2026 closing dates and winter breaks
Checked October 7, 2026. Updated with every build of the site.
95 of the 171 places in the guide close for part of the year. This page lists the dates they have posted, where we read them and when. A date that is not here has not been announced yet, so please call the restaurant.
Announced last days and reopenings 5
Only dates the restaurant itself has posted. The source column links to where we read it, and the checked column says when.
| Restaurant | Last day of 2026 | Reopens | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Prime Cast Iron SteakhouseEdgartown | October 31, 2026 | Not announced | October 2, 2026 | 19primesteak.com |
| 19 Raw Oyster BarEdgartown | October 31, 2026 | Not announced | October 2, 2026 | 19rawoysterbar.com |
| Chilmark TavernChilmark | Closed as of October 2, 2026 | May 2027 | October 2, 2026 | chilmarktavern.com |
| Roxy Pool BarEdgartown | September 12, 2026 | Not announced | October 2, 2026 | harborviewhotel.com |
| The DunesEdgartown | October 17, 2026 | Not announced | October 2, 2026 | winnetu.com |
Winter breaks at year-round places 0
No year-round restaurant has posted a winter break yet. Year-round places often announce a January or February pause in December; this page is rebuilt as they do.
Seasonal places that have not announced a date 90
Most seasonal places post their last day on their own site or social pages a week or two ahead. Until then, their pages say "call ahead" and they do not appear in Open Now once the island's off-season begins on October 15.
Edgartown
Among The Flowers Cafe · Atlantic Fish & Chop House · Atria · Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery · Behind the Bookstore · Behind The View · Bettini Restaurant · Black Sheep Mercantile · Chesca's Restaurant · Cozy Corner Café · Dairy Queen · Détente · Dip 02539 · Edgartown Seafood · Ice Cream & Candy Bazaar · Iggy's Bread · Katama General Store · Katama Kitchen · L'étoile · Lucky Hank's · MacPhail's Corner Café · Mad Martha's Ice Cream · Murdick's Fudge · Pelican Club · Port Hunter · Quarterdeck · Seafood Shanty · Slice of Edgartown · TacoMV · The Covington Restaurant & Bar · Toccopuro Coffee
Oak Bluffs
Aalia's Coffee · Back Door Donuts · Bangkok Cuisine · Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium · Big Dipper Ice Cream & Cafe · Biscuits · Black Dog Dockside Cafe · Carousel Ice Cream Factory · Coop de Ville · Eleven Circuit Restaurant & Bar · Enchanted Chocolates · Farm Neck Cafe · Fat Ronnie's Burger Bar · Giordano's · Inkwell Beach Club · Jetty Beach House · Jimmy Seas Pan Pasta · Lookout Tavern · Mad Martha's Homemade Ice Cream · Midnight Mediterranean · Midnight Taco · Mocha Mott's Coffee · Murdick's · MV Salads · Nancy's Restaurant · Nauti Cow Smoothies & Ice Cream · Nina's Brazilian Dine N Dash · Nomans · Rosie's Frozen Yogurt · Sand Bar & Grille · Sarah Brown's Comfort Food · The Pawnee House · The Red Cat Kitchen · The Sweet Life Cafe · TigerHawk Sandwich Co. · Tin Pan Alley · Toccopuro · Vineyard Caribbean Cuisine · Vineyard's Best Ice Cream & Coffee
Vineyard Haven (Tisbury)
Black Dog Water Street Bakery · El Barco · Fish MV · Grace Church Lobster Rolls · Mad Martha's · Putt Up and Eat · Sandy's Fish & Chips · The Wave Restaurant & Bar
West Tisbury
Restaurant Foster at Lambert's Cove Inn · State Road Restaurant
Chilmark
Beach Plum Inn Restaurant · Chilmark General Store · Iggy's Bread of the World · Larsen's Fish Market · Menemsha Galley · The Homeport Restaurant
Aquinnah
Aquila at Gay Head Cliffs · Cliffhangers · Gay Head Store · The Outermost Inn Restaurant