We really enjoyed Plymouth and unlike other towns around Boston (e.g. Salem), the place doesn’t completely shut down for the winter. Tourist season starts earlier than most along the coast: on March 15. In general, we found the people here friendly and more than willing to geek out about the town’s history.
Generally, the town name is commonly referred to as “Plymouth” using the modern spelling; however, many of the locals and historians will also use the old English spelling of Plimoth to differentiate (because this is how the settlers often spelled the town name).
While in town we experienced a couple of cafes:
Carmen’s Cafe Nicole (114 Water Street)
This cute little restaurant overlooks the Bay and is easily within throwing distance of the Mayflower; as such, it’s a great place to start a day of touring around Plymouth. For us, it wasn’t hard to order gluten, dairy or corn-free and no one freaked out when we brought in our own corn-free jam.
Kiskadee Cafe: (18 Main Street)
While looking for a cafe for a quick bite and bathroom break, we found Kiskadee on Main. It reminded me of some of my favourite university haunts. The coffee here is great and the overall vibe relaxed. Plenty of people were camped out with their laptops and using the cafe’s free internet.
