“The first year we were open feels like it took 10 years off my life!” laughs Frank Christopher, owner of The Club in Provincetown. That feeling is only a memory now, as The Club has emerged as one of Ptown’s most popular dining destinations. “We...
One of the most noticeable changes in town over the past couple of years is the shift in ownership of the venerable and revered Governor Bradford on Commercial Street. The restaurant on the corner of Commercial and Standish streets has been an institution for...
Celebrating the growing number of women and non-binary folx in the Ptown food & beverage scene Native Ptownie, Chef Raina Stefani, has created and led the helm of many successful restaurants on Cape, including Terra Luna (N. Truro), Spindler’s, Baie...
Viola “Chach” Briseño and her partner, Sharon Bowes were living in San Francisco when they were invited to Provincetown for a working vacation. “We ended up working all around town for the next six years!” Briseño remembers with a smile. “It just...
Guide to Winter Dining in Provincetown! We are always asked “What’s Open for Food in the Winter?” Well here you are! 1620 Brewhouse 214 Commercial Street (508) 413-9687 Tue&Thu-Sun 12pm-9pm Where everyone is welcome to come, grab a...
Once upon a time, there was a bustling fishing empire centered on a place called Whorf’s Wharf, on the site where Fanizzi’s Restaurant by the Sea sits today. At one time this busy pier stretched 400 feet into the harbor, serving its own fleet of sixteen...
Raina Stefani grew up in Provincetown; she’s fourth-generation Portuguese on her mother’s side, while her paternal grandfather was from Venice, Italy. “Both of these cultures were very family-oriented,” Stefani remembers, “and therefore food played...
By Nathan Tavares Congratulations on surviving the last few years! Chances are you could use a drink, especially if, like the team at Provincetown Brewing Co., you kept a business afloat and even built a community when just being around other people cued the...
177 Commercial Street * 508-487-6566 * baysidebetsys.com “I loved this place ever since my ex brought me here in 1998,” says Tony Valentino. “Betsy was so sweet, almost like a grandmother, she had this warm maternal welcoming feeling. I loved the...
Jonathan Hawkins spent his first summer in Provincetown strutting down Commercial Street in his speedo hawking tickets for his friend’s one-woman show and singing opera in his underwear. Eight years later, he’s the new co-owner of Crown & Anchor, one...
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