Restaurants

Pickering Wharf has a food court as well as a Victoria Station restaurant (tel. 978/744-7644; www.victoriastationinc.com), where the deck has a great view of the marina and the menu emphasizes seafood and traditional American dishes. Red's Sandwich Shop, 15 Central St. (tel. 978/745-3527; www.redssandwichshop.com), is a local favorite that serves diner-style breakfast and lunch daily. The restaurant and cafe at the Peabody Essex Museum serve lunch.