Maine Eats · Kittery, Maine · including Kittery Point
Kittery restaurants: dairy bars & lobster shacks
2 lobster shacks and roll stops, 1 whoopie pie or donut stop and 4 dairy bars in and around Kittery, each checked in business in October 2026. For hand-checked clam shacks, Italians and diners, the nearest are a drive away; they're below too. The Maine Eats app's directory has 59 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Kittery and sorts them by distance from you.
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Kittery Point is a village in the town of Kittery, so places there are listed under Kittery.
Kittery at a glance
The app's directory has 59 places to eat and drink in Kittery, including 3 in Kittery Point. The most common kinds are Seafood (11), Bar & Pub (8) and Bakery & Sweets (8). 30 are matched to a Maine liquor license on the state's list. 9 are locations of a chain with five or more in Maine. None of our 155 hand-checked places is in Kittery yet, so the classics below are the nearest ones. Kittery is in York County, in the Maine Beaches region.
Lobster shacks and rolls in and near Kittery
Those within 15 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 37. The app's directory also has 3 places in Kittery with “Lobster” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see them in the web search.
Fox's Lobster House
8 Sohier Park Rd, York Beach (York) · 9 mi from Kittery
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.
Barnacle Billy's
50-70 Perkins Cove Rd, Perkins Cove (Ogunquit) · 12 mi from Kittery
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.
The nearest clam shacks to Kittery
None of our 11 hand-checked clam shacks is in Kittery or within 15 miles. The closest are 22 to 37 miles away. The statewide guide has 11. The app's directory also has 1 place in Kittery with “Clam” in the name that we haven't checked yet: see it in the web search.
The Clam Shack
2 Western Ave, Kennebunk · 22 mi from Kittery
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.
Huot's Seafood Restaurant
29 Eastern Ave, Camp Ellis (Saco) · 31 mi from Kittery
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 · 37 mi from Kittery
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.
The nearest red snappers and italians to Kittery
None of our 11 hand-checked red snapper and Italian stops is in Kittery or within 10 miles. The closest is 31 miles away. The statewide guide has 11.
George's Sandwich Shop
37 Franklin St, Biddeford · 31 mi from Kittery
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 Kittery
Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 16.
Fox's Lobster House
8 Sohier Park Rd, York Beach (York) · 9 mi from Kittery; listed above
The nearest diners to Kittery
None of our 13 hand-checked diners is in Kittery or within 10 miles. The closest are 19 to 31 miles away. The statewide guide has 13.
Maine Diner
2265 Post Rd, Wells · 19 mi from Kittery
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 · 31 mi from Kittery
Diner Known for: buttermilk flapjacks; tuna melt
Fifteen-stool 1927 Pollard dining car, one of two left, serving breakfast and lunch; cash only.
Dairy bars in and near Kittery
Those within 10 miles, closest first. The statewide guide has 54.
Village Scoop Ice Cream
286 York St, York · 5 mi from Kittery
Dairy bar Known for: Almond Joy ice cream; Campfire S'mores ice cream
York scoop shop with 20-plus flavors plus frozen yogurt, sorbet and sherbet.
The Goldenrod
2 Railroad Ave, York Beach (York) · 8 mi from Kittery
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: Goldenrod Kisses saltwater taffy; homemade ice cream; griddle cakes · Season: mid-May to Columbus Day · At this address since 1896
Short Sands candy shop, ice cream fountain and restaurant where Goldenrod Kisses taffy is pulled in the front windows; more than 135 ice cream flavors.
Wicked Good Ice Cream
2 Beach St, York · 8 mi from Kittery
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: hard-serve ice cream; soft serve · Season: seasonal; check before you go
York ice cream shop with about 50 hard-serve flavors plus soft serve and frozen yogurt.
Dunne's Ice Cream
214 Nubble Rd, York Beach (York) · 9 mi from Kittery
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: Wild Maine Blueberry ice cream; Grape Nut ice cream; Black Raspberry Explosion ice cream · Season: seasonal; check before you go
Nubble Road ice cream stand that carries on the old Brown's Ice Cream tradition under the Dunne family's name; 50-plus flavors plus dairy-free soft serve.
What Kittery eats
The most common kinds of place among the 59 in Kittery, from open map data and the state's liquor license list. Each opens the web search, filtered to Kittery.
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