Before you book
Wine, Beer and BYOB: The One-Minute Rules
BYOB
Bring your own bottle. The restaurant has no liquor license, so you carry in your own wine or beer and the kitchen supplies glasses, ice and sometimes a small corkage fee. On this island it is normal, not a workaround.
Dry towns
Chilmark is the island's only fully dry town: nothing sold anywhere, which is exactly why its restaurants are BYOB. Aquinnah has no store either; its restaurants pour beer and wine with meals only. Plan the bottle before you drive up-island.
Buying bottles
Only Edgartown and Oak Bluffs have real package stores. Vineyard Haven has none: restaurants there pour with meals, but do not count on shops for a take-away bottle. West Tisbury restaurants pour beer and wine with meals only.
MA quirks
Happy-hour drink discounts are banned statewide, and bring photo ID whatever your age.
Edgartown 26 restaurants
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'étoile 22 North Water St | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Seasonal |
| The Terrace at The Charlotte Inn 27 South Summer St | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Year-Round |
| Alchemy Bistro and Bar 71 Main St | American | $$$ | Year-Round |
| Atria 137 Main St | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Seasonal |
| Bettini Restaurant 131 North Water St · Harbor View Hotel | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Year-Round |
| Behind The View 131 North Water St · Harbor View Hotel | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Roxy Pool Bar 131 North Water St · Harbor View Hotel | Casual | $$ | Seasonal |
| Détente 15 Winter St, Nevin Square | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Seasonal |
| Atlantic Fish and Chop House 2 Main St | Seafood and Steakhouse | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Indigo Martha's Vineyard 268 Upper Main St | Indian | $$$ | Year-Round |
| 19 Raw Oyster Bar and 19 Prime 19 Church St | Seafood and Steakhouse | $$$ | Seasonal |
| The Covington 52 Main St | Farm-to-Table | $$$ | Seasonal |
| The Port Hunter 55 Main St | American | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Chesca's 38 North Water St | Italian | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Seafood Shanty 31 Dock St | Seafood | $$ | Seasonal |
| Rockfish 11 North Water St | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| The Newes from America 23 Kelley St · Faraway Martha's Vineyard | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Wharf Pub 3 Main St | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Square Rigger 225 Vineyard Haven Rd | Seafood | $$ | Year-Round |
| Among the Flowers Café 17 Mayhew Lane | Casual | $$ | Seasonal |
| Espresso Love 17 Church St | Café | $ | Year-Round |
| Dock Street Coffee Shop 2 Dock St | Café | $ | Year-Round |
| Lucky Hank's 218 Upper Main St | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Katama Kitchen 12 Mattakesett Way, Katama Airfield | American | $$ | Seasonal |
| The Dunes at Winnetu 31 Dunes Rd, Katama | Seafood | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Town Bar MV 227 Upper Main St | American | $$ | Year-Round |
Oak Bluffs 22 restaurants
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Life Café 63 Circuit Ave | Fine Dining | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Red Cat Kitchen 6 Circuit Ave | American | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Esh 50 Circuit Ave · former Dos Mas | Progressive American | $$$ | Year-Round |
| Black Joy Kitchen 7 Oakland Ave | African Diaspora | $$$ | Year-Round |
| The Pawnee House 20 Kennebec Ave | American | $$ | Seasonal |
| Jimmy Seas Pan Pasta 32 Kennebec Ave | Italian | $$ | Seasonal |
| Eleven Circuit 11 Circuit Ave | American | $$ | Seasonal |
| Honorary Tavern VFW Post, Oak Bluffs | Jamaican / American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Lookout Tavern 8 Seaview Ave Extension | Seafood | $$ | Seasonal |
| Coop de Ville 12 Circuit Ave Extension | Seafood | $$ | Seasonal |
| Nomans 15 Island Inn Rd | Casual | $$ | Seasonal |
| Nancy's Restaurant 29 Lake Ave | Seafood | $$ | Seasonal |
| Giordano's (Gio's) 18 Lake Ave | Italian | $$ | Seasonal |
| MV Chowder Company 14 Kennebec Ave Now open at 14 Kennebec Ave, seven days a week | Seafood | $$ | Year-Round |
| Sharky's Cantina 31 Circuit Ave | Mexican | $$ | Year-Round |
| Offshore Ale Co. 30 Kennebec Ave | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| The Barn Bowl and Bistro 13 Uncas Ave | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Biscuits 26 Lake Ave | Casual | $$ | Seasonal |
| Fat Ronnie's Burger Bar 7 Circuit Ave | Casual | $ | Seasonal |
| Back Door Donuts 5 Post Office Square | Café | $ | Seasonal |
| Highlands General 25 Circuit Ave · former Linda Jean's | Café | $ | Year-Round |
| Mocha Mott's 10 Circuit Ave | Café | $ | Seasonal |
Vineyard Haven 14 restaurants
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wave Restaurant and Bar 52 Beach Rd · Vineyard Haven Marina | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Seasonal |
| The Ocean Club 75 Main St · historic MV National Bank | Mediterranean | $$$$ | Year-Round |
| Beach Road 79 Beach Rd · Lagoon Pond | Farm-to-Table | $$$ | Seasonal |
| 9 Craft Kitchen and Bar 9 Main St · Mansion House Hotel | American | $$$ | Year-Round |
| Black Dog Tavern 20 Beach St Extension | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Salvatore's Ristorante 20 Union St | Italian | $$ | Year-Round |
| The Attic 82 Main St, 2nd floor | American | $$ | Year-Round |
| Fish MV 80 Main St | Seafood | $$ | Year-Round |
| El Barco 16 Union St | Mexican | $$ | Seasonal |
| The Maker Pasta Shop and Café 339 State Rd | Italian | $$ | Year-Round |
| ArtCliff Diner Temporarily closed Closed until further notice, per its own site 39 Beach Rd | Casual | $ | Check first |
| The Net Result 79 Beach Rd | Seafood | $ | Year-Round |
| Waterside Market 82 Main St | Casual | $ | Year-Round |
| Sandy's Fish and Chips 5 Martin Rd | Seafood | $ | Seasonal |
West Tisbury 3 restaurants · No package stores, so restaurants pour beer and wine
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Road Restaurant 688 State Rd | Farm-to-Table | $$$ | Year-Round |
| Restaurant Foster at Lambert's Cove Inn 90 Manaquayak Rd | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Seasonal |
| 7a Foods 1045 State Rd | Casual | $ | Year-Round |
Chilmark 2 restaurants · Dry Town (BYOB)
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilmark Tavern 9 State Rd · Beetlebung Corner | American | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Chilmark General Store 7 State Rd · Beetlebung Corner | Casual | $ | Seasonal |
Menemsha 5 restaurants
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Homeport Restaurant and Oyster Bar 512 North Rd | Seafood | $$$ | Seasonal |
| Larsen's Fish Market 56 Basin Rd | Seafood | $$ | Seasonal |
| Menemsha Fish Market 54 Basin Rd | Seafood | $$ | Beyond Summer |
| Menemsha Galley 515 North Rd | Casual | $ | Seasonal |
| Iggy's Bread 29 Basin Rd | Café | $ | Seasonal |
Aquinnah 3 restaurants · No liquor store; beer and wine with meals
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outermost Inn 81 Lighthouse Rd | Fine Dining | $$$$ | Seasonal |
| Cliffhangers 21 Aquinnah Circle | Casual | $$ | Seasonal |
Breakfast and lunch, seven to three: the up-island counter that feeds the beach runs.
Esh on Circuit Avenue, the former Dos Mas space, reworked around a restored fireplace.
Oysters on one side, steak on the other, on Church Street behind Main.
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