Guidebook for Wellfleet
Food Scene
Great Sandwiches for the beach. Breakfast sandwiches, pastries, local Beanstock Coffee, Deli and new wine and beer selection
21 locals recommend
Fleming's Donut Shack
4680 State Hwy Great Sandwiches for the beach. Breakfast sandwiches, pastries, local Beanstock Coffee, Deli and new wine and beer selection
PB Boulangerie Bistro
15 Lecount Hollow RdTerra Luna
104 Shore RdAmazing new restaurant/coffee shop in Orleans, now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Creative and inventive menu, delicious coffee and cocktails
43 locals recommend
Sunbird Kitchen
85 MA-6A Amazing new restaurant/coffee shop in Orleans, now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Creative and inventive menu, delicious coffee and cocktails
Eclectic, locally sourced pub fare meets craft brews in a bright, understated space with a big bar.
32 locals recommend
Local Break Restaurant and Bar
4550 State HwyEclectic, locally sourced pub fare meets craft brews in a bright, understated space with a big bar.
Great Fish and Chips, winner of best lobster roll by Cape Cod Magazine, counter service, BYOB, featuring outdoor picnic tables
Friendly Fisherman's Fish Market
4580 State HwyGreat Fish and Chips, winner of best lobster roll by Cape Cod Magazine, counter service, BYOB, featuring outdoor picnic tables
Delicious South African cuisine, live music on Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun in the summers from 4:30-6:30
23 locals recommend
Karoo Restaurant
3 Main StDelicious South African cuisine, live music on Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun in the summers from 4:30-6:30
Family-friendly spot for pizza & mini-golf, with an arcade & indoor-outdoor picnic-table seating.
29 locals recommend
Red Barn Pizza & More
4180 US-6Family-friendly spot for pizza & mini-golf, with an arcade & indoor-outdoor picnic-table seating.
Hole In One Bakery & Coffee Shop
4295 US-6Fresh hand-cut Donuts
Mac's newest market right in Eastham, super-fresh fish and shellfish, house-smoked seafood and patés, along with a great selection of deli salads, cooked lobsters, meat, cheese and produce. New market menu with items like chowders, fish sandwiches, lobster rolls, ceviche and fish tacos. There is also a counter to sit and eat inside, and shaded porch with chairs or a few picnic tables to dine outside.
21 locals recommend
Mac's Market & Kitchen
4680 State HwyMac's newest market right in Eastham, super-fresh fish and shellfish, house-smoked seafood and patés, along with a great selection of deli salads, cooked lobsters, meat, cheese and produce. New market menu with items like chowders, fish sandwiches, lobster rolls, ceviche and fish tacos. There is also a counter to sit and eat inside, and shaded porch with chairs or a few picnic tables to dine outside.
One of the lower Cape's best kept secrets, gastropub with exposed brick walls and rustic decorative touches give the intimate dining room a casual feel, while copper-topped tables and wrought accents add an air of sophistication.
The menu (bursting with all sorts of local, seasonal goodness in summer and full of exotic game during the fall) showcases the refined culinary sensibilities at work in the kitchen.
55 locals recommend
Blackfish
17 Truro Center RdOne of the lower Cape's best kept secrets, gastropub with exposed brick walls and rustic decorative touches give the intimate dining room a casual feel, while copper-topped tables and wrought accents add an air of sophistication.
The menu (bursting with all sorts of local, seasonal goodness in summer and full of exotic game during the fall) showcases the refined culinary sensibilities at work in the kitchen.
Vers Restaurant of Chatham, recently re-opened in Orleans, featuring modern American cuisine, working with local and regional farmers, fishermen and purveyors of edible goods.
Vers
15 Cove RoadVers Restaurant of Chatham, recently re-opened in Orleans, featuring modern American cuisine, working with local and regional farmers, fishermen and purveyors of edible goods.
Storied seafood shack with mini golf a few miles from our home
59 locals recommend
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
3580 US-6Storied seafood shack with mini golf a few miles from our home
Laura & Tony's Kitchen
5960 US-6Right Across Rt. 6, Great for breakfast
Bayside seafood dining, quirky family-run eatery with a bookstore attached serves casual seafood & inventive cocktails. Beautiful outdoor seating area
60 locals recommend
Bookstore & Restaurant
50 Kendrick AveBayside seafood dining, quirky family-run eatery with a bookstore attached serves casual seafood & inventive cocktails. Beautiful outdoor seating area
Rustic-chic dining room pairs updated seafood classics & sushi with creative cocktails & wine.
99 locals recommend
Mac's Shack
91 Commercial StRustic-chic dining room pairs updated seafood classics & sushi with creative cocktails & wine.
Wellfleet Pearl
250 Commercial StWaterfront dining featuring live music
Shopping
Local Cape Cod Sister's boutique featuring original hand printed designs, offering a wide variety of clothing, accessories, apothecary, and art. Located in Eastham at the Town Center Plaza on Rt 6, 2 miles from our home
11 locals recommend
ARTichoke
4550 US-6Local Cape Cod Sister's boutique featuring original hand printed designs, offering a wide variety of clothing, accessories, apothecary, and art. Located in Eastham at the Town Center Plaza on Rt 6, 2 miles from our home
Walk to the Wellfleet Flea Market from our home! Up to 200 vendors, shop for new items, Cape Cod memorabilia, antiques, collectibles, jewelry,
t-shirts and clothing, household goods, and much more. In Season there is a snack bar, beer garden and restrooms for your convenience. A playground too!
35 locals recommend
Wellfleet Flea Market
51 US-6Walk to the Wellfleet Flea Market from our home! Up to 200 vendors, shop for new items, Cape Cod memorabilia, antiques, collectibles, jewelry,
t-shirts and clothing, household goods, and much more. In Season there is a snack bar, beer garden and restrooms for your convenience. A playground too!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Beachcomber of Wellfleet
1120 Cahoon Hollow RdSmall local theater with an outdoor dance floor hosting music & drama shows by national artists.
35 locals recommend
Payomet Performing Arts Center
29 Old Dewline RdSmall local theater with an outdoor dance floor hosting music & drama shows by national artists.
Essentials
Stop & Shop
474 Station AveNearest large grocery store
Entertainment & Activities
Enoy first run double features every night in the summer at the only Drive-In Theatre on Cape Cod. Built in 1957, the Wellfleet Drive-In hosts a 100′ x 44′ screen, FM stereo sound system equipped with Dolby Digital sound, and Barco Digital Projection!!! There’s a playground and snack bar too!
Cash only for tickets
143 locals recommend
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre
51 US-6Enoy first run double features every night in the summer at the only Drive-In Theatre on Cape Cod. Built in 1957, the Wellfleet Drive-In hosts a 100′ x 44′ screen, FM stereo sound system equipped with Dolby Digital sound, and Barco Digital Projection!!! There’s a playground and snack bar too!
Cash only for tickets
Parks & Nature
Our family favorite beach. Sol Food truck often there with amazing tacos
27 locals recommend
Lecount Hollow Beach
Our family favorite beach. Sol Food truck often there with amazing tacos
Large kettle pond in Wellfleet down the road from Cahoon Hollow Beach , Long, windy stairs lead down to the pond area and visitors must then travel through water to reach the sand. Sunbathers won’t like this beach as the greenery provides mostly shade over the sandy area.
15 locals recommend
Great Pond Wellfleet
500 Cahoon Hollow RdLarge kettle pond in Wellfleet down the road from Cahoon Hollow Beach , Long, windy stairs lead down to the pond area and visitors must then travel through water to reach the sand. Sunbathers won’t like this beach as the greenery provides mostly shade over the sandy area.
One of Wellfleet's famous kettle ponds, Parking is limited and unpaved. Spots are found between trees in a small clearing near the pond. Small sandy beach area, Platform in the water. Very shaded by trees. Also lots of pine needles mixed with sand. Bike rack.
18 locals recommend
Gull Pond
One of Wellfleet's famous kettle ponds, Parking is limited and unpaved. Spots are found between trees in a small clearing near the pond. Small sandy beach area, Platform in the water. Very shaded by trees. Also lots of pine needles mixed with sand. Bike rack.
For a relaxed, public swimming pool atmosphere, Long Pond in Wellfleet is the place to go. It is a fair-sized shady beach that reaches far back from the water. Lush greenery creates a very picturesque place to lay back and watch the kids frolic in the cool water.
24 locals recommend
Long Pond
For a relaxed, public swimming pool atmosphere, Long Pond in Wellfleet is the place to go. It is a fair-sized shady beach that reaches far back from the water. Lush greenery creates a very picturesque place to lay back and watch the kids frolic in the cool water.
Large ocean beach. Attendant on duty. Large beach. Somewhat steep dune – limited access for disabled people. Picturesque landscape. Some waves. Big parking lot.
21 locals recommend
Newcomb Hollow Beach
Gross Hill RdLarge ocean beach. Attendant on duty. Large beach. Somewhat steep dune – limited access for disabled people. Picturesque landscape. Some waves. Big parking lot.
Steep dune to beach – not ideally accessible for people with disabilities. Large beach – long and wide. Not crowded. Lots of surfing. Attendant on duty. Two parking lots. Expansive beach.
17 locals recommend
White Crest Beach
740 Ocean View DriveSteep dune to beach – not ideally accessible for people with disabilities. Large beach – long and wide. Not crowded. Lots of surfing. Attendant on duty. Two parking lots. Expansive beach.