2023 Best of Food & Drink Cape Cod & the Islands Cape Cod Life's Annual Readers' Choice AwardsAfter tallying our biggest collection of ballots to date, our readers have weighed in with their favorite places to find a classic Cape Cod dish across the region. Bakery Brewery/Distillery Burger Chowder Cocktails Coffee Fried Clams Ice Cream Lobster Roll Pizza Sandwiches Seafood Market Best Bakery Gold Woolfie’s BakeryDennis Port | Mid Cape The Black Dog Water St. BakeryVineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard Born & Bread NantucketNantucket | Nantucket Eat Cake 4 Breakfast BakeryBrewster | Lower Cape PB Boulangerie BistroSouth Wellfleet | Outer Cape Maison VillatteFalmouth | Upper Cape SilverBack Door DonutsOak Bluffs | Martha's VineyardCottage Street BakeryOrleans | Lower CapeProvincetown Portuguese BakeryProvincetown | Outer CapeBeth’s Bakery & CaféSandwich | Upper CapePain D’AvignonHyannis | Mid CapeWicked Island BakeryNantucket | Nantucket Best Brewery/Distillery Gold Hog Island Beer Co.Orleans | Lower Cape Cape Cod BeerHyannis | Mid Cape Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery & Tasting Room-EdgartownEdgartown | Martha's Vineyard Provincetown Brewing Co.Provincetown | Outer Cape Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery & Tasting Room-East FalmouthEast Falmouth | Upper Cape Cisco BrewersNantucket | Nantucket SilverNaukabout Brewing CompanyMashpee | Upper CapeTruro Vineyards of Cape CodNorth Truro | Outer CapeTriple Eight DistilleryNantucket | NantucketFirst Crush WineryHarwich | Lower CapeDevil’s Purse Brewing CompanySouth Dennis | Mid CapeOffshore Ale CompanyOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Best Burger Gold The Restaurant & Pub Next DoorDennis Port | Mid Cape StubbysNantucket | Nantucket the knackOrleans | Lower Cape Local 186Provincetown | Outer Cape Atria’s Brick Cellar BarEdgartown | Martha's Vineyard Liam Maguire’s Irish PubFalmouth | Upper Cape SilverJason’s TavernSouth Dennis | Mid CapeChapoquoit GrillWest Falmouth | Upper CapeLocal BreakEastham | Outer CapeMom & Pops BurgersChatham | Lower CapeBrotherhood of ThievesNantucket | NantucketOffshore Ale CompanyOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Best Chowder Gold The SeaGrilleNantucket | Nantucket Martha’s Vineyard Chowder CompanyOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard JT’s Seafood RestaurantBrewster | Lower Cape Landfall RestaurantWoods Hole | Upper Cape Captain Parker’s PubWest Yarmouth | Mid Cape Lobster PotProvincetown | Outer Cape SilverSkipper Chowder HouseSouth Yarmouth | Mid CapeThe Lobster TrapBourne | Upper CapeChatham SquireChatham | Lower CapeMenemsha Fish MarketChilmark | Martha's VineyardBrotherhood of ThievesNantucket | NantucketPJ’s Family RestaurantWellfleet | Outer Cape Best Cocktails Gold MezzeterraneanProvincetown | Outer Cape Ocean Edge Resort & Golf ClubBrewster | Lower Cape Encore Bistro & BarDennis | Mid Cape Nancy’s Restaurant & Snack BarOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Brotherhood of ThievesNantucket | Nantucket Chart RoomCataumet | Upper Cape SilverHarbor LoungeProvincetown | Outer CapeThe Seal Pub and CaféHarwich | Lower CapeAtlantic Fish & Chop HouseEdgartown | Martha's VineyardThe Club CarNantucket | NantucketAlberto’s RistoranteHyannis | Mid CapeCourtyard Restaurant & PubCataumet | Upper Cape Best Coffee Gold Great Awakening Coffee HouseHyannis | Mid Cape The Hub of NantucketNantucket | Nantucket Cape Cod CoffeeMashpee | Upper Cape Snowy Owl Coffee RoastersBrewster | Lower Cape Joe CoffeeProvincetown | Outer Cape Mocha Mott’s-Oak BluffsOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard SilverHot Chocolate SparrowOrleans | Lower CapeThree Fins Coffee RoastersWest Dennis | Mid CapeRoastd General StoreNantucket | NantucketWired PuppyProvincetown | Outer CapeMocha Mott’s-Vineyard HavenVineyard Haven | Martha's VineyardCoffee ObsessionFalmouth | Upper Cape Best Fried Clams Gold Arnold’s Lobster & Clam BarEastham | Outer Cape Giordano’s RestaurantOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Seafood Sam’s SandwichSandwich | Upper Cape Sayle’s SeafoodNantucket | Nantucket JT’s Seafood RestaurantBrewster | Lower Cape Kream ‘N KoneWest Dennis | Mid Cape SilverFaregrounds Restaurant & Pudley’s PubNantucket | NantucketSeafood Sam’s FalmouthFalmouth | Upper CapePJ’s Family RestaurantWellfleet | Outer CapeThe Net Result Fish MarketVineyard Haven | Martha's VineyardKream N’ Kone RestaurantChatham | Lower CapeSpanky’s Clam ShackHyannis | Mid Cape Best Ice Cream Gold Sundae School Ice Cream – Harwich PortHarwich Port | Lower Cape Four Seas Ice CreamCenterville | Mid Cape Nauset Ice CreamNorth Eastham | Outer Cape Mad Martha’s Ice Cream-Oak BluffsOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard The Juice BarNantucket | Nantucket Somerset CreameryCataumet | Upper Cape SilverLewis Brothers Homemade Ice CreamProvincetown | Outer CapeIce Cream CaféOrleans | Lower CapeSundae School Ice Cream – Dennis PortDennis Port | Mid CapeIsland KitchenNantucket | NantucketBen & Bill Chocolate Emporium – Oak BluffsOak Bluffs | Martha's VineyardSmitty’s Homemade Ice CreamEast Falmouth | Upper Cape Best Lobster Roll Gold The Raw Bar at Popponesset MarketplaceMashpee | Upper Cape JT’s Seafood RestaurantBrewster | Lower Cape Sesuit Harbor CafeDennis | Mid Cape Lobster PotProvincetown | Outer Cape Lookout TavernOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard CRU Oyster BarNantucket | Nantucket SilverThe Lobster TrapBourne | Upper CapeGrace Episcopal ChurchVineyard Haven | Martha's VineyardBrax Landing RestaurantHarwich Port | Lower CapeBrant Point Grill at the White ElephantNantucket | NantucketThe CanteenProvincetown | Outer CapeSpanky’s Clam ShackHyannis | Mid Cape Best Pizza Gold Palio PizzeriaHyannis | Mid Cape Paul’s Pizza & SeafoodFalmouth | Upper Cape George’s Pizza HouseHarwich Port | Lower Cape Spiritus PizzaProvincetown | Outer Cape Giordano’s RestaurantOak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard Pi PizzeriaNantucket | Nantucket SilverSophie T’s PizzaNantucket | NantucketPorto PizzaVineyard Haven | Martha's VineyardPleasant Lake Pizza SharkHarwich | Lower CapeThe Red Barn PizzaEastham | Outer CapeCrispOsterville | Mid CapeSimply Divine Pizza Co.Falmouth | Upper Cape Best Sandwiches Gold Café AlfrescoBrewster | Lower Cape Dennis Public MarketDennis | Mid Cape Far Land ProvisionsProvincetown | Outer Cape 7a FoodsWest Tisbury | Martha's Vineyard Something NaturalNantucket | Nantucket Café ChewSandwich | Upper Cape SilverHolly’s DeliWest Dennis | Mid CapeChatham Cookware CaféChatham | Lower CapeSam’s DeliEastham | Outer CapeWaterside MarketVineyard Haven | Martha's VineyardHenry Jr. Sandwich ShopNantucket | NantucketWest Falmouth MarketFalmouth | Upper Cape Best Seafood Market Gold Menemsha Fish MarketChilmark | Martha's Vineyard Glidden’s Island SeafoodNantucket | Nantucket Nauset Fish & Lobster PoolOrleans | Lower Cape Cape Fish and LobsterHyannis | Mid Cape Mac’s Seafood Market ProvincetownProvincetown | Outer Cape The Clam ManFalmouth | Upper Cape SilverFalmouth Fish MarketFalmouth | Upper CapeSayle’s SeafoodNantucket | NantucketEdgartown Meat & Fish MarketEdgartown | Martha's VineyardMac’s Market and KitchenEastham | Outer CapeMac’s Chatham Fish & LobsterChatham | Lower CapeAndrea’s West Yarmouth Fish & LobsterWest Yarmouth | Mid Cape Keep exploring these other best of categories! Dining Lodging Shopping Things To Do