Susan's Guidebook

Susan
Susan's Guidebook

Food Scene

Locals love it, others make the trip. Huge portions. Good prices. family style, also does take out. Near Stacey Blvd and Stage Fort Park.
41 locals recommend
Causeway Restaurant
78 Essex Ave
41 locals recommend
Locals love it, others make the trip. Huge portions. Good prices. family style, also does take out. Near Stacey Blvd and Stage Fort Park.
Very casual, comfortable, delicious..local fave.
10 locals recommend
Essex Seafood
143 Eastern Ave
10 locals recommend
Very casual, comfortable, delicious..local fave.
TUESDAY nights Lobsta roll specials!!! half price! $11.95 Great specialty pizzas and subs too.
15 locals recommend
Surfside Subs
147 Thatcher Rd
15 locals recommend
TUESDAY nights Lobsta roll specials!!! half price! $11.95 Great specialty pizzas and subs too.
Zeke's has a great breakfast. Very creative pairings and homade breads. Cripple Cove harbor park, sweet spot to sit. Small restaurant, if peak time, a wait.
20 locals recommend
Zeke's Place
66 E Main St
20 locals recommend
Zeke's has a great breakfast. Very creative pairings and homade breads. Cripple Cove harbor park, sweet spot to sit. Small restaurant, if peak time, a wait.
Tasty, diner style plus, LARGE portions.
19 locals recommend
George's Coffee Shop
178 Washington St
19 locals recommend
Tasty, diner style plus, LARGE portions.
Delicious, homemade ice cream sandwiches and ice cream! unique, homemade🤍 just down the street, across the playground.
10 locals recommend
Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe
80 Pleasant St
10 locals recommend
Delicious, homemade ice cream sandwiches and ice cream! unique, homemade🤍 just down the street, across the playground.
25 locals recommend
Passports
110 Main St
25 locals recommend
31 locals recommend
Seaport Grill
6 Rowe Square
31 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Azorean Restaurant & Bar
133 Washington St
22 locals recommend
28 locals recommend
The Studio
51 Rocky Neck Ave
28 locals recommend
great Mexican food!
12 locals recommend
Machaca
14 Rogers St
12 locals recommend
great Mexican food!
great specialty pizzas and lobster rolls(1/2 price tues)
15 locals recommend
Surfside Subs
147 Thatcher Rd
15 locals recommend
great specialty pizzas and lobster rolls(1/2 price tues)
35 locals recommend
Lobsta Land Restaurant
84 Causeway St
35 locals recommend
fish n chips to go! quick and sooo good, plus Holy Cow is 3 doors down🐄🍦
7 locals recommend
Turner's Seafood Market & Fish n Chips Shoppe
4 Smith St
7 locals recommend
fish n chips to go! quick and sooo good, plus Holy Cow is 3 doors down🐄🍦

Sightseeing

Drive around back shore( bass rocks) ocean views
Bass Rocks
Drive around back shore( bass rocks) ocean views
Unique, beautiful homes, Beauport Museum, Niles Pond, Brace Rock, Gonzaga retreat house.
Eastern Point
Unique, beautiful homes, Beauport Museum, Niles Pond, Brace Rock, Gonzaga retreat house.
Absolutely GORGEOUS and the tour is so interesting! Such stories from back in the day....quite the party home, apparently 💃.
23 locals recommend
Historic New England Beauport Sleeper--McCann House
75 Eastern Point Blvd
23 locals recommend
Absolutely GORGEOUS and the tour is so interesting! Such stories from back in the day....quite the party home, apparently 💃.
Call or reserve in advance. Artists from all over may be playing. I saw Joan Armatrading here and it was a lovely and intimate venue.
77 locals recommend
Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main St
77 locals recommend
Call or reserve in advance. Artists from all over may be playing. I saw Joan Armatrading here and it was a lovely and intimate venue.
Ipswich, nice drive up Rt 133, through Essex, restaurants and antiques along the way.
43 locals recommend
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
290 Argilla Rd
43 locals recommend
Ipswich, nice drive up Rt 133, through Essex, restaurants and antiques along the way.
You can park free on the boulevard and walk up! 2 beaches, rock hikes, canons, splendid views playground, Cupboard, food, ice cream.
45 locals recommend
Stage Fort Park and Beach
24 Hough Ave
45 locals recommend
You can park free on the boulevard and walk up! 2 beaches, rock hikes, canons, splendid views playground, Cupboard, food, ice cream.

Beaches

Reservations are required for parking on all Gloucester beaches this year. Reservations can be made at the following link. We are also a short taxi or ride service ride away. https://gloucesterweb.yodelpass.com/beaches/#/
66 locals recommend
Wingaersheek Beach
66 locals recommend
118 locals recommend
Good Harbor Beach
118 locals recommend
19 locals recommend
Plum Cove Beach
1000 Washington St
19 locals recommend

Rainy Day Options

Just a 5 minute trip to our fabulous museum.
69 locals recommend
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant St
69 locals recommend
Just a 5 minute trip to our fabulous museum.
Grab a hat or umbrella! So many shops and restaurants and the view from the tip is stunning!
36 locals recommend
Bearskin Neck
Bearskin Neck
36 locals recommend
Grab a hat or umbrella! So many shops and restaurants and the view from the tip is stunning!
https://www.hammondcastle.org/
55 locals recommend
Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Avenue
55 locals recommend
https://www.hammondcastle.org/
Movie Theater. Local.
12 locals recommend
Gloucester Cinema
74 Essex Ave
12 locals recommend
Movie Theater. Local.
https://www.capeannlanes.com/
12 locals recommend
Cape Ann Lanes
53 Gloucester Ave
12 locals recommend
https://www.capeannlanes.com/