Is Black Duck Café Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6 Westport, Connecticut
Current status
As of October 2026, Black Duck Café is open — confirmed via OpenTable, 2026.
What the source shows: OpenTable's current listing and Yelp's business page, both updated into 2026, show the restaurant taking reservations and continuing to post reviews. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 6, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 605 Riverside Ave, Westport, CT 06880
- Website blackduckwestport.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Black Duck Cafe in the episode "Go-To Joints," aired 2009-05-25, spotlighting the restaurant's stuffed burgers, including versions filled with bleu cheese, cheddar, and brie. The Westport restaurant sits on the water with an attached dock, letting guests arrive by car or boat, and its dining room carries a nautical theme with buoys and fishing photos on the walls. According to OpenTable's current listing, Black Duck Cafe continued taking reservations for lunch and dinner service into 2026, and Yelp's business page, updated into September 2026, listed 334 reviews and 184 photos for the Riverside Avenue location.
The restaurant's own menu still centers on seafood, steak, and its signature stuffed burgers alongside delivery and takeout options. Black Duck Cafe's listings show a Riverside Avenue phone contact and hours running from early afternoon into the late evening on weeknights, extending later on Thursdays and Fridays.
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Sources we checked
- OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/black-duck-cafe-westport
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/black-duck-cafe-westport
- blackduckwestport.com https://www.blackduckwestport.com/
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Record ddd-0221 · checked by Cal Marchetti.