Lobster Claw Restaurant, Orleans

It's no surprise given the cheerful and unpretentious family-friendly atmosphere, the kid-friendly eats served with a popsicle, and complete with a 30-foot bar shaped like a boat overlooking Town Cove. This full service restaurant also features an onsite gift shop, where kids can pick out a lobster stuffed animal. Adults, meanwhile, flock to the restaurant for its varied menu, including steaks, chops, chicken, and fresh seafood such as boiled and baked stuffed lobster, steamed clams, swordfish, haddock, salmon, and other local catches.

The Lobster Claw Restaurant has achieved what many Cape Cod eateries can only dream of—in 2016, it was deemed to have the best lobster roll in the area. That honor was bestowed up The Lobster Claw by Cape Cod Life magazine, which also voted it the best place for family dining, an award the eatery has won since the '90s.