Restaurants in Baileys Harbor
10 places, each with a quick take from us — kept current as hours and seasons change.
AC Tap
The kitchen runs until 2 a.m. every day, which in a county where most kitchens close early makes it one of the rare places to eat after midnight. Order the garlic parmesan wings: former Packers running back AJ Dillon has been ordering them here for years.
Chives
Baileys Harbor's fine-dining anchor on the quiet side, built around a farm-to-table menu that grows much of its own produce: think escargot, duck frites with cherry port sauce, and steak frites done a few different ways.
Coyote Roadhouse
Order the onion rings: a heaping loaf of thin, delicately fried strands. This pub and grill sits on the north end of Kangaroo Lake with an everybody-knows-your-name feel, a lake-view deck, and a Friday fish fry.
Gatsby's Grille
A relaxed grille on the Maxwelton Braes golf course grounds, best known locally for its Friday fish fry, spinach artichoke dip, and a patio that looks out over the fairways.
Harbor Fish Market & Grille
A seafood restaurant and market on Highway 57 in Baileys Harbor, known for a lobster boil alongside walleye and other lake fish, with outdoor seating and lake views. The pick if lobster over an open fire sounds better than the traditional whitefish boil.
Inland
A sourdough pizza restaurant from a team with Wickman House roots: 24-hour fermented crust, a smoked whitefish pie, and a dine-in-only, no-reservations approach that keeps the focus on the food.
PC Junction
A train-themed family restaurant running since 1998, where a working model train delivers food to the table and an outdoor play area with swings and go-cars keeps kids busy. Homemade soups and an award-winning chili are the reasons the adults keep coming back.
The Baileys Harbor Cornerstone Pub
A pub in an 1886 former hardware store overlooking the Baileys Harbor marina, built around one of the county's longest-running Friday fish fry traditions: perch, walleye, and whitefish alongside nightly specials like Saturday prime rib.
The Thirsty Cow Taphouse
Door County's only self-pour taphouse: 25 rotating Wisconsin taps you pour yourself, paired with The Boss Bovine burger and Cowabunga Curds in a dog-friendly space with live music and trivia nights.
Top Deck Restaurant & Bar at Gordon Lodge
A restored boathouse on North Bay at Gordon Lodge, with steak bites, crab cakes, and Door County cherry salads on the deck as the sun goes down over the water. One of the better sunset dinner settings on this side of the peninsula.