Maine Eats · Kennebunk, Maine

Kennebunk restaurants: dairy bars & lobster shacks

5 lobster shacks and roll stops, 3 clam shacks, 1 red snapper or Italian stop, 1 whoopie pie or donut stop, 2 diners and 9 dairy bars in and around Kennebunk, each checked in business in October 2026. For hand-checked oyster bars, the nearest are a drive away; they're below too. The Maine Eats app's directory has 59 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Kennebunk and sorts them by distance from you.

Ask for early accessSearch Kennebunk

An iPhone and iPad app, free. Not in the App Store yet.

Kennebunk at a glance

The app's directory has 59 places to eat and drink in Kennebunk. The most common kinds are Coffee & Café (10), Bar & Pub (9) and Sandwiches & Deli (6). 25 are matched to a Maine liquor license on the state's list. 9 are locations of a chain with five or more in Maine. 2 are on our hand-checked lists; the longest at the same address is The Clam Shack, there since 1968. Kennebunk is in York County, in the Maine Beaches region.

On our lists in Kennebunk

The places in Kennebunk on our hand-checked lists, most featured first: James Beard honorees and long-running places lead. That order isn't a rating. Longest at the same address: The Clam Shack in Kennebunk, there since 1968. Maine's oldest restaurants has the 22 places with 40 or more years at the same address.

  1. The Clam Shack

    2 Western Ave, Kennebunk

    Lobster rollClam shackSeasonal Known for: lobster roll; fried seafood; fresh-squeezed lemonade · Season: seasonal; check before you go · At this address since 1968

    Takeout seafood shack on the Kennebunk River bridge by Dock Square; its lobster rolls use chilled meat with mayo on the grilled bun, warm butter, or both.

    theclamshack.net

  2. Rococo Artisan Ice Cream

    8 Western Ave, Kennebunk

    Dairy bar Known for: Goat Cheese Blackberry Chambord ice cream; artisan ice cream

    Artisan ice cream maker known for unusual flavors like Goat Cheese Blackberry Chambord.

    rococoicecream.com

Lobster shacks and rolls in and near Kennebunk

In Kennebunk: The Clam Shack, listed above. The others within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 37.

  1. Nunan's Lobster Hut

    9 Mills Rd, Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport) · 5 mi from Kennebunk

    Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: boiled lobster dinner; lobster stew; lobster roll; homemade pie · Season: May 21 to October 17 (2026 season) · At this address since 1953

    Family-run Cape Porpoise lobster hut serving lobster dinners in the rough from 5 pm; no reservations, no credit cards.

    nunanslobsterhut.com

  2. Fisherman's Catch

    134 Harbor Rd, Wells · 5 mi from Kennebunk

    Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: lobster boil; steamers; mussels; blueberry pie · Season: seasonal; check before you go

    Rustic family-owned lobster shack on the Wells salt marsh with dine-in and takeout, live music, and four-course outdoor lobster boils in summer.

    fishermanscatchwells.com

  3. Barnacle Billy's

    50-70 Perkins Cove Rd, Perkins Cove (Ogunquit) · 10 mi from Kennebunk

    Lobster shackSeasonal Known for: boiled lobster; lobster roll; clam chowder; rum punch · Season: April 10 to October 25, 2026 (also April 3-5) · At this address since 1961

    Tower family lobster place on Perkins Cove known for boiled lobster with drawn butter and its rum punch; Barnacle Billy's, Etc. is the table-service sibling at the same address range.

    barnbilly.com

  4. Bayley's Lobster Pound

    9 Avenue 6, Pine Point (Scarborough) · 15 mi from Kennebunk

    Lobster shackLobster roll Known for: lobster roll; lobsters

    Fourth-generation lobster pound and fish market on the Pine Point waterfront, with the Bait Shed restaurant on its dock; the family credits itself with some of Maine's first lobster rolls.

    baitshedrestaurant.com

Clam shacks in and near Kennebunk

In Kennebunk: The Clam Shack, listed above. The others within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 11.

  1. Huot's Seafood Restaurant

    29 Eastern Ave, Camp Ellis (Saco) · 9 mi from Kennebunk

    Clam shack Known for: clam cakes; onion rings; fried seafood

    Camp Ellis seafood restaurant still using Doris Huot's recipes for clam cakes, onion rings and seafood batter; after three generations of the Huot family, a new team now runs it and says it is keeping the recipes.

    huotsseafood.com

  2. Ken's Place

    207 Pine Point Rd, Scarborough · 15 mi from Kennebunk

    Clam shackSeasonal Known for: fried clams; clam strips; clam roll; clam chowder; lobster roll; fried oysters · Season: about late March to late October (2026: opened around March 20, last day October 25)

    Seasonal seafood stand on the road to Pine Point Beach, serving fried clams (batter or crumbs), clam rolls and chowder since its roadside-stand start in 1927.

    kensplacescarborough.com

Red snappers and Italians in and near Kennebunk

Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 11.

  1. George's Sandwich Shop

    37 Franklin St, Biddeford · 8 mi from Kennebunk

    Maine Italians Known for: Maine Italian sandwich

    Downtown Biddeford sandwich shop making Maine Italians since 1948; the owner calls the Italian his biggest seller and keeps it the way it has always been made.

    georgessandwichshop.com

Whoopie pies and donuts in and near Kennebunk

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

  1. Bread & Roses Bakery

    478 Main St, Ogunquit · 9 mi from Kennebunk

    Whoopie piesSeasonal Known for: whoopie pies; pastries; coffee drinks · Season: seasonal; check before you go

    Ogunquit bakery since 1989 that ships its whoopie pies nationwide; the retail shop is seasonal.

    breadandrosesbakery.com

Diners in and near Kennebunk

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

  1. Maine Diner

    2265 Post Rd, Wells · 3 mi from Kennebunk

    Diner Known for: lobster stew; meatloaf; red flannel hash

    Route 1 roadside diner in Wells, known for lobster stew, meatloaf and red flannel hash.

    mainediner.com

  2. Palace Diner

    18 Franklin St, Biddeford · 8 mi from Kennebunk

    Diner Known for: buttermilk flapjacks; tuna melt

    Fifteen-stool 1927 Pollard dining car, one of two left, serving breakfast and lunch; cash only.

    palacedinerme.com

The nearest oyster bars to Kennebunk

None of our 10 hand-checked oyster bars is in Kennebunk or within 15 miles. The closest are 22 to 24 miles away. The statewide guide has 10.

  1. SoPo Seafood

    171 Ocean St, South Portland · 22 mi from Kennebunk

    Lobster rollOyster bar Known for: raw bar; lobster roll; lobster bisque

    South Portland seafood market and raw bar with a full lunch and dinner menu built on Gulf of Maine catches; Maine lobster is always on the menu.

    soposeafood.com

  2. J's Oyster

    5 Portland Pier, Portland · 23 mi from Kennebunk

    Oyster bar Known for: oysters; lobster roll

    Long-running waterfront raw bar on Portland Pier, first come first served, known for oysters and lobster rolls.

    jsoyster.com

  3. Eventide Oyster Co.

    86 Middle St, Portland · 24 mi from Kennebunk

    James Beard winnerLobster rollOyster bar Known for: oysters; brown butter lobster roll · At this address since 2012

    Big Tree Hospitality's oyster bar in the Old Port, known for its raw bar and a brown-butter lobster roll.

    James Beard: Best Chef: Northeast 2017 (winner): Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co.; Best Chef: Northeast 2015 (nominee): Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co.; Best Chef: Northeast 2016 (nominee): Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co.

    eventideoysterco.com

Dairy bars in and near Kennebunk

In Kennebunk: Rococo Artisan Ice Cream, listed above. The 5 nearest of the 8 others within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 54.

  1. Aunt Marie's Ice Cream

    10 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport · 3 mi from Kennebunk

    Dairy bar Known for: ice cream; lobster roll

    Kennebunkport ice cream cafe that also serves lobster rolls; a sister shop of The Clam Shack.

  2. Big Daddy's

    2165 Post Rd, Wells · 3 mi from Kennebunk

    Dairy bar Known for: homemade ice cream

    Homemade ice cream since 1976; also scoops at 478 Main St and 47 Shore Rd in Ogunquit and 6 Spring St in Kennebunkport (the Press Herald also lists Hollis).

    bigdaddysicecream.com

  3. Goose Rocks Dairy

    278 Mills Rd, Kennebunkport · 5 mi from Kennebunk

    Dairy barSeasonal Known for: hard-serve ice cream; soft serve · Season: seasonal; check before you go

    Summer ice cream stand with 20-plus flavors of hard and soft serve.

  4. Scoop Deck

    6 Eldridge Rd, Wells · 7 mi from Kennebunk

    Dairy barSeasonal Known for: homemade waffle cones; Blueberry Crumble ice cream · Season: seasonal; check before you go · At this address since 1983

    Busy seasonal hard-serve stand in a barn with 60-plus flavors and homemade waffle cones.

    scoopdeck.com

  5. Sweetcream Dairy

    128 Main St, Biddeford · 9 mi from Kennebunk

    Dairy bar Known for: ice cream from locally sourced ingredients

    Biddeford ice cream maker with its own certified dairy plant and a Main Street scoop shop.

    sweetcreamdairy.com

What Kennebunk eats

The most common kinds of place among the 59 in Kennebunk, from open map data and the state's liquor license list. Each opens the web search, filtered to Kennebunk.

More Maine towns

Or by region: