Restaurants in New Brunswick Offer Incredible Food And A Great ViewThere are many different types of restaurants in New Brunswick and the one thing a New Brunswicker likes to do is eat!! Almost every function revolves around food, and so it should since restaurants in New Brunswick have some of the best seafood in the entire world!
New Brunswick is surrounded on three sides by ocean so whether it is salmon, oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, or lobster you crave… our New Brunswick Restaurants have it all. Shediac New Brunswick is the lobster capital of the world, you are guaranteed some excellent seafood restaurants in this town but you don’t necessarily need to go there to enjoy seafood.
Seafood Restaurants are abundant in the coastal communities and cities where fresh seafood is available any time of the year. 
This restaurant pictured on the left is Gallaway's on Grand Manan Island. My family ordered various seafood meals and shared...it was mouth watering and without a doubt THE BEST seafood I have ever had!!
It was changing management when we were there... hopefully the quality of food remains the same. Trying to get the meat out of a lobster shell is not as easy as it looks and if it's your first time, you might want to learn how to eat lobster before you order it, so that you get the most out of your meal.
If you like seafood then why not try dulse. Grand Manan New Brunswick is the dulse capital of the world. 
Dulse is edible seaweed that is picked and left to dry on netting over rocks. The unique geography of Grand Manan’s west side high cliffs (that shelter the seaweed from the morning sun), combined with the high tides of the Bay of Fundy, make it a perfect seaweed growing location. Seaweed grows in the area between high and low tide and continues out into the deep water. Most Grand Manan dulse is harvested at Dark Harbour.
Dulse makes a healthy snack providing the full daily amount of Vitamin B6 and Iron recommended , 66% of B12, and is high in potassium and low in sodium. You likely won't find this in any of the restaurants in New Brunswick but most coastal communities will carry it in their local stores. Some restaurants in New Brunswick offer a little something different and unique. Fiddleheads are a rather unusual New Brunswick food. They are the first green shoots of the ostrich fern that emerge through the ground in the spring of the year. Boiled in water with a little salt and coated with vinegar or butter they are one of my favourites. They are rare since the time frame as to when they can be picked is very short. Also, they only grow where water floods in the spring. If you get a chance to try them in a local restaurant, go for it, you might be pleasantly surprised. One patricular restaurant in New brunswick that offers fiddlehead soup/chowder is the Kings Head Inn at Kings Landing Historical Settlement. The Upper Saint John River Valley is potato country, which is quite evident when you pass through the area. Miles and miles of potato fields is what you will see. There is no need to drive all the way to Prince Edward Island. Florenceville is the French Fry Capital of the World and this is where you will find McCains Foods. McCains is the world's largest producer of French fries and also offers various other frozen food products. If you order French fries in local restaurants in New Brunswick chances are that you will be eating something from McCains. There is a New Brunswick restaurant in Perth-Andover called York’s and I have always wanted to eat there. I have seen the brochure for the restaurant and it sounds as if you would not leave hungry. You make your meal choice and not only do you get the meal you ordered; you get to sample another meal. The best of both worlds if you are like me and can’t decide what to choose. The Gathering of the Scots Festival in Perth-Andover has a real treat for those who dare try something new. You likely won't find this food in any of the restaurants in New brunswick but you can still give the Corn Fritters and Haggis Pups a try. Corn Fritters I would describe as being a kind of a deep fried corn dumpling but the best part is the Maple syrup that they are drenched in. Oh the yummy goodness!! My mouth is watering. Can you tell I have a thing for Real Maple Syrup? I will get to that later. The Haggis Pup is a lean, pork sausage with some seasoning and spices for extra flavor. It is made so that it can be served on a bun and is popular at many Scottish events. This event is held every spring at the Robert Baird Memorial Campground in Perth-Andover. Want to experience some unique restaurants in New Brunswick? Why not try some fine dining inside a railway car. The Shogomoc Railway in Bristol offers just that. This restaurant is open year around and there are railway interpretations and displays in the summer months. One particular restaurant in New Brunswick I have tried and loved is the Hill Top Motel and Restaurant in Grand Falls. This is one beautiful spot! Ask to eat in the dining room with a view. (You may have to reserve since it is busy most of the time). In this “room with a view” you are located on the upper side of the falls with a view of the entire falls. In the spring and early summer the amount of water going through the falls is simply amazing. So to watch the falls and eat an incredible lunch in a beautiful New Brunswick restaurant literally takes the cake for me. This one is hard to beat! One of my all-time favorites! Since Acadians inhabit a large part of New Brunswick, Acadian Cuisine is very common in some areas of the province. Common Acadian fare can include things such as Poutine Râppée, Chicken Fricot, Râpure, and Ploye. I have had Ploys and they are a very thin buckwheat pancake that is cooked on a hot griddle and served coated in butter and molasses (we used maple syrup…yummy). Restaurants in New Brunswick that would offer this type of food is at The Historical Acadian Village in Caraquet.
The local New Brunswick Farmers Markets, Vegetable Stands, and Bakeries offer the best of the best grown in New Brunswick. Many of the farmers markets and bakeries are open year around in the larger areas with the Vegetable Stands open in the Summer and Autumn only. This is a fresh alternative to the grocery store and so much tastier especially if you are cooking it yourself while camping rather than eating in restaurants in New Brunswick. Local “take-outs” are an alternative to restaurants in New Brunswick and can be rather popular in some areas. There is usually a line-up at Ossie’s and Comeau’s off Route 1 near St.George. This is not a type of food that would suite everyone, especially the health conscious, but it is a good splurge once in a while. Before you stand in line remember that they only take CASH, no debit card and no visa. We did not realize this and after standing in line for 10 minutes we found out the hard way, luckily our son had enough cash on him to pay for the meal and we paid him back later.
If pub style is more your style of a restaurant in New brunswick then we have many to choose from. In the larger cities many of the pubs have live music to enhance your dining experience. This music is usually of the French Scottish and Irish variety with a little jazz and blues on occasion. Just remember the legal drinking age in New Brunswick is 19. No meal is complete without a little chocolate treat. It is worth the drive to St. Stephen New Brunswick to get a sample of New Brunswick chocolate at Ganongs. The Ganong brothers made the first 5cent chocolate bar, and the ever so popular chicken bone, a hard cinnamon candy with a chocolate center. Visit The Chocolate Museum on Milltown Boulevard, the former location of the Ganong Factory, to learn of their history and sample the chocolaty treats that have made Ganongs world famous. Last but certainly not least is our New Brunswick Maple Syrup. Not all restaurants in New Brunswick will serve real maple syrup, but if you find one of the few that do then you probably have found yourself a real treasure. Maple syrup is made from the sap that the maple trees produce in the spring of the year. It is very expensive since it takes huge amounts of sap to make small amounts of maple syrup; not to mention the hard work and the time involved. It is a tradition for my family to have a gathering at the Sugar Camp every spring and enjoy the candy on the snow and the warm maple sugar since my dad and my uncle both have maple sugar operations in my hometown. If you get a chance to try real maple syrup in some restaurants in New Brunswick, I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!!
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