Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island Restaurants
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1. Abel's Lobster
$$$ | |Located on a nub jutting into Somes Sound a few miles from Northeast Harbor, this place hums on summer nights as adults grab a drink from the outside bar, kids and dogs romp, and folks angle to watch lobsters cook in an open-air kitchen before eating at tables about the sloping lawn; the window-lined mid-century wood-walled dining room has views from every table. There are separate menus for each dining space though there is some overlap including the wood-fired boiled lobster, a lobster roll, fried clams, and the 9-ounce house burger. Mussels steamed with mushrooms, herbs, and cream and served with housemade focaccia bread are a delightful dinner-only appetizer.
13 Abels Lane, Somesville, Maine, USA207-276–8221Known For
- Outside bar-type table curves above the shore
- Largely locally sourced menu
- House-made cornbread
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed mid-Oct.-mid-May and Sun. and Mon. from mid-May–mid-Oct. -
2. Havana
$$$$ | |A lively yet intimate spot on the edge of downtown, Havana serves Latin-inspired dishes like seafood paella and panko-crusted lamb chops with lemon mojo sauce paired with robust wines from an award-winning, passionately curated 73-page wine list. In season, have a bite on “the Parrilla,” the informal no-reservations patio (separate menu); year-round, dine in a pleasant indoor space with a modern aesthetic, featuring clean lines and cheery colors. The menu has staples yet varies with the seasons. Lamb chops might come with cheesy grits and grilled veggies in July and sweet potato puree and ratatouille in September. Seafood paella piles in lobster, mussels, shrimp, scallops, chorizo, tomatoes, peppers, and smoked chicken with saffron rice. You'd do well to finish off your meal with a serving of affogato made with Mount Desert Island vanilla-bean ice cream and something from the also-extensive “Cigars & After Dinner Drinks” menu (yes, cigars are to go).
318 Main St., Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609, USA207-288–2822Known For
- Lobster moqueca (a Brazilian seafood stew)
- A lively atmosphere fueled by great craft cocktails
- Knowledgeable waitstaff who help make this one of Maine's best restaurants
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch. Closed Mon. and Tues. most of Dec.–Apr. Closed late Feb.--early Apr. -
3. Red Sky Restaurant
$$$ | |Whether you have a table in the dining room or a seat at the small bar, you’ll feel comfortable at this longtime fine dining downtown restaurant, where yellow walls, white tablecloths, and the white brick fireplace add lightness and dark wood walls and ceilings and landscape paintings (for sale) add warmth. Along with entrées such as lobster risotto with asparagus and maple-glazed baby back ribs, grilled with crescendo after slowly braising, there’s always a burger on the menu. Appetizers are inventive, like house-made duck and pork sausage with pear, rhubarb, and raspberry chutney. Fine-tuned seasonally, the menu features locally sourced foods, including meat and fish.
14 Clark Point Rd., Southwest Harbor, Maine, 04679, USA207-244–0476Known For
- Well-curated wine list
- Outdoor dining out back
- Scrumptious desserts including house-made ice creams
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch -
4. Side Street Cafe
$ | |On a side street near the Village Green, this place (and its sister arm, The Annex) hops on busy summer evenings as folks line up for its comfort food like fish tacos and burgers. Outdoor and indoor dining spaces, one anchored by a horseshoe bar, flow together and exposed brick, and a cork wall and ceiling, add warmth to the welcoming, modern, family-friendly vibe; friendly dogs are allowed outside. The main restaurant and The Annex (no lunch) serve from the same menu until 9 pm when the former closes and The Annex offers appetizers, desserts, and mac-and-cheese for its final hour.
49 Rodick St., Bar Harbor, Maine, USA207-801–2591Known For
- “signature” mac-and-cheese including lobster and meatball as well as “create-your-own”
- Handcrafted cocktails and live music nightly in The Annex
- Margaritas
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Main restaurant: closed late Oct.–early Apr.; The Annex: no lunch, closed mid-Oct.–late May -
5. Airline Brewing Company
$ | |With red cushioned seating and wood walls around the bar, this cozy-as-can-be brew pub (the brewery itself is inland) right on Main Street has a decor and menu that reflects its British ownership. Several of the dozen or so beers served are hand-pulled, and food options include steak and ale pie and bangers and mash. The name ties in with the location of the brewery in Amherst, about a half hour’s drive from here, where you can take a tour, and the restaurant tasting room displays items from when the building was a furniture factory.
173 Main St., Maine, 04605, USA207-412--0045Known For
- Being a community gathering place
- Warm beer cheese appetizers
- ”signature toasties” (yes, British for toasted sandwiches)
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6. Asticou Inn
$$$ | |Overlooking the water out back and practically hugging Route 3 out the front, this 1883 four-story gray-shingled restaurant and inn can’t be missed nor is the opportunity to dine here and savor the spectacular view of picturesque Northeast Harbor, especially from the large deck fronting the classic old New England dining room. The menu offers a handful of entrées, including filet mignon, and lighter fare like fish tacos. The dining room’s mural-like wallpaper adds to the old New England vibe. Many of the inn’s guest rooms (30 in the main house), each well-appointed and unique, have water views.
15 Peabody Rd., Northeast Harbor, Maine, 04662, USA207-276--3344Known For
- Popovers with strawberry jam
- Award-winning seafood chowder
- Lodging choices outside the main inn include funky six-sided 1960s cottages nicknamed “spaceships”
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and early Oct.--mid May -
7. Atlantic Brewing Co. Midtown
$ | |Glass walls let you see this busy craft brewery spot in action even before you enter, but look up or head up—there’s rooftop seating with great Bar Harbor views. After ordering a flight or glass of beer, choose from a food menu offering soups, sandwiches, salads, and lobster and crab rolls. Founded in Bar Harbor in 1991 and later acquiring another local brewer, Atlantic Brewing Co.’s farmstead brewery eight miles away in the town’s outlying Town Hill area ( 15 Knox Hill Rd.) has a seasonal tasting room and restaurant, Mainely Meat BBQ. Private tours of the brewery are available for parties of four or more.
52 Cottage St., Bar Harbor, Maine, USA207-288–2326Known For
- Also selling beer to go
- Old Soaker natural blueberry soda and root beer for the kids
- Jumbo pretzel with cheese and mustard made with an English Brown Ale
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8. Beal's Lobster Pier
$$$ | |Watch lobstermen and fishermen haul their catch and pleasure craft come and go at this working pier with a large restaurant that's big on lobster, clams, and other seafood but also sells burgers, steak, and hot dogs for the kids. There’s a roofed seating area with a bar, waterside bar tables for two along a covered pier walkway, indoor dining (upper level), and patio seating. Some seafood baskets offer a choice of fried or seared. The traditional lobster meal is served with cornbread, corn-on-the-cob, and coleslaw.
182 Clark Point Rd., Southwest Harbor, Maine, 04679, USA207-244–3202Known For
- Also a lobster wholesaler, you can order the critters to go
- Lobster rolls: traditional (warmed in butter) or classic (served cold with mayonnaise)
- In business since 1932
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed mid-Oct.--mid-Apr. -
9. Choco-Latte Cafe
$ | |This large year-round café features coffee from a local coffee roaster, but you can get much more than a cup of Joe—for breakfast, grab a breakfast sandwich or avocado toast; for lunch or dinner, a salad or taco. In a town without a lot of quick bite spots, it's a good choice for picking up lunch to enjoy in the park, at your lodging, or at a table here; in summer, some tables are out front.
240 Main St., Bar Harbor, Maine, USA207-801–9179Known For
- Bagels made fresh daily at sister restaurant Havana
- A local gathering spot
- All sorts of coffee drinks
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10. Downeast Deli & Boxed Lunch Co.
$ | |Don't be fooled by this tiny takeout-only joint's no-frills storefront: many praise its lobster rolls as the best around. On summer mornings, the line often stretches around the corner by 10 am as folks come to get lobster rolls as well as wraps, sandwiches, salads, and slices of blueberry pie for outings to Acadia National Park and elsewhere around Mount Desert Island. You can also pick up items for dinner after a day of exploring.
65 Main St., Bar Harbor, Maine, USA207-288–1001Known For
- Several lobster roll options, including just plain "naked"
- Taking orders the night before
- Selling a few breakfast items, too
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed late Oct.–early May -
11. Fogtown Brewing Company
$ | |Though tucked back on an Ellsworth residential street, folks find this hip brewpub—yes, the brewery is right here—with a large, inviting beer garden, housed on the lower level of an old brick warehouse. The simple menu includes hotdogs and bratwurst, and pizza cooked in the outdoor oven. Space heaters and a few firepits keep things warm into the cooler weather in the beer garden. Fogtown has a location in Bar Harbor, too (also open year-round, aside from occasional off-season closings).
25 Pine St., Maine, 04605, USA207-370--0845Known For
- Live music
- Seasonal pizza toppings
- Community gathering spot
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch Closed Mon. from late May–mid-Oct. and Mon.–Wed. from mid-Oct.–late May -
12. Galyn's
$$$ | |Open much of the year and filled with Maine art, this large restaurant has a classic New England vibe, several dining rooms on two floors, and a large menu to match. Offerings range from sandwiches and small plates to lobster dishes, steak, and seafood, including a bouillabaisse with shrimp, scallops, fresh fish, and lobster, served with steamed mussels and grilled ciabatta bread. In an 1890s building, once a boarding house for seamen, the trim and tin ceiling are original; the Galley Lounge has diamond windows from a Rockefeller estate that was torn down, and the bar itself is an old bank tellers counter. Not for sale, the restaurant’s artwork is touted as Maine’s largest private art collection on public display.
17 Main St., Bar Harbor, Maine, USA207-288–9706Known For
- Happy hour daily in cozy bar constructed with items salvaged from area estates
- New England Indian pudding
- Harbor views from some dining rooms
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Thanksgiving–Easter -
13. Geddy's
$$$ | |With a big menu that’s big on seafood (there's a pick-your-own lobster tank), this lively longtime establishment would be easy to spot even without a lighted moose on the roof. Humor pervades inside: kids meals come on Frisbees; quirky plastic animals on sticks adorn the cocktails; and old photos, murals, signs, license plates, and other bric-a-brac fill the walls, adding a sense of coziness to a large restaurant with a large bar right in the middle. Harbor views are lovely but only available from a few seats upfront. You can enter the large gift shop downstairs, which has a treasure chest with freebies for the kids, from the street or the restaurant.
19 Main St., Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609, USA207-288–5077Known For
- 98% gluten-free menu, including fried foods and chowders
- "house specialty" fish-and-chips
- Build-your-own pizzas
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed late Nov.–early Mar. -
14. Jordan Pond House Restaurant
$$ | |The only dining option within Acadia serves lunch, tea, and dinner as well as to-go items like sandwiches and salads. Most folks come for tea and popovers with strawberry jam on the lawn—a tradition started in the 1890s in the original Jordan Pond House—but the menu also includes chowders and entrees like a lobster dinner or the fresh catch of the day. There's also a gift shop and, on the upper level, an observation deck. Parking lots here fill fast in high season; consider biking or taking the free Island Explorer bus.
2928 Park Loop Rd., Maine, 04675, USA207-276--3610Known For
- Popovers and strawberry jam
- Lawn seating
- Popover sundae
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Nov.--late May -
15. Lompoc Cafe
$$ | |Tucked away on a lane-like downtown street, this laid-back spot with a bocce court on the shaded patio out front is back in the groove after two sisters, both former employees, took over in 2022. Signature dishes include seared scallops with Korean barbeque sauce, the falafel plate, and the peanut sauce and pita bread (both house-made) appetizer; new are weekly cocktail specials that, say, mix elderflower, blueberry shrub, vodka, and mint to honor a supermoon. You can dine on the patio, in one of two clean-lined dining rooms, or at the L-shape bar.
36 Rodick St., Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609, USA207-901–0004Known For
- Occasional live music, Friday night DJ, karaoke on Sunday
- Bang Bang fried chicken sandwich with aioli sauce, slaw, and honey and hot sauce
- Drinks served until 1 am, a rarity for Bar Harbor
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch. Closed from Jan.–March. Closed Mon.–Wed. from April–Dec. -
16. Seafood Ketch
$$$ | |About half the seating here is on a large patio within spitting distance from the water, though you can also enjoy the quintessential view of a working harbor through large windows inside this cheery establishment. Lobster—served not only boiled with a choice of sides but in dishes such as baked seafood casserole—is purchased fresh off the boat from the lobsterman next door. Many folks eat here before or after watching the sunset at nearby Bass Harbor Head Light in Acadia National Park, but you can also enjoy the spectacle at Seafood Ketch.
47 Shore Rd., Bass Harbor, Maine, USA207-244–7463Known For
- All breads made in-house, even rolls for burgers and lobster
- Baked stuffed haddock topped with lobster and seafood sauce
- Gorgeous pink and orange sunsets
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed mid-Oct.–mid-May -
17. The Colonel's Restaurant and Bakery
$$ | |Known around town simply as “The Colonel’s,” this restaurant serves up traditional fare—everything from lobster rolls and fried seafood plates to burgers and pizza—for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which can be eaten in the dining room, at the bar, or out on the deck (in the warm months). In front, the bakery turns out delicious bread, rolls, croissants, turnovers, and muffins, as well as cookies, cakes, Maine’s famous whoopie pies, and other sumptuous desserts. Try one of the glazed doughnut twists, with or without chocolate drizzled over the top. You can also get an ice-cream cone here.
143 Main St., Northeast Harbor, Maine, 04662, USA207-276–5147Known For
- Homemade doughnuts
- Great chowder
- Being a community stalwart
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed mid-Oct.--early May -
18. The Pickled Wrinkle
$ | |Regulars come from beyond Schoodic Peninsula to this fun Birch Harbor spot to order its namesake, a pickled protein-packed sea snail; this “Down East delicacy” isn't always on the menu. Visitors exiting Acadia National Park’s Schoodic District stop here for fresh takes on traditional pub fare like burgers, wings, and pizzas (specialty or build your own), served in the spacious, woodsy, inside dining spaces or the eating area out front—both have bars. The seaweed chips are locally sourced, and the meat for the hamburgers is Maine-produced.
9 E. Schoodic Dr., Gouldsboro, Maine, USA207-963--7916Known For
- Crab roll and crab flatbread made with fresh crab from local waters
- A dozen draft beers from craft breweries in the region
- Thursday steak night
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Jan.–mid-Mar. Closed Mon. and Tues. mid-Mar.–Dec. -
19. Thurston's Lobster Pound
$$ | |Right on Bass Harbor, Thurston's is easy to spot because of the bright yellow awnings covering much of its outdoor-only seating. You can order everything from a grilled-cheese crab sandwich, haddock chowder, or hamburger to a boiled lobster served with clams or mussels. Tables under those can't-miss awnings are on two levels—one has a bar. There’s no indoor dining at this family-friendly establishment, but those outdoor rooms are protected by plastic blinds and propane fireplaces if it’s chilly. Thurston's is also a lobster wholesaler, and you can buy cooked or uncooked lobsters to go.
9 Thurston Rd., Bernard, Maine, 04653, USA207-244–7600Known For
- Selling fresh cooked or uncooked lobsters to go—it’s also a lobster wholesaler
- Lobster fresh off the boat sold in three size ranges
- Good place to watch sunsets
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed mid-Oct.–late spring; closed Sun. and Mon. late spring–mid-Oct.
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