Cape Cod restaurant news: Lobster rolls, coffee at Days on the Pier; eating in Wellfleet
Last week's restaurant news included The Piccadilly in South Yarmouth opening for dinner for the first time in decades; Cymbals Bakery at Faraway@Nantucket hotel making homemade doughnuts; and The Pretentious Pickle setting up shop in Mashpee Commons.
You don't have to arrive at or leave Provincetown hungry with the new pop-up market Days on the Pier open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at 16 MacMillan Wharf.
It is a second location for Days Market & Deli in North Truro. The Provincetown pop-up that opened May 16 offers summer sundries like sunscreen and towels, as well as food items, including Three Fins Coffee and Days Market's well-known lobster rolls.
'There are five different lobster rolls I created in 2008 for The Red Shack,' said Days' owner Mylan Janoplis, noting that Days on the Pier will only have the four cold lobster rolls since the pop-up has no kitchen in the space formerly occupied by the Whydah Pirate Museum and later the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
Janoplis (just one 'o' after his grandfather Americanized the name) is a Provincetown native whose family has been involved with restaurants for three generations, including starting and owning The Mayflower and The Portuguese Bakery in Provincetown. He loves California but the East Coast where he was born and raised keeps calling him back ― most recently in 2019 when he started Days Market & Deli in North Truro.
'The building, owned by Barry and Margo Clifford, is still for sale, so Days on the Pier will just be a popup for this year," he said. "But if the building doesn't sell, maybe there could be a second year.'
In addition to the original lobster roll, Days Market & Deli sells The Californian with avocado and bacon, The Mexican with salsa and The Morrocan with a light curry mayo and pineapple. They sell for $27.95 in Truro but may be a little more in Provincetown, Janoplis said, since he is thinking of adding slaw or another side to make them more complete grab-and-go meals.
Days on the Pier is at 16 MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown, 508-413-9031, or find Days Market & Deli on Facebook and Instagram.
'Learn about edible flowers, how to prepare stuffed zucchini blossoms, pansy pancakes, and other ways you can use flowers to bring extra flavor and visual flair to your dishes,' says a Facebook listing by the Cahoon Museum of American Art in Barnstable.
The owner of Edible Creations by Gerry in Westport will teach that class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the museum, 4676 Falmouth Road. The cost is included with museum admission but registration is required at https://tinyurl.com/29w23xwr/.
Dana and Art Tillman run a truly mom-and-pop operation with house-made food that was even served for a while on her grandmother's leftover china. Patrons who plan to eat outside on the porch are welcome to bring their dog. But, like home, you should call first (508-540-7900) to be sure they are open. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and until 1:45 p.m. Sundays, but sometimes this homegrown operation will have to close for a big catering operation.
Specialties include, when crab is available, a Maryland crab cake wrap for $18.95, haddock chowder, two styles of Reuben and Middle Eastern fare including falafel. The Tillmans met in culinary school where she was the baker. If you want breakfast pastries, call a day ahead to order them.
Watch the Tillmans 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' episode through the link on their website at danas-kitchen.com/.
Dana's Kitchen, 881 Palmer Ave., Falmouth, 508-540-7900, danas-kitchen.com/.
Nearly two dozen restaurants and the same number of shops and galleries are taking part in the 16th annual Wellfleet Restaurant Week from May 28 to June 3.
The Wellfleet Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event, has a list of participating businesses. You can click on each restaurant to check out their Restaurant Week special, such as a $15.50 spinach and feta frittata with homefries and toast or a side salad at Blue Willow Fine Foods + Bakery; an $18 early bird special until 6 p.m. at C Shore Kitchen + Bar; a $26 paella at Pearl Restaurant + Bar on Wellfleet Harbor; and 19 more.
Shops and galleries include Shinglefish, where whimsical sea creatures are painted on old shingles; and AIM Thrift Store, carrying a bit of everything since 1966 (you could find grandma's jeans from the '70s!).
Scope out where to eat and shop at wellfleetrestaurantweek.com/.
(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)
Gwenn Friss is the editor of CapeWeek and covers entertainment, restaurants and the arts. Contact her at gfriss@capecodonline.com. Follow her or X, formerly Twitter: @dailyrecipeCCT
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