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A summer evening at Nomans Restaurant in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. Live music, cozy outdoor seating, and relaxing island vibes in 4K video.
Nomans Temporarily closed Closed for the season; back in 2027, per its own site at 15 Island Inn Road in Oak Bluffs is a biergarten-style outdoor spot on Martha's Vineyard: part restaurant, part hangout, often compared to Cisco Brewery on Nantucket. You order at the counter, the rum carries the house name, and there are lawn games, live music and a free shuttle from the ferry terminal. There is more on the town in our Oak Bluffs guide, from the Campground cottages to the harbor.
Filmed August 2024The island moves on: shops, signs and prices may differ from what you see here. The text of this guide was checked October 2026.
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For roughly 25 years the space was Lola's Southern Seafood, known for dancing until 1 AM, gospel brunches and Cajun food. It sold for $2.3 million in September 2018, and after a long renovation Nomans opened in June 2019 under owner Doug Abdelnour Jr., whose family has run Nancy's Temporarily closed Closed for the season; reopening May 2027, per its own site on the harbor since 1960. The name comes from Nomans Land, the uninhabited island off the Vineyard's south shore.
The outdoor seating at Nomans under the sail shades and string lights on a summer evening.
It's counter service: you find a table, order inside and pick up at the window. Most items are $9–$20:
Cocktails run about $15 and use the house Nomans Rum. Beers are $6–$10.
The Raw Bar trailer under the canopy: oysters and clams from a window, a few steps from the tables.
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The lit arrow pointing the way to the outdoor bar at Nomans, in the old Lola’s space.
The big patio and lawn have cornhole, giant Jenga, Connect Four, firepits and an outdoor TV, plus "Rum Huts," cabanas for 10 that you can reserve 30 days ahead. Dogs are welcome; Nomans calls them "VIDs" (Very Important Dogs). Friday nights bring live music and DJ Smooth B.
Twilight at the picnic tables, the string lights on and more tables filling up under the shade sails at the back.
Two free shuttles ran to Nomans: from the OB ferry terminal (12 PM–close, every 30 min) and from Little Bridge (5 PM–close). Nomans has now closed for the 2026 season and plans to reopen in 2027; its website and Instagram are the place to check for the opening date.
The lawn also works as a stage. In 2026 the Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival opened here with a free kickoff party on Thursday, September 17, before three ticketed nights at the Strand Theatre. For what's coming up on the island, check our events calendar.
Harthaven, the quiet neighborhood off Beach Road next to Nomans: split-rail fences, pitch pines and the water at the end of the lane.
For more Oak Bluffs dining and nightlife, see our Complete Oak Bluffs Guide (2026) or plan your trip with our car-free travel guide.
From MV Vacation, written on Martha’s Vineyard · https://mvvacation.com/blog/a-chill-evening-at-nomans-restaurant-oak-bluffs · printed . Hours, prices and schedules change; the page online is the current one.
Oak Bluffs hotels and inns one by one, from the ferry pier to the Campground and the Inkwell: rooms, breakfast, parking, pets and season as each property states them, with rates by band and how to book for 2027.
The island's farmers markets, checked October 2026: the West Tisbury Farmers Market at the Agricultural Hall (Saturdays to October 31, 9 AM to noon), the Harvest Festival on October 24, the indoor winter market, Edgartown's summer Tuesday market, and the farm stands that stay open all year.
The Martha's Vineyard Songwriters Festival, September 17 to 20, 2026: a free kickoff at Nomans and three nights of Nashville writers at the Strand Theatre in Oak Bluffs, with our photographs from inside the Strand, the night-by-night lineups and practical notes for next year.
Where Martha's Vineyard's oysters, bay scallops and quahogs come from: the public solar hatchery on Lagoon Pond that turned fifty in 2026, the dozen oyster farms in Katama Bay, Menemsha Pond and Vineyard Sound, the wild beds in the great ponds, the autumn scallop season and its limits, visitor shellfish permits by town, why rain closes a pond, and where to eat them.
Lobster on Martha's Vineyard from trap to paper plate: how the small Menemsha fleet fishes, the Massachusetts rules on size, egg-bearing females and whale-safe gear, where to buy lobster off the boat (Larsen's, Menemsha Fish Market, The Net Result), how to eat it on the dock with your own bottle, and how a visitor can get a permit and catch a few.
The Feast of the Holy Ghost in Oak Bluffs, held every third full weekend of July since 1928: the Queen Isabel legend behind the free soup, the Sunday parade from the ferry up Circuit Avenue, the crown blessed at Our Lady Star of the Sea, the sopas at the Portuguese-American Club, the club the rest of the year, and how a visitor should behave at the island's Portuguese feast.
Island tip of the day Seasonal No. 68 of 79 New tip at midnight, island time
Memorial Day weekend marks the official season start, busy but noticeably less intense than July/August. The week after is even quieter and everything's open.
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