Guidebook for Westport
Entertainment & Activities
AMC Dartmouth Mall 11
140 N Dartmouth Mall Book recliner seats in advance!
Holiday Lanes
236 State RdOld school bowling alley.
Essentials - Groceries
Where to get food and drink
Lees Market
796 Main RdThey've got it all.
PINE HILL GAS AND CONVENIENCE
929 Pine Hill RdClose by and they have more than you would think. Closes at 8PM
Food Scene
Fish mongers to fine dining and farm stands. Eating local is superb here.
Westport Lobster
915 Main RdFresh, locally caught fish and shellfish
Gray's Daily Grind
638 Adamsville RdGood coffee here
Delicious donuts on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays only! Don't miss it.
7 locals recommend
The Head Town Landing Country Store
488 Old County RdDelicious donuts on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays only! Don't miss it.
Best breakfast option in the area. Can be a wait in peak summer, especially on weekends.
46 locals recommend
The Barn Restaurant
13 Main StBest breakfast option in the area. Can be a wait in peak summer, especially on weekends.
Picture perfect sunsets right on the water. Very good food if a bit pricey. Locally sourced ingredients. The dock is open on weekends in summer with wet and raw bars. Good for a cocktail too.
58 locals recommend
The Back Eddy
1 Bridge RdPicture perfect sunsets right on the water. Very good food if a bit pricey. Locally sourced ingredients. The dock is open on weekends in summer with wet and raw bars. Good for a cocktail too.
Breakfast and lunch go to spot. Browse the shop while waiting for your food or call ahead.
37 locals recommend
Partners Village Store
865 Main RdBreakfast and lunch go to spot. Browse the shop while waiting for your food or call ahead.
Fantastic french/mediterranean inspired dishes with good cocktails and wines to accompany a great meal.
43 locals recommend
The Red Dory
1848 Main RdFantastic french/mediterranean inspired dishes with good cocktails and wines to accompany a great meal.
The Common's Lunch
48 CommonsLocal culture and classic johnnycakes
You can get breakfast or lunch or take home dinners here. Or local grab meats at the butcher shop. Or a glass of wine, or pick up a 6 pack of craft beer. Or get some local produce and breads.
21 locals recommend
Farm & Coast Market
7 Bridge StYou can get breakfast or lunch or take home dinners here. Or local grab meats at the butcher shop. Or a glass of wine, or pick up a 6 pack of craft beer. Or get some local produce and breads.
Great spot, super casual vibe. First Green restaurant in Massachusetts. Food can be hit or miss but you'll never mind it as you're far too happy here. Good for an outdoor cocktail and good for kids.
44 locals recommend
The Bayside Restaurant
1253 Horseneck RdGreat spot, super casual vibe. First Green restaurant in Massachusetts. Food can be hit or miss but you'll never mind it as you're far too happy here. Good for an outdoor cocktail and good for kids.
Ten Cousins Brick Oven
977 Main RdGood wings, well run, brick oven pizza.
Gray's Ice Cream
16 E RdLocal institution, lots of flavors.
They don't make their own ice cream but its still good (Bliss). Plus they have soft serve.
And the short order grill food is actually pretty good - clam cakes and chowder, hot dogs, french fries, chicken salad are all decent.
Open for summer only.
16 locals recommend
Handy Hill Creamery
55 Hixbridge RdThey don't make their own ice cream but its still good (Bliss). Plus they have soft serve.
And the short order grill food is actually pretty good - clam cakes and chowder, hot dogs, french fries, chicken salad are all decent.
Open for summer only.
Fantastic ice cream, oversized portions too. Worth the wait. Summer only
11 locals recommend
Wood's Farm
17 Adamsville RdFantastic ice cream, oversized portions too. Worth the wait. Summer only
Little Moss
6 Bridge StHigh end imaginative restaurant.
Decent BBQ with a local Portuguese spin. Very respectable craft beer selection.
Cask & Pig Kitchen and Alehouse
780 State RdDecent BBQ with a local Portuguese spin. Very respectable craft beer selection.
New addition to the area. Impressive transformation and improvement from the prior sandwich shop on that spot. French inspired and the early returns are très bon! Lunch sandwiches, salads, café.
33 locals recommend
Groundswell Cafe + Bakery
3883 Main RdNew addition to the area. Impressive transformation and improvement from the prior sandwich shop on that spot. French inspired and the early returns are très bon! Lunch sandwiches, salads, café.
Breakfast and lunch cafè. Not a huge menu but everything they do is delicious.
9 locals recommend
Wild Honey Café
670 Main RoadBreakfast and lunch cafè. Not a huge menu but everything they do is delicious.
New to us this year Do Co operates in a mill near the hurricane barrier in New Bedford. Very good breakfast and lunch fare.
Dough Company
127 W Rodney French BlvdNew to us this year Do Co operates in a mill near the hurricane barrier in New Bedford. Very good breakfast and lunch fare.
This is another new addition to the New Bedford food scene, and it is VERY popular good craft beer and good food, though it can be a bit loud.
21 locals recommend
Cisco Brewers Kitchen & Bar
1482 East Rodney French BoulevardThis is another new addition to the New Bedford food scene, and it is VERY popular good craft beer and good food, though it can be a bit loud.
They serve up some good food here, we're pretty new to it but our neighbors swear by it.
16 locals recommend
Westporter
1031 Main RdThey serve up some good food here, we're pretty new to it but our neighbors swear by it.
Love this spot for oysters and lobster rolls while dining on picnic tables in beautiful Westport Point. The oysters are really good! They also have frozen lemonade, beer/wine.
12 locals recommend
Westport Sea Farms
2065 Main RdLove this spot for oysters and lobster rolls while dining on picnic tables in beautiful Westport Point. The oysters are really good! They also have frozen lemonade, beer/wine.
Go here for some prepared food, soup, a cold beer, and to find something new to read. And for Marcel the shell.
8 locals recommend
Davoll's General Store
1228 Russells Mills RdGo here for some prepared food, soup, a cold beer, and to find something new to read. And for Marcel the shell.
Parks & Nature
State beach with showers and lifeguards in season. I believe its $15 for out of state and $13 for Massachusetts residents.
37 locals recommend
Horseneck Beach State Reservation
5 John Reed RdState beach with showers and lifeguards in season. I believe its $15 for out of state and $13 for Massachusetts residents.
Rent a kayak or SUP or go with them on a guided paddle down the river.
20 locals recommend
Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures
489 Old County RdRent a kayak or SUP or go with them on a guided paddle down the river.
Lots of short trails some along the water on the gorgeous stretch of earth.
13 locals recommend
Lloyd Center for the Environment
430 Potomska RdLots of short trails some along the water on the gorgeous stretch of earth.
Arts & Culture
Newly refurbished and expanded, with basement exhibits/play area for the kids. See a replica of a whaling ship or a whale skeleton and artifacts from the ships that sailed the world for years on end.
New Bedford Whaling Museum station
Newly refurbished and expanded, with basement exhibits/play area for the kids. See a replica of a whaling ship or a whale skeleton and artifacts from the ships that sailed the world for years on end.
Great for kids on rainy days, and Providence has a lot to offer. Too many restaurants to name in this space, but Olga's Cup & Saucer is a nice nearby option.
50 locals recommend
Providence Children's Museum
100 South StGreat for kids on rainy days, and Providence has a lot to offer. Too many restaurants to name in this space, but Olga's Cup & Saucer is a nice nearby option.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local beer and wine - these two are right around the corner from the cottage.
Summer concerts in the summertime (buy tickets in advance). Bring your own food for what ends up being something like a lovely community picnic.
63 locals recommend
Westport Rivers Vineyard
417 Hixbridge RdSummer concerts in the summertime (buy tickets in advance). Bring your own food for what ends up being something like a lovely community picnic.
The beer is pretty average, but the setting can't be beat. Fun for couples, families and everyone else too. Outdoor games (cornhole), food trucks, and occasional live music on beautiful farmland.
46 locals recommend
Buzzards Bay Brewing
98 Horseneck RdThe beer is pretty average, but the setting can't be beat. Fun for couples, families and everyone else too. Outdoor games (cornhole), food trucks, and occasional live music on beautiful farmland.
Shopping
If you need a shopping mall, Walmart, Target, etc all of that is in North Dartmouth. For more local flavor, consider Padanarum village or Tiverton Four Corners.
Unique locally owned home store. Not inexpensive, perhaps good window shopping. While here check out the rest of the shops in Padanarum village.
Flora-Home
9 Bridge StUnique locally owned home store. Not inexpensive, perhaps good window shopping. While here check out the rest of the shops in Padanarum village.
Outdoorsy clothing - think Patagonia, North Face, & Carthartt. Pretty nice selection and staff too.
7 locals recommend
Country Woolens
842 Main RdOutdoorsy clothing - think Patagonia, North Face, & Carthartt. Pretty nice selection and staff too.