Lemon Press
Lemon Press is a woman-owned, sustainably sourced all-day eatery and café, emphasizing healthy, organic food. Drawing inspiration from the Middle East and Mediterranean, Lemon Press offers a vast assortment of allergy-friendly, delightful dishes that rival those found in big cities or abroad. If you’re on Nantucket, you can’t skip Lemon Press!
Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Address: 41 Main St
Nantucket, MA 02554
Food Type: Breakfast, Brunch & Dinner
Meal Duration: 1+ Hours
Dining Experience: Indoor
Price: $25 per person
Dress Code: Casual+
Special Diets Available: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian/Vegan
Ambience
The interior of Lemon Press was charming, airy, and inviting. Filled with live plants, a long glittering bar, cozy seating, and immaculately curated tabletops, the tiny space makes the most of what it has and does it splendidly.
There’s a well-provisioned take-and-go counter beside the to-go order counter/coffee bar. Inside, visitors will find a delightful selection of freshly made sandwiches, salads, fruit, yogurt parfaits, chia seed pudding, and protein balls, alongside an assortment of cold drinks.
Our Meals
Lemon Press was SO delicious, we ate here three times during our week on the island. They did a phenomenal job accommodating allergies, and nearly anything could be made gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan.
Above: Moon Milk Smoothie with added Sea Moss [10/10]
Organic, gluten-free, and vegan, this was the best smoothie I’ve ever had. In fact, I’ve been trying to recreate it at home ever since. I added sea moss to mine and immediately fell in love. It’s bursting with cherries, maca, lion’s mane, reishi, oat milk, dates, cacao, beet, and avocado. The sea moss rounded it out to make it even more fabulously nutritious.
Made gluten-free, this poké bowl with tuna had rice, greens, pickled onions, wakame, chickpeas, avocado, and nori. This was quite good!
Above: Poké Bowl with Tuna
Above: Persian Love Cake French Toast (Gluten-free version) [10/10]
When I saw this on the menu, I was so disappointed it wasn’t gluten-free. French toast with saffron, cardamom, and rosewater custard, accompanied by cardamom syrup and fresh pistachios, sounded incredible. Then, our waitress informed me it could be made GF (!!!), and that made my day! It was even better than I’d hoped and quickly became one of my favorite things I ate on the island! Ps. If you’re not gluten-free, my excitement may not make sense, but this was the first time in years I’ve had proper french toast, and it was glorious!
Above: Vegetarian Breakfast Burrito
This was my husband’s go-to breakfast. He had it made vegetarian, and really enjoyed it. I couldn’t taste it as it wasn’t gluten-free, but it was stuffed with eggs, cheese, and vegetables, plus it smelled phenomenal.
Above: Turkish Eggs
Another one of my husband’s favorites, the Turkish Eggs featured Labneh, green shakshuka, poached eggs, Aleppo butter, and sourdough bread. It could be made gluten-free with a different bread, but I encouraged him to enjoy his sourdough.
Above: Iced Coffee with Oat Milk
Final Thoughts
Lemon Press is a restaurant I still think about. I told my husband I’d take the ferry to Nantucket just to eat here, and he agreed. Admittedly, everywhere we ate in Nantucket was stellar, but this really stood out. So often gluten-free breakfast foods are bland, sandy, and dry, or too hard, but this was some of the best gluten-free food I’ve ever had.
We can’t wait to visit again someday soon!
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