CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT : Brotherhood of Thieves serves cocktails and tavern fare in its basement bar ( this page , right ); the bar at Greydon House ; the Whaling Museum ; Brant Point lighthouse ; Piggy rice at Bar Yoshi ; a bedroom at Greydon House ; Via Mare , the Greydon House ’ s restaurant , serves small plates ; Cisco Brewers ’ outdoor patio .
Nuts & Bolts
Travel Time : Two-and-a-half to four hours , depending on ferry route . How to Get There : Take the Seastreak ferry from New Bedford , or drive to Hyannis and sail with the Steamship Authority or Hy-Line Cruises . Bucket List for Next Time : The fixed-menu dinner by Michelinstarred chef Joseph Keller at Company of the Cauldron . Worth a Detour : Extend the seaside adventure with a day in New Bedford , where you can visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum or shop for ocean-inspired treasures at Acushnet River Antiques .
FOR THE FOODIE Nantucket , Massachusetts
Nantucket plays by its own rules . It ’ s one of the few places in New England where you can find billionaires rubbing elbows with natives , and multimillion-dollar mega-yachts moored beside skiffs .
For our off-season adventure , Greydon House ( greydonhouse . com ) was an ideal retreat to dive into the ( relatively ) quiet restaurant scene . Located just a block from the ferry landing , the inn ’ s design by New Yorkbased Roman and Williams pays homage to the island ’ s layered history with touches like a hand-painted Portuguese fishing scene in the bathroom and a bar mural depicting the tea trade with China . Via Mare ( viamare nantucket . com ), the hotel ’ s in-house restaurant , continues the maritime theme with a Venetian menu of seafood-centric small plates and cocktails with names like “ Last Night I Dreamt of San Pedro .”
For a different kind of culinary voyage , head to Bar Yoshi ( bar-yoshi . com ), whose dockside sushi counter serves upscale versions of our favorite rolls ( but don ’ t skimp on the land options — try the Piggy Rice with black garlic soy sauce ). After dinner , we hit the Gaslight ( gaslightnantucket . com ) for live music and drinks . Cisco Brewers
( ciscobrewers . com ) is also a good choice for beer in more idyllic surroundings . Still hungry ? Brotherhood of Thieves ( brotherhood nantucket . com ), an 1840s-era whaling bar , offers whiskey and tavern fare from a basement bar reminiscent of a ship ’ s hold .
After all that food , you ’ ll need to exercise your legs . A stroll out to the Brant Point Lighthouse should get you moving . Along the way , browse the antique shops situated on South Beach Street for Nantucket ’ s signature lightship baskets . The following day , we did as the locals do and grabbed sandwiches from Something Natural ( something natural . com ) before biking out to ' Sconset for a walk along the bluffs . Brunch at Lemon Press ( lemonpressnantucket . com ), with its Persian-inspired entrees , offered one final indulgence , plus some sweet treats to sustain us for the ferry ride home . — Lauren Clem
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