As has been said many times in this forum, don't try to pack in too much driving if you can help it. With 10 days, unless you "must see" Gros Morne, and have no expectation that you will ever be back to NF, you will be wasting too much time driving and not seeing and experiencing enough. I would recommend limiting yourself to going no further away from St. John's than Trinity/Bonavista. With that in mind, here are some of the things I enjoyed most on my trip:

Whale/bird watching boat tour of Witless Bay - wildlife galore

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve - spectacular scenery and bird watching

Signal Hill - great history, scenery and views of St. John's

Rodrigues winery - tasty berry wines, try especially the partridgeberry/blueberry blend

Trinity - a beautiful little town

Bonavista - fantastic historical town, see especially the Ryan Premises Historical Site, which was one of the best historical museums I've been to anywhere, focusing on the history of commercial fishing in NF.

I am sure that you will be able to get plenty of additional suggestions, but those are the ones I consider "don't miss".

Unfortunately the whales and seabirds are mostly gone from Witless Bay by September.

Cape St. Marys is still most impressive in September as are areas around Trinity and Cape Bonavista as well as those mentioned above.

Jerry

RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS: most within 10 to 15 minute walk of the downtown B&B's like Abba Inn, Balmoral, Bluestone, Cantwell et cetera

MODEST: (less than $10.00 serving but consistent quality)

Bagel Café (739-4470) Extensive menu -246 Duckworth

Leo's (726-2658) Fish and Chips - 27 Freshwater. Bit noisy but excellent fish

Afghan (754-2230) Ethnic and delicious -375 - Duckworth Street

Pizza Supreme (738-7373) Best pizza - 81 Military (2 min walk) (home delivery)

Classic Café East (727-4444) Excellent reviews 73 Duckworth

MODERATE: (less than $15)

Taj Mahal (576-5500) Incredible Brunch $9.99 - 203 Water

India Gate (753-6006) Traditional Indian foods - 286 Duckworth

Pasta Plus (739-1343) Fast inexpensive lunch specials - 248 Water

Hava Java -(753-5282) cool coffee house with desserts - 216 Water

Coffee and Company - high end coffee house with truly excellent desserts - 204 Water

The Sprout (579-5485) - Vegetarian - excellent - 364 Duckworth

Velma's (576-2264) - Newfoundland style - 264 Water

Magic Wok (753-6907) Chinese Very popular - 402 Water

MID RANGE: (less than $20)

Duke of Duckworth (739-6344) Great lunch time meal – 325 Duckworth

Asian Taste - 576-3311 Extreme Quality / wide menu at mid range prices / 250 Duckworth

The Casbah (738-5293) Good presentation - corner Cathedral / 290 Duckworth.

Rooms Café (737-8097) excellent fare / extraordinary panoramic view

Pi Gourmet Eatery (726-2000) – 10 King's

FINE DINING: (less than $25)

Bianca's (726-9016) European - Movie stars frequent hangout - 171 Water

The PepperMill (726-7585) Pretty relaxed, but high quality food- 178 Water

Shanghai (753-2378) Chinese. Truly exquisite - 210 Water

The Gypsy Tea Room (739-4766) Interesting menu -315 Water

Taste of Thai (738-3203) Food from Thailand - lovely spot - 179 Duckworth

Cabot Club (726-4944) Hotel Fairmont Newfoundland

and then there is

Atlantica (895-1251) 2-3 week advance reservation - Portugal Cove

to the last post..

"Shanghai (753-2378) Chinese. Truly exquisite - 210 Water"

The Shanghai does have very cheap, & fast lunch specials that are only 10-13 dollars every week day. There is a Lot to chose from, big, hot dishes. Plus wonderful decor, but yes.. the supper menu can be more expensive as was listed by the other poster.

The prices listed above ... I hope are directly from a menu, because when I personally think about all of these restaurants, I have spent a few dollars more than this on the cheapest things. So, perhaps think of the added tax, plus a tip if you want to leave one. Just as a side note ... other than that, the bloke did made a good extensive post including almost every single restaurant downtown as of Sept 2008.

- lingo

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This is from this forum...check it out there might be suggestions you might like to do.