4 Best Restaurants in Baddeck, Cape Breton Island

The seasonal menu is filled with sensational farm-to-table and foraged ingredients making this one of Cape Breton's best dining experiences. Seafood dishes include lobster salad and lobster risotto, and you cannot go wrong with the steak or pork tenderloin that are both cooked to perfection. Be sure to try the crab cakes as an appetizer, and save room for one of their wonderful desserts.

For superfresh seafood and views overlooking Bras d'Or Lake, head for this former legion hall. There are just four options on the main-course menu—lobster, planked salmon, snow crab, and grilled steak—each of which can also come as a fixed-price feast with unlimited mussels, seafood chowder, homemade rolls and biscuits, desserts, and nonalcoholic beverages (yes, all of these items are unlimited). The space can seat 100 diners inside, and more on the deck, but it gets busy, particularly when a tour bus unloads (though these are by reservation only so you can call to check whether one is expected). Unlike some similar spots, this one is fully licensed so you can wash all that down with a cold brew. Dinner service starts at 4 pm.

Pretty much everything at this gorgeous family-owned café is made on-site, from the hand-rolled bagels to the preserves used in the truly delicious sandwiches. They even roast their coffee—grab a bag of their Village People branded beans to take home. Stop here for breakfast or lunch either inside or on their sunny patio, or grab food to go as they offer perfect picnic fixings.

Head here for smashing pub grub. You can opt for fish-and-chips, or a classic cheeseburger, but they also offer more gourmet options such as a garlic and brie or maple bacon burger. The Narrows is a great spot to sip on local brews and chow down on wings.