Guidebook for Dennis
Food Scene
Bucky's has great coffee, it's a bakery and they serve breakfast and lunch.
34 locals recommend
Buckies Biscotti & Bakery Cafe
681 Main StBucky's has great coffee, it's a bakery and they serve breakfast and lunch.
A bar and restaurant with excellent burgers and mellow vibe. They have live music sometimes.
49 locals recommend
Red Nun Bar & Grill - Dennisport
673 Main StA bar and restaurant with excellent burgers and mellow vibe. They have live music sometimes.
Sundae School Ice Cream
381 Lower County RdFamous and delicious ice cream parlor.
Captain Parker's Pub
668 MA-28Best chowder on the Cape!
Famous breakfast and brunch spot. We love the Red Cottage fries which are more like hash browns with hollandaise sauce. Also excellent the Popovers.
52 locals recommend
Red Cottage Restaurant
36 Old Bass River RdFamous breakfast and brunch spot. We love the Red Cottage fries which are more like hash browns with hollandaise sauce. Also excellent the Popovers.
The Original Seafood Restaurant
527 Main StGood takeout seafood nearby.
Excellent fried seafood. Order at the counter and they'll bring it to you but warning it's not a bargain.
58 locals recommend
Kream 'n Kone
961 Main StExcellent fried seafood. Order at the counter and they'll bring it to you but warning it's not a bargain.
Excellent fine dining the ocean. Reserve a table by the window. Very pricey.
161 locals recommend
The Ocean House Restaurant
425 Old Wharf RdExcellent fine dining the ocean. Reserve a table by the window. Very pricey.
Dunkin'
927 Main Stone of 3 Dunkin' Donuts right near us so be sure to google the locations.
Starbucks
18 Sisson RdSmall Starbuck's inside the Stop 'n' Shop.
Scargo Cafe
799 Main StWe love it for a special night out.
Great seafood with table service and views of salt marsh river. Outdoor deck during the summer.
56 locals recommend
Chapin's Fish & Chips and Beach Bar
228 Lower County RdGreat seafood with table service and views of salt marsh river. Outdoor deck during the summer.
Dennisport House of Pizza
481 Main StExcellent Pizza!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar and cafe right on the beach. Nights they have great live music and a big lawn kids run around. It's kid friendly and or great for a date.
33 locals recommend
Ocean House Beach Bar
425 Old Wharf RdBar and cafe right on the beach. Nights they have great live music and a big lawn kids run around. It's kid friendly and or great for a date.
Getting Around
Dennis Cycle Center
249 Great Western RdHighly rated bike rental 3/4 of a mile from our house.
Cape Cod Central Railroad Depot
252 Main StBus and train station.
The ferry to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard. Both destinations are an hour each way.
83 locals recommend
Hy-Line Cruises
220 Ocean StThe ferry to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard. Both destinations are an hour each way.
A network of buses and trolleys that connect all over the cape. They also have a shuttle service tab you can reserve that will pick you up at the house.
20 locals recommend
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
215 Iyannough RdA network of buses and trolleys that connect all over the cape. They also have a shuttle service tab you can reserve that will pick you up at the house.
Arts & Culture
This museum has artifacts from a pirate ship they discovered nearby and the restoration lab is open to the public. They have a treasure map for kids. It was boring for our 4 yr. old grandson but we liked it.
111 locals recommend
Whydah Pirate Museum
674 MA-28This museum has artifacts from a pirate ship they discovered nearby and the restoration lab is open to the public. They have a treasure map for kids. It was boring for our 4 yr. old grandson but we liked it.
Excellent museum with live animals for kids. Beautiful trails behind the museum, which are free and show a cross section of the coast untouched by real estate.
124 locals recommend
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main StreetExcellent museum with live animals for kids. Beautiful trails behind the museum, which are free and show a cross section of the coast untouched by real estate.
Essentials
Very good organic market with fresh produce and lot's of vitamins and supplements.
21 locals recommend
Organic Market
640 Main StVery good organic market with fresh produce and lot's of vitamins and supplements.
Stop & Shop
474 Station AveNo pharmacy!
CVS
500 MA-134Pharmacy
CareWell Urgent Care South Dennis
484 MA-134Medical clinic, not great but close by.
Emergency Room Hyannis at Cape Cod Hospital
27 Park StCape Cod Hospital in Hyannis
Small upscale grocery store with good produce, prepared foods and some organic choices.
47 locals recommend
Ring Bros. Marketplace
485 MA-134Small upscale grocery store with good produce, prepared foods and some organic choices.
Entertainment & Activities
Old fashioned movie theatre with a beautiful Heywood Wakefield mural on the ceiling.
50 locals recommend
Cape Cinema
35 Hope LnOld fashioned movie theatre with a beautiful Heywood Wakefield mural on the ceiling.
Taylor-Bray Farm
108 Bray Farm Rd NFarm with petting zoo.
Parks & Nature
The conservation land behind our house. Great crabbing and fishing at the bell's neck bridge.
7 locals recommend
Bell's Neck Conservation Lands
Bells Neck RoadThe conservation land behind our house. Great crabbing and fishing at the bell's neck bridge.
Beautiful bayside beach. The water goes very far out at low tide leaving these huge white sand flats.
145 locals recommend
Mayflower Beach
Horsefoot PathBeautiful bayside beach. The water goes very far out at low tide leaving these huge white sand flats.
Sea Street Beach
Nantucket sound beach close by.
West Dennis Beach
45 Light House RoadLong sandy beach.
Sand Pond Beach
180 Great Western RdSmall fresh water pond beach right around the corner from us.