The outdoor tables with blue and white umbrellas and linens, illuminated by the street lamp and the string lights in the trees, attracted me to The Wharf. A glance at the menu and at the building’s history hooked me, a perfect place for some seafood.

Lantern sconces brighten up the exterior, and soft-rock music from the likes of America, Simon and Garfunkel, and Christopher Cross keep things calm, as does the finely tuned staff in white shirts and black pants, vests, and bowties.

As I settled in at my table next to the cozy bar, I learned more about the stone and brick building, constructed sometime in the 1790s. One of the first businesses in the new building was the Miller Company, importers and dealers in crockery and china, among other objects. Then, in 1885, the indebted owner lost the building, which was sold at auction for $3,000 and became a feed and grain warehouse. Over a century later, the existing Wharf Restaurant was purchased by new owners who wanted to preserve the character of the 200-year-old building. Original columns, beams, stones, and brick interiors were restored, so you can touch history, included the charred texture in patches of the wood—traces of a fire during the Civil War era.

Sated with history, I was about to be sated by a terrific meal as well.

Try This: You’ll definitely want to start your dinner with the trio of deviled eggs, halved and stuffed with Dijon and chive filling. Then enjoy the grilled Atlantic salmon with white-wine lemon butter, served with sautéed spinach and deliciously creamy mashed potatoes.

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