Food & Drink in Beverly

The chefs at the award-winning 15 Walnut team up with local farms, fishers, and coffee roasters to craft a mouth-watering menu of bistro-style cuisine. Like a pan flute played by Matthew McConaughey, the savory aroma of garlic oil lures visitors to prosciutto pizzas topped with caramelized onions ($12). Mac and cheese delights palates with tasty tidbits of poached lobster and mushroom ($22), house-cured salmon, cheese soufflé, and Sicilian arancini make delicious building blocks for an antipasto platter ($10–$15 for three items), and Gloucester haddock fillets ($21) are best enjoyed after being sculpted with forks into small statues of Moby Dick. After learning that Northshore Magazine called it a culinary masterpiece, the lunch menu’s Vermont cheddar cheeseburger ($10) jumps for joy on its freshly made brioche bed.

Named a Hidden Jewel by Phantom Gourmet, The Farm Bar & Grille's rustic wood furniture and floors and exposed brick walls inform the eatery's comforting vibe. To craft a menu of comforting southern-style fare, the kitchen team doesn't skimp by pulling ingredients from the freezer. Instead, they put together entrees from all-fresh components, including some of the vegetables they grow themselves in the on-site garden and the 90-acre cornfield they fit in their endless broom closet. As baby-back ribs bask in the smoke from a hardwood fire, the kitchen crew bastes them every half hour, in between searing burgers made from fresh angus chuck. Starters such as fresh beer-battered jalapeno poppers are made to order. The staff also pours a large selection of draft beers and specialty cocktails.

From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. every single day, chefs sizzle and deliver classic American food at Omelette Headquarters. At breakfast, eggs bundle into innovative omelets or join bacon and waffles to serve as a more pleasant beginning to the day than waking up to the apocalypse or, worse yet, the discovery that Earth ran out of bacon. Lunch, available every day except Sunday, encourages patrons to chomp into crisp salads and fries-complemented club sandwiches. The eatery also presents daily specials, the recent roster of which has included a meat lovers omelet brimming with steak tips, ham, sausage, bacon, and a mozzarella-bonding agent.

The kitchen maestros at Harry's 240 draw inspiration for their seasonal menu from the culinary traditions of Asia, France, the American Southwest, and New England. Commence fused feasts with the crispy vegetable spring rolls ($7.95) or a bowl of New England clam chowder ($4.25). Hearty entrees include cheese tortellini bedecked with peas and sundried tomato pesto ($13.50) and sautéed chicken medallions ($15.50) that, unlike Olympic silver medals, do not constantly remind their recipients of bitter disappointment. This family-owned-and-operated eatery also handcrafts decadent desserts to keep sweet teeth sugared.

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European Bakery/Cafe specializing in mini pastries, full sized pastries, cakes and wedding cakes.