2025 Best of Dining Cape Cod & the Islands Cape Cod Life's Annual Readers' Choice AwardsPresented By Dining Categories Breakfast Brunch Ethnic Restaurant Family Dining Fine Dining Lunch Outdoor Restaurant Raw Bar Restaurant Reachable by Boat Restaurant Wine Selection Romantic Restaurant Sushi Restaurant Seafood Restaurant Waterview Restaurant Beware Plaque Scam Best of Winners: Beware of Plaque Scams - Learn More » Best Breakfast Gold Moonakis Cafe Waquoit | Upper Cape Fig Tree Cafe Marstons Mills | Mid Cape Hangar B Eatery Chatham | Lower Cape Yolqueria Provincetown | Outer Cape ArtCliff Diner Vineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard Island Kitchen Nantucket | Nantucket Silver Picnic Box Mashpee | Upper Cape Grumpy’s Restaurant East Dennis | Mid Cape Homeport Restaurant Orleans | Lower Cape Liz’s Café, Anybody’s Bar Provincetown | Outer Cape Biscuits Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Black Eyed Susan’s Nantucket | Nantucket Best Brunch Gold The Coonamessett Falmouth | Upper Cape Old Yarmouth Inn Yarmouth Port | Mid Cape The Rail Orleans | Lower Cape Yolqueria Provincetown | Outer Cape The Sweet Life Cafe Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Island Kitchen Nantucket | Nantucket Silver Cape Cod Coffee Mashpee | Upper Cape The West End Hyannis | Mid Cape Hangar B Eatery Chatham | Lower Cape Fanizzi’s Restaurant by the Sea Provincetown | Outer Cape Outermost Inn Aquinnah | Martha's Vineyard Brant Point Grill at the White Elephant Nantucket | Nantucket Best Ethnic Restaurant Gold Estia – Falmouth Falmouth | Upper Cape Añejo Mexican Bistro – Hyannis Hyannis | Mid Cape Branches Grill and Café Chatham | Lower Cape Mezzeterranean Provincetown | Outer Cape Giordano’s Restaurant Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Thai House Restaurant Nantucket | Nantucket Silver Añejo Mexican Bistro – Falmouth Falmouth | Upper Cape Inaho Japanese Restaurant Yarmouth Port | Mid Cape Abroad Orleans | Lower Cape Casa del Cabo Eastham, MA | Outer Cape Vineyard Caribbean Cuisine Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard The Nautilus Nantucket | Nantucket Best Family Dining Gold La Cucina Sul Mare Falmouth | Upper Cape Oliver’s & Planck’s Tavern Yarmouth Port | Mid Cape Brax Landing Restaurant Harwich Port | Lower Cape Lobster Pot Provincetown | Outer Cape Giordano’s Restaurant Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Brotherhood of Thieves Nantucket | Nantucket Silver Courtyard Restaurant & Bar Cataumet | Upper Cape Captain Parker’s Pub West Yarmouth | Mid Cape Rock Harbor Grill Orleans | Lower Cape Moby Dick’s Restaurant Wellfleet | Outer Cape Offshore Ale Company Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Sandbar at Jetties Beach Nantucket | Nantucket Best Fine Dining Gold The Glass Onion Falmouth | Upper Cape Old Yarmouth Inn Yarmouth Port | Mid Cape STARS at Chatham Bars Inn Chatham | Lower Cape The Red Inn Provincetown | Outer Cape Outermost Inn Aquinnah | Martha's Vineyard The Seagrille Restaurant Nantucket | Nantucket Silver Bleu Mashpee | Upper Cape Encore Bistro & Bar Dennis | Mid Cape The Impudent Oyster Chatham | Lower Cape The Mews Restaurant & Café Provincetown | Outer Cape Alchemy Edgartown | Martha's Vineyard Le Languedoc Bistro Nantucket | Nantucket Best Lunch Gold Pickle Jar Kitchen Falmouth | Upper Cape Fig Tree Cafe Marstons Mills | Mid Cape Land Ho! 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