3 Best Restaurants in Ingonish, Cape Breton Island

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We've compiled the best of the best in Ingonish - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Salty Rose's & the Periwinkle Café

$$ Fodor's Choice

This beautiful café filled with art and vintage furniture serves tasty breakfasts, sandwiches, and delectable baked goods, as well as perfect espresso drinks. With a focus on fresh and local, you'll find snowcrab and lobster rolls on the menu, as well as produce from the gardens out back. The attached gallery next door sells lovely crafts, art, and jewelry from local artisans. 

The Bitsy Bean

$

This sweet little café with limited indoor seating but picnic tables outside overlooking the ocean across the road serves excellent, locally roasted coffee, tasty breakfasts, and delicious baked goods. 

36188 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, NS, B0C 1K0, Canada
902-285–2299
Known For
  • Great spot for grabbing food to go as you drive the trail
  • Stacked smoked meat sandwiches
  • Annoyingly long wait to get served
Restaurant Details
Closed Wed.

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Williams Beach House

$$$

Focusing on fresh, local seafood, this superb restaurant housed in a small, family-run B&B offers an intimate dining experience just steps from the ocean. Opt for rich, seafood-packed pastas such as lobster mac and cheese, a perfectly cooked steak au poivre, or amazing chowder, but be sure to save room for dessert.

36905 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, NS, B0C 1L0, Canada
902-322–7950
Known For
  • Haddock, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab baked in phyllo pastry
  • Generous portions, beautifully presented
  • Wonderful hosts

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