Time for all the fun!
You’ve reached Nantucket and checked in - now it’s time to explore the island!
Here are some of our favorites:
Restaurants
Black Eyed Susan’s: best spot for pancakes in town
Born & Bread: great bakery & coffee shop right in town with A+ breakfast sandwiches
Cisco Brewery: fun, laid-back outdoor brewery with beers, cocktails, raw bar, and food trucks, as well as (often) live music - much more family-friendly than it sounds!
Claudette’s: relaxed breakfast and sandwich favorite for anyone in ‘Sconset
Cru: perfect for a lobster roll & rose lunch on the wharf
Downyflake: Nantucket “diner” institution with the best donuts on island
Island Kitchen: delicious brunch and lunch spot - sit outdoors if you can and don’t miss the ice cream counter
Juice Bar: best ice cream on island with handmade waffle cones - can’t miss!
Millie’s: one of our absolute favorites and the inspiration for our Coastal Mexican welcome dinner - we’re crazy about the Esther Island scallop tacos!
Provisions: our go-to sandwich spot in town - you can’t go wrong, but we love the BLT & Italian
Sandbar: casual, outdoor lunch spot at Jetties Beach perfect for sun, fish tacos, and burgers
Wicked Island Bakery: amazing croissants and morning buns that are out of this world (if they still have them!)
Our favorite things to do…
Getting around
We recommend renting bikes for a day - it’s such a fun way to see Nantucket! The entire island is connected by easy to use bike paths that you can use to explore. Young’s on Broad St. can get you kitted out. You can also take the WAVE bus that has several routes leaving from town and ‘Sconset to various points on island. There are lots of taxi companies on island, and there are also Ubers available (although we would allow plenty of time).