Food to take out
To the beach, for hikes and other outside locations, including our deck:
• **Black Sheep** - Off Airport Road near the entrance to the airport. Attractive store selling merchandise, well prepared foods, coffee and high quality charcuterie. Nice lunches and light dinners. Outside tables. Walkable.. Open Tues-Sat 9am-6pm. Closed Sunday and Monday (508) 338-7770 https://www.blacksheeponmv.com
• **Catboat Coffee Co.** - Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven - Year round coffee shop with great Middle Eastern foods, salads, pastries, cheese and charcuterie boxes. Outside tables. Open Tues-Sun 7am-4pm. http://www.catboatcoffee.com
• **Edgartown Seafood** - Edgartown. Take-out chowder, lobster rolls, fish sandwiches. Open Tues-Sat 10am-6pm, closed Mondays.
• 7A Foods – Breakfast (until 11) and lunch until 2pm. In back of Alleys in West Tisbury. Breakfast sandwich on special (jalapeño) biscuit is great, lots of people like the Liz Lemon sandwich. I like the tuna melt. Good coffee and pastry. Closed Sundays. To avoid lines, call ahead (508) 693-4636 with your order (you can see the menu online) http://www.7afoods.com
• **The Larder ** -State Rd. Vineyard Haven. Take away meat, cheese with a deli menu of soups, salads, bowls, and sandwiches, using locally sourced and in-season ingredients. Daily specials. Sunday special of fried chicken. Wed- Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm. (508) 687-9641 https://www.thelarder-mv.com
• **Tiger Hawk Sandwich Co.**- Oak Bluffs. Interesting ethnic foods with a tasty menu of sandwiches, salads and noodles with fresh ingredients. Mon, Wed, Thurs 11am-3pm;
Fri Sat 11am- 10 pm, Sun 9am- 4pm. 508-338-7306. https://tigerhawkmv.com
• Scottish Bakehouse - Vineyard Haven. Breakfast (all day), lunch and dinner to take out, some outside tables. Great baked goods with vegan and gluten free choices. Mon 6am-5pm, Tues-Fri 6am-6:30pm, Sat 6am-5pm, Sun 7am-3pm. Call ahead (508) 693-6633. or use “Chow Now” smartphone app. http://scottishbakehousemv.
• Net Result - Vineyard Haven Sells fresh fish and is a busy take-out joint with outdoor picnic tables. Serves New England lobster and lobster rolls, fried clams, clam chowder and lobster bisque, fish sandwiches, sushi. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. (508) 693-6071 https://www.mvseafood.com
• Katama General Store, Edgartown near South Beach. Not yet open. Good take out food and some merchandise. Thursday & Sunday - 8am -2pm; Friday & Saturday- 8am-7pm (508) 627-5071 http://katamageneral.com,
• Morning Glory Farm- Outskirts of Edgartown, on the way to South Beach. 7:30am-5:30pm daily. Moglo Food Truck offers daily breakfast and lunch 7am-2pm, with Sunday special pop ups 4:30-7pm. Farm stand has fruit, vegetables, prepared foods and baked goods; can eat outside. (508) 627-9003 http://morninggloryfarm.com
• Edgartown Meat and Fish – prepared foods, bagel bakery, cafe, sushi, and groceries. Starbucks coffee, sandwiches to take out or eat at tables. 7 days/week 7am-7pm. (508) 627-6200 http://edgartownmeatandfish.com
• Waterside Market-Vineyard Haven. Order on Chow Now. Great breakfasts and lunches, some nights also dinner. Some seating on the deck. Daily 7am- 5pm (508) 693-8899 https://www.watersidemarket.com
• West Tisbury Farmer’s Market – at the MV Agricultural Hall, Wednesdays and Saturdays from mid-June through October 9am to Noon. A beautiful variety of fresh local foods including pizza, prepared Vietnamese specialties and locally produced baked goods, roasted coffee, cheese, honey, toiletries and vegetable juices. Founded in 1934 by Island farmers and revived in 1974. Free admission and parking.
Menemsha take-out foods
For sunset on the beach or not…
• Larsen's –Open daily 10am- 7pm, Best place for fresh steamed lobsters, lobster rolls, raw bar, lobster bisque, clam chowder. Order prepared food ahead! (508) 645-2680
• Menemsha Fish Market – lobster sunset special, cooked fish specials, bisque, chowder, hot lobster rolls. (508) 645-2282 http://www.larsensfishmarket.com
• Menemsha Galley- Excellent food stand with lobster rolls, swordfish sandwiches, crab cakes, burgers, salads and veggie burgers as well as soft serve ice cream. Open daily 11am until 3pm. (508) 645-9819 https://menemshagalley.com
• Menemsha Deli- opens June 17. Has a wide range of well prepared, creative breakfast and lunch options, gluten free and vegetarian possibilities, large portions and accommodating. Open Mon-Sat 7:30am- 4pm. Closed Sundays. (508) 955-9471 https://www.menemshadeli.com
Restaurants and Bars
Edgartown
• **Lucky Hanks** - Breakfast 8-2:30 Lunch 11-2:30 Dinner 5-8. Closed on Mondays. I like the Eggs Benedict Florentine. Nice menu selection, comfortable place. Across from Stop and Shop. (508) 939-4082 https://luckyhanksmv.com
• Alchemy Bistro & Bar- Good food, seasonal menu, pleasant space. Open 5 nights a week at 5:30pm. Closed Wed and Sun. Resy for reservations. (508) 627 8810. https://www.alchemyedgartown.com
• Detente- Open. Lovely restaurant with creative, excellent food, locally sourced, well prepared. Great service, pleasant outdoor and inside fine dining. Dinner Tuesday- Saturday starting 5:30pm. (508) 627 8810 https://www.detentemv.com
• The Covington- Opens May 25. Excellent local food and good service in downtown Edgartown. Wednesday-Monday. Indoor and outdoor dining. Reservations on RESY, for parties of five or greater, call (508) 627 7678 http://thecovingtonrestaurant.com
• The Port Hunter –popular downtown restaurant-bar with good pub food, music, Indoor and outdoor dining Tuesday- Saturday 5:30-10pm. live music every weekend. (508) 627-7747 http://www.theporthunter.com/menu
• Town MV- Next to Stop and Shop. Bar and restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining, good sushi. Monday thru Friday 5-10pm. Saturdays & Sundays 12-10pm Bar Open Late. (774) 310-8696 https://townbarmv.com
• Bad Martha Farmers’ Brewery- tap room- local brews and appetizers, music, games. Fri-Sun 12-8pm. On Donaroma grounds. (508) 939-4415 https://www.badmarthabeer.com
• Katama Kitchen- Closed for the season. Adjacent to the Katama Airfield with its dirt runway and classic bi-planes. New last year, where Right Fork used to be. Open 8am-3pm (508) 939-4064 https://www.katamakitchen.com
Oak Bluffs
• **Bombay India**- Excellent new Indian restaurant on the outskirts of OB. Great food, bar. Dine in or outside, and order on line to take out. Daily 4-11pm. 7 Oakland Ave. (508) 338-2666 https://www.Bombaymv.com
• **The Pawnee House** - Nice selection of tasty appetizers and main courses with vegan and vegetarian options. Inventive drinks. Accommodating chef-owners. Monday, Wednesday-Saturday 5-9:30 for dinner. Sunday brunch. 10am- 2pm. (508) 338-2770 http://thepawneeehousemv.com
• **The Sweet Life** – lovely indoor and outdoor dining. Excellent, innovative, fabulously prepared and presented locally sourced food. Friendly chef-owners. Great service. Dinner Wednesday- Saturday 5:30-10pm. Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm (508) 696-0200 http://www.sweetlifemv.com
• Red Cat Kitchen - now open in larger space with big bar, more noise. Still excellent food, creative menu and drinks, great service and sensitivity to dietary issues. Reservations through Resy strongly encouraged. Open for dinner 5:30pm Tuesday- Saturday. (508)696-6040. http://www.redcatkitchen.com
• Dos Mas - terrific tacos, quesadillas, drinks and Mexican vegan possibilities. Currently taking orders online, takeout and indoor dining. Everyday for dinner 5pm - 10pm Brunch (Fri - Sun) (508) 687-9271 https://dosmasmv.com
• MV Chowder Company- bar, raw bar and great chowder. Sunday-Thursday 11am-9:30pm, Friday and Saturday 11am-10pm. Concerts upstairs at the Loft. (508) 696-3000 http://www.mvchowder.com
• Nomans – Good food, drinks and games, great space for outdoor dining, families. Well behaved dogs welcome. Takeout, indoor and outdoor dining. Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Sat 11am-10pm. First come, first served. (508) 338-2474 https://www.nomansmv.com
• Off Shore Ale- brew pub with their own good beers, decent pub food - burgers, pizza, quesadillas. Monday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday- Lunch & Dinner 11:30am-8:30pm. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday- 4-8:30pm. Music starts at 6:30pm. (508) 693-2626 https://www.offshoreale.com
Vineyard Haven
• **Little House **– breakfast, lunch and dinner, eat in and take out. Closed Sundays. Pleasant and interesting menu including vegetarian selections. We like their breakfast wrap, fish taco, lamb burger and great salads. (508) 687-9794 https://www.littlehousemv.com
• Beach Road – Good food, attractive, wide range of choices and good service. Fresh oyster bar. Dinner Tuesday-Saturday, 5-8:30pm. Make reservations – usually easier early. Close to the MV Film Center. (508) 693-8582 https://www.beachroadmv.com
• Waterside Market – Good breakfasts, lunches and also a small dinner menu as well. Sunday-Thursday 7am-5pm, Friday & Saturday 7am-7pm. Can order take out on https://www.Watersidemarket.com
• Fish MV- Fish and seafood menu, picnic benches on the deck. Thursday-Sunday 4- 9pm. (508) 693-6399 Order takeout online https://fishmv.com
• ArtCliff – Now closed for renovations- hopefully open soon. GREAT creative breakfast, lunch options open until 2pm. Something for everyone. It is worth the wait. Take out too. (508) 693-1224 http://artcliffdiner.com
Nearby West Tisbury-Edgartown
• **Black Sheep **- Off Airport Road near the entrance to the airport. Store with selling prepared foods, coffee and high quality charcuterie. Nice lunches and light dinners. Outside tables. Walkable. Tuesday- Saturday 9am-6pm. (508) 338-7770 https://www.blacksheeponmv.com
• Plane View – inexpensive breakfast and lunch spot in the Martha’s Vineyard Airport terminal. Walkable. (508) 693-1886
Up-Island
• Chilmark Tavern- opening May 18. Indoor and outdoor dining and takeout. BYOB. Beautifully prepared local sourced food. Reservations for parties of 4 or less online, or over the phone. For larger parties, call. Thursday-Monday 5-9:30pm. Closed July 4. 508-645-9400 http://chilmarktavern.com
• State Road- cozy place with a nice menu, locally sourced. Indoor and outdoor dining 5-9pm Wednesday-Sunday. Reservations on Resy. 508-693-8582 http://stateroadrestaurant.com,
• Outermost Inn and Restaurant - Aquinnah. Opening June 10, reserve ahead. The place to splurge! Great menu and views, pleasant inside and outside dining; wonderful for a celebratory meal. Open for dinner. 508 645 3511 http://outermostinn.com
Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt
• Bernie’s Homemade Ice Cream and Fudge – Vineyard Haven- many flavors of excellent ice cream and open year round! Open 6:30am-9pm. (508) 693-6188
• Tisberry Frozen Yogurt and Smoothies - not open yet. Vineyard Haven fresh soft serve frozen yogurt with lots of topping options - including fresh fruit through gummy bears. Open Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri-Sun 10am-9pm. (508) 687-9314 http://tisberrymv.com
• Mad Martha’s – Has places in Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. (508) 627-8761
• The Galley- Menemsha - not open yet- soft serve!
Nothing is cheap to buy on Martha's Vineyard – but sometimes it is worth it. All the beauty to explore and enjoy is priceless!
BEACHES: There are so many on Martha’s Vineyard!
• Long Point- (Fabulous south shore ocean and pond) Trustees of Reservation property. Mid-June to mid-September- for your visit to the beach, please adhere to the time parameters stated on your ticket. www.thetrustees.org Timed Entry & Visit Passes. Nonmember Vehicle: $20 Weekday/$25 Weekend, Trustees Member Vehicle: $8 Weekday/$10 Weekend; Contributing Member and above: Free. Pedestrian/bicyclist $5. Children 15 and under free.
• Lambert’s Cove - We have walk on passes to lend you. but you can not park there. Bikeable. A nice walk from the parking lot to a beautiful protected beach with life-guards.
• Sepiessa Land Bank Property – Tisbury Great Pond beach and canoe, boat and kayak launch to a pond/ocean barrier beach. Nice trails and lovely short walk to Sepiessa Point beach.
• Edgartown and Oak Bluffs Public beaches – State beach, Bend in the Road.
• South Beach, Katama right and left fork. Popular public ocean beach with lifeguards and free parking.
• Moshup Beach in Aquinnah (near the Aquinnah Cliffs aka the Gay Head Cliffs). Parking, for a fee, near the Aquinnah traffic circle and a walk along a boardwalk to the entrance to the beach.
• Chappaquiddick beaches – Wasque and Cape Pogue. With an over sand vehicle permit from The Trustees and a 4-wheel drive vehicle you can go over sand to some phenomenal beach locations. Take the "On Time" Ferry from Edgartown. There is often a line.
• Norton Beach – next to Katama South Beach is accessible via 4-wheel drive vehicle with an over-sand vehicle permit that can be purchased at the entrance to the beach. There are restrictions. Driving on sand is like driving on snow on steroids!
• Off season beaches to walk - but only for town residents in the summer. Lucy Vincent and Squibnocket in Chilmark and Philbin in Aquinnah are beautiful to explore and even sit and ponder the ocean from.
FAVORITE TRAILS: Please see our Martha’s Vineyard Walks and Hiking Handbooks. Download the TrailsMV free app for smart phones.
• Sepiessa Point Reservation – This West Tisbury Land Bank preserve has several walks alongside Tisbury Great Pond pond, through woods and a short, level walk to Sepiessa Point.
• Cedar Tree Neck - a lovely Sheriff's Meadow property in West Tisbury off of Indian Hill Road. Beautiful wooded walk down to a Vineyard Sound beach and then a neat walk around a bluff.
• Great Rock Bight Preserve - This Land Bank property can be found off of North Road in Chilmark. Follow road to the trail head and then walk down a fabulous wooded, descent to a magical beach with its iconic Great Rock.
• Menemsha Hills Reservation - This Trustees preserve has a number of beautiful trails that meander around hills that are border the Vineyard Sound. One of the trails leads down to the water to breath-taking views of the Sound.
• Waskosims Rock – Chilmark. The Land Bank maintains this inland gem that meanders around beautiful fields and wooded trails that lead up to the actual Waskosims Rock that was left there by the receding glacier that shaped much of Martha's Vineyard topography.
OTHER SITES AND PLACES TO GO
• Martha’s Vineyard Museum - Tuesdays-Sundays 10am-5pm. Art, photos, artifacts, the beautiful Fresnel lens, exhibits, events and history of Martha’s Vineyard. Ask us about passes. https://MVmuseum.org
• Aquinnah Cliffs – Wampanoag tribal land – view the cliffs and lighthouse. Also has souvenir shops and food stands.
• Polly Hill Arboretum – West Tisbury – great gardens, interesting plantings and nice walking.
• Island Alpaca Farm- see friendly, furry gentle alpaca. Farm & Gift shop are open Daily: 10-4 pm. Oak Bluffs https://islandalpaca.com
• Chappaquiddick – Mytoi (Japanese Garden), beach. You will have to use "On Time" Ferry from Edgartown – there is often a line. Beaches, kayaking and walking trails on Chappy at Wasque and Cape Pogue. Beautiful moraine.
• Artisans' Festivals at Grange Hall, West Tisbury. Locally crafted and judged arts and crafts. Indoors and outdoors, rain or shine, 10am-2pm Sundays and Thursdays. Great food, free parking and admission, and a playground for kids. A Vineyard Summer tradition and the only weekly juried art show where the public can meet over 70 artisans and buy directly from them. Many demonstrations and a wide range of media.
• Chilmark Flea Market- Interesting finds. Wednesdays & Saturdays; June 25 - September 10. 9am- 2pm
• Movies at MV Film Center, Vineyard Haven. https://mvfilmsociety.com There are also movie theaters in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven
• Plays at the Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven and outdoors at the amphitheater. http://mvplayhouse.org/theater/
• Concerts- Chamber Music Society- https://MVCMS.org Check website, MV Times and Gazette for programs and venues
• Live music- outside and indoor venues with lots of great musicians and performers throughout the summer. https://www.mvconcertseries.com
• Art openings and gallery shows all over the Island – also at Featherstone Center for the Arts https://www.featherstoneart.org/
• Dance the Yard, Menemsha–visiting dance companies in residence and local talent. https://www.dancetheyard.org
• Bowling – Barn & Bowl Bistro – also has decent food, bar – outskirts of OB
• YMCA – Beautiful facility with an Indoor pool, gym, classes and a cafe.
• Airport Fitness – gym, sauna, pickleball and indoor tennis
• Tennis- Several outdoor places at the High School, West Tisbury School
• West Tisbury Library – great space and events
• Local papers on Thursday and Friday have good calendars of events
MARTHA’S VINEYARD SHOPPING
Vineyard Haven, Edgartown and Oak Bluffs all have souvenir and up-scale fancier stores. These are some of the places with a Vineyard flavor:
• Vineyard Artisan Festivals- A Vineyard Summer tradition and the only weekly juried art show where you can meet over 70 artisans and buy directly from them. Many demonstrations and media, indoors and outdoors, rain or shine. Sundays: July 3 - September 25. Thursdays: July 7 - August 25. 10am-2pm each day at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. Great food, free parking and admission, and a playground for kids.
• Alley's General Store – a real Vineyard experience. Almost everything is there. • Chilmark Pottery – hand crafted pottery well-made by Geoffrey in West Tisbury.
• Menemsha Blues - in Vineyard Haven and Menemsha. Good quality clothes and sundries.
• Off Main – cute shop in Vineyard Haven with a variety of things: home décor, books, baby clothes. Lovely owners provide tasteful selection at reasonable prices and free gift wrapping.
SPORTS EQUIPMENT RENTALS
• Edgartown Bikes is an excellent bike shop with a large selection of bikes available to rent 508-627-9008
• Kismet Outfitters- Upper Main St Edgartown- Paddle boards to rent, gear & equipment to buy. Shop: 774-549-5921 Mobile: 860-944-5225 info@kismetoutfitters.com
• Winds Up- Beach Rd. Vineyard Haven- Stand Up Paddle boards, kayaks, sailboats, canoes, windsurfers, surf & beach clothing/gear, lessons and sales/rentals. Kayaks, Paddleboards to rent. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. 508-693-4252
Transportation - Bringing a car on Island requires advance reservations through the Steamship authority, Woods Hole. It is expensive, although having your own transportation is sometimes the way to go!
• Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA) – public buses that cover the Island. There is a bus stop about a 1/2 mile from JADE House on West Tisbury Rd. Our guests have found that the drivers are helpful and they truly enjoyed using the VTA. See routes and schedule on: https://www.vineyardtransit.com
• Car Rentals – You can rent a car from Hertz, Avis and Budget at the Martha’s Airport
• Bicycles and Bicycle Rentals –Edgartown Bikes is an excellent bike shop with a large selection of bikes available to rent 508-627-9008
• Taxi Service – there are many taxi companies on the Vineyard, including Lyft and Uber.
PLEASE NOTE: This list will be updated throughout the spring of 2023.
Restaurants and entertainment venues decide when and how to open as seasons and Covid advisories change. Many places are now opening. Music and other events are scheduled to happen!
** Our special connections to Island businesses that have excellent food or services and offer special treatment for our guests through our LINK Cards are listed first in each section**
For current information about what is open: https://vineyardgazette.com/whats-open-on-marthas-vineyard
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