Food & Drink in Egg Harbor
23 places, each with a quick take from us — kept current as hours and seasons change.
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 heavy dusting of powdered sugar, and pair them with a chicory café au lait, the same combination that built Café du Monde's reputation.
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 fire table overlooking the course and settle in for the fish fry.
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 fresh scones every day.
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 twist on Southern barbecue that Casey's is after. The pork shoulder gets the same cherry smoke for 14 to 16 hours before it's hand-pulled.
Chocolate Chicken
The name is a Door County tease: no chicken on the menu, just chocolate. This Egg Harbor sweet shop makes its own truffles and fudge, scoops super-premium ice cream, and runs a coffee bar where the espresso drinks go by Chickacinnos.
Cupola Cafe
Set inside the 1871 Cupola House, the Gothic-revival landmark on Highway 42, this Egg Harbor cafe pulls espresso from Isely Coffee beans roasted up the road in Ephraim and bakes in the Austrian style. The menu rotates, but the Austrian pastries and galettes are the reason to stop.
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 and shrimp and goat cheese grits lean into a Cajun-inflected comfort-food menu, with a weekend breakfast buffet too.
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 for it. David and Heather Linstrom opened it in 2017 and bake Swedish and American pastries from scratch. Order Fika's Famous Rolls, made from a family recipe passed down through generations, with a cup of the coffee that gives the ritual its name.
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 beer float, draft poured over hand-dipped scoops in a frozen mug. Popcorn and fudge are made in small batches on site, open May through October.
Log Den
Carved bears, eagles, and buffalo look down on the dining room of this hand-scribed log lodge, which the Lautenbach family raised from Door County timber in 2006. The whitefish sandwich is a featured plate, but the Friday fish boil (whitefish, potatoes, onions, cherry pie) is the move all summer. Reserve at (920) 868-3888; they open at 4 midweek, late morning on weekends, and 9 for Sunday brunch.
Macready Artisan Bread Company
A family-run bakery baking everything from scratch, now in its 15th season. Order the chicken salad on their cranberry bread: it converts people who swear they do not like chicken salad. Save room for a cherry scone.
Mezzanine
Wooden communal tables, string lighting, and a marina view make this the county's best rooftop seat. The smoked-whitefish dip and the lavender-cherry cheese curds both lean into Door County ingredients rather than playing it generic.
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 cider, and wood-fired pizza from on-site partner Pizza Bros.
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 in season. Come Friday for the fish fry, which runs Door County whitefish, and there's homemade pizza on the lunch menu too.
Pink Bakery
A full bakery with an espresso bar in downtown Egg Harbor, right behind Salute Wine & Beer Lounge. Stop in for the pastry case and a latte, and grab a cinnamon or pecan roll for the road.
Pizza Bros
Order the mushroom pizza, a wood-fired thin crust with real bite and chew. Pizza Bros bakes from scratch out of One Barrel Brewing in Egg Harbor.
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 for a seat. The house specialty is the stuffed French toast, its filling rotating weekly through flavors like Door County Cherry Pie. Thirty-five years in, the promise holds: come hungry, leave happy.
Salute Mexican Lounge
More lounge than restaurant, with a small-plates tapas menu and estate wine machines that pour boutique, limited-production bottles by the ounce. It fills the former Mojo Rosa space in downtown Egg Harbor, next to Main Street Market, backed by craft cocktails, 13 draft beers, and a back room with pool, pong, and darts.
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.
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 Burger: Hyline Orchard's cherry BBQ sauce over smoked gouda, cheddar, and bacon on a brioche bun. You don't need to play a round to eat here.
The Fireside Restaurant
Chef-owner Blake Schar grew up in New Orleans and trained at Scottsdale Culinary Institute before landing in Door County in 2011. Shrimp and grits, jambalaya, and cherry-barbecued ribs are about as far from a fish boil as this county gets, in the best way.
Village Cafe
Order the coffee cake, one of the two things this downtown Egg Harbor cafe calls famous (the carrot cake is the other). Breakfast is served all day, and the artwork and odds and ends stacked on the shelves and walls are all for sale while you eat.
Villaggios Italian Steakhouse
Owner Kim Jensen moved her existing Juddville restaurant into this corner of Highway 42 and County E in 2020, and the fresh-made pasta and steaks now share the address with a screened-in porch that's worth requesting.