Restaurants in Maine's Mid- Coast

The tacos, enchiladas, and wraps are probably not the most authentic Tex-Mex cuisine, but they’re tasty and filling and fairly cheap, a boon to the many Bowdoin College students who crush beers and bowl frames at this mildly hipstery gastro-lanes. Candlepin bowling, if you’re…

Set on a nice, slightly chewy crust with just the right amount of char, toppings at Bath’s happening downtown hangout run the gamut from traditional (a great margherita) to elevated (duck and fig) to extremely Maine (yep, lobster, with carmelized onions, béchamel sauce, and asiago —…

Greek and Italian wines, renowned to obscure, are ostensibly the draw here, but the talent of chef-owner Tim O’Brien makes this smartly casual downtown destination much more than a wine bar. Perfectly executed chicken parm for the less-than-adventurous, decadent bucatini with…

The drive alone makes this lobster pound a worthy destination. It’s about 12 miles south of Route 1, down winding Route 127, past bogs and spruce forests with glimpses of the ocean. (Head south from Woolwich, just across the big bridge from downtown Bath.) Drive until you pass a…

Taking up a significant chunk of a historic old mill looking out over the Androscoggin River dividing Brunswick and Topsham, this welcoming, mildly bohemian hangout has a great bar and a global menu that accommodates everything from kimchi to Bolognese to fish and chips to falafel.…

Great breakfasts served in a wonderful old house in downtown Bath. Try one of the creative benedicts, like housemade lamb sausage with feta and spinach, or the unexpectedly yummy Brussels sprouts and bacon hash. Locals line up to take out baked goods like the pecan-studded sticky…