Guidebook for Dennis

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Guidebook for Dennis

Food Scene

Nice place. Great views. Awesome food.
19 locals recommend
Swan River Seafood Restaurant
5 Lower County Rd
19 locals recommend
Nice place. Great views. Awesome food.
Best Lobster Rolls! Cash only.
11 locals recommend
Wooden Shoe
419 Lower County Rd
11 locals recommend
Best Lobster Rolls! Cash only.
Solid place with great food
49 locals recommend
Red Nun Bar & Grill - Dennisport
673 Main St
49 locals recommend
Solid place with great food
20th season, ½ price oysters every day until 6:30PM Reservations recommended on the weekends.
47 locals recommend
The Oyster Company
202 Depot St
47 locals recommend
20th season, ½ price oysters every day until 6:30PM Reservations recommended on the weekends.
The Original kreme n kone location. Again, get in here easier than that other place. Similar food.
22 locals recommend
The Original Seafood Restaurant
527 Main St
22 locals recommend
The Original kreme n kone location. Again, get in here easier than that other place. Similar food.
Great food!
La Scala Restaurant
106 Depot Street
Great food!
Irish breakfasts. Since 1949.
40 locals recommend
Wee Packet
79 Depot St
40 locals recommend
Irish breakfasts. Since 1949.
Casual atmosphere, indoor dining and family friendly outdoor dining with large grassy area. Live entertainment. Walkable.
56 locals recommend
Chapin's Fish & Chips and Beach Bar
228 Lower County Rd
56 locals recommend
Casual atmosphere, indoor dining and family friendly outdoor dining with large grassy area. Live entertainment. Walkable.
Cute themed Hot Dog shop
26 locals recommend
Dog House
189 Lower County Rd
26 locals recommend
Cute themed Hot Dog shop
Traditional deli and take home prepared meals. Daily lunch specials
Holly's Deli
882 Main St
Traditional deli and take home prepared meals. Daily lunch specials
Across the street from Glendon Road Beach on Old Wharf road. Named one of the Top 10 Hidden Gems on Cape Cod.
23 locals recommend
The Sailing Cow Cafe
170 Old Wharf Rd
23 locals recommend
Across the street from Glendon Road Beach on Old Wharf road. Named one of the Top 10 Hidden Gems on Cape Cod.
Offers a relaxed oceanfront dining experience. We love their buffet breakfast.
Waterfront Restaurant
Offers a relaxed oceanfront dining experience. We love their buffet breakfast.
A special dining experience focusing on great food and wines, served in an upscale casual, yet intimate atmosphere. Reservations recommended.
87 locals recommend
Scargo Cafe
799 Main St
87 locals recommend
A special dining experience focusing on great food and wines, served in an upscale casual, yet intimate atmosphere. Reservations recommended.
They are a classic Cape Cod clam shack offering outdoor dining overlooking Northside Marina and Cape Cod Bay. BYOB- everyone brings a cooler. Cash only (ATM in building) Order inside and it’s delivered to your picnic table. Not to be missed!!
167 locals recommend
Sesuit Harbor Cafe
357 Sesuit Neck Rd
167 locals recommend
They are a classic Cape Cod clam shack offering outdoor dining overlooking Northside Marina and Cape Cod Bay. BYOB- everyone brings a cooler. Cash only (ATM in building) Order inside and it’s delivered to your picnic table. Not to be missed!!
Fine dining seafood restaurant. An intimate atmosphere, in a charming two-story antique captain’s home with an outdoor patio. Reservations required.
31 locals recommend
FIN Cape Cod
800 Main St
31 locals recommend
Fine dining seafood restaurant. An intimate atmosphere, in a charming two-story antique captain’s home with an outdoor patio. Reservations required.
Awarded “Best Breakfast” by the Cape Cod Reader’s Choice. Always provides a hearty breakfast in a relaxed family friendly atmosphere. Expect to wait but, it moves. Or you can go to the front and pick-up jumbo muffins to bring home. A fan favorite.
48 locals recommend
Grumpy's
1408 Main St
48 locals recommend
Awarded “Best Breakfast” by the Cape Cod Reader’s Choice. Always provides a hearty breakfast in a relaxed family friendly atmosphere. Expect to wait but, it moves. Or you can go to the front and pick-up jumbo muffins to bring home. A fan favorite.

Drinks & Nightlife

Named one of the 2023 Top 100 Most Scenic Restaurants by OpenTable. Spectacular! Recommend you make reservations a month in advance! Can’t get a reservation? Enjoy their famous outdoor Beach Bar.
161 locals recommend
The Ocean House Restaurant
425 Old Wharf Rd
161 locals recommend
Named one of the 2023 Top 100 Most Scenic Restaurants by OpenTable. Spectacular! Recommend you make reservations a month in advance! Can’t get a reservation? Enjoy their famous outdoor Beach Bar.
Sweeping views of Nantucket Sound. Here, made-from-scratch brunch, lunch, and dinner specialties are crafted with local, seasonal ingredients and creative flair. Reservations recommended.
41 locals recommend
Pelham House Resort
14 Sea St
41 locals recommend
Sweeping views of Nantucket Sound. Here, made-from-scratch brunch, lunch, and dinner specialties are crafted with local, seasonal ingredients and creative flair. Reservations recommended.
Enjoy a wine tasting and take a free guided tour of the vineyard and winery. Learn about the art of maritime grape growing. We like sitting out the back and enjoying a glass of wine and getting a snack from the Crush Pad Food truck.
150 locals recommend
Truro Vineyards
11 Shore Rd
150 locals recommend
Enjoy a wine tasting and take a free guided tour of the vineyard and winery. Learn about the art of maritime grape growing. We like sitting out the back and enjoying a glass of wine and getting a snack from the Crush Pad Food truck.

Parks & Nature

Great big beach, plenty of parking, concessions and you can walk along the beach or the parking lot.
83 locals recommend
West Dennis Beach
45 Light House Road
83 locals recommend
Great big beach, plenty of parking, concessions and you can walk along the beach or the parking lot.
Museum with trail to the beach. Learn about marine biology.
124 locals recommend
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main Street
124 locals recommend
Museum with trail to the beach. Learn about marine biology.

Shopping

Up and coming revitalized street scene.
13 locals recommend
Dennis Port
13 locals recommend
Up and coming revitalized street scene.
Stop n Shop, CVS, Dunkin Donuts, Cumberland Farms. You know the drill!
14 locals recommend
Patriot Square, South Dennis station
14 locals recommend
Stop n Shop, CVS, Dunkin Donuts, Cumberland Farms. You know the drill!
Groceries. On the left when you get off the highway
Stop & Shop
Groceries. On the left when you get off the highway
Unique marketplace on the right as you get off the highway.
47 locals recommend
Ring Bros. Marketplace
485 MA-134
47 locals recommend
Unique marketplace on the right as you get off the highway.

Sightseeing

You can overlook Scargo Lake and see the Ocean.
38 locals recommend
Scargo Tower
Scargo Hill Road
38 locals recommend
You can overlook Scargo Lake and see the Ocean.
Great street for strolling and checking out the shops and restaurants
28 locals recommend
Harwich Port
28 locals recommend
Great street for strolling and checking out the shops and restaurants
Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are picturesque islands lying to the south of the Cape and only accessible by boat or plane. There is no bridge. The Steamship Authority and Hy-line Cruises operate daily ferry schedules throughout the season. Bring your bike or rent one when you get there to explore outside of town. Please note that parking is NOT available at the ferry terminals. There are convenient pay parking lots. The Steamship Authority has convenient and safe parking lots, with shuttles that will take you to the ferry, free of charge.
102 locals recommend
Martha's Vineyard
102 locals recommend
Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are picturesque islands lying to the south of the Cape and only accessible by boat or plane. There is no bridge. The Steamship Authority and Hy-line Cruises operate daily ferry schedules throughout the season. Bring your bike or rent one when you get there to explore outside of town. Please note that parking is NOT available at the ferry terminals. There are convenient pay parking lots. The Steamship Authority has convenient and safe parking lots, with shuttles that will take you to the ferry, free of charge.
The welcome center in Eastham has excellent guides, walking trails, and public programs. This was an annual trip each summer when we were growing up, on our way to P’town (Provincetown).
8 locals recommend
National Seashore
250 Beach Rd
8 locals recommend
The welcome center in Eastham has excellent guides, walking trails, and public programs. This was an annual trip each summer when we were growing up, on our way to P’town (Provincetown).
Cape Cod’s finest whale watch! Trips are 3 ½ to 4 hours.
118 locals recommend
Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises
269 Millway
118 locals recommend
Cape Cod’s finest whale watch! Trips are 3 ½ to 4 hours.

Entertainment & Activities

Bike trail. Overpasses have been installed in Dennis and Yarmouth. New for 2017 the Trail extends to Yarmouth.
44 locals recommend
Cape Cod Rail Trail
3488 Main Street
44 locals recommend
Bike trail. Overpasses have been installed in Dennis and Yarmouth. New for 2017 the Trail extends to Yarmouth.
Experience Cape Cod Bay from the water with casual dining and unparalleled views from aboard the S.S. LOBSTER ROLL.
24 locals recommend
Lobster Roll Cruises
357 Sesuit Neck Rd
24 locals recommend
Experience Cape Cod Bay from the water with casual dining and unparalleled views from aboard the S.S. LOBSTER ROLL.
Ride, walk, or run through the 25-mile trail. Its paved surface, few hills, and well-marked automobile crossings make it ideal for cyclists. The trail has a wide unpaved shoulder on one side to accommodate horseback riding, walkers, and runners. Free parking is available at the trailhead on Route 134 in South Dennis. Across the street from Mid-Cape Home Center. There’s a bike rental shop near the trailhead.
Cape Cod Rail Trail Parking Route 134
Ride, walk, or run through the 25-mile trail. Its paved surface, few hills, and well-marked automobile crossings make it ideal for cyclists. The trail has a wide unpaved shoulder on one side to accommodate horseback riding, walkers, and runners. Free parking is available at the trailhead on Route 134 in South Dennis. Across the street from Mid-Cape Home Center. There’s a bike rental shop near the trailhead.
Referred to as the “Place Where Broadway Goes to Summer” by The New York Times. Shows and children’s programming throughout the summer.
86 locals recommend
The Cape Playhouse
820 Main St
86 locals recommend
Referred to as the “Place Where Broadway Goes to Summer” by The New York Times. Shows and children’s programming throughout the summer.
All the latest movies. Stadium seating.
28 locals recommend
Entertainment Cinemas
2-6 Enterprise Rd
28 locals recommend
All the latest movies. Stadium seating.
Double features every night. Bring your beach chairs and hit the snack bar. Playground. Great fun.
143 locals recommend
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre
51 US-6
143 locals recommend
Double features every night. Bring your beach chairs and hit the snack bar. Playground. Great fun.
18 hole Mini-golf, bumper cars, game room, and ice cream shop. Look for coupons in the Kids on the Cape magazine!
18 locals recommend
Holiday Hill Miniature Golf
350 Main St
18 locals recommend
18 hole Mini-golf, bumper cars, game room, and ice cream shop. Look for coupons in the Kids on the Cape magazine!

Arts & Culture

Cape Playhouse
Because it's beautiful pottery for the home and a great scene.
10 locals recommend
Scargo Pottery
54 Studio Way
10 locals recommend
Because it's beautiful pottery for the home and a great scene.