Maine Eats · Bar Harbor, Maine

Bar Harbor restaurants: lobster shacks

9 lobster shacks and roll stops in and around Bar Harbor, each checked in business in October 2026. For hand-checked clam shacks, whoopie pies, oyster bars and dairy bars, the nearest are a drive away; they're below too. The Maine Eats app's directory has 110 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Bar Harbor and sorts them by distance from you.

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Bar Harbor at a glance

The app's directory has 110 places to eat and drink in Bar Harbor. The most common kinds are Bar & Pub (25), Seafood (20) and Coffee & Café (17). 67 are matched to a Maine liquor license on the state's list. 1 is a location of a chain with five or more in Maine. 2 are on our hand-checked lists. Bar Harbor is in Hancock County, in the Downeast & Acadia region.

On our lists in Bar Harbor

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

Stewman's Lobster Pound
35 West St, Bar Harbor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: Downeast lobster bake; lobster roll; crab roll · Season: typically early June to early October; opened Memorial Day weekend in 2025
Oceanfront lobster pound on the downtown Bar Harbor waterfront serving lobster bakes; a second Stewman's is at the Bar Harbor Regency.
stewmanslobsterpound.com
Stewman's Lobster Pound
123 Eden St, Bar Harbor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: Downeast lobster bake; lobster roll · Season: typically early June to early October; opened Memorial Day weekend in 2025 · A branch of Stewman's Lobster Pound, Bar Harbor (35 West St)
The second, oceanfront Stewman's, on the grounds of the Bar Harbor Regency hotel on Eden Street.
stewmanslobsterpound.com

Lobster shacks and rolls in and near Bar Harbor

In Bar Harbor: Stewman's Lobster Pound (35 West St) and Stewman's Lobster Pound (123 Eden St), listed above. The 5 nearest of the 7 others within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 37. The app's directory also has 8 places in Bar Harbor with “Lobster” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see them in the web search.

Abel's Lobster
13 Abels Lane, Mount Desert · 5 mi from Bar Harbor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: lobster; clams; traditional Maine seafood · Season: May 17 to October 20 per its page (year not given); opened May 15 in 2025 · At this address since 1939
Seasonal lobster pound and clam house with a dining room and waterfront seating in Abel's boatyard near the head of Somes Sound.
abelyachtyard.com
Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound
1237 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton · 9 mi from Bar Harbor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: lobster boiled in seawater over wood fires; steamed clams; clam chowder; lobster stew; blueberry pie · Season: dine-in June 21 to October 25, 2026; retail pickup and shipping year-round
Roadside pound on Route 3 just before the bridge to Mount Desert Island, with a row of wood-fired seawater cookers out front and a 'LOBSTERS' sign on the roof.
trentonbridgelobster.com
Gateway Lunt's Lobster Pound
1133 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton · 9 mi from Bar Harbor
Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: lobster dinners; lobster specials; fresh seafood · Season: open daily May to October; opened May 6, 2026
Traditional lobster pound on Route 3 across from the Bar Harbor airport.
gatewayluntslobster.com
Beal's Lobster Pier
182 Clark Point Rd, Southwest Harbor · 9 mi from Bar Harbor
Lobster shackLobster rollSeasonal Known for: lobster dinner; lobster roll · Season: restaurant closed from October to May; opened May 15 in 2025 · At this address since 1969
Restaurant on a year-round working lobster pier on Southwest Harbor, where lobstermen unload their catch beside the tables; it also ships lobster nationwide.
bealslobster.com
Ruth & Wimpy's
792 US Route 1, Hancock · 12 mi from Bar Harbor
Lobster shack Known for: lobster cooked over wood-burning cookers; seafood plates · At this address since 1990
Family-owned roadside lobster restaurant on Route 1 where Wimpy still cooks the lobsters outside over wood-burning cookers; out front stands 'Wilbur,' an 11-foot fiberglass sculpture by Joe Rizzo.
ruthandwimpys.com

The nearest clam shacks to Bar Harbor

None of our 11 hand-checked clam shacks is in Bar Harbor or within 15 miles. The closest is 25 miles away. The statewide guide has 11. The app's directory also has 1 place in Bar Harbor with “Clam” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see it in the web search.

Bagaduce Lunch
145 Frank's Flat, Penobscot · 25 mi from Bar Harbor
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)

The nearest whoopie pies and donuts to Bar Harbor

None of our 16 hand-checked whoopie pie and donut stops is in Bar Harbor or within 10 miles. The closest is 39 miles away. The statewide guide has 16.

The Only Doughnut
225 Northport Ave, Belfast · 39 mi from Bar Harbor
Potato donuts Known for: Maine potato cake doughnuts; maple, sea smoke and Earl Grey glazes; brioche and gluten-free doughnuts
Belfast doughnut shop built on traditional Maine potato cake doughnuts (plain or chocolate) with rotating glazes and toppings; open Thursday to Sunday mornings.
theonlydoughnut.com

The nearest oyster bars to Bar Harbor

None of our 10 hand-checked oyster bars is in Bar Harbor or within 15 miles. The closest is 19 miles away. The statewide guide has 10. The app's directory also has 1 place in Bar Harbor with “Oyster” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see it in the web search.

The Stoop Oyster Bar
27 Water St, Blue Hill · 19 mi from Bar Harbor
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.

The nearest dairy bars to Bar Harbor

None of our 54 hand-checked dairy bars is in Bar Harbor or within 10 miles. The closest are 13 to 32 miles away. The statewide guide has 54.

Jordan's Snack Bar
200 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth · 13 mi from Bar Harbor
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
Stonington Ice Cream Company
66 Main St, Stonington · 28 mi from Bar Harbor
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: ice cream (sixteen flavors); lobster roll; lobster and crab quiche · Season: aims for early May to late October; closed before the end of September in 2026 for lack of staff · At this address since 2008
Harborside ice cream shop on Stonington's Main Street with deck tables at the edge of the harbor; its owner added the Stonington Food Company restaurant next door.
stoningtonicecreamcompany.com
The Dairy Port
79 Main St, Bucksport · 32 mi from Bar Harbor
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: house-made soft serve; Gifford's hard ice cream; sundaes; shakes · Season: opened March 28 for 2026; open daily in season · At this address since 1954
Walk-up ice cream window in a narrow historic storefront on Bucksport's Main Street, across from the harbor and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge; known for its daily soft-serve flavors.
thedairyport.com

What Bar Harbor eats

The most common kinds of place among the 110 in Bar Harbor, from open map data and the state's liquor license list. Each opens the web search, filtered to Bar Harbor.