Maine Eats · Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport restaurants: dairy bars & lobster shacks
6 lobster shacks and roll stops, 3 clam shacks, 1 red snapper or Italian stop, 1 whoopie pie or donut stop, 2 diners and 8 dairy bars in and around Kennebunkport, 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 32 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Kennebunkport and sorts them by distance from you.
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Kennebunkport at a glance
The app's directory has 32 places to eat and drink in Kennebunkport. The most common kinds are Seafood (11), Bakery & Sweets (4) and Bar & Pub (4). 18 are matched to a Maine liquor license on the state's list. 3 are on our hand-checked lists; the longest at the same address is Nunan's Lobster Hut, there since 1953. Kennebunkport is in York County, in the Maine Beaches region.
On our lists in Kennebunkport
The places in Kennebunkport 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: Nunan's Lobster Hut in Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport), there since 1953. Maine's oldest restaurants has the 22 places with 40 or more years at the same address.
Nunan's Lobster Hut
9 Mills Rd, Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport)
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.
Aunt Marie's Ice Cream
10 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport
Dairy bar Known for: ice cream; lobster roll
Kennebunkport ice cream cafe that also serves lobster rolls; a sister shop of The Clam Shack.
Goose Rocks Dairy
278 Mills Rd, Kennebunkport
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.
Lobster shacks and rolls in and near Kennebunkport
In Kennebunkport: Nunan's Lobster Hut, listed above. The others within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 37.
The Clam Shack
2 Western Ave, Kennebunk · 0 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Fisherman's Catch
134 Harbor Rd, Wells · 6 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Barnacle Billy's
50-70 Perkins Cove Rd, Perkins Cove (Ogunquit) · 10 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Bayley's Lobster Pound
9 Avenue 6, Pine Point (Scarborough) · 14 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Fox's Lobster House
8 Sohier Park Rd, York Beach (York) · 15 mi from Kennebunkport
Lobster shackBlueberry pieSeasonal Known for: boiled lobster; lobster roll; Maine blueberry pie · Season: April 29 to October 18 (2026, its 61st season) · At this address since 1936
Oceanfront lobster house next to Nubble Light with dining rooms and a take-out picnic patio; lobsters are boiled in its own pound and the owner bakes the blueberry pie.
Clam shacks in and near Kennebunkport
Those within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 11.
The Clam Shack
2 Western Ave, Kennebunk · 0 mi from Kennebunkport; listed above
Huot's Seafood Restaurant
29 Eastern Ave, Camp Ellis (Saco) · 8 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Ken's Place
207 Pine Point Rd, Scarborough · 14 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Red snappers and Italians in and near Kennebunkport
Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 11.
George's Sandwich Shop
37 Franklin St, Biddeford · 9 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Whoopie pies and donuts in and near Kennebunkport
Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 16.
Bread & Roses Bakery
478 Main St, Ogunquit · 10 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Diners in and near Kennebunkport
Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 13.
Maine Diner
2265 Post Rd, Wells · 5 mi from Kennebunkport
Diner Known for: lobster stew; meatloaf; red flannel hash
Route 1 roadside diner in Wells, known for lobster stew, meatloaf and red flannel hash.
Palace Diner
18 Franklin St, Biddeford · 9 mi from Kennebunkport
Diner Known for: buttermilk flapjacks; tuna melt
Fifteen-stool 1927 Pollard dining car, one of two left, serving breakfast and lunch; cash only.
The nearest oyster bars to Kennebunkport
None of our 10 hand-checked oyster bars is in Kennebunkport or within 15 miles. The closest are 22 to 24 miles away. The statewide guide has 10.
SoPo Seafood
171 Ocean St, South Portland · 22 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
J's Oyster
5 Portland Pier, Portland · 23 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle St, Portland · 23 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Dairy bars in and near Kennebunkport
In Kennebunkport: Aunt Marie's Ice Cream and Goose Rocks Dairy, listed above. The 5 nearest of the 6 others within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 54.
Rococo Artisan Ice Cream
8 Western Ave, Kennebunk · 0 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Big Daddy's
2165 Post Rd, Wells · 5 mi from Kennebunkport
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).
Scoop Deck
6 Eldridge Rd, Wells · 8 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
Garside's Ice Cream
320 Ferry Rd, Saco · 9 mi from Kennebunkport
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: homemade ice cream; custom waffle cones; ice cream pies · Season: seasonal; check before you go
Ferry Road ice cream stand in Saco that has made its own ice cream since the 1950s.
Sweetcream Dairy
128 Main St, Biddeford · 9 mi from Kennebunkport
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.
What Kennebunkport eats
The most common kinds of place among the 32 in Kennebunkport, from open map data and the state's liquor license list. Each opens the web search, filtered to Kennebunkport.
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