Nantucket Restaurants

Even Keel Café

Even Keel: Front End Sign

The Even Keel Cafe is opened year-round with daily specials, coffees, and much more.

Address:40 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone Number:(508) 228-1979
Website:http://www.evenkeelcafe.com/
Downtown Nantucket
Cuisine:American, Breakfast, Coffee and Tea, Deli, Desserts, Italian, Mexican, Pizza, Sandwiches, Southwestern
Features:Breakfast, Brunch, Carry Out, Dinner, Full Bar, Good for large groups, Kid Friendly, Liquor license, Live Music, Local Favorite, Lunch, Outdoor Seating, Wi-Fi, Year-round
Price Range:$$ (Moderate)
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The Even Keel Café: Heart of Downtown

Located in the middle of downtown Nantucket on the historic cobblestoned Main Street, The Even Keel offers casual indoor and outdoor dining in a relaxed and eclectic atmosphere. The Keel is opened year-round for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with a wide array of delectable entrees, appetizers, and desserts, plus a full bar, amazing specialty coffee drinks, and more.

The Even Keel Cafe re-opens their doors on February 14.

Not Your Average Dining Experience

For a real treat, pop into Even Keel for their live entertainment. Or just check out their Grab'N'Go for a snack, sandwich, soup, salad or coffee when you're on the run. Plus, they have daily specials for takeout and in the dining room for all meals.

The Even Keel's Sample Menu

Breakfast:

  • Eggs Benedict: Classic or spinach, with home fries or grits.....11.25
  • Liz's Huevos: One of our personal favs, two eggs on flour tortillas with ranchero sauce, black beans, salsa, sour cream and corn bread....10.25
  • "Hurricane" French Toast- Nantucket's own "Hurricane" run battered Portuguese sweet bread, topped with sliced bananas.....9.75

Lunch:

  • Grilled Salmon Salad: Boston bibb lettuce, roasted beets, and butternut squash, spiced walnuts, fried leeks, goat cheese with a pomegranate vinaigrette.....15.50
  • Enchiladas: One enchilada with your choice of a tangy green tomatillos sauce or spicy red chili sauce, with black beans, seasoned rice and cheddar cheese. Choose from chicken, pork or vegetarian.....8.75
  • Lobster Roll: Even Keel's own lobster salad on a grilled bun with coleslaw.....16.00

Dinner, appetizers, and more:

  • Pan Seared Nantucket Bay Scallops Appetizer: With sun-dried tomato tapenade, bruschetta, and lime-cilantro butter.....14.50
  • Thin Crust 10" Pizza: Margherita style with marinara sauce & mozzerella, or Bianca style with Alfredo sauce & mozzerella.....10.00
  • Lobster Carbonara: your choice of linguine or whole wheat angel hair.....24.00
  • Corn Flake Crusted Cod: Oven roasted codfish with a cucumber dill salsa, served with black beans and seasoned rice.....22.00
41.283391; -70.098658  Even Keel Café Nantucket MA 02554 Andorra (508) 228-1979 http://www.evenkeelcafe.com/

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Even Keel Cafe

Even Keel Cafe is one of the island's hidden gems, with amazing food and great service during breakfast, lunch & dinner.

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The Even Keel Café is a downtown staple for locals and visitors alike. Opened year round, they serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and even offer seasonal specials, such as the 2-for-1 entrees during the weekdays. Stop on in today for a real treat.
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The Even Keel Cafe is opened year-round with daily specials, coffees, and much more.

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