Guidebook for General Area, Guide to Restaurants and Activities
Food Scene
Marlintini's Grill
83 Mines RdVery casual! Their Blackened Haddock Reuben is superb! :)
Health food store with fresh food every day and cafe with good fresh pastries, breakfast, lunch sandwiches, soup, ...
80 locals recommend
Blue Hill Co-op Community Market
70 South StHealth food store with fresh food every day and cafe with good fresh pastries, breakfast, lunch sandwiches, soup, ...
Breakfast and lunch options, gluten-free options, fresh pastries, local art, ....
40 locals recommend
Flexit Cafe & Bakery
142 Main StBreakfast and lunch options, gluten-free options, fresh pastries, local art, ....
Thai Sana
321 High StGreat Tai food! And great owners!
Great pizza! Grab a slice to go or order one of their specialty pizza's. Also gluten-free pizza available!
21 locals recommend
Finelli Pizzeria
12 Downeast HighwayGreat pizza! Grab a slice to go or order one of their specialty pizza's. Also gluten-free pizza available!
Shinbashi
139 High StGreat Janpanese and Chinese cuisine, nice ambiance and good service.
Grab a burrito to go or just sit down and get a quick healthy lunch! Gluten-free options available.
57 locals recommend
86 This
125 Main StGrab a burrito to go or just sit down and get a quick healthy lunch! Gluten-free options available.
Martha's Diner
151 High StGreat American breakfast and fast service!
Good pizza and fast service right on the road to Bar Harbor. Gluten-free options available.
27 locals recommend
Ellsworth Pat's Pizza
396 High StGood pizza and fast service right on the road to Bar Harbor. Gluten-free options available.
Traditional Downeast seafood in a cozy, multiroom Victorian-era boarding house.
38 locals recommend
Galyn's
17 Main StreetTraditional Downeast seafood in a cozy, multiroom Victorian-era boarding house.
Unpretentious breakfast & lunch joint long known for its wild Maine blueberry pancakes.
23 locals recommend
Jordan's Restaurant - Breakfast - Lobster Rolls - Burgers - Pancakes - Sandwiches
80 Cottage StUnpretentious breakfast & lunch joint long known for its wild Maine blueberry pancakes.
Warm, welcoming eatery/bar provides burgers & other bar fare plus a variety of lobster dishes.
89 locals recommend
Side Street Cafe
49 Rodick StWarm, welcoming eatery/bar provides burgers & other bar fare plus a variety of lobster dishes.
2 Cats Bar Harbor
130 Cottage StGreat breakfast! Casual en suite rooms with homey decor.
Classy, colorful spot for upscale dinners featuring a contemporary blend of Latin & American food.
73 locals recommend
Havana
318 Main StClassy, colorful spot for upscale dinners featuring a contemporary blend of Latin & American food.
No-frills, family-owned joint featuring locally sourced lobsters eaten at outdoor picnic tables.
9 locals recommend
C-Ray Lobster
882 ME-3No-frills, family-owned joint featuring locally sourced lobsters eaten at outdoor picnic tables.
Bright & airy cafe for seafood & American comfort fare. Is known for its early-bird specials.
11 locals recommend
West Street Cafe
76 West StBright & airy cafe for seafood & American comfort fare. Is known for its early-bird specials.
Chic rooms & suites in an architecturally dramatic 1880s boutique inn, offering a restaurant & pub.
74 locals recommend
Barncastle Hotel + Restaurant
125 South StChic rooms & suites in an architecturally dramatic 1880s boutique inn, offering a restaurant & pub.
Fine dining, creative and locally sourced American cuisine & a long wine list in a charming, circa-1823 farmhouse.
85 locals recommend
Arborvine
33 Tenney HillFine dining, creative and locally sourced American cuisine & a long wine list in a charming, circa-1823 farmhouse.
The Harbor House
27 Water StComfort food · Quick bite · Nice Breakfast!
Fish Net
162 Main StTake out seafood restaurant. Picnic benches outside.
New Thai restaurant in Blue Hill. Outdoor seating available. Descent Thai food...if you like sweeter Thai food.
25 locals recommend
Siam Sky
8 Mill StNew Thai restaurant in Blue Hill. Outdoor seating available. Descent Thai food...if you like sweeter Thai food.
Great fresh Maine take-out seafood place. Not really a sit-down restaurant but you can enjoy your food in the back yard on picnic tables or there is an indoor seating area for those rainy days. Great place to take the kids! And plenty of ice cream too!
22 locals recommend
Carrier's Mainely Lobster
10 ME-46Great fresh Maine take-out seafood place. Not really a sit-down restaurant but you can enjoy your food in the back yard on picnic tables or there is an indoor seating area for those rainy days. Great place to take the kids! And plenty of ice cream too!
Great Pizza! Probably the best in the area. They also have gluten-free pizza and other gluten-free menu options. Enjoy!
12 locals recommend
DragonFire Pizza
248 State StGreat Pizza! Probably the best in the area. They also have gluten-free pizza and other gluten-free menu options. Enjoy!
Great food! Good quality food, locally sourced ingredients and cozy atmosphere! Make reservations though as it gets very busy during summer months!
50 locals recommend
McKays Public House
231 Main StGreat food! Good quality food, locally sourced ingredients and cozy atmosphere! Make reservations though as it gets very busy during summer months!
Good food in the heart of Blue Hill Town. Lighter food choices, no real gluten-free options though. Good coffee!
26 locals recommend
Sandy's Blue Hill Cafe
40 Main StGood food in the heart of Blue Hill Town. Lighter food choices, no real gluten-free options though. Good coffee!
Great local fresh lobster! Good hand cut fries and haddock!
22 locals recommend
Carrier's Mainely Lobster
10 ME-46Great local fresh lobster! Good hand cut fries and haddock!
Cozy restaurant with good American food with bar and great service.
24 locals recommend
MacLeod's Restaurant
63 Main StCozy restaurant with good American food with bar and great service.
Sandy's Blue Hill Cafe
40 Main StNicely done place with great breakfast options!
Swimming, Kayaking and Canoeing in the Area
Wonderful place to take the kids swimming, little beach, very kid and family friendly, crystal clear water, only 2 min drive from the house.
10 locals recommend
Craig Pond
Wonderful place to take the kids swimming, little beach, very kid and family friendly, crystal clear water, only 2 min drive from the house.
Wonderful swimming right down the road, only 2 min drive from the house. Alamoosook Lake is very close to Craig's Pond. It is great during the week as most locals go swimming there on weekends. The lake has little private area's with picnic benches and rocks to bathe on . Really a great family place. Also great hiking trails right near the lake.
9 locals recommend
Alamoosook Lake
Wonderful swimming right down the road, only 2 min drive from the house. Alamoosook Lake is very close to Craig's Pond. It is great during the week as most locals go swimming there on weekends. The lake has little private area's with picnic benches and rocks to bathe on . Really a great family place. Also great hiking trails right near the lake.
Great Maine beach in Acadia National Park with astonishing views and so many possibilities nearby. Also great walking trails nearby.
93 locals recommend
Sand Beach
Great Maine beach in Acadia National Park with astonishing views and so many possibilities nearby. Also great walking trails nearby.
Only a 10-min drive from the house. Great swimming and wonderful place to go kayaking! Take Happy Town Road, drive a few miles, then follow signs on your right for "Public Boat Launch Branch Lake". The beach is around the corner from the boat launch. Nice little beach and great swimming spot for little ones!
10 locals recommend
Branch Lake
Only a 10-min drive from the house. Great swimming and wonderful place to go kayaking! Take Happy Town Road, drive a few miles, then follow signs on your right for "Public Boat Launch Branch Lake". The beach is around the corner from the boat launch. Nice little beach and great swimming spot for little ones!
Great hiking and empty beaches to explore and wonder..... Very few tourists in the summer and great place also for a family picnic.
58 locals recommend
Holbrook Island Sanctuary
172 Indian Bar RdGreat hiking and empty beaches to explore and wonder..... Very few tourists in the summer and great place also for a family picnic.
Heart Pond is the pond you are looking at through the trees when you are at the cottage. It is only accessible for swimming through the public boat launch on the other side of the pond. To get there, when you come from the cottage, make a right onto route 1, and another right after about half a mile when you see Duffy's Restaurant. The road will lead you behind Duffy's and turns into a dirt road that leads to the boat launch. Very nice and private swimming spot!
Heart Pond
Heart Pond is the pond you are looking at through the trees when you are at the cottage. It is only accessible for swimming through the public boat launch on the other side of the pond. To get there, when you come from the cottage, make a right onto route 1, and another right after about half a mile when you see Duffy's Restaurant. The road will lead you behind Duffy's and turns into a dirt road that leads to the boat launch. Very nice and private swimming spot!
Drinks & Nightlife
Finn's Irish Pub
156 Main StGreat food and great drinks! Families welcome!
Shopping
Supermarket with a wide variety of local gourmet and organic foods as well as great selections of international wines and beers.
82 locals recommend
Tradewinds Marketplace
15 South StSupermarket with a wide variety of local gourmet and organic foods as well as great selections of international wines and beers.
Supermarket with a wide variety of local and organic foods as well as a nice selection of wine and beers.
117 locals recommend
Hannaford Supermarket
86 Cottage StSupermarket with a wide variety of local and organic foods as well as a nice selection of wine and beers.
Arts & Culture
Cynthia Winings Gallery
24 Parker Point RdBeautiful contemporary art!
Handcrafted designs for thoughtful living and giving.
Representing Maine artists since 1975.
11 locals recommend
Handworks Gallery
48 Main StHandcrafted designs for thoughtful living and giving.
Representing Maine artists since 1975.
Bronze sculptures of Native Americans and others, historical, western and fine art. Worth a visit! Jud Hartmann's sculptures are pretty amazing!
Jud Hartmann Gallery
79 Main StBronze sculptures of Native Americans and others, historical, western and fine art. Worth a visit! Jud Hartmann's sculptures are pretty amazing!
Internationally recognized as specialists in fine paintings and Russian Icons and representing a wide variety of 19th and 20th century American and European Art, including old prints and maps, etchings, oriental prints and watercolors. Liros Gallery is a second generation art dealership with its roots in Europe.
6 locals recommend
Liros Gallery
14 Parker Point RdInternationally recognized as specialists in fine paintings and Russian Icons and representing a wide variety of 19th and 20th century American and European Art, including old prints and maps, etchings, oriental prints and watercolors. Liros Gallery is a second generation art dealership with its roots in Europe.