There’s more to Easter dining than ham, lamb, and eggs. These North Shore culinary destinations will help you celebrate the holiday in delicious style.
Brunch
Salem Waterfront Hotel, Salem
Start with the antipasto, end with a selection of mini-pastries, and eat your fill of jumbo shrimp cocktail, prime rib, and house made mac and cheese in between. For added fun, the Easter Bunny will be onsite all day. Seatings available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. For reservations, please call 978-619-1190 and leave a voice mail.
225 Derby St., Salem, 978-740-8788, salemwaterfronthotel.com
Danversport, Danvers
Brunch all the way until dinner at Danversport, with reservations available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chose a table under cathedral ceilings and a crystal chandelier in the Harborview Ballroom or in the more intimate setting of the Garden Level. Either way, the buffet menu includes breakfast classics, carving and pasta stations, salads, fruit, and dessert. And the whole family loves to top off the meal with a visit to the chocolate fountain.
161 Elliott St., Danvers, 978-774-8622, danversport.com
Finz Seafood and Grill, Salem
Finz’s varied Easter buffet lets you elevate your waffles and scrambled eggs with some oysters from the raw bar, Caesar Salad, or a plate of Sliced Ham Steaks with Grilled Pineapple Salsa. Brunch served 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations limited and strongly encouraged.
86 Wharf St., Pickering Wharf, Salem, 978-744-8485, hipfinz.com
Eddie V.’s, Burlington
This two-course, prix fixe brunch includes a warm apple cinnamon scone as well as choices like butter-poached Maine lobster quiche Florentine and roasted avocado and jumbo lump crab with lemon butter on brioche toast. Mimosas, Bloody Marys, and Veuve Clicquot champagne will all be available as well.
50 South Ave., Burlington, 781-221-7151, eddiev.com
Seasons 52, Burlington
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. enjoy an a la carte menu of Easter brunch specials like Lump Crab Cake, French toast with applewood smoked bacon, and wood-grilled shrimp and grits. Thirsty? Stick with a traditional mimosa or explore cocktail options like a strawberry-hibiscus margarita.
6 Wayside Rd., Burlington, 781-272-5552, seasons52.com
Capital Grille, Burlington
For an elegant and indulgent Easter, head to the Capital Grille from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lobster frittata with butter-poached lobster tails, eight-ounce filet mignon with white cheddar hash browns, or pan-seared salmon with citrus crab salad and red chili vinaigrette.
10 Wayside Rd., Burlington, 781-505-4130, thecapitalgrille.com
Spinelli’s, Lynnfield
The bountiful Easter menu includes all the standards, plus beef tenderloin, baked scrod, cheese blintzes, and more. Seven seating times available from morning through afternoon; reservations required. Take your picture with the Easter Bunny.
Route 1 South, Lynnfield, 781-592-6400, ext. 2, spinellis.com
34 Park, Andover
The restaurant will be serving its regular brunch menu (avocado toast with tomato relish and breakfast pizza perhaps? Chicken and waffles with honey fig syrup and mascarpone bechamel?) along with some add-on Easter specials from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thirsty? Try the Rise ‘N Shine or Makin’ Bacon Old Fashioned.
34 Park St., Andover, 978-409-2445, 34park.com
Teresa’s Crystal Ballroom
Teresa’s Hospitality Group will serve an Easter Brunch Buffet at their Crystal Ballroom in Reading. The wide selection of scrumptious offerings include chicken and waffles served with local hot honey maple syrup and powdered sugar, new england baked haddock, carving stations, and an assortment of Teresa’s signature desserts and homemade pastries. To make reservations, please call 978-646-1111 ext. 521.
20 Elm St, North Reading, 978-646-1111 ext. 521, teresashospitalitygroup.com
Kitchen Table
Kitchen Table will offer Easter Brunch featuring live music from 11a.m. to 3p.m. and Easter Dinner from 4p.m. to 7p.m.. The farm to table delights will include french toast banana jam buttered rum syrup
and smoked duck confit for brunch, and pork tenderloin “Au Fennel” and beet & stout stew for dinner. For reservations.
392 Cabot Street, Beverly, (978) 720-8930, kitchentablebeverly.com
Bar25
Bar25 will offer Easter Brunch from 10a.m. to 4p.m. with a special Easter menu including Israeli French Toast, Swordfish Shakshuka, piana padura, and hanger steak shawarma. Reservations not required but highly recommended.
38 State Street, Newburyport, (978) 255-3322, bar-25.com
Port Vida
Port Vida opens at 11a.m. and will have the Easter Bunny!
10 Center Street, Newburyport, (978)225-7773, portvidaamexicancantina.com
Dinner too
Tonno, Wakefield
Tonno Wakefield will open early at 10 a.m. (in Wakefield only) and serve Easter brunch specials until 1 p.m. The dinner menus will be available all day as well, so feel free to trade eggs and French toast for cioppino and veal Milanese.
175 North Ave., Wakefield, 781-486-3606, tonnorestaurant.com
Beauport Hotel, Gloucester
The Beauport is offering two ways to delight in Easter: Opt for the brunch buffet featuring carving stations, a waffle bar, and made-to-order omelets in the hotel ballroom from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or book a table at the 1606 Restaurant and Oyster Bar for the prix fixe dinner menu, available from 12 noon to 6:30 p.m., including options like za’atar rack of lamb and pan-seared halibut. Either meal comes with the hotel’s signature sweeping ocean views.
55 Commercial St., Gloucester, 978-491-5090, beauporthotel.com/dining
Davio’s, Lynnfield
Davio’s will be serving dinner all day, starting at 9:45 a.m. From 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., brunch options like pancakes with Grand Marnier-sautéed berries, lump crab omelet, and beef tenderloin benedict will also be available. Reservations strongly suggested.
1250 Market St., Lynnfield, 781-944-4810, davios.com/lynnfield
Sogno, Woburn
Fresh burrata salad with almond pesto, grilled rack of lamb, and braised rabbit are among the Easter highlights at Italian restaurant Sogno in Woburn, which will be opening at 11:30 a.m. for holiday feasting. The full menu – from arancini to filet mignon – will be available all day as well. View Easter specials and make a reservation online.
304 Cambridge Rd., Woburn, 781-625-1300, sognoitalian.com
Brine, Newburyport
At Brine, brunch items like lobster benedict casserole, avocado toast with confit garlic, tomato, cured egg, and sprouts, or French toast with berries and whipped cream will be served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., when the menu switches to dinner options like octopus cannellini beans, black garlic sausage, pickled onions and an indulgent surf-and-turf that combines sirloin steak and lobster. Full menu and reservations available online.
17 State St., Newburyport, 978-358-8479, brineoyster.com
Ledger, Salem
Enjoy a lunch and dinner prix fixe menu featuring Ledger’s signature contemporary takes on American cuisine from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. – no brunch service. Reservations can be made online.
125 Washington St., Salem, 978-594-1908, ledgersalem.com
Post 1917
Post 1917 will be open from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. and will offer a few Easter specials in addition to their regular menu.
136 Haven Street, Reading, 781-942-0001, post1917.com
The Paddle Inn
The Paddle Inn will be open from 10a.m. to 3p.m. for brunch and 4p.m. to 9p.m. for dinner. A special Easter menu is in the works.
27 State Street, Newburyport, 978-572-1242, paddleinnsurf.com
The Artisan Hotel at Tuscan Village
Celebrate Easter with brunch at The Artisan Hotel, starting at 10 AM, with additional seatings at 12p.m.. The buffet includes fresh fruit and cheese display, breakfast breads, carving stations, strawberry banana mascarpone crespelle, various salads, cheese ravioli pomodoro, and a strawberry shortcake station.
17 Via Toscana, Salem, NH, 603-912-8450, theartisanhotelattuscanvillage.com
Burtons Bar & Grill, Burlington, Lynnfield, and North Andover
All Burtons Bar & Grill locations, including Burlington, Lynnfield, and North Andover, have a brunch menu that includes Monkey Bread with cinnamon sugar, caramel sauce, and cream cheese frosting, and a Brunch Burger with a fried egg, candied bacon, potato rosti, cheddar, garlic aioli and a brioche bun. Pair your meal with one of their tasty brunch cocktails!
All locations, burtonsgrill.com