Chesca’s, Italian and Seafood Restaurant, Marthas Vineyard, Edgartown, MA
38 N. Water Street
Edgartown, MA 02539
On our trip to Marthas Vineyard we went out to dinner with our old friends Kate and Sam Sherman and they took us to an Italian Restaurant in Edgartown. This place was great. It has a great look and vibe, with a large bar, and good service, and the place was packed. The prices are pretty reasonable and the food was excellent.
The Galley, Seafood Restaurant, Menemsha Harbor, Menemsha, Marthas Vineyard, MA
515 North Road, Menemsha Harbor, Menemsha
My mom’s personal pick for best New England Clam Chowder, and I have to agree. The place is a little stand on the harbor, where you can order the food in the front, and either get it for takeout, or eat it in the back on a little deck without windows that overlooks the picturesque fishing town that is Menemsha.
Sandy’s Fish and Chips and John’s Fish Market, Seafood and Fish Market, Marthas Vineyard, Vineyard Haven, MA
State Road,
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
(508) 693-1220
If you are on Marthas Vineyard in the summer, or the months around summer (They are not open in the winter for Fish and Chips) and want some really good high quality Fish & Chips you are doing yourselves a disfavor if you don’t try this place out. On my recent trip to Marthas Vineyard with my girlfriend Kelly, we went here to have lunch as our first meal on our first full day on the island. And I was not disappointed nor was my girlfriend. This is top quality food. Sure you eat on picnic benches in the parking lot with plastic utensils, but this is about great food and not ambiance. And while you are there marvel over the fact that this is the only fish store I have ever been in that literally does not smell at all, in fact it smells great. Where is the fish smell? How do they do it? Honestly I have no idea, and I don’t care. Honestly I will dream of this place until I have it again while I dream of Marthas Vineyard from out in Los Angeles.
Marthas Vineyard, Marthas Vineyard Steamship Authority, Seafood, MA
My mother painted a mural so that she could get a friend of hers’ guest house in West Tisbury, MA right on the Great Pond, and my girlfriend Kelly and I took a whole week vacation there. Of course going there is always a long trip, a 6 hour flight an hour and a half bus ride and a 45 minute ferry ride, but the ferry ride has one really nice little bonus. It has a snack bar, and one incredible food item in that snack bar, it’s qouhog chowder (that’s Clam Chowder) and it is pretty damn good.
Mike’s Bar & Crab House, Seafood, Annapolis, Maryland
3030 Riva Road
Riva, MD 21140
(410) 956-2784
This place is just across a bridge from my father’s place in Annapolis, Maryland, and you can get there by car or by boat. It is large and has a restaurant, bar and liquor store, and inside and outside seating, but don’t expect anything too fancy, this is quite casual. The food is quite tasty, if not always that healthy (lots of deep fried seafood here), and they are known for their crabs, which you can the blue crabs to crack and eat at your tables (making quite a mess) or they have an excellent soft shell crab sandwich.
The Water Grill, Seafood, Los Angeles, California
544 South Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 891-0900
I have often heard this place called the best seafood restaurant in California, and after eating their I must say that is probably accurate. While quite expensive, this place is fantastic. The service is top notch, the food amazing, with gorgeous presentation and an extensive wine list. If you like seafood you must try this place out, but expect to drop some serious money. For my mom and I with a glass of wine each and appetizers it was over $180 with tip!