Maine Eats · Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Boothbay Harbor restaurants: lobster shacks & oyster bars
6 lobster shacks and roll stops, 3 clam shacks, 1 red snapper or Italian stop, 1 diner and 6 oyster bars in and around Boothbay Harbor, each checked in business in October 2026. For hand-checked whoopie pies and dairy bars, the nearest are a drive away; they're below too. The Maine Eats app's directory has 43 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Boothbay Harbor and sorts them by distance from you.
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Boothbay Harbor at a glance
The app's directory has 43 places to eat and drink in Boothbay Harbor. The most common kinds are Seafood (12), Bar & Pub (7) and Coffee & Café (6). 25 are matched to a Maine liquor license on the state's list. 2 are on our hand-checked lists. Boothbay Harbor is in Lincoln County, in the Midcoast & Islands region.
On our lists in Boothbay Harbor
The places in Boothbay Harbor on our hand-checked lists, most featured first: James Beard honorees and long-running places lead. That order isn't a rating.
Dunton's Doghouse
40 Sea St, Boothbay Harbor
Red snappers Known for: red hot dogs (W.A. Bean); Riley Dog with cheese and bacon; hot dog with coleslaw
Small hot dog stand at the edge of downtown Boothbay Harbor serving natural-casing dogs and W.A. Bean red hot dogs on griddled, buttered New England-style buns.
Mine Oyster
16 Wharf St (Pier 1), Boothbay Harbor
Oyster bar Known for: raw oysters
Waterfront raw bar and night club on Pier 1 run by chef Ralph Smith; it hosts the annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival with oysters from about 10 Damariscotta River farms (2025 and 2026).
Lobster shacks and rolls in and near Boothbay Harbor
The 5 nearest of the 6 others within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 37. The app's directory also has 1 place in Boothbay Harbor with “Lobster” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see it in the web search.
Robinson's Wharf
20 Hendricks Hill Rd, Southport · 2 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Lobster roll Known for: lobster roll; lobster; scallops
Waterfront seafood restaurant with a seafood market and gift shop just across the swing bridge from Boothbay Harbor; the market is open year-round.
Five Islands Lobster Co.
1447 Five Islands Rd, Five Islands (Georgetown) · 5 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Lobster shackLobster rollClam shackSeasonal Known for: lobster roll; boiled lobster; fried clams; steamers; haddock chowder · Season: summer into fall (2026: daily in August, then weekends only Sept. 11 to Oct. 11)
Counter-service lobster shack on the working wharf in the fishing village of Five Islands, with picnic tables facing Sheepscot Bay; no alcohol sold, coolers welcome.
Sprague's Lobster
22 Main St, Wiscasset · 11 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Lobster shackLobster rollSeasonal Known for: lobster roll; lobster dinner; live lobsters to go · Season: seasonal; check before you go
Family-run lobster stand on the Creamery Pier in Wiscasset known for lobster rolls and lobster dinners.
Red's Eats
41 Water St, Wiscasset · 11 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Lobster shackLobster rollSeasonal Known for: lobster roll; lobster plate; fried seafood baskets · Season: late April/May to mid-October (2026: opened May 6, target closing Oct. 13)
Family-run takeout stand at the foot of Wiscasset's Main Street on Route 1, known for lobster rolls and long summer lines.
Muscongus Bay Lobster
28 Landing Rd, Round Pond (Bristol) · 11 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Lobster shackLobster rollSeasonal Known for: lobster roll; lobster chowder; Damariscotta River oysters · Season: late May into fall (2025 season opened May 23)
Family-owned wholesale and retail lobster business on Round Pond Harbor with outdoor waterfront tables and a small beer-and-wine bar, the Bait Shed Bar.
Clam shacks in and near Boothbay Harbor
Those within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 11.
Five Islands Lobster Co.
1447 Five Islands Rd, Five Islands (Georgetown) · 5 mi from Boothbay Harbor; listed above
Taste of Maine
161 Main St, Woolwich · 10 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Clam shack Known for: lobster; seafood
Landmark Route 1 seafood restaurant with a giant lobster on its roof and a dining room full of Maine antiques; sold in 2026, with new owners taking over in late August or September (owners said 'same crew, same menu').
Sea Basket
303 Bath Rd, Wiscasset · 10 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Clam shack Known for: lobster stew
Wiscasset seafood restaurant known for generous portions and lobster stew made with fresh local lobster meat.
Red snappers and Italians in and near Boothbay Harbor
In Boothbay Harbor: Dunton's Doghouse, listed above. None of our other red snapper and Italian stops is within 10 miles. The statewide guide has 11.
The nearest whoopie pies and donuts to Boothbay Harbor
None of our 16 hand-checked whoopie pie and donut stops is in Boothbay Harbor or within 10 miles. The closest are 22 to 34 miles away. The statewide guide has 16.
Moody's Diner
1885 Atlantic Highway, Waldoboro · 22 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Whoopie piesBlueberry pieDiner Known for: blueberry pie; cream pies; whoopie pies · At this address since 1934
Family-run Route 1 diner known for its pies, baked from Bertha Moody's recipes, and its whoopie pies; open just about every day of the year.
Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster
36 Main St, South Freeport (Freeport) · 24 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Lobster shackLobster rollWhoopie piesSeasonal Known for: lobster roll; cooked lobsters; steamed clams; whoopie pie · Season: May to October (last day of the 2026 season: Columbus Day, Oct. 12) · At this address since 1970
Family-run lunch counter and lobster pound on the South Freeport working waterfront; lobster rolls, cooked lobsters and its own whoopie pies, BYOB.
Labadie's Bakery
161 Lincoln St, Lewiston · 34 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Whoopie pies Known for: whoopie pies · At this address since 1925
Century-old bakery in Lewiston's old Little Canada neighborhood, built on whoopie pies; retail counter open weekday mornings and ships nationwide.
Diners in and near Boothbay Harbor
Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 13.
Deb's Bristol Diner
1267 Bristol Rd, Bristol · 9 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Diner
Small diner in the center of Bristol on Route 130, run by Debbie Thibault.
Oyster bars in and near Boothbay Harbor
In Boothbay Harbor: Mine Oyster, listed above. The others within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 10.
Glidden Point Oyster Farms
637 River Rd, Edgecomb · 9 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Oyster bar Known for: Glidden Point oysters
Damariscotta River oyster farm whose farm store serves its oysters seven days a week with local beer and wine, with a food truck on site in summer; farm tours too.
Jolie Rogers Raw Bar
8 Railroad Ave, Wiscasset · 11 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Oyster bar Known for: oysters on the half shell
Oyster bar by the Sheepscot River run by Andy Rogers and Ryan Jolie; Rogers won the Pemaquid Oyster Festival shucking contest three years running through 2026.
Damariscotta River Grill
155 Main St, Damariscotta · 13 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Oyster bar Known for: Pemaquid oysters (half shell, pan-roasted or fried); lobster cakes; scallops
Two-level restaurant and bar on Damariscotta's Main Street serving Pemaquid oysters from the river outside its windows; same owners as Larson's Lunch Box.
King Eider's Pub
2 Elm St, Damariscotta · 13 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Oyster bar Known for: Damariscotta River oysters on the half shell; skillet-roasted oysters; crab cakes · At this address since 1996
English-style pub in downtown Damariscotta with a raw bar of Damariscotta River oysters and a whiskey list of 180-plus bottles.
The Shuck Station
68 Main St, Newcastle · 13 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Oyster bar Known for: oysters on the half shell; baked oysters; kimchi oysters
Raw bar run by oyster farmer and competition shucker Brendan Parsons, serving Damariscotta River oysters including his own Blackstone Point oysters.
The nearest dairy bars to Boothbay Harbor
None of our 54 hand-checked dairy bars is in Boothbay Harbor or within 10 miles. The closest are 26 to 31 miles away. The statewide guide has 54.
Jefferson Scoop
271 Waldoboro Rd, Jefferson · 26 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Dairy bar Known for: Gifford's ice cream; soft serve
Ice cream stand in the center of Jefferson scooping Gifford's ice cream and soft serve, plus smoothies and slushies.
Dorman's Dairy Dream
189 New County Rd, Thomaston · 30 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: hard-serve ice cream · Season: spring to fall (2026: opened April 9, Thursday–Sunday 12–7)
Long-running roadside ice cream stand in Thomaston.
Toots Ice Cream
137 Walnut Hill Rd, North Yarmouth · 30 mi from Boothbay Harbor
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: homemade ice cream; goat-milk gelato · Season: seasonal; check before you go · At this address since 1998
Seasonal ice cream stand in a renovated rail car at Walnut Hill, making its own ice cream.
What Boothbay Harbor eats
The most common kinds of place among the 43 in Boothbay Harbor, from open map data and the state's liquor license list. Each opens the web search, filtered to Boothbay Harbor.
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