Adorable coffee shop with a water view! (Both inside and outside) allow dogs for outside patio…read moreseating :)

Bean & Leaf is the cutest little coffeeshop. It's tiny and charming and then - wow - those views…read morefrom the back room (the cafe looks right out on Back Harbor)! My mom and I stopped by on our first morning in Bean & Leaf and grabbed coffees to start our day of exploring Cape Ann. My iced americano was perfect. Unfortunately, they're having issues with staffing, and when we stopped by the next morning, there was a sign on the door that said they had to close unexpectedly due to staffing issues. If they can get the staffing issues ironed out, it would be the perfect little coffeeshop for any visitors to Rockport to visit!

We placed an order to go for breakfast. I ordered a dozen donuts and 7 sandwiches. All were…read moreamazing! I recommend ordering online and picking up the food. Rightfully so, the place is very popular and had a long line of customers.

Here on a girls trip and was open early. The gentleman that took my order was helpful and patient…read moreas I ordered 3 different coffee drinks and a dozen mixture of donuts, muffins and pastries. The other staff were friendly as well. Everything was delicious!

Coffee was okay but this cafe had the single worst banana muffin I have ever eaten in my life…read more Definitely made with artificial banana flavoring and tasted like a laffy taffy.

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.

This is the quintessential local greasy spoon diner and I couldn't be more complimentary about that…read morestatement. Sit at the counter, mull over the menu with a fresh cup, and watch the day go by from the window. I love that the kitchen and dining room are staffed by the two sisters. This is the kind of place that the patrons and staff are on first name basis. Sure, you'll get visitors like me but this place is mostly locals. My favorite quirk is the Portuguese sausage - linguica; all the way in Gloucester? Count me in. Is every dish executed perfectly? Certainly not. But you can taste the love and care in every dish.

What a treat in the heart of coastal Gloucester! Two Sisters is a quaint, small diner right near…read morethe water, a prime location for anyone wishing for that small beach town feel. The wait staff makes every customer feel like they're a close friend, and the food was absolutely do die for. I got a simple serving of toast, eggs, potatoes and bacon, and it was some of the best I've ever had. I can't wait to come back when I visit next time!

Great pastries and atmosphere. Excellent biscuits. Delicious monkey bread. Awesome hand pies…read more Everything I've had I have enjoyed. Their cinnamon roll has some of the best cream cheese frosting I have tried. The dough is light and airy and the cinnamon isn't overpowering, which works out to be a good thing. Great bakery and coffee shop in downtown Gloucester.

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.

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

Second time coming here for the benefit of the doubt... Anyways the coffee tastes weak, food is a…read moresmall step up from Dunks. Customer service needs most of the attention if anything. You're much MUCH better off going across the street to Charlie's Place.

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.

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've had the Lattof Farmhouse Kitchen blueberry muffins at home before, but this was my first time…read morevisiting the shop. It's so quaint and welcoming. The blueberry muffins are absolutely delicious, especially when warm. There are worth going out of your way. I also got a latte and a breakfast sandwich. I'm very picky about lattes, so didn't love this one, but the breakfast sandwich was good. I want to try a sandwich or a salad when I return, especially the fattoush. My visit was too early for the farmstand, but hopefully next time. Staff is so kind and friendly.

Just be careful, drove all the way there, second time now, hours are a lie....... delicious food,…read morewhen you can get it!

They were rude . It was Sunday and they quit setting at 11:15 we were there about two minutes after…read moreand were told we should find somewhere else.

Once again, I returned to Rockport. And every morning was started at Hula Moon…read more Some folks may look at it as just another greasy spoon diner. I do not. The service is quick and friendly. Breakfast is made exactly as ordered. But what is special is hearing the locals that stop in first thing in the morning. Such a wonderful atmosphere. Try the Belgian waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. Yum.

Have been here several times and the venue and location are stunning. Rockport is a charming town…read moreso if the weather is nice come early, walk around the harbor, have dinner and/or ice cream, stop into the many stores. My last visit was to hear a mixed media performance of photos taken from the space station accompanied by a wonderful jazzy group. The acoustics are fantastic, and if you are lucky enough to attend a perfomance where the harbor is visible behind the stage (sometimes the curtains are drawn) you are in for a major treat. Parking can be tricky but if you don't mind a little walk on-street parking can be had. It's a bit of a hike from Boston but I would return in a heartbeat,

I grew up in the area but somehow had never attended an event here until very recently. Glad to see…read moreit lives up to the reputation of stunning acoustics, worldly atmosphere and welcoming surroundings. The crowd control entry/exit was a little tight, especially on a cold evening, but nothing to offer major detraction from. Certainly will keep my eye on their continued programming and am glad to now know that many are drawn to Rockport events at this special place.