2020 Best of
Food & Drink
Cape Cod & the Islands
Cape Cod LIFE's Annual Readers' Choice Awards
After 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.
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Best Bakery
Gold
Born & Bread
Nantucket | Nantucket
Eat Cake 4 Breakfast Bakery
Brewster | Lower Cape
Pain D’Avignon
Hyannis | Mid Cape
PB Boulangerie Bistro
South Wellfleet | Outer Cape
Back Door Donuts
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Maison Villatte
Falmouth | Upper Cape
Silver
The Black Dog Bakery Café
Vineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard
Cottage Street Bakery
Orleans | Lower Cape
Wicked Island Bakery
Nantucket | Nantucket
Amie Bakery
Osterville | Mid Cape
Washashore Bakery
Mashpee | Upper Cape
Provincetown Portuguese Bakery
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Best Brewery
Gold
Hog Island Beer Co.
Orleans | Lower Cape
Cape Cod Beer
Hyannis | Mid Cape
Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery
Edgartown | Martha's Vineyard
Provincetown Brewery Co.
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery
Falmouth | Upper Cape
Cisco Brewers
Nantucket | Nantucket
Silver
Naukabout Brewery & Taproom
Mashpee | Upper Cape
Shoal Hope Ciderworks
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Offshore Ale Co.
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Devil’s Purse Brewing Company
South Dennis | Mid Cape
Best Burger
Gold
Mom & Pops Burgers
Chatham | Lower Cape
Jason’s Tavern
South Dennis | Mid Cape
Local 186
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Atria’s Brick Cellar Bar
Edgartown | Martha's Vineyard
Lola Burger
Nantucket | Nantucket
JD’s Burger Company
Sandwich | Upper Cape
Silver
Fat Ronnie’s Burger Bar
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Local Break
Eastham | Outer Cape
Next Door Burger Bar
Sandwich | Upper Cape
The Knack
Orleans | Lower Cape
KKatie’s Burger Bar
Hyannis | Mid Cape
Brotherhood of Thieves
Nantucket | Nantucket
Best Chowder
Gold
The SeaGrille Restaurant
Nantucket | Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
JT’s Seafood Restaurant
Brewster | Lower Cape
The Chart Room
Cataumet | Upper Cape
Captain Parker’s Pub
West Yarmouth | Mid Cape
Lobster Pot Restaurant
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Silver
The Black Cat Tavern
Hyannis | Mid Cape
The Lobster Trap
Bourne | Upper Cape
Moby Dick’s Restaurant
Wellfleet | Outer Cape
Galley Beach
Nantucket | Nantucket
Land Ho!
Orleans | Lower Cape
The Seafood Shanty
Edgartown | Martha's Vineyard
Best Cocktails
Gold
The Nautilus
Nantucket | Nantucket
Harbor Lounge
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Mahoney’s Atlantic Bar & Grill
Orleans | Lower Cape
The Chart Room
Cataumet | Upper Cape
Ocean House Restaurant
Dennis Port | Mid Cape
Fishbones Bar & Grille
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Silver
Flying Bridge Restaurant
Falmouth | Upper Cape
The Naked Oyster
Hyannis | Mid Cape
Nancy’s Restaurant & Snack Bar
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
The Mews Restaurant & Café
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Best Coffee
Gold
The Corner Table Cafe
Nantucket | Nantucket
Cape Cod Coffee Café
Mashpee | Upper Cape
Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters
Brewster | Lower Cape
Nirvana Coffee Co.
Barnstable | Mid Cape
Joe Coffee & Cafe
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Mocha Mott’s
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Silver
Three Fins Coffee Roasters
West Dennis | Mid Cape
KoHI Coffee Co.
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Coffee Obsession
Falmouth | Upper Cape
Handlebar Café
Nantucket | Nantucket
Little House Café
Vineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard
Hot Chocolate Sparrow
Orleans | Lower Cape
Best Farm Stand/Farmers Market
Gold
Moors End Farm
Nantucket | Nantucket
Orleans Farmers’ Market
Orleans | Lower Cape
Cape Abilities Farm
Dennis | Mid Cape
Provincetown Farmers Market
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Morning Glory Farm
Edgartown | Martha's Vineyard
Falmouth Farmers’ Market
Falmouth | Upper Cape
Silver
Bartlett’s Farm
Nantucket | Nantucket
Wellfleet Farmers Market
Wellfleet | Outer Cape
Sprout Farm
Mashpee | Upper Cape
Nauset Farms
Orleans | Lower Cape
Lambert’s Rainbow Fruit
Centerville | Mid Cape
West Tisbury Farmers Market
West Tisbury | Martha's Vineyard
Best Fried Clams
Gold
The Charlie Noble
Nantucket | Nantucket
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
Eastham | Outer Cape
Seafood Sam’s Falmouth
Falmouth | Upper Cape
The Net Result Fish Market
Vineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard
JT’s Seafood Restaurant
Brewster | Lower Cape
Kream ‘N Kone
West Dennis | Mid Cape
Silver
CRU Oyster Bar
Nantucket | Nantucket
The Lobster Trap
Bourne | Upper Cape
Moby Dick’s Restaurant
Wellfleet | Outer Cape
Cooke’s Seafood
Orleans | Lower Cape
Spanky’s Clam Shack
Hyannis | Mid Cape
Giordano’s Restaurant
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Best Ice Cream
Gold
Ice Cream Café
Orleans | Lower Cape
Four Seas Ice Cream
Centerville | Mid Cape
Lewis Brothers Homemade Ice Cream
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Mad Martha’s Ice Cream-Edgartown
Edgartown | Martha's Vineyard
The Juice Bar
Nantucket | Nantucket
Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour
Mashpee | Upper Cape
Silver
Somerset Creamery
Cataumet | Upper Cape
Island Kitchen
Nantucket | Nantucket
Sundae School Ice Cream – Harwich Port
Harwich Port | Lower Cape
Sundae School Ice Cream – Dennis Port
Dennis Port | Mid Cape
Savory & the Sweet Escape
Truro | Outer Cape
Best Lobster Roll
Gold
Grace Episcopal Church
Vineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard
Raw Bar
Mashpee | Upper Cape
Sesuit Harbor Cafe
Dennis | Mid Cape
The Lobster Claw Restaurant
Orleans | Lower Cape
Lobster Pot Restaurant
Provincetown | Outer Cape
CRU Oyster Bar
Nantucket | Nantucket
Silver
Lookout Tavern
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
JT’s Seafood Restaurant
Brewster | Lower Cape
The Chart Room
Cataumet | Upper Cape
Skipper Restaurant & Chowder House
South Yarmouth | Mid Cape
The SeaGrille Restaurant
Nantucket | Nantucket
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
Eastham | Outer Cape
Best Pizza
Gold
George’s Pizza House
Harwich Port | Lower Cape
Pizza Barbone
Hyannis | Mid Cape
Spiritus Pizza
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Giordano’s Restaurant
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Pi Pizzeria
Nantucket | Nantucket
Moto Pizza
Sandwich | Upper Cape
Silver
Rock Harbor Grill
Orleans | Lower Cape
Crisp Flatbread Inc
Osterville | Mid Cape
Pizzeria Gemelle
Nantucket | Nantucket
Offshore Ale Co.
Oak Bluffs | Martha's Vineyard
Simply Divine Pizza Co.
Falmouth | Upper Cape
The Red Barn Pizza
Eastham | Outer Cape
Best Sandwiches
Gold
Corner Store
Chatham | Lower Cape
Nirvana Coffee Co.
Barnstable | Mid Cape
Life at Humphrey’s
Vineyard Haven | Martha's Vineyard
Far Land Provisions
Provincetown | Outer Cape
Something Natural
Nantucket | Nantucket
Café Chew
Sandwich | Upper Cape
Silver
Eat Your Heart Out Catering
Falmouth | Upper Cape
Fresh Nantucket
Nantucket | Nantucket
7a Foods
West Tisbury | Martha's Vineyard
Dennis Public Market
Dennis | Mid Cape
The Mason Jar
Harwich Port | Lower Cape
Sam’s Deli
Eastham | Outer Cape
Best Seafood Market
Gold
Mac’s Chatham Fish & Lobster
Chatham | Lower Cape
Cape Fish and Lobster
Hyannis | Mid Cape
Mac’s Market Provincetown
Provincetown | Outer Cape
The Clam Man
Falmouth | Upper Cape
Sayle’s Seafood
Nantucket | Nantucket