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Block Island Restaurants: Tasty Seafood & Dining Out with the Family
When it comes to Block Island Restaurants, seafood is usually the top choice. Coastal New England is famous for its Seafood. Rhode Island is famous for its Chowder....pronounced "CHOW-DA." You'll find it in 3 varieties: White or New England, Red or Manhattan and Clear or Rhode Island. Here's a hint: You cannot get bad chowder on Block Island so feel free to order it everywhere!!
Ahhhh!! The almighty Lobster... It is a Locally Caught Shellfish though you won't find it everywhere anymore. There are fewer Lobstermen hauling in fewer Lobsters.
When you order seafood in a Block Island restaurant, chances are it is either caught locally or gets ferried or flown in from nearby. Restaurants here go to great lengths to get the best available. That's why you'll see special menus vary from week to week depending on what's freshest and what's local. Rhode Island is known for its Seafood. Lobster Dinners can be found at restaurants such as Finn's, Harbor Grill, Ballards, Dead Eye Dick's & Champlin's Marina. Raw Bar, Clamcakes & Chowder, Fried Clams, Lobster Roll, Fish Tacos are available across the island.
The Block Island Times has a Dining Guide you may click on below: Block Island Restaurants & Menus Almost every restaurant advertises with the local paper so you will find most menus here. Looking at Menus may give you a good idea of where you might like to go and how much you will be spending. This Cafe & Brewery sits on the Main Drag, Water Street, directly across from the Ferry Dock. It's the only Block Island Restaurant with a Brew Pub and one of only 3 Brew Pubs in all of Rhode Island. Dave Sniffen, executive Chef and Brewmeister, usually has 6 Varieties of His Hand Made Beer on Tap. You'll see a lot of locals here, especially at lunch on the off season. Portions are generous and Your Dinner Entree comes with a good sized salad. Fish & Chips (lunch only) is great and so is the signature chowder! This restaurant does not have outdoor seating but it's air conditioned, good for those dog days of August. Open daily for Lunch & Dinner from Mid March-October. Kid's Menu. $$. On Corn Neck Road on the way to the Beaches. This recently expanded Block Island Restaurant is owned by two families: The Censerios and The Trethaways. At any Point in time you'll find Gary or Rich in the kitchen and wives Sheila or Patty in the dining room. With the kids becoming old enough to work in the restaurant now, this is truly a family operation! Hunting & Sports Memorabilia adorn the dining areas...you don't have to hunt or fish but you better be or pretend to be a Patriots Fan!! If you see clams on the menu, usually a special, get them....whole bellied and delicious! The real deal. Order a crazy drink complete with a shark toy! You might want to leave Block Island Restaurant with a clever souveneir tee-shirt....bite back! Open seasonally. Daily for dinner. Weekends Lunch & Dinner. Kids Menu. $$ Directly across from the Beach. Spectacular Views, Outdoor seating. Service is very efficient here. Food is consistently good and comes out quickly. Husband & Wife team Kimberly & Norm run this eatery. Norm is the chef and Kimberly runs the front of the house...you may catch her behind the bar. The staff in this 'locals' restaurant will be familiar from year to year here, as are the bar patrons. You can get a good steak, pasta or fresh fish dinner. Try the Shrimp with Pasta or the Mussels! Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner in Season, Weekends off Season, closed in Winter. Kids Menu. $$. 
Located next to the Ferry in Old Harbor, this family owned institution is known for Good Fried Seafood Dinners. This place is jammin' day and night. They have lots of seafood choices, including Famous Rhode Island Clam Cakes & Chowder. Great Fish & Chips, Fried Shrimp or Scallops. You can get Lobster Here. Open seasonally for Lunch & Dinner. Kids Menu. $$. On Water street. Best Burger On the Block. Rebeccas also runs the concession at the Town Beach so count on that best burger at the beach too! Open daily in season for Breakfast, Lunch and Late Night. $. This tiny take out place is new to the Block Island Restaurant Scene. Located at the Albion Pub on Ocean Avenue, across from the Block Island Grocery. You may order take out and sit in the Albion Pub or wait for one of Pirate Phil's Buckos to Swagger on Over and Get 'yer order! Best Fries on the Block! Good Grilled Pizza, excellent Pasta. The Albion has a pool table and video games. This is a true locals hangout, and their local dogs too!! Open Year-Round, Lunch & Dinner Off Season, & Dinner in Season.. $$$. 
On Corn Neck Road, this little Pizza Place is becoming known for its outdoor BBQ. Glen's slow roasted ribs fire up in the early afternoon, you can smell your way there! It's pay one price for the whole sha-bang, and well worth it. Sit the whole family down at one of the outdoor picnic tables and have a feast! Open all season, Lunch & Dinner. $ At the airport, this diner experience is not to be missed. Bethany can be found at the grill most days and Linda will wait on you if you behave! Good breakfast and good local gossip! Open Year Round for Breakfast & Lunch. $ On West Side Road in New Harbor. Run by the Abrams Family (Manisses, 1661), this place has one of the best views on the Block! Good Fried Chicken in addition to the regular seafood fare such as the Lobster Club. This Block Island Restaurant is Open Seasonally, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. $$
Do Kid's like Sushi? They do at Sushi Bobs!! Bob rolls his fresh sushi to order Every Thursday-Sunday at Captain Nick's on Ocean Avenue grab some sushi, a burger or a dog at the Grill and rock out to the outdoor entertainment! Thank God for Sushi Bob! Open Seasonally, Thurs-Sun. $ This cafe on Dodge Street (next to the Surf and across from the Red Bird Liquor Store) is worth a mention as it is open almost year round and has the best Breakfast Sandwich on the island. They call it the "Big Egg". "They" being partners Matt King (a local fisherman) & Kelly Walsh (a local musician). Mostly a place to get great coffee, check your email and enjoy music, J&J offers Lunch in the off season when most other places close down. Try the Pulled Pot Roast Sandwich. Early Risers Welcome! Open March-December. $ Looking for a more Romantic Place to go without the Kids? Get yourself a "Hall Pass" and Check out the Best Block Island Restaurants Upscale Here: More Best Block Island Restaurants Return to Block Island Family Vacation Homepage
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