Black Duck Cafe

605 Riverside Ave., Westport, CT · 203-227-7978

http://www.blackduckcafe.net

If you live in and around Westport, chances are you have been to "The Duck". 

The building that houses the Black Duck Cafe was once a sea-going refrigeration and ice storage barge that was built around 1840.  It also carried food and other supplies along the East and Gulf coasts and may have even made it up the Mississippi River as far as St. Louis.

This particular barge was refurbished in the early 1900s and has been anchored in Westport since 1961.  Its 90-foot hull rests atop a 100-foot barge that sank here many years ago when the Saugatuck River was much deeper.  The small penthouse on the top deck, now the office for the restaurant, was the bargemaster's living quarters.  A patch in the roof covers the hole opened for the chimney of his pot-belly stove.

During its 40 years in Westport, the barge has been home to many businesses; among the earliest were a bait shop and a dress store.  Three other restaurants preceded the Black Duck on the site, probably the most notable being Davy Jones Locker, which operated from 1973-77.  Named after a legendary rum-running boat, the Black Duck Cafe was opened in 1978 and has been going strong ever since.  We have even been featured on the popular Food Network tv show "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives"!

Join us on Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:30pm for Karaoke or come see some of the areas best bands on Friday and Saturday nights.

We are open 7 days a week and include brunch on Sundays from 11:30am to 3pm.

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Friday & Saturday 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Sunday 12:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.