Gills Rock has a small but characterful dining scene that reflects the working fishing village it has always been, with Charlie’s Smokehouse serving the finest smoked whitefish on the Door and the Shoreline Restaurant rounding out a waterfront dining landscape that feels genuinely removed from the more tourist-facing villages to the south.
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Charlie’s Smokehouse
Shoreline Restaurant
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