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Nantucket — An Island That Dines Exceptionally Well

Thirty miles off Cape Cod, on cobblestoned streets lined with grey-shingled houses, a dining scene of extraordinary ambition thrives each summer. Relais & Château luxury overlooking the bay. Candlelit prix fixe in a room that has been feeding romantics since 1977. Harbor-side tables where the catch arrived this morning. Nantucket doesn't just serve dinner — it stages it.

15Restaurants Listed
Editor's Guide · Top 10 Restaurants in Nantucket
1Relais & Château
5Waterfront Tables
At a glance

The best restaurants in Best Restaurants in Nantucket 2026 — Restaurants for Kings for 2026 are led by Topper's at The Wauwinet — contemporary american. Runners-up by editorial rank: Company of the Cauldron, Straight Wharf Restaurant, The Pearl, Galley Beach.

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Topper's at The Wauwinet Nantucket Relais Chateaux fine dining bay views
1
Proposal
Nantucket — Wauwinet Road
Topper's at The Wauwinet
Contemporary American$$$$
The island's undisputed pinnacle — AAA Five Diamond, Relais & Château, and a wine cellar of 2,000 bottles overlooking Nantucket Bay at its most serene.
Company of the Cauldron Nantucket candlelit prix fixe intimate dining
2
First Date
Nantucket — India Street
Company of the Cauldron
New American$$$$
A tiny red building, candlelight only, one prix fixe menu per night — the most romantic table on an island full of them.
Straight Wharf Restaurant Nantucket harbor view seasonal seafood
3
Birthday
Nantucket — Harbor Square
Straight Wharf Restaurant
New American$$$$
A Nantucket institution since 1976 — the harbor practically laps at the dining room as the menu changes nightly with whatever the sea provides.
The Pearl Nantucket Asian-inspired seafood wok fried lobster Federal Street
4
Birthday
Nantucket — Federal Street
The Pearl
Asian-Inspired Seafood$$$
The island's most inventive kitchen — creative cocktails, splashy energy, and the Nantucket Salt & Pepper Wok-Fried Lobster that Travel & Leisure put on its world's best list.
Galley Beach Nantucket beachfront dining sunset seafood Jefferson Avenue
5
Proposal
Nantucket — Jefferson Avenue
Galley Beach
Seafood & New American$$$
Sand underfoot, sunset over the water, 5,000 bottles in the cellar — the family-owned Galley Beach has been making moments since 1958.
CRU Oyster Bar Nantucket waterfront Straight Wharf raw bar harbor
6
First Date
Nantucket — Straight Wharf
CRU Oyster Bar
Seafood & Raw Bar$$$
The most stylish perch on Nantucket Harbor — oysters harvested from the island's own waters, two bars, and a view that earns every dollar.
Via Mare Greydon House Nantucket Venetian bacaro small plates wine
7
First Date
Nantucket — Broad Street
Via Mare
Venetian Small Plates$$$
Venetian bacaro transported to a Nantucket boutique hotel — the wood-panelled intimacy of Greydon House designed by the team behind the Ace Hotel New York.
Brant Point Grill White Elephant Nantucket harbor steak seafood
8
Close a Deal
Nantucket — White Elephant Hotel
Brant Point Grill
Steak & Seafood$$$
Nantucket's premier power table — the White Elephant's veranda steak-and-seafood anchor where harbour views and Wine Spectator credentials command respect.
Oran Mor Nantucket upstairs historic house seasonal American cuisine
9
Close a Deal
Nantucket — Old North Wharf
Oran Mor
Seasonal American$$$
Tucked upstairs in a historic Nantucket house, Oran Mor serves the kind of quiet, assured cuisine that rewards those who seek it out.
The Boarding House Nantucket downtown sophisticated cocktails American
10
Birthday
Nantucket — India Street
The Boarding House
Contemporary American$$$
The most reliably brilliant room in town — nautical warmth, exceptional cocktails, and a menu that manages to be both seasonal and crowd-pleasing.
Le Languedoc Bistro Nantucket French cuisine Broad Street
11
First Date
Nantucket — Broad Street
Le Languedoc Bistro
French Bistro$$$
Classic French technique, Nantucket provenance — a bistro that understands what the words "coq au vin" and "sole meuniére" actually mean.
The Nautilus Nantucket Asian sharing plates buzzy bar
12
Team Dinner
Nantucket — Lower Orange Street
The Nautilus
Asian-Inspired Sharing Plates$$
Nantucket's most kinetic room — dishes designed for sharing, a bar that anchors the island's social scene, and flavour that punches well above its price.
Dune restaurant Nantucket contemporary American rustic elegant
13
Birthday
Nantucket — India Street
Dune
Contemporary American$$$
Three dining rooms, each with its own personality, all serving the same reliably creative New American cooking that has made Dune a fixture on the island.