Guidebook for Nantucket
Food Scene
Sailor's knot pastry. This is the best thing ever! (If they are all sold out when you get there, get a Morning Bun. And set your alarm to wake up earlier the next day to get the Knot!)
8 habitants recommandent
Wicked Island Bakery
7 Bayberry CtSailor's knot pastry. This is the best thing ever! (If they are all sold out when you get there, get a Morning Bun. And set your alarm to wake up earlier the next day to get the Knot!)
Farm market and lunch stop. Kids can play on the swing set while you have a lobster roll at a nearby picnic table. You can ride a bike there from our house.
36 habitants recommandent
Bartlett's Farm
33 Bartlett Farm RdFarm market and lunch stop. Kids can play on the swing set while you have a lobster roll at a nearby picnic table. You can ride a bike there from our house.
This is 5-star dining but in a casual, not uppity environment. You could come to dinner in a dress or all decked out and not be out of place. Excellent food and has vegetarian options.
11 habitants recommandent
Dune
20 Broad St This is 5-star dining but in a casual, not uppity environment. You could come to dinner in a dress or all decked out and not be out of place. Excellent food and has vegetarian options.
This market has sandwiches and sundries. Keep it mind if you go to the beach in Madaket, though I would not make a special trip here.
Millie's Market
324 Madaket RdThis market has sandwiches and sundries. Keep it mind if you go to the beach in Madaket, though I would not make a special trip here.
Nouvelle cuisine; interesting and unique and menu changes based on seasonal ingredients.
14 habitants recommandent
The Proprietors bar & table
9 India StNouvelle cuisine; interesting and unique and menu changes based on seasonal ingredients.
Le Languedoc Bistro
24 Broad StMy sister-in-law ate the best lobster ever here!
The esteemed chef, Mayumi Hattori, from The Straight Wharf Restaurant now heads the kitchen here.
13 habitants recommandent
The Club Car Restaurant
1 Main StThe esteemed chef, Mayumi Hattori, from The Straight Wharf Restaurant now heads the kitchen here.
The place for ice cream on Nantucket! Lines get crazy long, so get there early!
28 habitants recommandent
The Juice Bar
12 Broad StThe place for ice cream on Nantucket! Lines get crazy long, so get there early!
Pi Pizzeria
11 W Creek RdCasual fare and intimate bar area.
Super fun on Saturday nights with live music and food trucks. Warning: it will be difficult to get a seat but not impossible.
74 habitants recommandent
Cisco Brewers
5 Bartlett Farm RdSuper fun on Saturday nights with live music and food trucks. Warning: it will be difficult to get a seat but not impossible.
Island Kitchen
1 Chins WayRight around the corner. Good options for vegetarians.
Super casual and has outdoor seating (picnic tables). My favorite is the tuna burger, which is served on an English muffin. If you can, order the What a Watermelon beer to go with it. And don't forget the truffle fries!
14 habitants recommandent
LoLa Burger Nantucket
1 Sparks AveSuper casual and has outdoor seating (picnic tables). My favorite is the tuna burger, which is served on an English muffin. If you can, order the What a Watermelon beer to go with it. And don't forget the truffle fries!
This is the place for breakfast. Yummy donuts, too! This is a cash-only establishment. (There is an ATM at Cumberland Farms next-door.)
19 habitants recommandent
Downyflake Restaurant
18 Sparks AveThis is the place for breakfast. Yummy donuts, too! This is a cash-only establishment. (There is an ATM at Cumberland Farms next-door.)
The "Turkey Terrific" is the most popular sandwich here and everyone raves about it. It's cash-only but, conveniently, there is an ATM in the shop.
11 habitants recommandent
Provisions
3 Harbor SquareThe "Turkey Terrific" is the most popular sandwich here and everyone raves about it. It's cash-only but, conveniently, there is an ATM in the shop.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great people-watching. Order a mudslide (you're on vacation and calories don't count).
9 habitants recommandent
The Gazebo at Harbor Square
1 Harbor SquareGreat people-watching. Order a mudslide (you're on vacation and calories don't count).
The Chicken Box
16 Dave StLive music and a young crowd.
Entertainment & Activities
Whaling Museum
13 Broad StI love this place and can spend at least four hours here.
Riding a bike is the best way to get around Nantucket. Please, please, please be sure to lock yours up, though, because bikes are often stolen on this island.
25 habitants recommandent
Young's Bicycle Shop
6 Broad StRiding a bike is the best way to get around Nantucket. Please, please, please be sure to lock yours up, though, because bikes are often stolen on this island.
Who doesn't love popcorn and movies and Raisinets?
21 habitants recommandent
Dreamland Film & Cultural Center
17 S Water StWho doesn't love popcorn and movies and Raisinets?
Quicker tour, very thoughtfully arranged and, literally, just steps from my home.
7 habitants recommandent
Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum
96 Union StQuicker tour, very thoughtfully arranged and, literally, just steps from my home.
Maria Mitchell Association
33 Vestal StThis is a great place for the kids!
Shopping
Shift
34 Main StAlways to fun to buy a dress here.
You never know what sort of treasure you will find here. Check their website for hours of operation, as they are a little unusual.
Hospital Thrift Shop
17 India StYou never know what sort of treasure you will find here. Check their website for hours of operation, as they are a little unusual.
This is the place to go if you need a hat. Personally, I love the striped sailor shirts.
Peter Beaton Hat Studio
This is the place to go if you need a hat. Personally, I love the striped sailor shirts.
Actually, there is a Cumberland Farms convenience store even closer to Nantucklet! It was just renovated in August 2017 and is located on Orange Street (but did not appear on Airbnb's map)
9 habitants recommandent
Cumberland Farms
30 Sparks AveActually, there is a Cumberland Farms convenience store even closer to Nantucklet! It was just renovated in August 2017 and is located on Orange Street (but did not appear on Airbnb's map)
This is the place to go if you need any special home things that my house does not provide. Plus, you'll never know who you will see here: my brother-in-law saw Kourtney Kardashian buying a blender!
Marine Home Center
134 Orange StreetThis is the place to go if you need any special home things that my house does not provide. Plus, you'll never know who you will see here: my brother-in-law saw Kourtney Kardashian buying a blender!
It's always fun to get a good deal. You might get lucky and get some Vineyard Vines clothes for pennies on the dollar.
Seconds Shop
32 Sparks AveIt's always fun to get a good deal. You might get lucky and get some Vineyard Vines clothes for pennies on the dollar.
Essentials
In the summer, this place gets packed! Go early or late at night.
64 habitants recommandent
Stop & Shop
31 Sparks AveIn the summer, this place gets packed! Go early or late at night.
Arts & Culture
This place is also fun to visit on a rainy day. Lots of interesting history here. Plan on spending about 90 minutes.
8 habitants recommandent
Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
158 Polpis RdThis place is also fun to visit on a rainy day. Lots of interesting history here. Plan on spending about 90 minutes.
Lochtefeld John F Studio Gallery
4 Fair StreetJohn's works are whimsical and iconic and often feature whales.
Nantucket Atheneum
1 India StIt's almost like a museum. Amazing!
Parks & Nature
This is my favorite beach on Nantucket. The surf tends to be rough but there are lifeguards here in season. There is also a pond for the little ones to play in if they tire of the beach.
Miacomet Beach
Miacomet RoadThis is my favorite beach on Nantucket. The surf tends to be rough but there are lifeguards here in season. There is also a pond for the little ones to play in if they tire of the beach.
At the end of Pocomo Road is a beach popular with kite surfers. One side of it has gentle waves and is good for kids.
Pocomo Road
Pocomo RoadAt the end of Pocomo Road is a beach popular with kite surfers. One side of it has gentle waves and is good for kids.