Food & Drink

Taste your way through Cape Breton Island, where every bite and sip is infused with local character and coastal charm.

From fresh-caught seafood and farm-to-table dining to craft beer, cider, wine and small-batch spirits, the Island’s culinary scene is as rich as its culture. Whether you’re savouring a seaside meal or raising a glass along the Good Cheer Trail, flavour is always on the menu.

Locals Know Blog

Best Fall Stops Along the Cabot Trail

Golf with a view, chowder that hits different in the fall air and fiddle music to end the night. Here's how we'd spend a fall road trip on the Cabot Trail.

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Top 10 Things to Do This Fall — as Told by a Local

Fall is the best-kept secret on Cape Breton Island. From golden hour in the Highlands to a pint at Breton Taphouse and a dram at Glenora, here are the ten stops worth building a trip around,...

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How to Eat Lobster Like a Local

On Cape Breton Island, lobster isn't a delicacy you eat with polite restraint. It's a bib-on elbows-on-the-table kind of meal, and it's not one to rush. Here's how to do it like a local, and how...

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