Restaurants in Gloucester, MA
The Stage Fort Park snack bar, the Cupboard, 41 Hough Ave. (tel. 978/281-1908), serves excellent fried seafood and blue-plate specials in the summer. Lobsta Land, 10 Causeway St., near exit 12 off Route 128 (tel. 978/281-0415), is a summer-only destination for familiar and unusual seafood dishes deftly prepared and served in a friendly atmosphere that belies the location, just off the busy highway. If you're in town just for a day, consider sticking around for dinner at the Franklin Cape Ann, 118 Main St. (tel. 978/283-7888; www.franklincafe.com). It serves excellent bistro cuisine daily from 5pm to midnight (but unfortunately not at lunch).
- Seafood/American
Halibut Point Restaurant
Halibut Point is a friendly tavern that serves good food. Some people come to Gloucester just for its spicy Italian fish chowder, and the “Halibut Point Special”—a cup of chowder, a burger, and a beer—hits the high points. Be sure to check the specials board—in this fishing port, the… - Pizza
Short & Main
Don’t let the simple idea of oysters and wood-fired pizza fool you. Short & Main’s relaxed sophistication has drawn Boston’s foodiest foodies north since it opened in 2013. If you like from scratch, locally sourced cooking, here you go. The cocktails are lovely as well and on…
