Restaurants in Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay's little main street has more than its share of places in which you can nosh, though most of them are priced in "tourodollars": which is to say, higher than they probably should be.
But the Mug and Anchor Pub at 643 Main St. (tel. 902/624-6378), is affordable, with dependable pub grub, about 20 beers on tap and (occasionally) live entertainment in the evening. The outdoor patio overlooks the bay, so beer or lunch here can be quite enjoyable.
The lovely little Biscuit Eater Café at 16 Orchard St. (tel. 902/624-2665), in Mahone Bay’s oldest building from 1775, is a bookstore, a garden patio, and a place to refresh with a hybrid English-Maritime tea with big biscuits, preserves, and a pot of tea. There are other menu items for a light lunch as well, and a wine menu to go with it. Check their schedule for musical performances, literary readings, films and community arts events.
- Seafood
Kedy's Innlet Restaurant
This restaurant has a long tradition as Mahone Bay residents' upscale night out on the town. Everything here is good, if not all that creative, instead relying on the appeal of freshly picked vegetables and freshly plucked from the waters fish and seafood. The best seats in the…$$Around Town - New Zealand
Kiviw Cafe
Breakfast, all-day breakfast, and lunch are the thing at this funky little eatery. You’ll find the usual assortment of wraps, paninis, and conventional sandwiches. But there’s originality here, too, from owner and New Zealand transplant Lunda Flynn, like eggs benny with smoked salmon…$Nearby village of Chester - European
Mateus Bistro
The roots of this adventurous bistro, in a renovated heritage building at the middle of Mahone Bay—you’ll catch a whiff of grilled meat as you walk down Main Street—can be traced back to Czechoslovakia where Matthew Krizan learned to cook in his mother’s kitchen. Mateus brings farm…$$Around Town - Contemporary Canadian
Rebecca’s Restaurant
Rebecca South, the namesake of Rebecca’s Restaurant, has been making a name for herself in town since she opened her first small restaurant on Main Street before relocating to historic Kedy’s Landing, the gateway to the community and its picturesque three churches. She serves…$$ The Fo’c’sle
]This is one of the town’s chief gathering spots; locals have appropriately dubbed it “Chester’s Living Room” (it sits on the main corner in town). Not only is it Nova Scotia’s oldest rural pub, the building dates to 1764 and was previously a grocery store, stable, and inn. These…$Nearby village of Chester

