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    Jack & Charlie's Ice Cream

    3.8 (116 reviews)
    Open • 6:30 am - 11:15 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating

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    Sarah W.

    Decent place to stop in Nantucket. I think they may be known more for ice cream. My son had a blueberry muffin and my husband had a croissant and yogurt parfait. I had an everything bagel with egg and cheese. The egg and cheese bagel ended up somehow projectile squirting yolk everywhere on the first bite. It was kind of crazy how it managed to get all over my coat, jeans, shirt, and even my shoes. Bagels with egg and cheese are kind of my go to everywhere I go and I can honestly say nothing like this has ever happened. It was kind of ridiculous lol. My perfect egg and cheese sandwich has fluffy eggs and gooey cheese which is what I'm used to but as I said this is an ice cream shop. A really expensive one. Having said this the staff were really nice about it, and washed my coat for me and offered me a stain spray. They even offered to wash my shirt and jeans if I come back later. We will probably come back for the ice cream since they were so kind and they have a really cute backstory, but for ice cream not breakfast.

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    Grover G.

    Jack & Charlie's in Nantucket is an easy 5 stars. Perfect spot right on Straight Wharf for coffee, breakfast, smoothies, and ice cream all day. The breakfast sandwiches and acai bowls are super clutch in the morning, and their ice cream flavors are legit - tons of options and all delicious. Staff is friendly, service is quick, and it's the kind of place you end up going back to every day you're on island.

    Kyli P.

    A perfect little treat before heading off on the ferry! Loved sitting on their small patio outside while we enjoyed our scoops: moose tracks and my mom had raspberry sorbet - both were excellent! We went at an off-time of day so we didn't have to wait in line, too! The acai bowls looked amazing as well, but didn't have an opportunity to try it.

    AJ L.

    Ordered a birthday cake and chocolate lovers two scoop in a chocolate waffle cone and it was good but average. The individual who served us the ice cream wasn't super friendly and seemed like they wanted to get people in and out. Overall, it was just pretty average but they do offer a lot of flavor varieties.

    Kyson P.

    Definitely a great spot to stop while on Island. Very cute little shop downtown and our favorite late night stop. Me and my wife both love their toasted coconut in the waffle bowl. Wayyy better than sitting in the juice bar line for an hour

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    Hailey S.

    I am obsessed with Jack and Charlie's!! They have the best chocolate chip cookie on island!!!! And their Peanut Butter Pie is TO DIE FOR! Not being dramatic it's my favorite ice cream flavor I've ever had in my life (and I worked at an ice cream shop for 5 years so that's saying a lot)! My favorite breakfast sandwich is a BEC on a croissant. The owner Debbie is the sweetest woman and always has a smile on her face! #betterthanjuicebar

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    It was amazing. I had the rainbow sugar with the chocolate ice cream cone. It was very good. It was limited. Edition service was amazing.

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    Loved the ice cream and great service. The line was long but it goes fast. Very good vibe

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    4.2(125 reviews)
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    Chef Emmanuel "Manny" Rojas might be one of the best chefs on Nantucket. This former New Yorker and…read moreMomofuku Ssam Bar alum draws from culinary traditions of every sort, from Mexican and Caribbean, to Korean and Thai. Perhaps in reflection of his New York City roots, all these varied culinary cultures are thrown into the same kitchen, tossed together with abandon, and sprinkled with some Chef Rojas magic, resulting in some of the most interesting, intelligent flavors you can find on Nantucket. The current menu includes dishes like Taiwanese fried prawns, duck wontons and street corn strips with miso aioli, cotija and furikake, which play alongside ingredients like kimchi, water chestnuts, and curtido! Perhaps not surprisingly, given Chef Rojas's Momofuku pedigree, the dinner menu features Korean Barbecue Pork, a large-format family meal that closely resembles Chef David Chang's famous bo ssäm, a slow-roasted, sugar-and-salt-cured whole pork shoulder. KOREAN PORK BBQ ($170; sushi rice - cucumber kimchi - korean bbq sauce - ginger scallion sauce - bibb lettuce wraps) allegedly feeds four to six people. Given the small dent that the four of us made in the dish, even with a few growth-spurting ravenous eaters, the dish could probably feed eight hungry adults. Be prepared for leftovers and meal plan accordingly! At a more recent Sunday brunch, we had the wonderfully culturally ambiguous TUNA TOSTADA ($27; pickled jicama - aji amarillo - charred cipollini & sesame puree - shallot). It was a bit Mexican, a bit Peruvian, a bit East Asian -- and a lot delicious. I'm one of those people who don't get all the hoopla over AVOCADO TOAST, but the Progeny seem to be on the bandwagon. The version served at or, The Whale ($22; cherry tomato - fried egg - everything bagel spice on toasted sourdough) might just win me over. Excellent, ripe sliced avocados came topped with a sunny-side-up egg, lots of tender microgreens, and slightly pan-seared sweet cherry tomatoes. The EGGS BENEDICT ($26; choice of country ham or smoked salmon - poached eggs - house biscuit - hollandaise) were classic and well made with perfectly runny yolk and super rich, buttery hollandaise sauce. But the most delicious thing on the plate was the side of hash browns, a generous slab that was beautifully browned to a crisp on the outside. Cocktails are delicious, though a touch wimpy by our lush standards. Predictably, I'm fond of the entertainingly named UNCLE BAD NEWS ($17; jalapeño-infused tequila, passionfruit, lime) since I'm a sucker for any cocktail with jalapeño as an ingredient.

    Very popular and loud place!! The bar area outdoors is lovely with the garden decor and lights…read morestrung around. There were SO many people here; looked like a college crowd. The food was delicious and expensive. We had the asparagus salad and summer salad. Both were delicious and fresh. Steak frites were delicious and the serving size was decent. Duck carnitas was the hit! The duck was delicious and tender. The toppings (pickled onions, pickled veggies, salsa) with the corn tortillas were just right. You prep your own tacos with all the fillings. This was our favorite and we enjoyed the unique concept to use duck! It was an expensive meal but worth it! Service was great. I took more photos but realized they were quite blurry due to it being dark out and I didn't give my phone enough time to capture the photo. I wanted to eat!!! I would definitely come again.

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    Downyflake Restaurant

    4.1(147 reviews)
    0.9 mi
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    I lived on ACK in 2002. I used to go here for breakfast on occasion and it was a super reliable…read morediner right in the center of the island - across from the Stop & Shop. My sister who has lived on ACK for 30+ years loves their doughnuts - and yes they are VERY good. My favs are the chocolate frosted and the apple cider (in season). These really are small doughnuts - so you can eat 2 without too much guilt. I was craving some linguica sausage - I grew up eating it on pizzas and breakfast sandwiches in the summer in New Beford, MA. I saw that the menu had breakfast sandwiches (with your choice of meat) - Unfortunately they waitress informed me that linguica was not an option on this sandwich - which it really should be!. I opted for a side of the linguini and a english muffin to craft my own sandwich (AND - Bonus to save room for a doughnut or 2) It was tasty - but not the linguica of my childhood that oozed red grease, this one was pretty lean and more dense than I remember. I still ate every bite. The highlight was the doughnut dessert, these have not changed in 20 years.

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    Lemon Press

    Lemon Press

    3.8(212 reviews)
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    Lemon Press is exceptional for its hospitality. At dinnertime in the downstairs dining room, black…read moretea is brought for the table as soon as you sit down, along with rock sugar and dates. As our beautiful (and possibly Persian-American) server explained, this tea is a symbol of welcome in Persian culture. You hold a bit of rock sugar in your mouth as you drink your tea, allowing the sugar to dissolve slowly, and follow it all up with a bite of sweet date. It's a beautiful act of cultural sharing and hospitality that nourishes one on so many different levels. Food at Lemon Press is meant to be shared. There is a section of dishes "for the table" that comfortably feed two. And there are small plates and sides that are meant to accompany. We chose two small plates and two large plates, which was plenty of food for our group of four. The ROASTED CHARRED CAULIFLOWER ($23; almonds, brown butter, golden raisin, caramelized cauliflower foam, crispy kale) small plate was nothing short of phenomenal. There were wonderful textural contrasts: crisp kale; firm, but yielding slivers of almonds; tiny, tender cauliflower florets. There was fragrant brown butter and delicately sweet, caramelized cauliflower foam. We have had some very, very good cauliflower preparations in our lives, including Balaboosta's fried cauliflower with currants and pine nuts, Miznon's whole roasted cauliflower with sel gris (even better with tahini sauce), and creamy roasted cauliflower soup (my favorite recipe to make at home). But Lemon Press's roasted charred version was, we all agreed, probably the best preparation of cauliflower we can remember having, something that would not be at all out of place at Eleven Madison Park. Our other small plate, a northern Iranian dish called MIRZA GHASSEMI ($19; smoked eggplant, tomato, garlic, turmeric, egg, barbari bread), was also well made, a well executed traditional preparation. It was creamy, rich, nourishing, with all the hallmarks of a perfect comfort food. The Progeny thought it was too strongly flavored to eat by itself, but it paired perfectly with golden-crusted, sesame-flecked barbari bread. We found our small plates to be stronger than our larger, shared plates. They were sadly out of the duck fesenjoon on our visit. (I'd been looking forward to trying this dish since our visit earlier in the summer.) In its place, we ordered the SHORT RIBS & CHIPS ($54; house salad, za'atar fries). Flavors were vibrant, the meat glazed with something sweet and salty -- but the flanken-cut short ribs were largely fat and gristle. The salad was wonderfully fresh, the fries crisp. The KHORESHT GHORMEH SABZI ($54; lamb shoulder, burnt herbs, red kidney beans, dried lime, tahdig) was a traditional northern style, made with slow-cooked tender lamb; spinach and not just herbs, I think; and the unmistakable sour/bitter/umami flavor of limu omani (dried lime). There was a pretty circle of tahdig (sort of the equivalent of socarrat) and saffron rice to accompany. The Fambly noted the strong resemblance to north Indian saag gosht -- no surprise given the strong historical influence of Persian culture in north India, both through Persianized Mughal invaders and Nader Shah's later invasion. The amchoor (green mango powder) used in saag gosht even somewhat recalls limu omani. We declined dessert, since we had to get back to the pup -- but the check came with four lovely macaroons, served on coffee beans, another gracious touch. We have become so very enamoured with Lemon Press over their years. Cousins and co-owners Darya Afshari Gault and Rachel Afshari have brought in the talented South African chef Lyall Frosler, who beautifully executes Persian, Persian-influenced, and non-Persian dishes. They've honed a deep sense of hospitality, rooted in a very ancient, very beautiful culture. We feel so lucky and grateful to have this food on Nantucket!

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    3.4(287 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    •$$

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