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 menu serves a solid choice of sandwiches, soups and salads, along with made-on-the-day cakes.
Clucking Hen Deli & Bakery
Cape Breton Island
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
25.11 MILES
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park
24.04 MILES
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29.73 MILES
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28.77 MILES
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Nearby Cape Breton Island attractions
1. Great Hall of the Clans Museum
15.01 MILES
At the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts & Crafts, about 20km north of Baddeck, this museum traces Celtic history from ancient times to the Highland…
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7. Cape Breton Highlands National Park
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