Maine Eats · Bangor, Maine

Bangor restaurants: whoopie pies & diners

2 whoopie pie and donut stops, 1 diner and 1 dairy bar in and around Bangor, each checked in business in October 2026. For hand-checked lobster shacks, clam shacks and oyster bars, the nearest are a drive away; they're below too. The Maine Eats app's directory has 139 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Bangor and sorts them by distance from you.

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Bangor at a glance

The app's directory has 139 places to eat and drink in Bangor. The most common kinds are Bar & Pub (27), Coffee & Café (19) and Pizza (14). 59 are matched to a Maine liquor license on the state's list. 40 are locations of a chain with five or more in Maine. One is on our hand-checked lists. 2 are inside Hollywood Casino Bangor; the app labels each one. Bangor is in Penobscot County, in the Maine Highlands region.

On our lists in Bangor

The places in Bangor on our hand-checked lists, most featured first: James Beard honorees and long-running places lead. That order isn't a rating.

Gifford's Famous Ice Cream
1109 Broadway, Bangor
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: Gifford's hard ice cream; sundaes; frappes · Season: about March to fall (opened March 6 in 2026) · A branch of Gifford's Famous Ice Cream, Skowhegan
Bangor scoop stand of the Skowhegan ice cream maker, usually the first of its stands to open each spring.
giffordsicecream.com

The nearest lobster shacks and rolls to Bangor

None of our 37 hand-checked lobster shacks and roll stops is in Bangor or within 15 miles. The closest are 25 to 29 miles away. The statewide guide has 37.

Union River Lobster Pot
8 South St, Ellsworth · 25 mi from Bangor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: lobster; seafood · Season: opens in June
Seasonal lobster restaurant overlooking the Union River in Ellsworth.
Jordan's Snack Bar
200 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth · 27 mi from Bangor
Lobster rollDairy bar Known for: lobster roll; Big Jim triple cheeseburger; shrimp and scallops; soft serve · Season: now open year-round · At this address since 1981
Ellsworth snack bar on the Downeast Highway with seafood, burgers and weekly soft-serve specials, a playground and game room, and Wednesday-night cruise-ins.
jordanssnackbar.com
Young's Lobster Pound
2 Fairview St, Belfast · 28 mi from Bangor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: hard- and soft-shell lobster; clams; mussels; lobster roll · Season: seasonal; check before you go
Lobster pound with picnic tables on the Passagassawakeag River in Belfast.
youngslobsters.com

The nearest clam shacks to Bangor

None of our 11 hand-checked clam shacks is in Bangor or within 15 miles. The closest is 28 miles away. The statewide guide has 11.

Bagaduce Lunch
145 Frank's Flat, Penobscot · 28 mi from Bangor
America's ClassicClam shackSeasonal Known for: fried haddock sandwich; fried seafood; ice cream · Season: summer only; opened May 14 for 2026, generally through Labor Day · At this address since 1946
Counter-service seafood shack with picnic tables over the Bagaduce River reversing falls, run by the same family for three generations; James Beard America's Classics honoree in 2008.
James Beard: America's Classics 2008 (winner)

Whoopie pies and donuts in and near Bangor

Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 16.

Dysart's Restaurant & Truck Stop
530 Coldbrook Rd, Hermon · 5 mi from Bangor
Blueberry pieDiner Known for: blueberry pie; baked beans; homemade bread; breakfast all day · At this address since 1967
I-95 Exit 180 truck-stop restaurant known for big plates, daily baked beans, homemade bread and pies; the restaurant ended 24-hour service in 2019 but the truck stop stays open around the clock.
dysarts.com
Governor's Restaurant & Bakery
963 Stillwater Ave, Old Town · 9 mi from Bangor
Whoopie pies Known for: whoopie pies (traditional, peanut butter and seasonal flavors); strawberry pie
Old Town restaurant and bakery of Maine's Governor's family-restaurant chain; at the 2026 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Governor's of Old Town won the judged best-flavored prize (banana bread whoopie pie) and Governor's also took the healthy whoopie prize (carrot cake); the chain ships whoopie pies by mail.
governorsrestaurant.com

Diners in and near Bangor

Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 13.

Dysart's Restaurant & Truck Stop
530 Coldbrook Rd, Hermon · 5 mi from Bangor; listed above

The nearest oyster bars to Bangor

None of our 10 hand-checked oyster bars is in Bangor or within 15 miles. The closest is 29 miles away. The statewide guide has 10.

The Stoop Oyster Bar
27 Water St, Blue Hill · 29 mi from Bangor
Oyster bar Known for: Long Cove oysters from Deer Isle Oyster Co.; tinned fish; local cheese · Season: aims to stay open year-round · At this address since 2026
Oyster bar from Deer Isle Oyster Co. farmer Abby Barrows serving her Long Cove oysters alongside other Downeast farms' oysters, with small plates and a full bar.

Dairy bars in and near Bangor

In Bangor: Gifford's Famous Ice Cream, listed above. None of our other dairy bars is within 10 miles. The statewide guide has 54. The app's directory also has 1 place in Bangor with “Dairy” or “Creamery” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see it in the web search.

What Bangor eats

The most common kinds of place among the 139 in Bangor, from open map data and the state's liquor license list. Each opens the web search, filtered to Bangor.