Restaurants in Boothbay Harbor

A local stalwart in the quieter village of East Boothbay, this place had been built around the pilothouse of an old naval vessel, but crumbling pilings on the wharf necessitated a rebuild, the restaurant reopened in 2020 with food served out of a truck, a bar made out of an old…

Red’s is a tiny red shack next to Route 1 smack in downtown Wiscasset—right where the traffic maddeningly backs up at the bridge—that’s received more than its fair share of national ink and TV attention for its famous lobster rolls. And they are good, mostly judging by volume—so many…

Across the harbor footbridge from downtown Boothbay Harbor, this place offers no-frills lobster and seafood; it’s the best pick from a cluster of lobster-in-the-rough places lining the waterfront nearby. Lobsters are priced to market, and there are the usual fried-food baskets and…

The long dine-in table in this cool, rustic space is as likely to be occupied by gossiping locals as by vacationing folks just passing throug, all of them munching outstanding pastries and perfect savory, well, treats. Don’t miss the luscious cinnamon rolls or the croissants (and…