Eat & Drink
The best restaurants on Block Island, ranked by people who eat here all summer
The flagship list: where a Block Island dinner is actually worth the reservation, from beach-sand lobster rolls to the wood-fired room on the hill.
Eat & Drink + Events
Ivy Johnson
Ivy covers where to eat and drink on Block Island and what's happening this week. She orders for the table and thinks the kitchen closing time is the most important fact in any review.
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Eat & Drink
The Block Island mudslide: the island's unofficial drink, adjudicated
Nobody knows why the mudslide became Block Island's signature drink, but the title fight is real: Ballard's, Champlin's, The Oar, and the Beach House all claim it.
Eat & Drink
The best seafood on Block Island: chowder, stuffies, and the lobster roll question
Where Block Island's seafood actually comes off a boat: the raw bars, the chowder that wins trophies, the stuffies, and how to settle the lobster roll debate.
Eat & Drink
Fine dining on Block Island: the short list that earns the linen
Block Island does white-tablecloth sparingly and well. The Barn's wood-fired room, Winfield's global menu, and the hotel dining rooms worth dressing for.
Things to Do
The Block Island bachelorette: the two-day playbook
Block Island does the bachelorette weekend properly: a beach-bar scene when you want it, quiet cabana mornings when you need them, and no cars required.
Best on the Block
Best on the Block 2026: three champions dethroned
The 2026 Best on the Block results are in — and three of last year's winners lost their crowns. Every category, every winner, and the upsets.
Eat & Drink
Ice cream on Block Island: the after-beach hierarchy
Every proper Block Island beach day ends with a cone. Where the lines form, what's actually worth the wait, and the late-night sugar options in Old Harbor.
Eat & Drink
Block Island bars and nightlife: where the night actually goes
The honest bar map of Block Island: where the night starts, where the bands play, where the mudslides are, and what closes when.
Best on the Block
Best on the Block 2025: the winners
The first Best on the Block awards: island favorites voted by the people who actually live, eat, and swim here. Every 2025 winner, category by category.
Eat & Drink
The Block Island farmers market: when to go, what sells out
The Block Island farmers market in Legion Park is a genuine island tradition. Days, timing, what the regulars grab first, and how to shop it right.
Eat & Drink
Breakfast on Block Island: where the island eats before the boat
Where to actually eat breakfast on Block Island — the bakery line worth joining, the harbor tables, and what to grab before an early ferry.