Cape Breton Island
The Red Shoe is the place to catch a bit of Celtic music as you mosey down the Ceilidh Trail. The homey, ramshackle pub hosts at least one gig seven…
Must-see restaurants in Cape Breton Island
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Cape Breton Island
If you ask a local where to eat in North Sydney, they'll point you straight to the Spoon. It's a small space that goes big on flavours – hazelnut-crusted…
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Main Street Restaurant & Bakery
Cape Breton Island
Come breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, Ingonish's friendly diner is the place most people head for when they're feeling hungry. Chunky BLT sandwiches,…
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Cape Breton Island
In Baddeck's former legion hall, this local institution offers your choice of lobster, salmon, snow crab or strip loin with all-you-can-eat mussels,…
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Cape Breton Island
Sydney's swankiest restaurant, this high-ceilinged bistro in a large waterfront complex serves upscale plates of salmon, blackened cod, strip loin and…
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Cape Breton Island
When a place this out of the way is this busy, it's gotta be good. Everything is homemade, most ingredients are local, and the hearty breakfasts are the…
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Cape Breton Island
A reliable stalwart in central Chéticamp, with windows looking onto the strait and a slightly alarming slope in the floors at low tide. Seafood's the…
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Cape Breton Island
Based at Membertou Heritage Park, this restaurant provides the rare opportunity to try Mi'kmaw-inspired dishes, such as four-cent bread, cedar-plank…
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Cape Breton Island
If you've never tried an Acadian meat pie, this fine little bakery, founded in 1959, will happily oblige. It also has fresh home-style breads (including…
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Cape Breton Island
Governors is easily the most popular place in Sydney. Stop by to mingle with the after-work crowd for drinks, dine on gourmet pub grub or just sink a beer…
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Cape Breton Island
A convenient stop along the Ceilidh Trail, this roadside eatery has a varied menu taking in burgers, chicken dishes, seafood, pasta and veggie options…
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Cape Breton Island
Pit stops are few and far between on the Cabot Trail, which makes this waterfront diner a boon if you've run out of picnic snacks. The food's mostly good;…
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Cape Breton Island
This big pub-diner is buzzing on the weekend: locals come for the generous plates of fish, steak and seafood (all served with potato or rice, vegetables…
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Cape Breton Island
Finally, it's here: the chance to dress up like it's the 1700s and step inside a boisterous, beer-swilling tavern for a crab and lobster feast while being…
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Cape Breton Island
Hearty, country-style food is the game at the Grubstake: chicken royal, rib steaks, fresh lobster and queen crab, accompanied by homemade porridge bread…
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Cape Breton Island
This establishment, out beyond the lighthouse at Neil's Harbour, is famous for its chowder, but it also serves great-value suppers of snow crab, lobster,…
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Cape Breton Island
Everyone's choice for lunch, this Baddeck cafe ticks all the boxes: grilled sandwiches, delicious quesadillas, homemade soups, and delicious muffins and…
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Cape Breton Island
If you can't make it to the main Flavor on the waterfront, this downtown diner is the next best thing: an urban-style cafe serving sandwiches, soups and…
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Cape Breton Island
Stop in here for Dutch pannenkoeken (pancakes), either savory (loaded with green onions and Gouda cheese) or sweet (whipped cream, honey, fruit, nuts –…
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Cape Breton Island
This fun cafe and bakery makes an ideal stop at the start or end of your Cabot Trail drive. The decor centers on chickens and hen-based puns, while the…
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Cape Breton Island
You'll need to be hungry here: Bette serves up supersize portions of home-cooked, mostly deep-fried food. As you'd expect, the Kitchen Sink burger has…
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Cape Breton Island
Swing by this roadside diner-deli, 12km southwest of Baddeck, for a pit stop. It serves up soups, sandwiches, wraps and salads, plus breads, pastries and…
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Cape Breton Island
Huge portions of seafood loaded up with piles of shoestring fries are the thing to order here; lobsters are usually available. The deck area is nice for…
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Cape Breton Island
Filling salads, burgers and sandwiches are what to expect at this vaguely nautical cafe, which sometimes has jazz and folk nights.
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Cape Breton Island
This old-fashioned country inn is popular locally for its filling food and regular music - there's a three-fiddler ceilidh and square dance held every…
