Uber or Taxi Ubers and Taxis are readily available across the island and are an easy way to get around. We do suggest calling in advance, or (if in Town) walking to one of the taxi stands. ACK TAXI: 508-228-9410 Taxi Stands in Town: - Main Street Taxi Stand, Main Street / South Water Street & Washington Street - Steamboat Wharf Taxi Stand, At the Steamship Authority - Hyline Taxi Stand, At Straight Wharf Rent Bikes We highly recommend biking around Nantucket at some point during your stay. The island has several clearly-marked bike paths and it's a great way to see the island! - Young’s, 6 Broad Street -Nantucket Bike Shop, 4 Broad Street Rent a Car Nantucket Island Rent A Car, 14 Airport Road info@nantucketislandrentacar.com | (508) 228-9989 Affordable Rentals, 6 S Beach Street info@affrentals.com | (508) 228-3501 The Island Shuttle The Wave, the island's public shuttle system which runs regularly with routes all over the island. It is free to all riders on all routes. It's a great way to get around the island, with convenient pick up/drop off locations and frequent trips. The shuttles have bike racks as well!
45 Surfside Bakery & Cafe, 45 Surfside Road Hidden Starbucks Nantucket Meat & Fish Market, 21 Old South Road Because no chains are allowed on Nantucket, but here they brew Starbucks! Breakfast Lager Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road Our order: Blue Haired Lady and a Frozen Pain Killer Opens at 11am Friday & Saturday and 12pm all other days
Hangover Cure Island Kitchen, 1 Chins Way Our order: Mimosa with fresh-squeezed OJ, The Animal with well-done bacon; Spicy Sausage Scramble Best Breakfast Sandwich off the Menu or DIY - Bartletts Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road We HIGHLY recommend making your own and adding a hashbrown onto it 45 Surfside Bakery & Cafe - you don't mess with a good place
Sandwiches: - Provisions, 3 Harbor Square - Claudettes, 10 Main Street - Fresh, 5 Salem Street - Live Music, Beer & Foodtrucks Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road There's something for everyone and all ages are welcome - distillery, brewery, vineyard, great live music, amazing food trucks hosting local cuisines, and great swag. Getting there: There is a shuttle that runs from town between the Visitor’s Center downtown on Federal St. and the brewery for FREE! Otherwise, it is a fun bike ride or short Uber/ cab ride away.
- Burger & Sushi Dinner Lola 41, 15 S Beach Street - Out-of-this-World Tapas Nautilus, 12 Cambridge Street Tapas doesn't do this place justice, everything on the menu is out of this world, especially the blue crab fried rice, the crispy organic chicken, and the Vietnamese beef tataki salad. Also a Te-quil-a-Mockingbird cocktail, or two! Note: Reservations can be made for parties of 8 or more one month in advance. Otherwise, reservations are taken day of starting at 12PM in person or 1PM by phone.
- Upscale American The Proprietors, 9 India Street - Pizza/Italian American Pi Pizzeria, 11 W Creek Road - The Best Italian Ventuno Restaurant, 21 Federal Street Our order: Chickpea fries & STROZZAPRETI
Note: Booking reservations early required! - Cru, 1 Straight Wharf Great spot for the sunset, oysters & lobster rolls! - Straight Wharf Restaurant, 6 Harbor Square - Galley Beach, 54 Jefferson Avenue BEST SUNSET VIEW. When making a reservation, request a table on the beach (so you can have your feet in the sand).
- Pina Colada, with a Meyers Floater The Summerhouse Beachside Bistro, 17 Ocean Avenue You can't have just one - For a Drink in a Treehouse Tree Bar, 6 Oak Street - Must-Not-Miss Mudslides The Gazebo, 4 Harbor Square - Outdoor Patio Cocktails & Apps or Dessert Ventuno's Back Bar, Behind the Restaurant at 21 Federal Street - The Muse, 44 Surfside Road Dive Bar with incredible pizza pool tables
- Homemade Ice Cream The Juice Bar, 12 Broad Street - Homemade Ice Cream Island Kitchen, 1 Chins Way This will be at our welcome party
- Nantucket's Closest Attempt at Fast Food Stubby’s, 8 Steamboat Wharf Closes @ 2am - Traditional Pizza Steamboat Wharf Pizza, 10 Broad Street Closes @ 2am (delivery until 11pm) Note: entire pizzas get very pricey here - Authentic Italian Pizza Pizzeria Gemelle, 2 E Chestnut Street Closes @ 1am - Walters Deli, 10 Broad Street Closes @ 2am Highly recommend the Turkey Gobbler Hot Special Sandwich
Scenic Stroll Sconset Bluff Walk, 27 Bank Street With ocean overlooks and expansive views of the bluffs and dunes while weaving through the historic Sconset village, this walk is easy, family friendly, and one you shouldn't miss. It is a small dirt path that travels through the flower-filled backyards of many Sconset homes. You can stroll along the bluff to the Sankaty Lighthouse. Make a right after 21 Front Street and a quick left. Rather than walk down the path to Codfish Park, go straight after the sign that marks the Bluff Walk. Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Baxter Road (Sconset) If you drive out past Sconset, down Baxter Road, you will come to one of Nantucket's most famous landmarks, the Sankaty Head Light! It was moved a couple of years ago to keep it from plummeting off of the cliffs, and now sits upon a high point that overlooks the Sankaty Golf Course. The views are spectacular, and the history is impressive. Brant Point Lighthouse, Easton Street The second oldest lighthouse in the country and the smallest lighthouse in New England, you'll get a great view of this lighthouse when arriving to Nantucket by ferry. By tradition, visitors toss a penny into the sea as they round the point leaving the harbor to ensure that they return someday. Great Point Lighthouse, 120 Wauwinet Road At the northernmost point of the island out past Wauwinet, within the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Reserve, you'll find the most powerful lighthouse in New England. The grounds can be accessed by foot (if you're feeling up for a seven-mile walk in the sand), or by four-wheel-drive vehicle bearing a beach permit sticker. (Beware that driving in soft sand can be tricky, and your day can turn very un-fun if you don't let the air out of your tires properly - which you can do at the entrance). If you have the time, we recommend driving out to the point just before sunrise for some amazing views and great fishing.