"Gone are the days when Vineyard Haven’s idea of nightlife was solo cups and coolers at Owen Park—the town didn’t allow alcohol sales without food until 2022. Enter 9 Craft Kitchen & Bar, from the crew behind 19 Raw in Edgartown, which gives VH a much-deserved bar worth lingering in. The seafood-leaning menu swings from a cast-iron swordfish club at lunch (a power move between bread) to a dinner lineup of entrées like lamb ragout rigatoni and hulking steaks that could double as an arm workout. The bar hums with energy, the draft list leans local, and the dining room is relaxed enough for a pre-or post-ferry pit stop." - Morgen Schroeder