5 Best Restaurants in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

This fabulous bakery opens at 7:30 am for breakfast, great coffee, and tasty treats. Their sandwiches and soups are excellent, and stocking up on cookies and oatcakes to take with you is highly advised. At peak times there can be long lines, but it is worth the wait. 

This sweet little café with limited indoor seating but picnic tables outside overlooking the ocean across the road serves excellent, locally roasted coffee, tasty breakfasts, and delicious baked goods. 

This bright, cheerful café serves wholesome sandwiches, soups, salads, and light meals. Bread is baked in-house, and pretty much everything on the menu is made from scratch. 

Pretty much everything at this gorgeous family-owned café is made on-site, from the hand-rolled bagels to the preserves used in the truly delicious sandwiches. They even roast their coffee—grab a bag of their Village People branded beans to take home. Stop here for breakfast or lunch either inside or on their sunny patio, or grab food to go as they offer perfect picnic fixings.

Stop by this cozy spot for breakfast or lunch, or grab a picnic box. Everything is made in-house and delicious.