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!
- Old Yarmouth Inn
233 Route 6A – Yarmouth Port
Opened 1696 - The Whitman House Restaurant
5 Great Hollow Road – Truro
Opened 1894 - The Mayflower
300 Commercial Street – Provincetown
Opened 1929 - Sagamore Inn
1131 Sandwich Road – Sagamore
Opened 1930 - Four Seas Ice Cream
360 South Main Street – Centerville
Opened 1934 - The Skipper Restaurant and Chowder House
152 South Shore Drive – South Yarmouth
Opened 1936 - Wimpy’s Seafood Café
752 Main Street – Osterville
Opened 1938 - Waterfront Restaurant at the Lighthouse Inn
1 Lighthouse Inn Road – West Dennis
Opened 1938 - Gina’s by the Sea
134 Taunton Avenue – Dennis
Opened 1938 - Silver Lounge Restaurant
412 Route 28A – North Falmouth
Opened 1938 - The Lobster Pot
321 Commercial Street – Provincetown
Opened 1943 - Olympia Restaurant
1341 Route 28 – South Yarmouth
Opened 1945 - Landfall Restaurant
9 Luscombe Avenue – Woods Hole
Opened 1946 - The Wee Packet Restaurant
79 Depot Street – Dennis Port
Opened 1949 - Red Cottage Restaurant
36 Old Bass River Road – South Dennis
Opened 1951 -
Ciro and Sal’s
4 Kiley Court – Provincetown
Opened 1951 - Swan River Fish Market and Restaurant
5 Lower County Road – Dennis Port
Opened 1954 - Baxter’s Boathouse
177 Pleasant Street – Hyannis
Opened 1957 - The Ebb Tide
94 Chase Avenue – Dennis Port
Opened 1959 - The Pancake Man
952 Route 28 – South Yarmouth
Opened 1961 - The Mews Restaurant and Café
429 Commercials Street – Provincetown
Opened 1964 - Dolphin Restaurant
3250 Main Street (Route 6A) – Barnstable Village
Opened 1966 - Chatham Squire
487 Main Street – Chatham
Opened 1968 - Mattakeese Wharf
273 Millway – Barnstable Village
Opened 1968 - Land Ho!
38 Main Street (Route 6A) – Orleans
Opened 1969 - Lobster Trap
290 Shore Road – Bourne
Opened 1969 - The Yardarm
48 South Orleans Road – Orleans
Opened 1971 - The Lobster Boat
681 Route 28 – West Yarmouth
Opened c. 1972