It’s been a regular ritual to visit Provincetown once a year with a friend. We drive out separately and stay for a few nights. We each do our own thing during the day; the highlights are dinners together.
Many years ago, on our first visit, husband Eric and I ate at Jimmy’s Hideaway on Commercial Street. It was recommended to Eric by the nice folks he was interviewing at Cape Air in Hyannis. It was busy at Jimmy’s and we couldn’t get a table, but there were a few seats open at the small bar.
We each had a bone-in filet mignon topped with sliced fresh summer-ripe cherry tomatoes in a balsamic glaze. I’d never seen bone-in filet before, so it was a novelty, as well as good as a filet gets. Now if I find a nice-looking bone-in filet, I’ll pick it up.
It always reminds me of that visit where we chatted with the bartender and everyone else around us. That was our introduction to Provincetown. Our friend has been visiting Ciro & Sal’s Northern Italian restaurant just off Commercial Street for many years.
It’s got a subterranean dining room that feels like a wine cellar. There are white tablecloths, cozy seating and a fireplace and outdoors, garden dining. We started meeting annually in Provincetown and always stayed two nights, once with dinner at Jimmy’s and once at Ciro & Sal’s.
We travel farther afield for daytime activities. Our friend likes the art galleries — and there are plenty on the Cape. We like museums, and found a great exhibit once at the Museum .