Tuk Thai Food
53 Chophouse
Añejo (Hyannis & Falmouth)
Misaki Sushi
CERALDI
Brewster Fish House
C Salt Wine Bar & Grille
Scargo Cafe
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
The Ocean House
Bleu
Fin
The Mew’s Restaurant
The Canteen
Ciro & Sal’s
Spiritus Pizza
Local 186
Añejo Mexican Bistro
Captain Frosty’s
Glass Onion
Tap City Grille
Keltic Kitchen
The Red Cottage
Daily Paper (Hyannis)
Quicks Hole Tavern
Osteria La Civetta
Pates (Chatham)
Pilot House (Sandwich)
The Dolphin (Barnstable)
The Pelham House
Sea Dog Brew Pub
Seafood Sam’s
Sam Diego’s
Pizza Barbone
Wicked Oyster
Tumi (Dennis)
Bob’s Clam Hut
Blackfish Bistro
The Squealing Pig
Blue Moon Cafe
Bay View Bistro
Cape Sea Grille
The Steakhouse at Wequassett
The Anchor Restaurant
The Waterfront Grille
Seashell Restaurant
Nick’s on Main
The Sandbar
The Dockside
The Harborview Dining Room
The Boathouse Cafe
The Fish Market Eatery
Lobster Roll Shack
Ocean Breeze Bistro
Beachside Eats
Harbor Lights Grill
Seaside Tavern
Shoreline Seafood
Cape Cod BBQ Co.
Sunset Dining Room
Coastal Kitchen
Driftwood Diner
Harbor House Cafe
Seafarer’s Eatery
Bayside Oyster Bar
Fisherman’s Wharf Grill
Surfside Sandwich Shop
Lighthouse Bistro
The Cape Codder Pub
Main Street Grill
The Clambake Diner
Old Wharf Tavern
Fisherman’s Catch
Bayfront Seafood Spot
Seashell Bistro
Cape Classic Eatery
Wolfie’s Bakery
Other highlights that visitors who enjoy the Top 100 restaurants on Cape Cod will appreciate:
· Breakfast/Coffee
o Wolfies
o Hole-in-one (Yarmouth, Orleans, Eastham)
o Eat Cake 4 Breakfast
o Lighthouse Keepers Pantry
o One Stop Market – good breakfast sandwiches
The Sparrow – Frozen hot chocolate, great bakery
The Pancake Man
Captain Baker’s Donuts – Makes donuts right in front of you
Bagelhound – NY-style bagels
Underground Bakery
Eat Cake 4 Breakfast
Three Fins
Chatham Perk
Buckie’s Biscotti
Piccadilly Café
Nirvana
Rory’s
Harbor Fox Coffee
Chez Antoine
Hangar B
Grumpy’s
Crazy Rooster
J Bar
Old King’s Coffeehouse – Dennis or Yarmouth
Lighthouse Café
Red Cottage
Pain D’Avignon – French bakery
· Lunch/Dinner
o Arnold’s
o The Doghouse – gourmet hot dogs, ice cream, free hot dogs for pets
o Sue and Steve’s Par-Tee Freeze
o Cobie’s
o Holly’s Deli
o Drive up to Sandwich for a sandwich
o Seafood Sam’s
o Red Barn Pizza
o Cooke’s Seafood
o O’Shea’s Olde Inn
o Tiki Port for Chinese and tiki drinks
o Bamboo for Chinese
o Lobster Shack
o Beachcomber Bar
o Four Seas – Get a lobster salad sandwich with coffee frappe
o Moby Dick’s
o Captain Parker’s
o Heart of the Sea
o Dockside
o Chatham Cookware for gourmet sandwiches
o Chatham Fish Pier
o Brax Landing
o Cape Fish and Lobster – Order a cooked lobster and drawn butter for pickup
o Hearth n Kettle
o Kream n Kone
o Pico’s Taco Shack
o Old Yarmouth Inn
o The Original Seafood Restaurant
o Scargo Café
o Lobster Boat
o Yarmouth House
o PB Boulangerie
o Cleat and Anchor =
o Italian – Leonnessa, Pecorino Romano, Milano’s, Gerardi’s Café (Italian)
o Pilot House
o Del Mar
o La Bella Vita
o Mexican - Sam Diego’s, El Mariachi, El Mariachi Loco, Mi Pueblo
o Ocean House
Ocean Edge Beach Bar
Black cat tavern out back
The Sandbar
Port
Chapins Bayside
Clancy’s
Dockside Seafood Shack
Fresh Ketch
Summer Shanty
The Little Sandwich Shop
Oyster House
Roadhouse Cafe
Auld Triangle
Chez Antoine
Fig Tree
The Picnic Basket
Piccadilly Café
The Karibbean Lounge
The Blue Crab
JT’s Seafood
Ocean Terrace restaurant
Lobster Pound
Vivian’s Kitchen
Land Ho!
o Cape Roots
o The Barnacle
o Harwich Port Commons
o Mad Minnow
o 3 Monkeys sushi
Chillingsworth - French
Belfry Inn & Bistro
Italian – Amari, Tomatoes, Alberto’s, Bucas
Off the Grid
Next Door Burger Bar
Dunbar Tea Room & Wine Bar
Spanky’s Clam Shack
The Naked Oyster bar
Portside Tavern
Pain D’Avignon French
K Katie’s Burger Bar
Tugboats at the Marina
The Daily Paper
Oliver’s and Planck’s Tavern
· Ice Cream/Dessert
o Sundae School
o Four Seas – Oldest on Cape – can also get lobster salad + coffee frappe
o Schoolhouse Ice Cream
o Holiday Hill
o Little Caboose Ice Cream
o Centerville Pie Company
o Cape Cod Creamery
o Dead Zone
o Beaches & Cream
o Candy Shack
o Mochinut
o Katie’s
o Peterson’s Market has red velvet slices
DRINKING
· Chatham Bars Inn – have a drink on veranda/Beach House Grill
The Chatham Squire
Ocean’s Edge Beach Bar
Aplaya Tiki Bar in Chatham
Truro Winery
Cape cod winery
Beachcomber
Land Ho – Lots of signs, good eclectic vibe
Treehouse Brewery, Devil’s Purse, Naukabout
Cape Cod Beer Beergarden
The Sand Bar
Smith family beer garden
Perks Beer Garden
Happy Hours
The Port Beer Garden – 3-5P for $1 oysters
Perks Beer Garden – 3-7P Happy Hour - $1/oysters, $2/shrimp
Like the best Top 100 restaurants on Cape Cod remind, from casual clam shacks serving lobster rolls and chowder to fine dining gems and world‑inspired menusthe area’s restaurant scene is as varied and delicious as its coastal vistas. Whether you’re craving fresh seafood, sushi, Italian, Thai, or classic New England fare, this list has something for every palate and occasion.