Gorgeous view of the water from the couple of tables of seating, adorable spot. The coffee was some…read moreof the best we had, such a delicious cappuccino and fall seasonal specials. Fairly good and simple crispy English muffin egg sandwich. Quaint and super kind servers.

The coffee shop itself is cute and did make a tasty white mocha…read more One of the reasons I marked it down (there were some others) is it took a very long time to even place my order. I'm not sure the last time I encountered such a slow cafe line.

We've lived in Gloucester for close to 3 years and the Lone Gull is the best cup of coffee in town…read more The wonderful staff take great care of us every time we come in. Great juice drinks and sandwiches too! Ignore those negative reviews - some of which are several years old anyway. Never heard of a time-limit there either. I've sat and worked on my laptop for hours there undisturbed

A cozy and incredibly inviting little coffee shop. It feels like hanging out in the living room of…read morea family member's house. Service was fast and friendly, I sat in an old, comfy chair with a spicy chai latte and did some work, didn't feel rushed at all. There are dairy alternatives available (soy, oat, and almond) and a good variety of drinks, including Italian sodas, matcha, and smoothies on top of the coffee and tea classics.

These people - and coffee!! - are terrific. Arrived after closing and while I asked for another…read moreplace they would recommend I go, they insisted on making me a coffee. It is delicious and I am a terribly judgmental coffee drinker. Truly fantastic. Oh, and the blueberry scone is yummy too.

My lox bagel was great. I love that they have republic of tea! Great little spot and really nice…read morestaff.

A very fun café with especially impressive breakfast items that looked tantalizing as we waited for…read moreour order, like lots of yogurt, fruit, and granola bowls. I had visited a number of years ago I realized, and it looks largely the same, like a cozy surf shop within a café including merchandise and zesty decorations around. It's popular and can get cramped with everyone waiting, so there's also an outdoor patio kind of seating area too. The entrance is an unassuming storefront on the main street of Gloucester and down a set of stairs. I had to order the special golden hour latte, a sublime mix of vanilla, cinnamon, and honey flavors with vanilla cold foam. It was one of the best lattes I've had in a while! To eat I had the avocado bacon bagel, a wonderful menu item that hit the spot. Everyone there is very nice. Castaways is a memorable breakfast place, for sure worth visiting if you're in the area during the morning and early afternoon.

Such a fun concept for a coffee spot. If you're in the Gloucester area, definitely stop by to check…read morecastaways vintage cafe. There's a ton of great food and drink options including fun coffee specialties. I was able to customize my iced coffee order and it tasted really good! There's plenty of space to get work down inside as well as a patio. The cafe also has a store attached with a cute beachy vibe if you're looking to buy apparel and things.

The food is amazing at The Cove Cafe.I especially like the variety of coffees and bakery items and…read moresandwiches A real gem for CapeAnn for sure .Wont be disappointed.

I grew up in Boston and went with family to Cape Ann many times. I recently met my cousins for a…read morefew nights and we stopped by this place our hotel recommended. What a mistake. All 3 of us ordered the egg sandwich. It's cooked egg (like a puck) on 2 slices of plain bread with about 1 teaspoon of cheese that is such a small amount that it doesn't cover most of the egg. That's it. Not enough cheese, no butter, no salt, no pepper. Nothing. They don't even toast the bread. If we had tasked our 6 year old nephew to making us egg sandwiches, this is what he would hand us. My cousins had coffee. One hot and the other cold. Hot reportedly is pretty good and the iced is not very strong. I ordered an iced tea. When iced tea is made fresh from actual tea (a good thing), then sits in the fridge for 6 or 7 days (a bad thing), it gets a very distinctive stale taste and that's exactly what this iced tea had. It was old and stale. I threw it away and since the egg sandwich was so dry, I pulled a bottle of water I had in my beach tote to wash it down. My cousin asked the friendly staffer (super friendly, actually, so a shout out to them) for some salt and this turned into a task. She had to ask someone else and that person had to go off somewhere to get some from a plastic container. If you're going to serve unseasoned food, have salt available, please. I ordered a croissant, which was OK and my other cousin ordered a blueberry slab dessert that was smothered in so much icing that it was sickeningly sweet. We joked that eying it from the side, the icing was thicker than the pastry itself. One of us grabbed a knife and tried to scrape some off to no avail. It fell apart, none of us wanted any more and we tossed most of it. I like to support small businesses, but this was not a good experience for us.

I don't know if people realize how exceptional the quality is at this bakery! I visit a lot of…read morebakeries when I travel, and I already can't wait to go back to this spot just an hour away from Boston. They make a great biscuit, and I love how many seasonal items they have. In October I had the MOST delicious delicata spinach feta caramelized onion quiche, even at room temp. I got there around 10:45 on a Saturday and just beat a long line. Note the cinnamon rolls were gone by then. They had a ton of good looking seasonal hand pies and tarts as well. There wasn't any seating left, so I took my treats to go. The cranberry pear crumble was phenomenal- truly one of the best things I've ever eaten- and left at room temp the masterful layers in the crust were still crisp even the next day! My husband got a pumpkin muffin, which was very lightly spiced and had a moist crumb. Back in the summer we tried a very good zucchini pecan muffin, but there were not many options left at 1:00 on a weekend. In terms of coffee, they use Broadsheet beans. The cold brew is very strong. They don't use Oatly, but the oat milk cappuccino I got was still good (strong, but perfect once I added a little more oat milk) & at $4.75 it's totally reasonable! This really is a special place, and worth the trip if you are visiting the Rockport or Gloucester area! Be sure to check their hours on IG as they close for summer vacation.

Stopped by for a quick breakfast. The service was fast and there was plenty of seating inside…read more There's paid parking out front or if you don't mind walking you may be able to find a free spot a bit further out. Let me say that the biscuit itself was 5/5. It was crispy on the outside and soft and buttery on the inside and it was massive. The biscuit was definitely the star of the show. We got the breakfast sandwich which had egg, cheese and arugula but I found it to be lacking in flavor overall. I think next times I'd prefer a plain biscuit or to order one with just jam and butter instead of the sandwich.

Stopped by Kid Dream for the first time today and enjoyed it very much! It's a super cute little…read morecafe that specializes in unique coffee and toasts! I got an iced honey cinnamon latte and avocado toast, and my partner got an iced miso caramel latte. Both were delicious and I thought the avocado toast was unique and yummy! The bread was definitely the highlight for me - it's served on a thick slice of crusty bread, which I thought was wonderful. It's not the quietest place to do work, so I don't know if I'd recommend doing meetings here, but it could be a good place to work from "home" if your job doesn't require you to join a lot of calls. We worked here for the morning but ended up heading home since we had a lot of calls today. I do have to give a shoutout to the bathroom! This bathroom was definitely designed by a woman and I thought it was great. Spacious, clean, cute wallpaper, diffuser and room spray, AND free tampons with applicators? This bathroom really had it all and I thought it went above and beyond what most cafes have.

Cute little spot in Beverly! I decided to come here with my partner to work remote for a bit…read more I got an avocado toast along with a latte and it was ok. The toast had lemon squeezed on it and personally I wasn't a fan of the flavor profile. My partner enjoyed it though. I will say, they did not skimp on the avocado! I'll have to try some of their other toasts next time. The staff was great and handed us our drinks and food when ready! Also I think I've seen people here mention how nice the bathroom is and it's pretty cute! Be sure to check it out lol My one gripe is that this place is TINY and gets VERY LOUD in the morning since so many people are here. They have outlets which is nice but imho not the best place to work remote

Love stopping in here on day trips to Gloucester! They have great pastry and coffee / tea…read moreselections. The lobster tails were fresh, large and delicious. The coffees are good and the stickers on the to go cups are super cute!! Staff is always very kind. Prices are more affordable than many other Italian pastry shops (coming from Boston area) and holds great quality.

I visited twice. One dine-in with coffee, my guest had the lemon tart and some almond macaroons to…read morego. The lemon tart was perfect. Macaroons were too sweet and had a sharp, biting amount of almond flavoring. On the second visit I ordered 4 cannolis--1 of each flavor for my hostess of a dinner. They were chocolate chip, almond, pistachio and plain. They were nicely stacked in a clear clamshell box and put in a handled paper bag. They stayed nice and flaky right up until dessert time. Very tasty and authentic Italian--Hard to find in CA and AZ where I live. This bakery is a local favorite. I had the almond biscotti-- not very firm and all the almond flavoring got dumped in the macaroons leaving it tasteless. Don't miss Virgilio's across the street for classic Italian subs and other tasty Italian specialties.