Overview of MV Towns

Up island: Gay Head (Aquinnah), Chilmark, West Tisbury

Down island: Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven (Tisbury)


Menemsha at sunset

Menemsha at sunset

 
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Edgartown

Alcohol: Wet town, can buy booze in town and at restaurants
Amenities: Airport (middle of island), groceries, shopping, restaurants, bars, public beaches (usually very crowded), lighthouse, and harbor

Restaurant Recs:

  • The Covington - Dinner & Bar

  • The Port Hunter - Dinner, Bar, sometimes Music

  • Behind the Bookstore - coffee, small plates, Bar

  • Atria - Dinner, check out their Brick Cellar Basement for a more relaxed vibe

  • The Atlantic - dinner & Bar, sometimes Music

  • Detante - Dinner

  • Humphrey’s - Lunch/Sandwiches

  • Alchemy - DinnerCoffee place

  • Mad Martha’s - Ice cream

  • Right Fork Diner - (Katama, not down town) Brunch, Lunch

 

 
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Oak Bluffs

Alcohol: Wet town, can buy booze in town and at restaurants
Amenities: Ferry from Woods Hole, groceries, shopping, restaurants, bars, public beaches (can be crowded), and harbor

Restaurant Recs:

  • Offshore Ale - Lunch, Dinner, Brewing company

  • Sweet Life - Dinner

  • 20 by 9 - Whiskey bar with great small plates

  • Giordano's - Pizza slices to go

  • Slice of Life - lunch, dinner

  • The Ritz - Bar, sometimes live music

  • Ken N Beck - Dinner

  • Park Corner Bistro - Bar

  • The LookOut - Dinner (sushi sports bar)

  • Back door donuts - Late night donuts, behind Reliable Market in the parking lot

  • Barn, Bowl, & Bistro - Bowling, Bar, food

 
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West Tisbury

Alcohol: Dry-ish town, can buy beer/wine with food at restaurant, no liquor stores.
Amenities: Smaller grocery store, restaurant, a couple grab and go options, may have access to beach through accommodations

Restaurant Recs:

  • 7A - coffee, bakery, sandwiches

  • State Road Restaurant - brunch, lunch, dinner (beer/wine)

  • Alley’s General Store - General store, produce stand, beach provisions

 
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Vineyard Haven (Tisbury)

Alcohol: Wet-ish town, can sometimes buy beer/wine/liquor with food at restaurants, no liquor stores.
Amenities: Ferry from Woods Hole, grocery store, restaurants, no bars, no beaches really

 Restaurant Recs:

  • The Little House - Lunch, Dinner (beer/wine)

  • Art Cliff Diner - Breakfast diner (beer/wine?)

 
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Chilmark

Alcohol: Dry town, BYOB
Amenities: Small general store, few restaurants, fishing village, beaches

Restaurant Recs Chilmark:

  • The Chilmark Store - General store, pizza, sandwiches, coffee

  • The Tavern - dinner (BYOB)

  • Mermaid Farm - roadside farmstand for fresh lassi or cheese (on middle road, cash only)

Restaurant Recs Menemsha:

  • Larsen's - Fish market w/ fresh or ready to eat. Stanley’s (Menemsha Fish Market) next door as well

  • The Galley - fast food ish and soft serve ice cream

  • Menemsha Store - general store

  • Menemsha Deli - coffee and food

  • Homeport - dinner, or take out

 
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Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Alcohol: Dry-ish town, can sometimes buy beer/wine with food at restaurants, no liquor store
Amenities: Some restaurants, beaches, and lighthouse

Restaurant Recs Gay head:

  • The Outermost - Dinner w/ amazing ambiance and sunset

  • Cliffhangers - Tacos, burgers, etc

  • The Aquinnah Shop - Food, but you need to sit outside, you’re here for the view

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