Guidebook for Lamoine

Bruce
Guidebook for Lamoine

Food Scene

Often live music. We like the blackened salmon or fish and chips. Great reubens.
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Finn's Irish Pub
156 Main St
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Often live music. We like the blackened salmon or fish and chips. Great reubens.
I love the dishes, but I've been told by those who know that this is an awesome, authentic Sri Lankan restaurant, so I guess I'm right (who knew?). Great vegetarian choices.
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Serendib Indian And Sri Lankan
2 State St
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I love the dishes, but I've been told by those who know that this is an awesome, authentic Sri Lankan restaurant, so I guess I'm right (who knew?). Great vegetarian choices.
Barack and Michelle ate here when they visited in 2010, what more is there to say? Such happy memories. They serve paella, which I try cooking at home with limited success. Pricey.
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Havana
318 Main St
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Barack and Michelle ate here when they visited in 2010, what more is there to say? Such happy memories. They serve paella, which I try cooking at home with limited success. Pricey.
Best lunch "gut bomb" in Ellsworth. Lots of burrito choices and other stuff I never tried, but why? Burritos rule.
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86 This
125 Main St
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Best lunch "gut bomb" in Ellsworth. Lots of burrito choices and other stuff I never tried, but why? Burritos rule.
Bar food plus pub. Bar Harbor is a bit of a bother with traffic and tourists but this place makes it melt away with their good beer selection and excellent pub fare.
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The Thirsty Whale Tavern
40 Cottage St
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Bar food plus pub. Bar Harbor is a bit of a bother with traffic and tourists but this place makes it melt away with their good beer selection and excellent pub fare.
Good sushi. No idea how they can do such a varied Asian menu but have to assume there are highs and lows. Stick with the house specialties and you won't be disappointed.
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Shinbashi
139 High St
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Good sushi. No idea how they can do such a varied Asian menu but have to assume there are highs and lows. Stick with the house specialties and you won't be disappointed.
Take-out with picnic table seating. A real hole-in-the-wall but super authentic. Jerk chicken and pork, plantains, beans and real Jamaican drinks. Ya mon!
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Taste Jamaica
190 State St
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Take-out with picnic table seating. A real hole-in-the-wall but super authentic. Jerk chicken and pork, plantains, beans and real Jamaican drinks. Ya mon!
There are dozens of lobster joints around but this one is iconic with its campy lobster prop out front and its local ambience. Being in the opposite direction from the island you will find it (hopefully) less crowded.
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Ruth and Wimpy's Restaurant
792 US-1
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There are dozens of lobster joints around but this one is iconic with its campy lobster prop out front and its local ambience. Being in the opposite direction from the island you will find it (hopefully) less crowded.
A busy wood-smoky lobster joint on the way to the island from Ellsworth/Lamoine. Nice views.
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Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound
1237 Bar Harbor Rd
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A busy wood-smoky lobster joint on the way to the island from Ellsworth/Lamoine. Nice views.
Pulled pork lovers can stop here and have an excellent brew and lunch. While recovering you can tour the brewery. Good central location on the island.
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Mainely Meat Barbeque At Atlantic Brewing Company
15 Knox Rd
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Pulled pork lovers can stop here and have an excellent brew and lunch. While recovering you can tour the brewery. Good central location on the island.
World renowned popovers and lemonade. Considered by most to be a must-stop, it is in the Park and a well known stop on the bus line (see Island Explorer). Expect crowds but there are trails and a gift shop to pass the time while you wait.
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Jordan Pond House Restaurant
2928 Park Loop Rd
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World renowned popovers and lemonade. Considered by most to be a must-stop, it is in the Park and a well known stop on the bus line (see Island Explorer). Expect crowds but there are trails and a gift shop to pass the time while you wait.
If you find yourself in Southwest Harbor and in need of lobster, this place is the real deal. Inhale the smell of the sea while you sit on a dock over the water. The tables are made of charts. No pretensions or fluff. Food comes in a plastic basket. Great kids menu so you won't break the bank.
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Beal's Lobster Pier
182 Clark Point Rd
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If you find yourself in Southwest Harbor and in need of lobster, this place is the real deal. Inhale the smell of the sea while you sit on a dock over the water. The tables are made of charts. No pretensions or fluff. Food comes in a plastic basket. Great kids menu so you won't break the bank.
A real local goat farm producing cheese and sausages. They have a pizza oven which may be open evenings on weekends and a stand where the cheeses are sold. Their cheeses are also sold at local grocery stores.
Seal Cove Farm
202 Partridge Cove Rd
A real local goat farm producing cheese and sausages. They have a pizza oven which may be open evenings on weekends and a stand where the cheeses are sold. Their cheeses are also sold at local grocery stores.
I include this not only because it's a great near-by seafood and burger joint, but because it leads into Bangor Metro Magazine's list of best restaurants of 2018. I can't include that list here but it appears in the printed version of this guide at SeaCat's Rest.
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Jordan's Snack Bar
200 Douglas Highway
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I include this not only because it's a great near-by seafood and burger joint, but because it leads into Bangor Metro Magazine's list of best restaurants of 2018. I can't include that list here but it appears in the printed version of this guide at SeaCat's Rest.

Drinks & Nightlife

We must support our local...Tiny place with limited but adequate small pub dishes and good beer. Constantly evolving, so give them a try.
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Airline Brewing Company - Ellsworth
173 Main St
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We must support our local...Tiny place with limited but adequate small pub dishes and good beer. Constantly evolving, so give them a try.
Limited hours and days, check https://www.fogtownbrewing.com . Young brewers with adventurous formulations featuring the usual sour and cloudy stuff young people seem to like. Some good brews for traditionalists too. Food truck often on premises.
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Fogtown Brewing Company
25 Pine St
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Limited hours and days, check https://www.fogtownbrewing.com . Young brewers with adventurous formulations featuring the usual sour and cloudy stuff young people seem to like. Some good brews for traditionalists too. Food truck often on premises.

Entertainment & Activities

A glass-bottom boat adventure especially for the kids. Ed dives down with camera and mic and brings up stuff for the kids to see. I wish I were young again so I could go....
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Diver Ed's Dive-In Theatre
105 Eden St
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A glass-bottom boat adventure especially for the kids. Ed dives down with camera and mic and brings up stuff for the kids to see. I wish I were young again so I could go....
Disclosure: I've never been here but I hear it's a hit with the younger set. Read the reviews and if you go, let me know.
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Wild Acadia Fun Park & Water Slides
233 Bar Harbor Rd
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Disclosure: I've never been here but I hear it's a hit with the younger set. Read the reviews and if you go, let me know.
Who can resist a pirate themed minigolf course? Arrrr! I'll bet pieces of eight you'll have fun.
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Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf
368 ME-3
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Who can resist a pirate themed minigolf course? Arrrr! I'll bet pieces of eight you'll have fun.
This is not just a movie theater, it features live acts and theater performances year round. It's a non-profit, so you're helping to support the community if you go. https://grandonline.org/calendar/list/
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The Grand
165 Main St
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This is not just a movie theater, it features live acts and theater performances year round. It's a non-profit, so you're helping to support the community if you go. https://grandonline.org/calendar/list/

Parks & Nature

When you don't want to fight traffic and just hang out, take a little (2+ mile) trip to Lamoine Beach and see Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain from the water for free. A long and mostly deserted gravel beach, it's good for seeking solitude and rose hips.
Lamoine Beach
When you don't want to fight traffic and just hang out, take a little (2+ mile) trip to Lamoine Beach and see Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain from the water for free. A long and mostly deserted gravel beach, it's good for seeking solitude and rose hips.
A brand new park for Lamoine. See clammers at work at low tide and explore Raccoon Cove.
Marlboro Beach
A brand new park for Lamoine. See clammers at work at low tide and explore Raccoon Cove.
Great spot to fish for mackerel in mid summer or have a picnic. Lots of local boat activity. There is an entrance fee but you could walk there from our place along the shore (about a mile).
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Lamoine State Park
23 State Park Rd
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Great spot to fish for mackerel in mid summer or have a picnic. Lots of local boat activity. There is an entrance fee but you could walk there from our place along the shore (about a mile).
Maine Mycological Association. If you are a fungi enthusiast like me, consider checking out the forays planned at https://mainelymushrooms.org/calendar/. There may be one happening while you're here, and the first foray is free. They are all around the state and many will be too far, so see me for alternate mushroom hunting suggestions.
The University of Maine
168 College Avenue
Maine Mycological Association. If you are a fungi enthusiast like me, consider checking out the forays planned at https://mainelymushrooms.org/calendar/. There may be one happening while you're here, and the first foray is free. They are all around the state and many will be too far, so see me for alternate mushroom hunting suggestions.

Essentials

Best all-round grocery store. Shaw's is fine too. Good seafood and produce. Pharmacy also.
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Hannaford Supermarket
86 Cottage St
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Best all-round grocery store. Shaw's is fine too. Good seafood and produce. Pharmacy also.
Also Acadia Provisions, across the parking lot, a new deli and gourmet food store. Very fresh local fish.
Global Beverage Warehouse
425 High St
Also Acadia Provisions, across the parking lot, a new deli and gourmet food store. Very fresh local fish.
Yeah, we have one.
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Walmart Supercenter
17 Myrick St
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Yeah, we have one.

Sightseeing

If you have never seen a whale close up, consider it. This company will take you to their area, and the whales will come to you to say hello. It's awesome.
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Bark Harbor
150 Main St
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If you have never seen a whale close up, consider it. This company will take you to their area, and the whales will come to you to say hello. It's awesome.
A short path to take while someone else is shopping, along the shore frontage of several stately homes. Start out from Agamont Park and walk toward the Bar Harbor Inn. Keep going until it ends, about 3/4 mile.
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Bar Harbor Shore path
48-52 Hancock St
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A short path to take while someone else is shopping, along the shore frontage of several stately homes. Start out from Agamont Park and walk toward the Bar Harbor Inn. Keep going until it ends, about 3/4 mile.
This is nowhere near Sorrento, it's in Bar Harbor, but that's how it is named on the map. An interesting walk for those who are new to tides. From Bar Harbor's West Street find Bridge Street and find a tide schedule to time your walk at around low tide. You cross to Bar Island at low tide and follow the trails. Watch the time and return before the tide cuts you off. Fun!
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Bar Island Trails
Bar Island Trail
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This is nowhere near Sorrento, it's in Bar Harbor, but that's how it is named on the map. An interesting walk for those who are new to tides. From Bar Harbor's West Street find Bridge Street and find a tide schedule to time your walk at around low tide. You cross to Bar Island at low tide and follow the trails. Watch the time and return before the tide cuts you off. Fun!
This is the best place to get a feel for the scope of Acadia National Park or to see the earliest sunrise in the U.S. You can walk around and see the whole island on a clear day. Expect crowds.
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Cadillac-hegy
707 Cadillac Summit Rd
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This is the best place to get a feel for the scope of Acadia National Park or to see the earliest sunrise in the U.S. You can walk around and see the whole island on a clear day. Expect crowds.
This is one of three companies offering a cheap trip to the Cranberry Islands. The other two are the Cranberry Cove Ferry and Cranberry Isles Commuter Service. You can get dropped off and take a later ferry back the same day, giving you time to check out real Maine island life and scenes.
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Beal & Bunker Inc
18 Main St
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This is one of three companies offering a cheap trip to the Cranberry Islands. The other two are the Cranberry Cove Ferry and Cranberry Isles Commuter Service. You can get dropped off and take a later ferry back the same day, giving you time to check out real Maine island life and scenes.
This is a breathtaking Japanese-inspired garden featuring azaleas and other related plants. There is almost always something in bloom. Highly recommended for those who appreciate formal gardens. Contribution into an honor box.
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Azalea Garden
Maine 3
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This is a breathtaking Japanese-inspired garden featuring azaleas and other related plants. There is almost always something in bloom. Highly recommended for those who appreciate formal gardens. Contribution into an honor box.
Take a boat ride on a traditional Friendship Sloop or lobster boat and see our area from the water.
SAIL ACADIA
40 Harbor Dr
Take a boat ride on a traditional Friendship Sloop or lobster boat and see our area from the water.

Shopping

Marden's is a Maine institution, featuring surplus and otherwise distressed merchandise: clothing, shoes, food, tools, rugs, furniture, fabric and anything else they (and you) get cheap.
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Marden's
564 Wilson St
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Marden's is a Maine institution, featuring surplus and otherwise distressed merchandise: clothing, shoes, food, tools, rugs, furniture, fabric and anything else they (and you) get cheap.
So you don't need to stop at Freeport, ME.
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L.L.Bean Ellsworth
150 High St
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So you don't need to stop at Freeport, ME.