Where to eat in Door County
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45th Parallel Door County
The 45th parallel really does run through Baileys Harbor, and this tasting room takes its name from the line. It is the…
5th and Jefferson Coffee House
A former house on the corner of 5th and Jefferson, converted room by room into a coffee house where you can hide away wi…
A Little Bit of Coffee
A Little Bit of Coffee sits right on the Lake Michigan sand at the Square Rigger Lodge in Jacksonport, one of the very f…
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 plac…
Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik
The goats are the hook; the Swedish pancakes with lingonberries are why you come back. Go early: the wait is real.
Albatross Drive-in and Tiki Bar
A Washington Island burger stand since 1977, with Alby's Nest tiki bar tucked in right behind it: order a hand-formed bu…
Alexander's of Door County
A classic Wisconsin supper club on Highway 42 with a full bar and an in-house pastry chef: hand-cut Angus steaks, roaste…
Analog Ice Cream and Coffee
Door County's oldest coffee shop by its own count, pouring Milwaukee-roasted Anodyne espresso in the middle of Sister Ba…
Anatolia Cuisine DC
Grilled kebabs are the heart of the menu at this Turkish and Mediterranean kitchen: order the catfish kebab, the house f…
Bad Moravian
The name teases Ephraim's pious Moravian founders, in a village that stayed dry until 2016 and still pours beer and wine…
Baileys 57
A gas station with Door County's largest walk-in beer cave and a deli counter worth a stop on its own: Boar's Head sandw…
Barringer's Restaurant
Jacob Barringer built this Fish Creek building in 1910 as an ice cream parlor for his daughters; it's a steakhouse and s…
Base Camp Coffee Bar
A coffee bar in a renovated barn complex in Sister Bay. An easy stop if you're already parked in town.
Bayside Coffee
Order the housemade cold brew and a fresh croissant, then carry them out to the patio. This is Fish Creek's only waterfr…
Bayside Tavern
A Fish Creek mainstay, and one of the few kitchens open late, whatever the month.
Big Easy Bagel and Beignet
"Big Easy" is New Orleans' nickname, and the menu earns it. Order the beignets, pillowy squares of fried dough under a h…
Birmingham's Bar and Cottages
Order the hand-formed burger on white bread. Yes, white bread, not a bun: that is the house rule at this third-generatio…
Bley's Bar
The home bar of the West Jacksonport Ports, with the team's bare-bones ballfield out back between a barn and a field of…
Blue Bear Ellison Bay
A scratch-made breakfast and brunch spot on Highway 42 with a full bar and specialty coffee program: carrot cake pancake…
Blue Horse Beach Cafe
A coffee and breakfast spot across from the beach in Fish Creek: an easy pairing with beach time.
Blue Ox Bar
A roadhouse bar in an 1887 building that's been slinging burgers, homemade chili, and Wednesday BBQ ribs since 1975. Ins…
Bluefront Cafe
Order the banh mi. Five-spice grilled pork, pickled daikon and carrot, cucumber, and Sriracha-lime mayo on a roll, it's…
Boathouse On The Bay
A marina-front restaurant with a rooftop-style Fly Bridge Bar over the water. The lobster roll is the dish people specif…
Brew Coffeehouse
The espresso is pulled from Stone Creek Coffee, poured in a downtown Ellison Bay room of leather sofas and local artists…
Brick Lot Pub & Grill
A casual pub and grill on historic Third Avenue, a short walk from the downtown marinas. Go for the broasted chicken din…
Bridge Up North at The Cherry Hut
A Bridge Up Brewing taproom built into the Door County Cherry Hut, the rare stop that hands you a craft beer and a Door…
Brown Butter Bakeshop
Come for the rotating seasonal brioche pastries. Baker Tina Peters works from scratch in this Sister Bay shop (nothing f…
Brygga Plates & Pours
Brygga is Scandinavian for a pier or dock, and the name fits: this is the on-the-water dining room of Stone Harbor Resor…
Burton's on the Green
The clubhouse grill at Alpine Golf Course, opened in 2022 by the Alpine Resort team behind Burton's on the Bay. Grab a f…
Buttercups Coffee
The name is owner Dave Rozek's nickname for his wife, Karen. This Egg Harbor coffee bar pours Seroogy's coffee and bakes…
Carroll House Restaurant
This Sister Bay diner turns out more than 20,000 Old Fashion Waffles a year, including one stuffed with Door County cher…
Casey's BBQ and Smokehouse
Order the brisket, sliced. It smokes 12 to 16 hours over Door County cherry wood, with a signature dry rub, the Northern…
Cedar Crossing Restaurant
The Inn at Cedar Crossing occupies an 1884 building in downtown Sturgeon Bay that once held a tailor shop, an apothecary…
Chef's Hat Cafe
Get to this small Ephraim cafe in the morning, when the scones are fresh out and the patio has Eagle Harbor and Peninsul…
Cherry Lanes Arcade Bar
Pinball, vintage arcade cabinets (most still a quarter to play), and one of Wisconsin's oldest bowling alleys, all under…
Chives
Baileys Harbor's fine-dining anchor on the quiet side, built around a farm-to-table menu that grows much of its own prod…
Chocolate Chicken
The name is a Door County tease: no chicken on the menu, just chocolate. This Egg Harbor sweet shop makes its own truffl…
CHOP
A steakhouse in the village center next to the Dorr Hotel, built around hand-cut, corn-fed Midwestern beef. The surf and…
Coyote Roadhouse
Order the onion rings: a heaping loaf of thin, delicately fried strands. This pub and grill sits on the north end of Kan…
Crate
Sturgeon Bay's dress-up dinner spot, a sushi-and-steak room on downtown's historic Third Avenue that opens only for the…
Cuesta Coffee
Order an espresso drink pulled from Stepwise Coffee Roasters beans. Owner Tyler Abts runs this Ellison Bay cafe out of t…
Cupola Cafe
Set inside the 1871 Cupola House, the Gothic-revival landmark on Highway 42, this Egg Harbor cafe pulls espresso from Is…
CUT
Fish Creek's splurge steakhouse, new in 2025. The wood fire turns out a thick dry-aged ribeye and a 36-ounce Booth Creek…
DC Chocolate Design Cafe
A husband-and-wife chocolate shop that grew out of Cole and Kara's home kitchen in 2018 and opened this Fish Creek cafe…
Della Porta
A Southern Italian trattoria and wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria on Highway 42, led by a chef from Naples. The Boscaiola…
Dippy's Ice Cream Shop
Huge scoops of Wisconsin-made Chocolate Shoppe ice cream, dished from the center of Founder's Square for more than thirt…
Donny's Glidden Lodge Restaurant
A classic Door County supper club on the quiet lake side: relish tray, Friday fish fry, prime rib on weekends, in the ge…
Donuts By Design
Build your own donut here: pick the base, a filling, a frosting, and three toppings (more if you want them). This Fish C…
Door County Brewing Co. & Music Hall
The best room in the county for live music, and the Polka King Porter holds its own anywhere.
Door County Coffee & Tea Co.
Proper small-batch roasting and a full breakfast: the smart first stop driving up the peninsula on a gray morning.
Door County Creamery
Get the goat cheese gelato (trust us) and a picnic box for the beach across the street.
Door County Fire Company
Firefighter patches from all over the world cover the walls of this old downtown fire station, now a bar and grill. The…
Door County Gelato
Order the stracciatella, thin strands of chocolate stirred through a sweet cream base. Every tub of gelato and sorbetto…
Door County Ice Cream Factory & Sandwich Shoppe
Super-premium ice cream made on site in Al Mickelson's 1912 general store, with more than thirty flavors churned in-hous…
Door County Sandbox
A grill-and-games complex where six axe-throwing lanes and indoor golf simulators share the floor with a full bar and ki…
Door Peninsula Winery
The rainy-day standby: free-flowing tastings, a huge cherry wine list, and a distillery in back. Expect sweet, cherry-fo…
Dovetail Bar & Grill
A roadhouse bar and grill on Highway 57 outside the village core, with its own gas station and campground next door. The…
dromhus
Part wine bar, part rotating art gallery, set inside a repurposed Sturgeon Bay chapel that hangs a new local artist each…
Eagle Bakery
Artisan croissants and laminated pastries, baked fresh and sold from the lobby of the Wilder Inn (the former Village Gre…
Ember at The Landmark Resort
The Landmark Resort's restaurant is perched above Green Bay with one of the best sunset views in the county. Jambalaya a…
Ephraim Coffee Lab
Coffee is roasted right on site under the shop's own Isely Coffee Roasters label, and the espresso comes off a hand-oper…
Fat Belly
The name is fair warning. This tiny kitchen behind the Sister Bay go-kart track builds big, comforting bowls with a sush…
Fatzo's
Order the southwest chicken sub, the reliable local pick off a long menu of hot and cold subs. This Sturgeon Bay carryou…
Fika Bakery and Coffee House
Fika (say fee-ka) is the Swedish ritual of pausing for coffee and something sweet, and this Egg Harbor bakery is named f…
Fish Creek Bakery & Coffee Shop
A family-run bakery, coffee bar, and gourmet gift shop under one roof in the center of Fish Creek, baking from scratch e…
Gatsby's Grille
A relaxed grille on the Maxwelton Braes golf course grounds, best known locally for its Friday fish fry, spinach articho…
Get Real Cafe
Order the GRC tuna melt, sustainably caught skipjack on house-baked bread. Owner Veronica Ripp is a Cordon Bleu-trained…
Gloria's Authentic Mexican Restaurant
Order the pollo Chihuahua: grilled chicken breast under mushrooms, peppers, onions, and crumbled bacon, blanketed in sha…
Gnoshery, The
Order the Monte Cristo: ham, turkey, and Swiss on French toast brioche with a side of blueberry sauce for dipping. It co…
Good Eggs
Breakfast built around the omelet wrap: eggs, potatoes, and cheese folded into a giant tortilla and made to order (the B…
Grasse's Grill
A casual, everyday option for breakfast and lunch. The place to land when you want a straightforward meal without a wait…
Greystone Castle
The Ebel family's trophy mounts crowd every wall: bear, boar, elk, and the only stuffed sturgeon in Door County. It's be…
Grumpy's Ice Cream and Popcorn
The name's a bluff: friendly folks handing out free samples at this Egg Harbor ice cream and popcorn stand. Order a root…
Happy Coffee
Co-owners Lilly Orozco and Juan Ornelas bought the former Skip Stone Coffee Roasters in 2024 and reopened it as happy co…
Harbor Custard & Provisions
The custard is the reason to stop: made fresh in-house every day, with vanilla and chocolate always on and a rotating ca…
Harbor Fish Market & Grille
A seafood restaurant and market on Highway 57 in Baileys Harbor, known for a lobster boil alongside walleye and other la…
Harbor House Waterfront Bar & Grill
A waterfront grill set on Little Sturgeon Bay at the quiet south end of the county, tucked inside Wave Pointe Marina & R…
Helioterra Wines
The wines are Anne Ebenreiter Hubatch's work: a Sheboygan native who studied geology at UW-Madison, moved to Oregon, and…
Hidden Bridge Pub
A country pub out on County Road S, in the former Stage Road Inn, now run by Misty Peck and her husband, who kept the lo…
Hill Street
A year-round bar in downtown Fish Creek with two of them, one inside and one outside, plus weekly live music. The kitche…
Hong Kong Buffet
An all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet tucked into Sturgeon Bay's Cherry Point Mall, budget-priced and closed Mondays. It is…
Hotel Washington Restaurant
Ben Johnson cooked on a four-masted Great Lakes ship as a teenager before coming ashore to open this hotel overlooking D…
Husby's Food & Spirits
Emma Husby opened this Sister Bay tavern in 1929, and it still stays open later than most of the peninsula. Out back, th…
Inland
A sourdough pizza restaurant from a team with Wickman House roots: 24-hour fermented crust, a smoked whitefish pie, and…
Island Fever Rum Bar & Grill
A rum bar and grill on Jacksonport's quiet Lake Michigan side, with a tiki garden out back called Pelican Cove — cocktai…
Island Orchard Cider
The apples grow on Washington Island, hand-picked each fall and ferried back across the Death's Door strait to the cider…
Jackson Harbor Soup
You get here by ferrying out to Washington Island and driving to the harbor where the Rock Island ferry docks, and the r…
Julie's Park Cafe & Motel
The simplest possible pick if Peninsula State Park is the whole point of the trip: a small motel right at the park entra…
June’s Farmhouse
A coffee-and-wine bar at the south end of Sister Bay, open daily from 7 to 8, that pours Colectivo espresso in the morni…
K.K. Fiske & The Granary Saloon
Ken Koyen is the last commercial fisherman on Washington Island, and he cooks what he hauls in. Order the fried lawyers:…
Karly's Bar
A Washington Island locals bar, family-run since 1945 and a short drive from the ferry dock. It calls itself the place w…
Kettle Black Fish Boil
Half the point is the boil-over: the kettle, the flame, the whoosh, then dinner. That's boneless whitefish (or a Cajun v…
Kick Ash
Housed in a former Lutheran church in Ellison Bay, this gluten-free roaster and market makes its name on small-batch gra…
Kick Coffee
This year-round coffee shop on Third Avenue pours Colectivo, the Milwaukee roaster, and builds its lattes on house-made…
Kitty O'Reilly's Irish Pub
A downtown Irish pub built around a good pour and solid pub fare rather than a fussy menu.
Kitty's Hideaway
The beer garden behind Kitty O'Reillys Irish Pub on Sturgeon Bay's historic west side, with fire pit tables, live music,…
Klaud's Kitchen
Order Klaud's Chicken Salad, made straight from the recipe book the place is named for. This Ephraim eatery and bakery w…
Kona Bay Fish House at Lodge at Leathem Smith
A tropical-twist fish house at the Lodge at Leathem Smith, a 13-acre waterfront resort beside Madelyn Marina on Sturgeon…
La Piazza
Order the Margherita. La Piazza is the outdoor wood-fired pizza and cocktail bar attached to Della Porta, the authentic…
La Sirena
Fewer than 30 seats near Eagle Harbor in Ephraim, run by Carlos Salgado, whose Costa Mesa restaurant Taco María held a M…
Lake Fire Winery
Door County's only lakeside winery, set on the Lake Michigan shore in Baileys Harbor where the patio and lawn run down t…
Lautenbach's Orchard Country Winery & Market
The most convenient real-deal cherry stop: tastings, a solid market, and U-pick rows in late July without driving to the…
Lawlss Coffee - Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay's original third-wave coffee roaster, pouring its own beans and lemonades built on from-scratch syrups. The…
Leroy's Water Street Coffee
Order the Leroy's Blend, Central American beans from Mexico and Guatemala that get roasted separately to land on chocola…
LOFT
An outdoor-only restaurant on two levels above Main Street, with roll-down walls and heaters for cold weather. Whitefish…
Log Den
Carved bears, eagles, and buffalo look down on the dining room of this hand-scribed log lodge, which the Lautenbach fami…
LURE
A casual fine-dining room with a newly expanded bar, sushi, and a Friday fish fry that comes with a complimentary slice…
Macready Artisan Bread Company
A family-run bakery baking everything from scratch, now in its 15th season. Order the chicken salad on their cranberry b…
Mauricio's
Order the fish tacos. Mauricio's is a seasonal Mexican taco trailer on E. Maple in Sturgeon Bay, now in its fifth summer…
Mezzanine
Wooden communal tables, string lighting, and a marina view make this the county's best rooftop seat. The smoked-whitefis…
Middle Bar II
A Washington Island local's tavern where the U-shaped bar is built for easy conversation with whoever pulls up next to y…
Mink River Basin
A family-run sports bar and arcade at the north end of the peninsula, running since 2000. Expect burgers, a Friday fish…
Morning Glory by the Bay
The downtown Sturgeon Bay outpost of Morning Glory Restaurant, opened in September 2020 by German and Nery Ramirez in th…
Morning Glory Of Door County Restaurant
The hash brown omelette is the plate to get: two eggs and ham loaded with onions, green peppers, and mushrooms, then bur…
Nelsen's Hall Bitters Pub
Take the bitters shot, get your card, and join a club with a century of members: Washington Island's happiest rite of pa…
Nightingale Supper Club
Start with an old fashioned at the bar, then carry it under the neon Dining Room sign to the white tablecloths. Nighting…
Northern Grill & Pub
A family-run Italian-American pub since 1997, with wood-fired-style pizza, lasagna, and Black Angus steaks in a rustic N…
Not Licked Yet Frozen Custard
A Fish Creek summer ritual. Expect a line on warm July evenings. The seasonal flavor board rewards repeat visits.
Old Post Office Restaurant
The fish boil with the view: the boilover happens with Eagle Harbor glowing behind it. Breakfast is the sleeper hit.
One Barrel Brewing Co. (Egg Harbor Taproom)
One Barrel's Egg Harbor taproom, with a tiered beer garden built for a long summer afternoon: small-batch beer, hard cid…
One Star Burgers & Dogs
The name is the joke: a burger stand cheeky enough to hand itself one star, working out of the Patio Motel and Drive-In…
Orchards Pub & Grill
The on-course grill at The Orchards golf course in Egg Harbor, with fairway views from the patio and lunch served daily…
Osteria Tre Tassi
An Italian osteria in the historic 1872 farmhouse that most recently housed Wickman House: pappardelle alla Tasso in a t…
Pasta Vino
When you want a real plate of pasta in Sister Bay, this is the pick. The pasta and bread are made in house, and locally…
PC Junction
A train-themed family restaurant running since 1998, where a working model train delivers food to the table and an outdo…
Peach Barn Farmhouse & Brewery
Sister Bay's first brewery, in a historic farmhouse and barn on the hill along Highway 42: self-brewed beer, gluten-free…
Pearl Wine Cottage
A small, intimate wine bar that Monique and Lars Topelmann opened in a renovated early-1900s Ephraim cottage, run first…
Pelletier's Restaurant & Fish Boil
The easiest fish boil to just show up to: multiple boils a night in summer, right in the middle of town, kids welcome.
Pink Bakery
A full bakery with an espresso bar in downtown Egg Harbor, right behind Salute Wine & Beer Lounge. Stop in for the pastr…
Pinky Promise Coffee
Sturgeon Bay's first coffee roastery, where two brothers roast small batches in-house and you sip within view of the roa…
Pizza Bros
Order the mushroom pizza, a wood-fired thin crust with real bite and chew. Pizza Bros bakes from scratch out of One Barr…
Poh’s Corner Pub
A corner tavern on Sturgeon Bay's Third Avenue that runs like the town's living room, with a pool table, darts, and a ju…
Prince of Pierogi Restaurant
Order the pierogi. Chef Krzysztof Krol first came from Poland to Door County in 2012 and makes them from his mom's and g…
Rad House Cafe
Order an espresso and a grab-and-go breakfast sandwich, then turn the kids loose. Rad House is a play cafe in the Countr…
Red Barn Biscuit Company
The biscuit does all the work here, fresh and hot out of the oven. Order it as the base of a breakfast sandwich, or let…
Red Cup Coffee House
Washington Island's year-round coffee house, a short way up Detroit Harbor Road from where the ferry lands. The Remke fa…
Red Room
A working man's bar on the corner of Third and Nebraska, run by the Hoffman family since 1949 and now in its third gener…
Roadhouse Carlsville
A roadside bar and grill on Highway 42 in Carlsville, cooking from scratch with a full bar. Order the broasted chicken,…
Roost + Banter
A coffee-and-breakfast cafe right in downtown Baileys Harbor, open from 7am daily. The easy call for an early start befo…
Roots Inn & Kitchen
The kitchen's whole idea is vegan "comfort food" with real flavor: plant-based cooking alongside locally raised meats fr…
Rouer's Roadhouse
A roadhouse bar and grill where Stevenson Pier Road meets County C in Little Sturgeon Bay, an 1880s tavern that's one of…
Rusty Tractor Breakfast Barn
Breakfast is served inside an actual barn, with a little market to browse and outdoor tables for a mimosa while you wait…
Sailor's Pub
Dinner on a dock at Shipyard Island Marina, with what the marina bills as one of the best sunset views on Washington Isl…
Salute Mexican Lounge
More lounge than restaurant, with a small-plates tapas menu and estate wine machines that pour boutique, limited-product…
Samuelson's Creek Pub & Grill
The in-house restaurant at the White Birch Inn on Sturgeon Bay's west side, casual and unfussy. The kitchen smokes its o…
Sara's Artisan Gelato
Order a scoop of the Amarena cherry gelato for its juicy tartness. This seasonal Fish Creek scoop shop rotates through 5…
SAVOR Barbeque - Grill - Taphouse
A fast-casual BBQ smokehouse and taphouse that expanded into its current, larger home in spring 2026. Expect hand-sliced…
Sawyer Harbor Pub & Grill
A tucked-away neighborhood tavern on County Road M, out toward Potawatomi State Park on the Sawyer Harbor side of Sturge…
Scaturo's Baking Co. & Cafe
A downtown bakery and cafe covering breakfast, lunch, and coffee in one easy stop.
Scotty's Pub and Grub
A roadside pub on Highway 57 in Jacksonport, in the space that was Mike's Port Pub until the bar manager and three partn…
Shiny Moon Cafe
Climb the stairs above the Fish Creek Market for the duck confit hash with banana peppers and a rotating single-origin d…
Shipwrecked Brew Pub
Reliable post-beach burgers and house beer in the middle of Egg Harbor: the Door County Cherry Wheat is the one to try.
Sip
An all-day coffee and wine bar in north Ephraim, open 7am to 8pm daily, with a potato waffle bar, a rotating wine and be…
Sister Bay Bowl
The best supper club in the county and it has a bowling alley in it. Get the lake perch, sweet muddled old fashioned, an…
Sonny's Pizzeria
Sturgeon Bay's go-to for Chicago-style pizza since 1996: order the Old Chicago deep dish, layered with Italian Roma toma…
Square Rigger Galley
A lakefront fish boil restaurant on the quiet side of the peninsula, away from the harbor-town crowds.
Stabbur Beer Garden at Al Johnson's
The outdoor beer garden beside Al Johnson's, set on the same downtown grounds where the goats graze on the restaurant's…
Starboard Brewing Company
A one-barrel nanobrewery on Third Avenue that has poured more than 340 original beers since opening in 2014, many brewed…
Steampunk Espresso Bar
The steampunk name is no gimmick: it's a themed cafe and deli on Bay Shore Drive, with a curated record collection setti…
Steel Bridge Gelato Co.
A gelato cart named for Sturgeon Bay's steel bridge, parked on the Bay Shore Outfitters patio at 59 N. Madison and run b…
Stone Hedge Golf and Pub
The clubhouse pub at a nine-hole executive golf course, with a patio overlooking the 9th green. Order the Cherry BBQ Bur…
Stone's Throw Winery
A Tuscan-style winery on County Road E in Baileys Harbor, with a sculpture garden, bocce courts, and the Vino!Vino! wine…
Summer Kitchen Restaurant
The soup bar is the reason to come: five made-from-scratch soups with bread baked that morning. It anchors a flower-ring…
Sunrise Food & Drinks
A family-run spot on the Egg Harbor Road edge of Sturgeon Bay serving Mexican and American breakfast and lunch, open dai…
Sunset Harbor Grill
A second-floor dining room inside Ephraim Shores Resort with a straight-on view of Eagle Harbor: cherry-stuffed French t…
Sunset on Rileys Point
It sits on Little Sturgeon Bay, a west-facing arm of Green Bay, so the sunset really is the main event: on clear evening…
Sway Bakery
Sway is a Baileys Harbor brewery from former Hacienda brewer Matt Sampson, and its morning window is a scratch bakery bu…
Sway Brewing + Blending
A two-story brewery and scratch bakery that starts the day with coffee and house-made pastries, then shifts to beer and…
Sweetie Pies
Order the cherry pie. The cherries come from nearby Hyline Orchard, folded into a hand-crimped butter crust with real fr…
Sweetlana's Gelato & Coffee
This Sister Bay shop across from Waterfront Park makes its own small-batch gelato and pours coffee to go with it. Order…
The Alley Bar
The Alley is the seasonal patio bar on the north side of Sister Bay Bowl, the Willems family's supper club that has been…
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-r…
The Bread Shed
A home bakery on Jeff and Shawna Moeller's farmette north of Brussels, working with no preservatives and a short ingredi…
The Cleat
A dock-and-dine spot right on the Green Bay shoreline, on a site that spent 44 years as JJ's La Puerta before reopening…
The Cookery
Order the whitefish chowder. Forty-plus years in and it's still the benchmark.
The English Inn
Beef Wellington served nightly as a "Knightly Feature," a cherry spinach salad worth ordering on its own, and mounted ar…
The Fireside Restaurant
Chef-owner Blake Schar grew up in New Orleans and trained at Scottsdale Culinary Institute before landing in Door County…
The Hitching Post Bar & Grill
A log cabin bar and grill on Glidden Drive, out where the road hugs the Lake Michigan shore southeast of Sturgeon Bay. T…
The Mill Supper Club
This 1930 supper club three miles north of Sturgeon Bay pours a serious old fashioned and breads its own German Wiener S…
The Point Grille
Order the in-house smoked brisket. This family-run smokehouse sits just steps off the Washington Island ferry, slow-smok…
The Shoreline Restaurant
A waterfront restaurant on Green Bay at the tip of the peninsula, under new ownership as of this year: broiled whitefish…
The Thirsty Cow Taphouse
Door County's only self-pour taphouse: 25 rotating Wisconsin taps you pour yourself, paired with The Boss Bovine burger…
Thyme Restaurant, Catering & Market
A farm-to-table dinner house on Highway 57 with a seasonal, locally sourced menu: lemon-rosemary whipped ricotta, braise…
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 de…
Town Hall Bakery
A scratch bakery and cafe on Highway 57 north of Sturgeon Bay, family-run for more than thirty years. Order a caramel pe…
Trattoria Dal Santo
A dozen tables, one Northern Italian menu, and an owner who'll steer your wine. The chicken-and-cheese ravioli comes in…
Twelve Eleven Wine Bar + Provisions
The wine-bar sibling to Thyme next door, named for the San Francisco apartment where owners Tim Raduenz and Garret Torge…
Valmy Happy Hour
Valmy takes its name from the tiny Sevastopol crossroads, christened by the local post office around 1899 and most likel…
Village Cafe
Order the coffee cake, one of the two things this downtown Egg Harbor cafe calls famous (the carrot cake is the other).…
Villaggios Italian Steakhouse
Owner Kim Jensen moved her existing Juddville restaurant into this corner of Highway 42 and County E in 2020, and the fr…
Wally's Weenie Wagon
A hot dog and Chicago-style eatery in Jacksonport that started as a food truck before winning over enough regulars to op…
Waterfront Mary's Bar & Grill
Sit at the water's edge on Sturgeon Bay at the Beach Harbor Resort, where you can pull up and come in by boat. Order the…
Waterfront Restaurant
An approachable fine-dining room a mile north of downtown, with wall-to-wall windows facing Lake Michigan and a hand-rol…
Welcker's Lounge
Steve and Lisa Devroy turned an 1889 building that once crossed the Green Bay ice by horse team into a 1920s speakeasy,…
West Side Commons
A newer elevated-comfort-food spot on Sturgeon Bay's west side, opened by Northern Door native Eric Leyendecker, who tra…
White Gull Inn
The definitive Door County fish boil, and their cherry-stuffed French toast won Good Morning America's best-breakfast ti…
White Pine Supper Club
A Nordic-inspired supper club in the lounge of the Ellison Inn, new in 2026. Order the pork schnitzel with riesling must…
Wickman's 2 Brews
The two brews are coffee and beer: Intelligentsia by the cup and 16 rotating taps that pour only Wisconsin breweries. Th…
Wild Tomato Wood-Fired Pizza
Get anything with the house sausage, and expect a wait in July.
Wild Tomato Wood-Fired Pizza & Grille (Sister Bay)
A second, separate Wild Tomato. This one is tucked between Highway 42 and Sister Bay's public beach, with its own beach…
Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor
A sundae here at sunset over Eagle Harbor is the most Door County moment there is. Plan an evening around it.
WIS-CO
Always open before the first boat, this Washington Island coffee house pulls espresso that regulars rank above the big c…
ZaZa's Pizzeria
A carryout-only pizzeria in the Country Walk Drive shopping area: thin-crust, handmade pies, sandwiches, and a gluten-fr…
Zero Sum
An entirely gluten-free breakfast and lunch cafe on the garden level of the Country Walk shops, pouring locally roasted…
Our ranked picks by craving
All best-of lists →The Best Restaurants in Door County
Osteria Tre Tassi in Ellison Bay is our top pick for a farm-to-table splurge — a dinner worth booking ahead for in summer — alongside favorites like Sister Bay Bowl's supper club tradition, Al Johnson's multi-generational pancake dinners, and casual standbys like Wild Tomato and Bayside Tavern. Most of the county trims hours or closes entirely from November through April, so confirm before you drive.
Door County Wineries: Where to Taste
Door County wine tasting means two casual, walk-in-friendly stops on Highway 42: Door Peninsula Winery in Carlsville, one of Wisconsin's largest, with a huge cherry wine list and an on-site distillery, and Lautenbach's Orchard Country Winery & Market south of Fish Creek, a family farm where you can pair a tasting with picking your own cherries mid-July through mid-August.
The Best Breakfast in Door County
The White Gull Inn in Fish Creek serves the pick of Door County mornings: their cherry-stuffed French toast is known for its Good Morning America best-breakfast honors. Al Johnson's Swedish pancakes and The Cookery's decades-long run are close behind, but go early in summer — the famous spots draw a wait, and the Old Post Office's harbor-view breakfast is seasonal (roughly May–October).
The Best Breweries & Bars in Door County
Door County Brewing Co. & Music Hall in Baileys Harbor is the pick for a real night out, thanks to a taproom-plus-concert-hall setup that draws touring acts and a Polka King Porter that sets the pace for the evening. Add Shipwrecked Brew Pub's Cherry Wheat in Egg Harbor, Washington Island's century-old Nelsen's Hall bitters ritual, and Fish Creek's late-night regular, Bayside Tavern, and you've got the peninsula's best nights out covered. Many spots wind down earlier than city bars do, so check music calendars ahead if live sets are the draw.
The Best Coffee Shops in Door County
Our pick for best coffee in Door County is Door County Coffee & Tea Co. in Carlsville — a working roastery with a full breakfast menu and room to sit down, not just a to-go window. This is a short list on purpose: three real favorites for now, from a full roastery experience to a couple of well-placed small-town stops in Sister Bay and Fish Creek.
The Best Fish Boils in Door County (and How a Fish Boil Actually Works)
The best fish boil in Door County is the candlelight boil at the White Gull Inn in Fish Creek — book it days ahead in summer. For a waterfront setting choose the Old Post Office in Ephraim; for a casual, kid-friendly boil in the middle of town, Pelletier's. Expect whitefish, red potatoes, a wall of flame at the boilover, and cherry pie for dessert.
The Best Ice Cream & Frozen Custard in Door County
Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor in Ephraim is one of our favorite ice cream stops in Door County — the red-and-white striped parlor has been scooping on the Eagle Harbor waterfront since 1906. Not Licked Yet in Fish Creek is our custard pick, and Door County Creamery in Sister Bay makes a goat-milk gelato worth planning around. All three lean seasonal, so aim for May through October.
The Best Pizza in Door County
Della Porta in Ellison Bay is our top pick for pizza in Door County -- a wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria led by a chef from Naples. Inland in Baileys Harbor is a close second with a 24-hour fermented sourdough crust, and both Wild Tomato locations (Fish Creek and Sister Bay) cover the classic wood-fired favorite. ZaZa's in Sister Bay is the pick for carryout, and Northern Grill & Pub is the old-school Italian-American choice -- call ahead first, since some listings have flagged it as temporarily closed.
The Best Supper Clubs in Door County
Sister Bay Bowl is our top pick for a classic Door County supper club -- Friday perch, Saturday prime rib, and a bowling alley attached. Alexander's of Door County in Fish Creek is the pick for a dressier night out, Donny's Glidden Lodge in Sturgeon Bay is the quiet-lake-side version, and The English Inn brings a medieval theme and a nightly Beef Wellington to the genre.
The Best Waterfront Dining in Door County
The Old Post Office and Wilson's both sit right on Eagle Harbor in Ephraim, but they face the water differently enough that it's worth knowing which side of the harbor puts you closest to it. For water views farther from the crowds, Charlie's Smokehouse in Gills Rock puts you on the dock at the literal tip of the peninsula. Reserve or arrive early for a water-facing table, and check hours before a shoulder-season drive — Old Post Office and Wilson's both close for the season by late October.
Our ranked picks by town
Best Restaurants in Baileys Harbor
Chives is the pick for a special dinner in Baileys Harbor — a farm-to-table kitchen growing much of its own produce for dishes like duck frites with cherry port sauce. But the town's range now runs the full table: an 1886 marina-view pub known for its Friday fish fry, a sunset-lit boathouse dining room, a 24-hour-fermented sourdough pizza spot, a lobster boil on Highway 57, and a train-themed family restaurant with a play yard out back.
The Best Restaurants in Egg Harbor
The Fireside Restaurant is our pick for the best dinner in Egg Harbor -- a chef-owned Cajun and Creole supper club from a New Orleans-trained chef. Mezzanine's rooftop over the marina is the best view, Villaggios Italian Steakhouse now occupies the former Trio Restaurant building, and Ember at The Landmark and Shipwrecked Brew Pub round out the list.
The Best Restaurants in Ephraim
The best restaurants in Ephraim come down to two waterfront favorites: the Old Post Office for a traditional fish boil on Eagle Harbor, and Wilson's for a full meal at the striped ice cream parlor that's been there since 1906. Both are seasonal, so call ahead outside the summer months.
The Best Restaurants in Fish Creek
White Gull Inn is our first call for Fish Creek dining, with a candlelight fish boil that anchors the historic inn's dining room, but the whole strip near Peninsula State Park's entrance is worth the walk. It's a walkable run of casual and classic spots — a family-run chowder kitchen, a wood-fired pizza patio, a late-night tavern, and an easygoing nightly fish boil all within a few minutes on foot. Park once early in the day — summer spots near downtown fill fast.
The Best Restaurants in Sister Bay
Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant is still Sister Bay's most recognizable table, goats on the roof and all, but it's no longer the whole story. The town's restaurant scene has real range now — fine dining with sunset views at Waterfront, a farm-to-table dinner house at Thyme, a steakhouse at CHOP, sushi and Friday fish fry at LURE, wood-fired pizza at Wild Tomato, a genuine supper club at Sister Bay Bowl, and a late-night standby at Husby's. These eight are the ones worth planning a meal around.
The Best Restaurants in Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay's small lineup of favorites starts with Donny's Glidden Lodge for a classic supper club night on the quiet lake side, with Kitty O'Reilly's downtown for a pint and pub fare and Scaturo's for coffee and a pastry before you start the day. Park once downtown and you can walk Third Avenue to reach all three.