Guidebook for Barnstable
Food Scene
Spoon and Seed
12 Thornton DrGreat menu..lots of local ingredients. A hidden gem!
Pizza Barbone
390 Main StBest pizza in Hyannis!
Crisp
791 Main StreetCasual place for drinks and good pizzas in Osterville
This is our favorite breakfast spot nearby. If you're up for a not-too-crazy-long walk, you can stroll there from the house. Bikes work too! Best corned beef hash you'll find.
13 locals recommend
Sea Street Cafe Hyannis
50 Sea StThis is our favorite breakfast spot nearby. If you're up for a not-too-crazy-long walk, you can stroll there from the house. Bikes work too! Best corned beef hash you'll find.
Go-to spot for fresh seafood...located in the middle of the harbor. You can walk here. Good bloody mary's and dark and stormys.
43 locals recommend
Baxter's Boathouse
177 Pleasant StGo-to spot for fresh seafood...located in the middle of the harbor. You can walk here. Good bloody mary's and dark and stormys.
Sesuit Harbor Cafe
357 Sesuit Neck RdOne of the best lobster spots on the Cape!
It's a bit of a drive from our house, but awesome ice cream here! Locally, Katie's on Main Street in Hyannis is pretty good too.
38 locals recommend
Sundae School
606 MA-28It's a bit of a drive from our house, but awesome ice cream here! Locally, Katie's on Main Street in Hyannis is pretty good too.
If you find yourself out this way, this is a fantastic restaurant. It's seasonal so call to make sure it's open.
55 locals recommend
Blackfish
17 Truro Center RdIf you find yourself out this way, this is a fantastic restaurant. It's seasonal so call to make sure it's open.
If you're at the rotary in Orleans, I'd recommend stopping here for a 'dirt bomb.' Think doughnut with extra butter and rolled in sugar. Fantastic.
20 locals recommend
Cottage Street Bakery
5 Cottage StIf you're at the rotary in Orleans, I'd recommend stopping here for a 'dirt bomb.' Think doughnut with extra butter and rolled in sugar. Fantastic.
Unique spot to grab breakfast or lunch...it's literally on the tarmac at the Chatham Airport. You can sit inside or out and watch small planes and jets come in and out. Great food.
46 locals recommend
Hangar B Eatery
240 George Ryder RdUnique spot to grab breakfast or lunch...it's literally on the tarmac at the Chatham Airport. You can sit inside or out and watch small planes and jets come in and out. Great food.
Buca's Tuscan Roadhouse
4 Depot RdOne of my favorite Italian restaurants on the Cape
Now under new ownership and we think this may be a winner. Great little spot with excellent bloody marys and outdoor seating across from the ferry terminal. Nice!
6 locals recommend
Harborview Restaurant & Bar
235 Ocean StNow under new ownership and we think this may be a winner. Great little spot with excellent bloody marys and outdoor seating across from the ferry terminal. Nice!
Sightseeing
Just a great place to explore. Try Fort Hill for some walking around and exploring in Eastham, or the dunes in Provincetown. Well worth the drive to the Outer Cape.
65 locals recommend
Cape Cod National Seashore
Just a great place to explore. Try Fort Hill for some walking around and exploring in Eastham, or the dunes in Provincetown. Well worth the drive to the Outer Cape.
Cape Cod chips are delicious...and they offer tours here. Good for a rainy day or to get out of the sun for a while.
37 locals recommend
Cape Cod Potato Chips
100 Breeds Hill RdCape Cod chips are delicious...and they offer tours here. Good for a rainy day or to get out of the sun for a while.
An iconic lighthouse with a short-term parking lot. Chatham Light beach is beautiful and you get the full view of it from the parking lot, plus can head down and take a long walk. Great lobster rolls at the Chatham fish pier down the road.
105 locals recommend
Chatham Lighthouse
37 Main StAn iconic lighthouse with a short-term parking lot. Chatham Light beach is beautiful and you get the full view of it from the parking lot, plus can head down and take a long walk. Great lobster rolls at the Chatham fish pier down the road.
Parks & Nature
Cool place on the bay side of Barnstable where you can take a long walk through the dunes. You can also get burn permits to have a campfire on the beach here, the only place you can do it on the mid-Cape.
103 locals recommend
Sandy Neck Beach
Cool place on the bay side of Barnstable where you can take a long walk through the dunes. You can also get burn permits to have a campfire on the beach here, the only place you can do it on the mid-Cape.
Nickerson State Park
3488 Main StreetDunes of the Provincelands
Fort hill trail
One of the best walking areas on the Cape!
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
990 Iyannough RdRight on the main drag coming into Hyannis
Cape Fish and Lobster
626 W Main StThis is where we usually get fresh seafood if cooking at home
Trader Joe's
655 132Right on the main drag coming into town
Clothesline Laundry Inc
71 Barnstable RdIf you need to do laundry, this is where we typically go
Entertainment & Activities
Regal Cape Cod Mall
793 MA-132Closest movie theater to the house
Best mini-golf on the Cape but the lines are HUGE...expect a wait before getting in on most days
130 locals recommend
Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf
728 Main StBest mini-golf on the Cape but the lines are HUGE...expect a wait before getting in on most days
Drinks & Nightlife
Great new-ish brewery that's turning out some excellent beers. They have a tasting room and can fill cans on-demand.
33 locals recommend
Devil's Purse Brewing Company
120 Great Western RdGreat new-ish brewery that's turning out some excellent beers. They have a tasting room and can fill cans on-demand.
This is the best bar on the Cape! Right on top of one of the big dunes on the National Seashore. They usually make you pay $20 to park and in turn you get a voucher good for $20 on food and/or merchandise. The 'goombay smash' is the popular drink here and the food is surprisingly good. Awesome raw bar.
192 locals recommend
The Beachcomber of Wellfleet
1120 Cahoon Hollow RdThis is the best bar on the Cape! Right on top of one of the big dunes on the National Seashore. They usually make you pay $20 to park and in turn you get a voucher good for $20 on food and/or merchandise. The 'goombay smash' is the popular drink here and the food is surprisingly good. Awesome raw bar.
The Ocean House Restaurant
425 Old Wharf RdGreat views for a cocktail. Food is O.K.
Longest-standing local brewery on the Cape before all the new ones started popping up!
54 locals recommend
Cape Cod Beer
1336 Phinneys LnLongest-standing local brewery on the Cape before all the new ones started popping up!
Hog Island Beer Co.
28 West RdBrand new brewery that's getting a pretty good reputation
Known as one of the most famous places to stay on the Cape...the tavern here is a nice spot. Especially when the weather is cooler or gray. There's a big beach bar (expensive) that's open in the warm season.
97 locals recommend
Chatham Bars Inn
297 Shore RdKnown as one of the most famous places to stay on the Cape...the tavern here is a nice spot. Especially when the weather is cooler or gray. There's a big beach bar (expensive) that's open in the warm season.