Restaurants in Ellison Bay
6 places, each with a quick take from us — kept current as hours and seasons change.
Blue Bear Ellison Bay
A scratch-made breakfast and brunch spot on Highway 42 with a full bar and specialty coffee program: carrot cake pancakes, beignets, and a house Bloody Mary. The same space turns into Della Porta for dinner, so this one's strictly a morning-into-early-afternoon stop.
Della Porta
A Southern Italian trattoria and wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria on Highway 42, led by a chef from Naples. The Boscaiola pizza (wild mushrooms, provolone, smoked mozzarella, truffle oil) is the standout, and the week runs on rotating specials like Sunday's Sicilian fried chicken and Thursday ramen night.
La Piazza
Order the Margherita. La Piazza is the outdoor wood-fired pizza and cocktail bar attached to Della Porta, the authentic Southern Italian pizzeria Napoletana that opened in Ellison Bay in 2023, so the Napoletana crust is the real thing. More than forty Italian wines round out the list.
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 fry, and an all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar, with enough flat-screens and games to make it a rainy-day option too.
Osteria Tre Tassi
An Italian osteria in the historic 1872 farmhouse that most recently housed Wickman House: pappardelle alla Tasso in a three-meat ragù, and a whitefish piccata sourced same-day from Henriksen Fisheries down the road. Herbs and vegetables come from a 1.5-acre garden on site.
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 mustard and fermented pickle relish.