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Favorite Restaurants

There are so many wonderful restaurants on the island that it is hard to pick just a few.
After a hike, you can enjoy popovers on their terrace. Open for lunch and dinner. Have always had a great meal.
30 locals recommend
Asticou Inn
15 Peabody Dr
30 locals recommend
After a hike, you can enjoy popovers on their terrace. Open for lunch and dinner. Have always had a great meal.
They have wonderful pastries in the morning. Their take-out pizza is also great. Family friendly restaurant.
11 locals recommend
Colonel's Restaurant
143 Main St
11 locals recommend
They have wonderful pastries in the morning. Their take-out pizza is also great. Family friendly restaurant.
Another wonderful restaurant.
28 locals recommend
Burning Tree Restaurant
69 Otter Creek Dr
28 locals recommend
Another wonderful restaurant.
This is a wonderful family restaurant in Bar Harbor with great food.
7 locals recommend
Route 66 Restaurant
21 Cottage St
7 locals recommend
This is a wonderful family restaurant in Bar Harbor with great food.
Great food in Bar Harbor. Also has a tapas bar that is less expensive.
73 locals recommend
Havana
318 Main St
73 locals recommend
Great food in Bar Harbor. Also has a tapas bar that is less expensive.
If you enjoy breakfast, this place is fabulous.
37 locals recommend
2 Cats Bar Harbor
130 Cottage St
37 locals recommend
If you enjoy breakfast, this place is fabulous.
Fabulous barbecue in casual setting.
56 locals recommend
Mainely Meat Barbeque At Atlantic Brewing Company
15 Knox Rd
56 locals recommend
Fabulous barbecue in casual setting.
Small restaurant in Southwest Harbor with amazing food. Plenty of parking close by.
44 locals recommend
Red Sky Restaurant
14 Clark Point Rd
44 locals recommend
Small restaurant in Southwest Harbor with amazing food. Plenty of parking close by.
Favorite place to go out for lobster.
71 locals recommend
Beal's Lobster Pier
182 Clark Point Rd
71 locals recommend
Favorite place to go out for lobster.

Activities for Children

Lots of fun activities for children.
15 locals recommend
Mount Desert Oceanarium
1351 ME-3
15 locals recommend
Lots of fun activities for children.
Our kids enjoyed miniature golf on drizzly days.
30 locals recommend
Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf
368 ME-3
30 locals recommend
Our kids enjoyed miniature golf on drizzly days.
Another fun place to explore on the other side of the island.
51 locals recommend
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
116 Lighthouse Rd
51 locals recommend
Another fun place to explore on the other side of the island.
The Bubbles are great for small children, and they get to try and push Balance Rock off the edge.
The Bubbles
The Bubbles are great for small children, and they get to try and push Balance Rock off the edge.
A great hike for children. Be sure to take the trail with the caves.
Gorham Mountain Trailhead
Park Loop Road
A great hike for children. Be sure to take the trail with the caves.
Our kids loved walking up the hill to explore the Thuya Gardens and the Asticou Terraces at the end of the day. Great way to get the wiggles out of them before dinner.
26 locals recommend
Thuya Gardens
15 Thuya Dr
26 locals recommend
Our kids loved walking up the hill to explore the Thuya Gardens and the Asticou Terraces at the end of the day. Great way to get the wiggles out of them before dinner.
The carriage trail around Little Long Pond is a beautiful walk. You can picnic in the meadow and children can swim at the small beach at the boat house.
12 locals recommend
Little Long Pond Trailhead
12 locals recommend
The carriage trail around Little Long Pond is a beautiful walk. You can picnic in the meadow and children can swim at the small beach at the boat house.
Thunder Hole is a great place to visit especially if it is acting up.
54 locals recommend
Thunder Hole
54 locals recommend
Thunder Hole is a great place to visit especially if it is acting up.