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Door County fish fries, supper clubs & more
6 fish fries, 5 supper clubs, 5 fish boils and 1 custard stand in Door County, each checked open in September 2026 against a 2025 or 2026 source.
About this region
Our hand-checked lists have 20 places in Door County; the towns with the most are Baileys Harbor (4), Fish Creek (4) and Sister Bay (3). The oldest with a verified founding year is White Gull Inn in Fish Creek (1896). Among the 6 fish fries here, the fish named most often is perch (6), then whitefish (4).
How we define it: Door County here means Door County; a place is in it when its map point falls inside the county line. Statewide guides: fish fry, supper clubs, custard.
Friday fish fries in Door County
6 places. Fish and days as each place lists them, by town.
Harbor Fish Market and Grille
8080 WI-57, Baileys Harbor
Supper clubFish fry Fish: perch · Fish fry: Friday · Since 2000
Baileys Harbor restaurant in a circa-1908 building, known for its lobster boil, that serves a Friday perch fry.
Casey's
7855 WI-42, Egg Harbor
Fish fry Fish: perch, walleye, whitefish · Fish fry: Friday · Sides: french fries, potato salad, coleslaw, rye bread · Since 1936
Barbecue restaurant in the historic Casey's Inn building in Egg Harbor whose Friday fish fry after 4 pm offers deep-fried perch or walleye and broiled Door County whitefish.
Bayside Tavern
4160 Main St, Fish Creek
Fish fry Fish: perch, pollock · Fish fry: Friday · Sides: french fries, potato salad, coleslaw, rye bread · Since 1975
Historic Fish Creek tavern whose Friday night specials from 5 pm include a beer-battered perch fry and a pollack fish fry.
Sister Bay Bowl
10640 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay
Supper clubFish fry Fish: perch, walleye, whitefish · Fish fry: Tuesday, Friday · Sides: coleslaw, potato salad, french fries, baked potato · Since 1958
Family-run supper club and vintage bowling alley in downtown Sister Bay with Tuesday and Friday fish fries of perch, walleye or whitefish.
Nightingale Supper Club
1541 Egg Harbor Rd, Sturgeon Bay
Supper clubFish fry Fish: cod, perch, walleye, whitefish · Fish fry: Friday · Since 1913
Sturgeon Bay supper club whose Friday Door County fish fry offers cod, perch, walleye or broiled local whitefish.
The Mill Supper Club
4128 State Hwy 42/57, Sturgeon Bay
Supper clubFish fry Fish: cod, perch, whitefish, walleye · Fish fry: Friday · Sides: coleslaw, potato salad, french fries, rye bread, salad bar · Since 1930
Supper club north of Sturgeon Bay with a German-accented menu whose Friday fish fry includes beer-battered cod, perch, locally sourced whitefish and walleye.
Supper clubs in Door County
5 places. By town, with founding years when we could verify them.
Harbor Fish Market and Grille
8080 WI-57, Baileys Harbor
Supper clubFish fry Fish: perch · Fish fry: Friday · Since 2000
Baileys Harbor restaurant in a circa-1908 building, known for its lobster boil, that serves a Friday perch fry.
White Pine Supper Club
11934 WI-42, Liberty Grove
Supper club
Nordic-inspired supper club at The Ellison Inn in Ellison Bay featuring local fish from Henriksen Fisheries and house-cured meats.
Sister Bay Bowl
10640 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay
Supper clubFish fry Fish: perch, walleye, whitefish · Fish fry: Tuesday, Friday · Sides: coleslaw, potato salad, french fries, baked potato · Since 1958
Family-run supper club and vintage bowling alley in downtown Sister Bay with Tuesday and Friday fish fries of perch, walleye or whitefish.
Nightingale Supper Club
1541 Egg Harbor Rd, Sturgeon Bay
Supper clubFish fry Fish: cod, perch, walleye, whitefish · Fish fry: Friday · Since 1913
Sturgeon Bay supper club whose Friday Door County fish fry offers cod, perch, walleye or broiled local whitefish.
The Mill Supper Club
4128 State Hwy 42/57, Sturgeon Bay
Supper clubFish fry Fish: cod, perch, whitefish, walleye · Fish fry: Friday · Sides: coleslaw, potato salad, french fries, rye bread, salad bar · Since 1930
Supper club north of Sturgeon Bay with a German-accented menu whose Friday fish fry includes beer-battered cod, perch, locally sourced whitefish and walleye.
Fish boils in Door County
5 places. The Door County-style fish boil: whitefish, potatoes and onions boiled outdoors over a wood fire, usually finished with a boil-over.
The Log Den
6626 WI-42, Egg Harbor
Fish boil Since 2007
Egg Harbor restaurant that hosts a Friday night fish boil during the warm-weather season, which opened May 15 in 2026.
The Old Post Office Restaurant
10040 N Water St, Ephraim
Fish boil Sides: potatoes, onions
Restaurant in Ephraim's restored early-1900s post office on Eagle Harbor with open-fire whitefish boils nightly except Sunday from mid-May through late October.
Kettle Black Fish Boil
4158 Main St, Fish Creek
Fish boil Sides: potatoes, onions, corn on the cob, cornbread · Since 2022
Waterfront Fish Creek fish boil with Tuesday through Saturday seatings at 5:30 and 7:30 that cooks boneless whitefish in a seasoned broth with potatoes, corn, andouille and vegetables.
Pelletier's Restaurant and Fish Boil
4199 Main St, Fish Creek
Fish boil Sides: potatoes, coleslaw, rye bread, cherry pie · Since 1970
Founders Square restaurant in Fish Creek with nightly Lake Michigan whitefish boil-overs at 5, 6 and 7 pm, plus 8 pm in peak season.
White Gull Inn
4225 Main St, Fish Creek
Fish boil Sides: potatoes, coleslaw, bread, cherry pie · Since 1896
Historic Fish Creek inn serving Lake Michigan whitefish boils Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings May through October and Friday evenings the rest of the year.
Frozen custard in Door County
1 place. Local stands, not the chains.
Harbor Custard & Provisions
8078 WI-57, Baileys Harbor
Custard
Seasonal shop beside Harbor Fish Market & Grille making vanilla and chocolate frozen custard in-house daily, open weekends through mid-October.
Icons and old favorites in Door County
7 places. Long-running and honored places that aren't in the lists above.
AC Tap
9322 WI-57, Baileys Harbor
Since 1933
Northern Door County roadside tavern on Hwy 57 opened by Al Ohnesorg in 1933 and named for postwar owners Art Smith and Carl Becker, known for pub fare and dice games under a Pabst sign.
Sway Brewing + Blending
2434 County F, Baileys Harbor
Since 2024
Baileys Harbor brewery, bakery and kitchen making beers from Midwestern ingredients; a 2026 JBF beverage-program finalist.
Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor
9990 Water St S, Ephraim
Since 1906
Seasonal Ephraim soda fountain and burger restaurant open since 1906, known for ice cream sundaes and home-brewed draft root beer.
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik
10698 N Bay Shore Dr, Sister Bay
Since 1949
Family-run Swedish restaurant opened in 1949 in Sister Bay, known for the goats that graze its Norwegian-built sod roof each summer.
Cultured
2570 County Q, Sister Bay
Since 2023
Door County sourdough bakery in Sister Bay known for breads, bagels and focaccia; a 2026 Outstanding Bakery finalist.
Renard's Cheese
2189 County Rd Dk, Sturgeon Bay
Since 1961
Four-generation family cheesemaker founded in 1961 when Howard and Angela Renard bought Algoma's Rosewood Dairy, now selling fresh squeaky curds and 100-plus cheeses at its Sturgeon Bay store.
Nelsen's Hall Bitters Pub
1201 Main Rd, Washington Island
Since 1899
Washington Island dance hall built in 1899 whose tavern stayed open through Prohibition by selling Angostura bitters, which visitors still drink to join its Bitters Club.