Restaurants

Coffee & Desserts

La Petite France Cafe, 349 Main St., Hyannis, in the center of town (tel. 508/775-1067), serves scrumptious croissants, breads, and pastries, all baked on-site. For lunch, there are homemade soups, quiches, and crepes, as well as sandwiches and salads. Open Monday to Saturday 8am to 3pm. Closed January to mid-March.

Vermont's favorite sons, Ben & Jerry, have one of their playful ice-cream parlors at 352 Main St., Hyannis (tel. 508/790-0910). Open daily from 10:30am to midnight.

A modest luncheonette may make an unlikely shrine, but since 1934, several generations of summer-goers -- including enthusiastic Kennedys -- have fed their ice-cream cravings at Four Seas, 360 S. Main St., at Main Street, in the center of Centerville (tel. 508/775-1394). Founder Richard Warren was into exotic flavors long before they became the norm. His specialties include rum-butter toffee, cantaloupe, and -- at the height of the season -- Cape Cod beach plum. Closed early September to late May.

Takeout & Picnic Fare

Another branch of the popular Box Lunch (tel. 508/790-5855), serving pita "rollwiches," is right on Main Street (no. 357) in Hyannis. These are the best -- and fastest -- sandwiches in town. Open Monday to Wednesday 9am to 6pm, Thursday to Saturday 9am to 8pm, Sunday 9am to 5pm.

Coffee & Desserts

La Petite France Cafe, 349 Main St., Hyannis, in the center of town (tel. 508/775-1067), serves scrumptious croissants, breads, and pastries, all baked on-site. For lunch, there are homemade soups, quiches, and crepes, as well as sandwiches and salads. Open Monday to Saturday 8am to 3pm. Closed January to mid-March.

Vermont's favorite sons, Ben & Jerry, have one of their playful ice-cream parlors at 352 Main St., Hyannis (tel. 508/790-0910). Open daily from 10:30am to midnight.

A modest luncheonette may make an unlikely shrine, but since 1934, several generations of summer-goers -- including enthusiastic Kennedys -- have fed their ice-cream cravings at Four Seas, 360 S. Main St., at Main Street, in the center of Centerville (tel. 508/775-1394). Founder Richard Warren was into exotic flavors long before they became the norm. His specialties include rum-butter toffee, cantaloupe, and -- at the height of the season -- Cape Cod beach plum. Closed early September to late May.

Takeout & Picnic Fare

Another branch of the popular Box Lunch (tel. 508/790-5855), serving pita "rollwiches," is right on Main Street (no. 357) in Hyannis. These are the best -- and fastest -- sandwiches in town. Open Monday to Wednesday 9am to 6pm, Thursday to Saturday 9am to 8pm, Sunday 9am to 5pm.