Cold water. Big tides. Extraordinary food.

Tide & Boar — Moncton, NB. A modern kitchen that treats Fundy seafood with a city touch. The seafood chowder and the lobster roll are the easiest way in.

Hall's Harbour Lobster Pound — Nova Scotia. Choose your lobster at the pound, carry it to a picnic table on the pier, and watch the tide empty and refill the harbour while you eat. Few meals feel this much like Fundy.

The Chowder House — near the Fundy National Park gates. A long-standing seafood stop right where the park begins — the obvious reward after a day on the trails.

Broadleaf Ranch — Hopewell Hill, NB. Generous portions, a kids' menu, and homemade pies, minutes from Hopewell Rocks — a comfortable landing spot after a walk on the ocean floor.

Rossway Diner — Digby Neck, NS. Straightforward diner breakfast on the road to the whale-watching ferries. Eat early, sail happy.

Buddha Bear Café — near the Fundy National Park entrance. Good coffee, sandwiches, and an unhurried post-hike atmosphere.

Sissiboo Coffee Bar — Annapolis Royal, NS. A small-batch coastal roastery in one of the region's most walkable historic towns — worth the detour on a slow morning.

Kelly's Bake Shop — Alma, NB. Famous for sticky buns and hand-scooped ice cream. Expect a line; it moves fast, and it's part of the experience.

Farmer's Daughter Country Market — Whycocomagh, NS. Further afield, but a beloved Nova Scotia country stop for ice cream and road-trip treats.

Wild Caraway — Advocate Harbour, NS. A farm-to-table dining room on a quiet stretch of shoreline, with breads and pastries that stand on their own.

Real Food Connections — Fredericton, NB. Not on the bay itself, but the best place to stock a cooler before a self-catered coastal trip.

• Fundy lobster — cold-water lobster with sweet, tender meat. Availability and fishing seasons vary by fishing area.
• Digby scallops — sweet, tender scallops from the Digby area and one of Nova Scotia's best-known seafood specialties.
• Haddock & cod — try them fried, baked, or folded into a traditional Maritime seafood chowder.
• Dulse — a salty red seaweed traditionally harvested along parts of the Fundy coast.
• Rappie pie — a traditional Acadian comfort food made with grated potato and meat or seafood.