Cape Cod's Oldest Restaurants



The oldest restaurants on Cape Cod

We’re in search of Cape Cod’s oldest restaurants. This list focuses on eateries that have been in operation for more than 50 years. (before 1972) 

Let us know if we missed any!

  1. Old Yarmouth Inn
    233 Route 6A – Yarmouth Port
    Opened 1696

  2. The Whitman House Restaurant
    5 Great Hollow Road – Truro
    Opened 1894

  3. The Mayflower
    300 Commercial Street – Provincetown
    Opened 1929

  4. Sagamore Inn
    1131 Sandwich Road – Sagamore
    Opened 1930

  5. Four Seas Ice Cream
    360 South Main Street – Centerville
    Opened 1934

  6. The Skipper Restaurant and Chowder House
    152 South Shore Drive – South Yarmouth
    Opened 1936

  7. Wimpy’s Seafood Café
    752 Main Street – Osterville
    Opened 1938

  8. Waterfront Restaurant at the Lighthouse Inn
    1 Lighthouse Inn Road – West Dennis
    Opened 1938

  9. Gina’s by the Sea
    134 Taunton Avenue – Dennis
    Opened 1938

  10. Silver Lounge Restaurant
    412 Route 28A – North Falmouth
    Opened 1938

  11. The Lobster Pot
    321 Commercial Street – Provincetown
    Opened 1943

  12. Olympia Restaurant  
    1341 Route 28 – South Yarmouth
    Opened 1945

  13. Landfall Restaurant
    9 Luscombe Avenue – Woods Hole
    Opened 1946

  14. The Wee Packet Restaurant
    79 Depot Street – Dennis Port
    Opened 1949

  15. Red Cottage Restaurant
    36 Old Bass River Road – South Dennis
    Opened 1951

  16. Ciro and Sal’s
    4 Kiley Court – Provincetown
    Opened 1951

  17. Swan River Fish Market and Restaurant
    5 Lower County Road – Dennis Port
    Opened 1954

  18. Baxter’s Boathouse
    177 Pleasant Street – Hyannis
    Opened 1957

  19. The Ebb Tide
    94 Chase Avenue – Dennis Port
    Opened 1959

  20. The Pancake Man
    952 Route 28 – South Yarmouth
    Opened 1961

  21. The Mews Restaurant and Café
    429 Commercials Street  – Provincetown
    Opened 1964

  22. Dolphin Restaurant
    3250 Main Street (Route 6A) –  Barnstable Village
    Opened 1966

  23. Chatham Squire
    487 Main Street – Chatham
    Opened 1968

  24. Mattakeese Wharf
    273 Millway – Barnstable Village
    Opened 1968

  25. Land Ho!
    38 Main Street (Route 6A) – Orleans
    Opened 1969

  26. Lobster Trap
    290 Shore Road  – Bourne
    Opened 1969

  27. The Yardarm
    48 South Orleans Road  – Orleans
    Opened 1971

  28. The Lobster Boat
    681 Route 28 – West Yarmouth
    Opened c. 1972