Guidebook for Newburyport
Food Scene
Starbucks
271 Lafayette RdBecause it's Starbucks!
It's excellent -- like having lunch or dinner
in a hip Manhattan oyster bar! Great atmosphere
and service.
28 locals recommend
Brine Oyster • Crudo • Chops
17 State StIt's excellent -- like having lunch or dinner
in a hip Manhattan oyster bar! Great atmosphere
and service.
Joppa Fine Foods
50 Water StSuper gourmet shop for wine, cheese, pate,
sandwiches -- yummy!
Great local Thai -- if rooftop is open definitely sit out
On third floor overlooking the river. Owner is lovely.
19 locals recommend
Brown Sugar by the Sea
75 Water StGreat local Thai -- if rooftop is open definitely sit out
On third floor overlooking the river. Owner is lovely.
Parks & Nature
Birder's paradise on the NorthEast Flyway -- adjacent to
Parker River Wikdlife Refuge.
14 locals recommend
Mass Audubon Joppa Flats Education Center
1 Plum Island TurnpikeBirder's paradise on the NorthEast Flyway -- adjacent to
Parker River Wikdlife Refuge.
Spectacular National Wildlife Sancturary -- 7-mi of
Pristine natural beauty.
64 locals recommend
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Refuge RoadSpectacular National Wildlife Sancturary -- 7-mi of
Pristine natural beauty.
It's one of the TEN BEST beaches anywhere!
Managed by The Trustees of the Reservation.
124 locals recommend
Crane Beach
It's one of the TEN BEST beaches anywhere!
Managed by The Trustees of the Reservation.
Great beach -- lots of parking, bath house, rest rooms|showers.
33 locals recommend
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
1 Beach RdGreat beach -- lots of parking, bath house, rest rooms|showers.
Drinks & Nightlife
Michael's Harborside
1 Tournament WharfGreat rooftop bar overlooking the river.
Arts & Culture
Decent local live performances in historic, renovated Fire Station.
31 locals recommend
Firehouse Center for the Arts
1 Market SquareDecent local live performances in historic, renovated Fire Station.
Spectacular jewel box of a museum on the grounds
of one of the preeminent private secondary prep schools in America. The current retrospective exhibition of former student and international Artist Frank Stella is amazing -- and admission is FREE!
13 locals recommend
Addison Gallery of American Art
3 Chapel AveSpectacular jewel box of a museum on the grounds
of one of the preeminent private secondary prep schools in America. The current retrospective exhibition of former student and international Artist Frank Stella is amazing -- and admission is FREE!
Shopping
Great designer discounts on the So Maine Seacoast 20-min N of Newburyport
71 locals recommend
The Kittery Outlets
306 US-1Great designer discounts on the So Maine Seacoast 20-min N of Newburyport
Charming downtown shops -- clothing, jewelry, art, antiques ~~~ especially iconic at Christmas.
120 locals recommend
Newburyport
Charming downtown shops -- clothing, jewelry, art, antiques ~~~ especially iconic at Christmas.
Entertainment & Activities
Literally around the corner -- a great cinema one expects to find in Cambridge or The Village ... movies are always Su courant and the intimate 100-seat theatre is charming.
17 locals recommend
The Screening Room
82 State StLiterally around the corner -- a great cinema one expects to find in Cambridge or The Village ... movies are always Su courant and the intimate 100-seat theatre is charming.
Getting Around
Stunning coastal drive along A-1-a that hugs the rocky coast -- like being in Newport!
29 locals recommend
Rye Beach
Stunning coastal drive along A-1-a that hugs the rocky coast -- like being in Newport!