Before the lake
Use breakfast or grab-and-go food before a fixed cruise departure or launch window; the harbor is a poor place to improvise with a trailer in tow.
Breakfast provisions, harbor decks, smokehouse plates, and mountain pubs
Restaurants around Sunapee
The dining map spreads beyond one harbor block: reserve the special dinner, check seasonal waterfront hours, and match Newbury or New London meals to the day’s actual route.
After Mount Sunapee
Newbury pubs and casual rooms avoid a backtrack to the harbor after skiing, hiking, or the state beach.
The dinner reservation
Special-occasion rooms around New London or the lake can justify the drive, but confirm service days and the return road before ordering another round.