Sleep late.
Don't call your mother.
Talk to strangers.
Dine in shorts.

Vining's Bistro was started in 1991, when Steve and Lynda Vining opened the doors on this small (emphasize small!), cozy Mom-and-Pop neighborhood restaurant. The style and atmosphere here reflect the owner's 20 years experience, his love of great food and his passion for world travel. "....Bored with the heavy classic French cuisine of the late '70s and early '80s, I sold my first restaurant and traveled the world for two years. It was my experiences with other cultures and cuisines that inspired me to open 'Vining's Bistro.' "

Executive Chef Myles Huntington is in his tenth season here creating and serving this multi-ethnic fare, with two decades of experience in exiting food. Specializing in the exotic, he showcases foods from many different cultures; everything from classic French to New World- with occasional selections from Mediterranean, Asian, American barbecue, North African, Caribbean/Tropical, and Local Cape cooking. Some consider us to have an "adult dining" focus- concentrating on complex, flavorful spicy blends and sometimes extreme heat. There is fare for the less adventurous-but doesn't that take all of the fun out of it???

Vining's Bistro earned the Boston Globe's acclaim as "The Best Woodgrill on the Cape", June 25, 1991. The restaurant was also recently featured on Boston's award-winning television magazine program as anchor Mary Richardson's best dining restaurant choice in Chatham, July 20, 2000.