Acme Food & Drink

”...grab a beer and veggie dog at Acme...”  More

Arrows

”Chefs Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier take advantage of their vegetable, fruit and herb gardens in New American dishes like...”  More

Bagaduce Lunch

”...I sampled fried clams at the Bagaduce Lunch in Brooksville, a trailer-sized shack with picnic tables overlooking reversing falls...”  More

Bar Lola

”Co-chefs Josh Potocki, Christian Kryger and Guy Hernandez serve everything small plate-style, from warm bread salad to Maine shrimp on...”  More

Barnacle Billy's

”I grew up on the chowder served at Barnacle Billy's down the street...”  More

Bayview Market & Takeout

”Around Blue Hill, everyone's got a favorite crab joint—Crosby's in Bucksport or Jordan's over in Ellsworth—but you can find a...”  More

The Boathouse Bistro

”'It overlooks a very active piece of water full of all kinds of boats,' Linda Greenlaw says....”  More

Bresca

”At 20-seat Bresca, the honey-glazed duck with Roma...”  More

Buck's Naked BBQ

Caiola's

”Chef Abby Harmon of Caiola’s is obsessed with grains, and I had an addictive dish of grano (pastalike pearled wheat)...”  More

Castine Inn

”This 1898 harbor-town inn is central-casting Maine: rugged and ravishing, with a wraparound porch. Less expected is a chef of...”  More

Castine Variety

”As a solo traveler, I ended up preferring my my less self-conscious lunch experience the next day: a lobster roll...”  More

Chase's Daily

”The all-day restaurant and bakery fills up with an eclectic crowd: farmers, Feldenkrais practitioners, meter maids on coffee breaks. Three...”  More

Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier

”There's nothing fancy about this restaurant on a Chauncey Creek dock, but the clam chowder is creamy and the lobster...”  More

Clam Shack

”It's been said by every food writer who ever passed through here, but the Clam Shack's lobster roll really is...”  More

Cod End

”A wharfside restaurant and market. 'Tenants Harbor isn't a place tourists find; it's more of a quiet, working harbor.'...”  More

Cook's Lobster House

”'Boats sell their lobsters right at the dock.'...”  More

Docksider

”Spruce-strewn Mount Desert Island accounts for 35,...”  More

Dolphin Chowder House & Marina

Duckfat

”The kitchen is staffed by friendly dudes in cargo shorts who crank My Morning Jacket while assembling the city's best...”  More

Dunham's Lobster Pot

The Edge Restaurant

El Camino

”This simple Mexican restaurant is serious about sourcing ingredients locally...”  More

Five Fifty-Five

”Over at Five Fifty-Five, chef Steve Corry has spent the last four years perfecting dishes that emphasize local ingredients, like...”  More

Five Islands Lobster Co.

”Fresh and succulent steamers from Five Islands Lobster Co....”  More

Flo's

Fore Street

”Chef Sam Hayward’s 11-year-old Fore Street is one of the Northeast’s great restaurants...”  More

Francine Bistro

”The night we stopped in, there was an hour wait for a table; James Rockefeller Jr. was ahead of us...”  More

Frontier

Frosty's Donut & Coffee Shop

Gingerbread House

”Order a warm chocolate lava cake at this family-owned Oquossoc institution. ...”  More

Goldenrod

Grissini

Henry & Marty’s

Hugo's, Portland

”At Hugo’s, chef Rob Evans (an F&W Best New Chef 2004) prepares a truly avant-garde menu....”  More

Joshua's

”Chef Joshua Mather grew up on his family's farm up the road; mom Barbara is the hostess, and father Mort...”  More

J's Oyster

Lobsterman's Wharf

”...decked out with antique lobster buoys, hurricane lamps, and nautical paraphernalia...”  More

Lobster Roll Red's Eats

”Both are generously filled (Red's claims to use an entire one-pound lobster per sandwich)....”  More

Maine Diner

”I hit Route 1 and found myself at the Maine Diner. I had eaten here before, but I was hankering...”  More

The Maine Dining Room

MC Perkins Cove

”Service is assured and unforced. And the kitchen works magic with coastal classics: luscious crab cakes, steamed mussels, plank-roasted cod...”  More

Moody's Diner

”Perched oasislike atop a hill on Route 1 in Waldoboro, Moody's opened in 1927 and, despite a few expansions and...”  More

Morse's Sauerkraut

555

”Open just three years, 555 has quietly become one of Portland's most assured restaurants, hewing to the greenmarket school of...”  More

Norm's East End Grill

”For no-fuss dining and unbelievable lobster stew, make a beeline for Norm's East End Grill....”  More

One Fifty Ate

”The original space has become a restaurant, where owners Allison Reid, Josh Potoki and Guy Hernandez serve dishes like 'forever-roasted'...”  More

Paco's Tacos

Pectic Seafood

”Spruce-strewn Mount Desert Island accounts for 35,...”  More

Pemaquid Fishermen's Co-op

”My faves: the Pemaquid Co-op, overlooking a fort and the sea....”  More

Pine Tree Frosty

”The lobster rolls and ice cream at the Pine Tree Frosty, where you can feed the ducks....”  More

Primo, Rockland

”But tucked within were powerful herbs from Primo's own garden—verbena, basil, mint, fennel, cinnamon basil—so that each forkful was like...”  More

The Red Onion

Red Sky

”Leave room for toasted gingerbread with house-made caramel sauce and apple brandy-spiked whipped cream....”  More

Round Pond Lobster

”My faves: Round Pond, up the driveway from the Granite Hall Store....”  More

Sea Basket

Shaw's Fish & Lobster Wharf

”My faves: and Shaw's Lobster Wharf, with its views of New Harbor....”  More

Spinney's Oceanfront Restaurant

Standard Baking Co.

”Maine's best bakery is housed in an atmospheric old brick warehouse, where there's always a queue for baguettes, sourdough boules...”  More

Stonewall Kitchen Café

”Known for its outstanding preserves and sauces, the company expanded its pioneer store last summer to include furniture and a...”  More

Stripers

”With its stainless steel tables and its view of the Kennebunk River, Stripers is one of the best places in...”  More

Thurston's Lobster Pound

”For lunch, friends had recommended Thurston's Lobster Pound, in the tiny fishing hamlet of Bernard, but all the tables were...”  More

White Barn Inn

”And service is impeccably formal: our waiter said things like, 'I'll give you a moment to explore the menu,' then...”  More

Wild Willy's Burgers

Young's Shellfish

”I backtracked again, for lobster in the rough at Young's, a big, red no-frills barn in Belfast....”  More