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Quick Getaway
Century House
Nantucket, MA
Distance from White
Plains: 250 Miles
This 1833 inn, just
a short walk from
town and the ferry,
attracts an artsy
crowd; every room is
filled with original
artwork and
photography from
former guests.
BEST ITINERARY:
Start your day with
a cup of coffee and
a bowl of innkeeper
Gerry Connick’s
homemade granola
with fresh berries
on the wrap-around
verandah. Then,
walk into town, rent
bikes, and ride to
Siasconsett beach-a
15-mile loop. If
you wimp out, a
shuttle bus runs
along the route and
can pick you and
bike up. Hang out
at the beach and
explore the town
where sweet little
cottages coexist
with huge family
compounds. Reward
yourself later with
a drink at the Club
Car Lounge and
Restaurant ( 1 Main
St, 508-228-1101).
The exterior look
familiar? It was the
bar shot for the old
TV series Wings.
WHERE/WHAT TO EAT:
In Siasconset, you
can’t beat the view
overlooking the
beach from the patio
at the Summer
House’s Beachside
Bistro (12 Ocean
Ave, 508-257-9976).
This
postcard-perfect
view has a price:
expect to pay $22
for a burger (okay
so it’s Kobe beef),
$24 for a lobster
roll.
For dinner in town,
reservations are a
must during summer
months. For those
that don’t take
reservations, like
Black Eyed Susan (10
India St.
508-325-0308),
expect to find lines
waiting outside.
Black Eyed Susan is
BYOB, cash only, and
the menu “reflects
the vagaries of the
market and the whim
of the chef.”
Centre Street
Bistro(29 Centre St,
508-228-8470) is
teeny-tiny-only 20
or so seats
inside-so eat
outdoors and enjoy
the parade of people
ambling by. The
crispy chicken with
buffalo mozzarella
and tomatoes was
wonderful, as was
the tenderloin with
goat cheese and
shiitake mushrooms
and mashed potatoes
in phyllo. For
tapas, head over to
Cinco (5 Amelia Dr,
508-325-5151); for
global cuisine like
truffle-butter
poached lobster, try
Gallery Beach (54
Jefferson Ave,
508-228-9641), and
for “neoglobal”
cuisine, try Lo La
41 (15 S Beach St,
508-325-4001), which
serves cuisine found
around
latitude/longitude
41 such as Sardinia
sardines. Of
course, no trip to
Nantucket is
complete without
lobster and The
Nantucket Lobster
Trap (23 Washington
St, 508-228-4200)
has kept the same
menu since it opened
in 1975. get your
lobster boiled,
broiled, or bake and
stuffed along with
all the fixin’s.
BY THE WAY:
Unless you have your
own boat, you’ll
need to take the
ferry in Hyannis
(visit
www.steamshipauthority.com
for scheduling
info). The walk
from the ferry to
the Century House is
less than 10 minutes
along cobblestone
streets.
THE DETAILS:
Century House, 10
Cliff Rd, Nantucket,
MA; (508) 228-0530;
www.centuryhouse.com.
Rooms range
from $155 to $395
per night, the suite
from $325 to $595.
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