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Where To Eat This Winter
Nothing is better on a cold chilly day than a delicious locally made meal. Warm creamy soups and hearty stews come to mind when you picture authentic winter dishes. Here is your culinary guide for where you can eat this winter around Cape Breton Island. Caution: Hours of operation vary, so be sure to plan your meals before you hit the road!
Where to Eat along the Bras d'Or Lake:
- Big Spruce Brewing - Nyanza
- Broken Buckle - Ski Ben Eoin
- Bras d'Or Lake Inn - St. Peter's
- Cape Breton Fried Chicken - Nyanza
- Charlene's Bayside Restaurant & Café - Whycocomagh
- Cleanwave Restaurant - Wagmatcook
- Darby's Old Church Kitchen - MacKinnon's Harbour
- Lakeside Restaurant at the Inverary Resort - Baddeck
- The Farmer's Daughter Country Market - Whycocomagh
- Tom's Pizza Restaurant - Baddeck
Where to Eat along Cape Breton's South Coast:
- Country Kitchen at the Hearthstone Inn Port Hawkesbury - Port Hawkesbury
- Scratch Eats Market - Arichat
- Louie's Cosy Corner - St. Peter's
- MacBouch Restaurant & Lounge - St. Peter's
- Miller's at the Maritime Inn Port Hawkesbury - Port Hawkesbury
- Farmer's Pantry
- Seal Cove Restaurant & Lounge - Seal Cove
- The Groundswell Pub & Bed And Breakfast - D'Escousse
- The Island Nest - Arichat
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Where to Eat along the Cabot Trail:
- Andrew's Pizzeria - Ingonish
- Aucoin Bakery - Chéticamp
- Doucette's Market & Clay's Confectionery Store - Ingonish
- Cabot Trail Food Market - Cape North
- Chéticamp Co-op
- Doryman Pub & Grill - Chéticamp
- GoBistro at Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort - Indian Brook
- Happiness is Homemade Bakery - Ingonish
- Ingonish Freshmart - Ingonish
- Le Gabriel Restaurant & Lounge - Chéticamp
- Margaree Co-op - Margaree
- Mr. Chicken - Chéticamp
- Ski Cape Smokey - Ingonish
- Sugarwitch Custom Cakes & Bakery - Ingonish
- The Dancing Goat Café & Bakery - Margaree
- Wabo's Pizza, Sub & Donair - Chéticamp
Caution: Hours of operation vary, so be sure to plan your meals before you hit the road!
Where to Eat along Canada's Musical Coast:
Where to Eat in the Sydney Area & Marconi Trail:
- A Better Bite Café - Sydney
- A Bite of Asia Restaurant -Sydney
- Bitten Moon Pub - Glace Bay
- The Brixton
- Cape Breton Farmer's Market - Sydney
- Colette's Family Restaurant - Glace Bay
- Crown & Moose Pub - Sydney
- Daniels Alehouse & Eatery - Sydney
- Flavor 19 - Lingan
- Flavor on the Water - Sydney
- Governors Pub & Eatery - Sydney
- Just in Thyme Homestyle Eatery - Sydney River
- Kayla's Pizza & Grill - Glace Bay
- Kiju's Restaurant - Membertou
- The Lebanese Flower Restaurant - Sydney
- Mian's Restaurant - Sydney
- Mira Ferry Market - Albert Bridge
- Missy's Diner - Albert Bridge
- Naru Sushi - Sydney
- No Quarter Deli & Market - Sydney
- Selkie's Neighbourhood Diner - Sydney
- Steel City Sports Bar & Steakhouse - Sydney
- Swaagat - The Real Taste of India - Sydney
- Sweet Side of the Moon Bakery & Café - Glace Bay
- The Black Spoon Bistro - North Sydney
- The Clansman Motel - North Sydney
- The Gaslight Café - Sydney
- The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse - Sydney
- The Ugly Mug Cafe & Emporium - Sydney River
- Tom & Ett's Kitchen - Sydney
- Trio - Sydney
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