So it's summertime and you're hungry.  What's a family to do?  You could prepare food at home, but wouldn't it be more fun to go by boat?  Well, Sparky, this is your day. BIZER can tell you where to go, and we'll give you a choice of two lists: First we have a list of restaurants that are accessible by boat.  However, if you prefer to buy groceries for that picnic on the lake, then go to the bottom of this page as we have a list of places to buy groceries as well.  All places on this page have either private docking for customers' boats or they are located within walking distance of public docks.  Be advised that some docking (both private and public) may be limited, especially on weekends in July and August.

Places to eat by boat 

Listed Clockwise around the Lake Starting in Wolfeboro

Restaurants accessible from Wolfeboro public docks (See map below) (See grid C-15 on Bizer's map):

• Wolfeboro Pizza
• Wolfeboro Dockside Grill; at the docks
• Garwoods (with docking)
• Wolfeboro Dockside Grille
• Marker 21
• Backbay Boathouse (Customer Docking)
• Wolfetrap (Customer Docking)
• Wolfe's Tavern
• Localtopia (town docks)
• Deli on Mill Street
• Nolan's Brick Oven Bistro
• Harmony Coffee House; 21 Central Avenue
• Downtown Grille Cafe
• Bayberry Juice Bar; 19 South Main Street
• Seven Suns Coffee & Tea
• Bridge Diner; 5 North Main St.
• North Main Cafe; 15 N. Main Steet
• Lydia's Cafe; 33 North Main St.
• La Boca Restaurant & Bakey; 50 N. Main St.
• Centerano; 14 Union Street
• An Ice Cream shop on Railroad Ave and one next to the Mount Washington's Dock

Restaurants accessible in Alton (see map below) (grid I-19 on Bizer's map):

• Pop's Clamshell
• Shibley's Restaurant
• Olde Bay Diner (Breakfast and lunch.  Check out their table covers).
• Shibley's Take Out
• J.P. China (Chinese Food)
• Dockside Restaurant .

Restaurants accessible in Gilford:

• Ames Farm Inn; 0.9 miles southwest of Diamond Island.  (Grid H-12 on Bizer's chart); Breakfast and lunch; Usually open from mid-June through Labor Day; Some docking for customers.
• The Breeze (Formerly Lyon's Den) next to the Gilford public docks. 

Restaurants accessible in Laconia (Grid K-5 on Bizer's map unless specified otherwise)

• Donna Jean's Restaurant (formerly Bridgeway) at Weirs Bridge (Docking for customers).
• Naswa Resort; 0.3 miles south of the Route 3 bridge on the east side of Paugus Bay; Opposite Channel Marine;  Docking for customers (just below map)
• Liliuokalani's Ice Cream and Coffee Bar (yogurt & pastries, too), 0.6 miles south of the Route 3 bridge; 0.3 miles northeast of light #82.  Docking for customers.
• Margate Hotel; about 600m (0.4 miles) southeast of lighted buoy #60 in Paugus Bay.
• Akwa Marina, 0.4 miles northwest of Weirs Beach, has a public restaurant.

Restaurants near the Weirs Public Docks; 0.5 miles southwest of light #1 (see map above)

• Weathervane
• Weirs the Beef
• Paradise
• Tower Hill Tavern
• Patio Garden @ Winnipesaukee Market
• Anthony's Pier
• Crazy Gringo
• Weirs Beach Lobster Pound
• Pier Restaurant (on the water)
• Food Pavilion
• Pizza
• Many walk-up walk-away fast food restaurants such as hot-dog stands, fried dough, etc.

Restaurants accessible from Meredith public docks (See map below) (Grid J-01 on Bizer's map)

• Town Docks Restaurant
• Chase House
• Flurries Surfside Burger Bar
• 48 Main Cafe & Crepperie (48 Main Street).
• Giuseppe's (Italian); in Mill Falls Marketplace
• Waterfall Cafe; in Mill Falls Marketplace
• Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream; Mill Falls Marketplace
• Phu Jee - Chinese Food
• Frog Rock Tavern (formerly For Every Season).
• Lakeview Tavern, Plymouth Street.
• Sunshine & Pa's; Main Street
• George's Diner; Plymouth Street
• Lago at Bay Point (w/ Customer Docking)
• LakeHouse Grille at Church Landing (w/ customer docking)
• Lakeside Deli & Grille; 2 Pleasant Street
• Dunkin Donuts; Route 25

Restaurants accessible from Center Harbor public docks (See map below) (grid F-00) on Bizer's map.

• Canoe (Formerly Harborside; Formerly Checkers Harbor)
• Dewey's Ice Cream at the top of the hill
• Red Hill Dari (take-out ice cream, burgers, etc)
• Center Harbor Diner (breakfast & Lunch)
• Bellies -N- Nutts across Route 25 (with breakfast sandwiches, too).
• Heath's Supermarket has a deli for sandwiches & other takeout.

Food accessible in Tuftonboro

• Birch & Vine just east of Melvin Village.  From the Tuftonboro public docks, just west of Melvin Village, it is a 0.7 mile (1.2 km) walk. 
• Pier 19; Nineteen Mile Bay; Grid B-09 on Bizer's map; 1.0 miles (1.6 km) east of light #11; Deli (in grocery store); take-out ice cream, hamburgers, french-fries, etc (outside grocery store) (Customer docking)

Bizer's list of Grocery Stores, Markets, and Convenience Stores

On Lake Winnipesaukee

Rather than dine out, you've decided to eat at sea.  Maybe you want the full variety of a supermarket.  Maybe you're boating along and you just have a hankering for a Pepsi and some potato chips. Well, BIZER has been all over this lake and we'll help you locate those groceries.  Well, this list provides all types of groceries from full service supermarkets to teeny-tiny convenience stores.  If you want a list of restaurants, go to the top of this page.  This list is clockwise around Lake Winnipesaukee, starting in Tuftonboro.  The map grid on Bizer's chart is also given.  NOTE: On weekends in the summer, there may be a wait for parking at public docks.

Grocery Stores in TUFTONBORO:

• Pier 19 Mini-mart with docking for boats; Nineteen Mile Bay, Grid B-09 on Bizer's chart; 1.0 miles east of light #11.  Bizer has never had a problem with parking here.  For speed, Bizer suggests that you navigate on the northeast side of Chase's Island because there is a NO-WAKE zone between Chase's Island and Farm Island. CAUTION: watch for automobile traffic as you walk across route 109.

Grocery Stores in WOLFEBORO:

• Hunter's IGA Super Market; 60 South Main Street, 0.1 mile from town docks.  Walk up the hill and it's on your left.
  

Grocery/Convenience Stores in ALTON:

• Market on Route 11 at the corner, about 0.1 miles below the Alton public docks (see map) (Grid I-19 on Bizer's chart)
• Convenience store located at King's Marina, Minge Cove (Grid H-15 on Bizer's chart)

Convenience Stores in GILFORD:

• Convenience store located at Ames Farm Inn on Route 11. (Grid H-12)

Grocery/Convenience Stores in Laconia:

• Convenience store located at Channel Marine; Grid K-05; in Weirs Channel; 0.5 miles south of the Route 3 Bridge.
• Convenience store located at Anchor Marine, right next to the public docks; Grid K-05;0.7 mi southwest of light #01
• Market located near the Weirs Public Docks, at the northern end of the pier.
• Convenience store located at Akwa Marina about 0.4 miles northwest of Weirs Beach.  Grid J-5.

Grocery/Convenience Stores in Meredith:

• Convenience Store located at the Mobil Gas Station just across the street from the Meredith Public Docks; Grid J-01
• Hannafords SuperMarket located on Route 3 (6 minute walk from Meredith public docks)
• Convenience Store located at Y landing Marine; Powers Road; Grid G-3

Grocery Stores in Center Harbor (see map below):

• E. M. Heaths; Supermarket; Just a walk up the hill from the public docks; Grid F-00; Full Groceries; Deli