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Five Islands Lobster Co.

<p>Five Islands has become a bit overrun these last few summers, but the crowds can't detract from the setting: a windy promontory with 360-degree views of the five pine-shrouded islands. There's no indoor seating (not that you'd want it), so bring a sweater, come at sunset, and watch the sailboats and gulls chase one another across the bay—one of the coldest and deepest in Maine, which locals say makes for the best lobsters. Choose your dinner from the tank, add a cob of corn, then head next door to the fry shack for an order of crisp onion rings. Step outside, crack open a knuckle (the tastiest part, bar none), set gaze on horizon, and swoon. Repeat until both sun and lobster vanish.</p>

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From Food & Wine , MAR 2003

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Last updated March 2003