Eat & drink in Rye
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Where should I eat and drink in Rye?
Rye has 7 local food & drink spots in our guide: The Carriage House (Modern New England cooking and a raw bar right acr…); Petey's Summertime Seafood & Bar (Don't let the name fool you — Petey's is open year…); Ray's Seafood Restaurant (Over 50 years in business and still one of the Sea…); Atlantic Grill (Tucked at Foye's Corner just minutes from downtown…).
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Food & Drink
The Carriage House
$$$Modern New England cooking and a raw bar right across from Rye Beach, in a two-story landmark that has been feeding this stretch of coast since 1931. The menu stays small on purpos…
Petey's Summertime Seafood & Bar
$$Don't let the name fool you — Petey's is open year-round, and the lobster rolls are jammed so full of meat the bun barely contains them. Fried clams, steamers, and the whole New En…
Ray's Seafood Restaurant
$$Over 50 years in business and still one of the Seacoast's oldest continually operating seafood spots. Ray's catches its own lobsters, the chowder is the real deal, and the patio is…
Coffee & Breakfast
Summer Sessions Cafe
$Inside the surf shop directly across from Jenness State Beach — also known to locals as the Sandpiper Cafe. Bagel breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, acai bowls, grain bowls, paninis,…
Kooks Cafe & Beach Bar
$A beachside all-day spot on Ocean Boulevard with breakfast in the morning, tacos and burritos at lunch, and beach-bar vibes once the sun starts dropping. Smoothie bowls, strong cof…
Common Roots
$Plant-forward cafe, market, and yoga studio right across from Cable Beach — basically a one-stop mind-and-body morning. Almost everything on the menu can be veganized, but they cov…
