Restaurants
A collection of distinctively Nantucket restaurants in Siasconset and in Town,
our restaurants offer delightful dining options for island visitors and residents alike.
The Beachside Bistro
Nantucket’s largest outdoor restaurant is nestled in the dunes along the beach in Sconset, just below the bluff where the Summer House Cottages are. Tiered flower and herb gardens line the walkway to the restaurant’s bluestone patio overlooking the ocean. With a vast menu and many signature cocktails, the Beachside Bistro is a popular place for delicious lunches, happy hour drinks, and family dinners.
The menu includes everything from fresh seafood platters and oysters on the half shell to locally caught codfish, and fresh lobster served in a roll, in a salad, as a clambake, Fra Diavolo, and with squid linguini. There is an extensive children’s menu, and homemade gelato is available.
The Beachside Bistro is one of the few restaurants to offer all-day dining. At night the menu changes, piano music, and candlelight complement the tablecloth setting for a more elegant meal. The children’s menu continues to be available.
Generations of families enjoy the afternoon and early evening in this unique location. The area is particularly popular with bike riders as it is just a short distance from the end of the Sconset bike path.
Because of its extensive shoreline, the Beachside Bistro is easily able to comply with all COVID restrictions and is the safest place to dine on the island for 2020. The last seating is at 8:00 pm. Dogs are welcome.
16 Ocean Ave, Siasconset, Nantucket, 02564
Hours: 10am - 10pm
Reservations Required: last seating at 8pm
New Seasonal Menu Coming Soon!
The Summer House Restaurant
On a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, out of another time, out of another place, The Summer House Restaurant stands alone as the quintessence of romantic dining. Casually elegant and a true Nantucket landmark. The Summer House experience has been called a lot more fun than other Nantucket restaurants by New York Magazine whose cover it has graced.
Dinner each night is an event - subdued lighting, flickering candles, fresh flowers, and music played on the baby grand piano, combine to create an atmosphere of days gone by and the true romance that is Nantucket.
Before and after dinner, drinks are available at the lively piano bar where many join the award-winning pianist in festive sing-alongs seated by a wood-burning fireplace. Consistently highly rated, The Summer House is frequented by celebrities who mingle with the local crowds.
No Nantucket visit is complete without a visit to the “tres chic” dining room and piano bar of The Summer House which is “trendy, innovative and memorable.”
Opening this season dependent upon the state allowing live music and bar service. In the meantime we are serving our menu with white table cloth service under a tent at our Beachside Bistro. Stay Posted.
17 Ocean Ave, Siasconset, Nantucket, 02564
29 Fair Street
Just a short stroll down Fair Street directly off Main Street, this Nantucket landmark building has been in continuous use as a restaurant since 1709, making it the oldest restaurant in continuous use in the United States.
Voted the Most Romantic Restaurant in Nantucket, 29 Fair’s three separate dining rooms boast exposed beams, fireplaces, wooden tables, candlelight, and soft music making it the perfect spot for an intimate dinner.
There isn’t a better place on Nantucket for creative food, professional staff, and an authentic atmosphere.
“Hands Down the Best Restaurant on Nantucket” -- Trip Advisor
“Amazing ambiance, Excellent Food. French/American. The service was amazing. Highly recommend this JEWEL of a restaurant” -- Yelp Reviewer
Opening dependent upon the town allowing us to serve outside in our adjacent garden. Stay posted
29 Fair Street, Nantucket, 02554