Page 130 - (DK Eyewitness) Top 10 Travel Guide - New England

128 ❯❯ New England Area by Area

Lobster Pounds

Five Islands Lobster Co
Trenton Bridge Lobster
1 7
Pound
MAP P4 • 1447 Five Islands Rd,
Georgetown • 207 371 2990 • Closed MAP R3 • 1237 Bar Harbor Rd,
mid-Oct–early May • $ Trenton • 207 667 2977 • Closed
Lobstermen stream in all day as mid-Oct–late Apr • $
diners at picnic tables crack lobsters, Lobster, nutcrackers, picks, and
dip the meat in melted butter, heaps of paper napkins are
and enjoy the view of a really all you need, and this
perfect harbor. pound barely on the main­
land side from Mount
The Clam Shack
2 Desert Island is a bargain
spot for authentic
MAP N5 • On the
Bridge, Kennebunkport experiences. BYOB.
• 207 967 3321 • Closed
Bayley’s Lobster
mid-Oct–mid-May • $ 8
The namesake fried clams The Clam Shack Pound
are always good, but the real MAP N5 • 9 Ave 6, Pine
specialty here is the lobster roll. Point, Scarborough • 207 883 4571
• Closed mid-Oct–late Apr • $
The Lobster Pound
3 Founded in 1915, there are some
great specialties offered here, like
MAP Q3 • 2521 Rte 1,
Lincolnville Beach • 207 789 5550 lobster­stuffed mushrooms and
• Closed mid-Oct–mid-May • $ excellent crabcakes.
Take a dip, then sit on the deck of this
Cape Neddick
classic seafood restaurant to break 9
down a boiled lobster dinner – or dine Harborside Restaurant
inside to escape mendicant gulls. MAP N5 • 60 Shore Rd, Cape Neddick
• 207 363 5471 • Ring for winter
Barnacle Billy’s
4 hours • $$
MAP N5 • 70 Perkins Cove Rd,
Sample the steamed mussels or
Ogunquit • 207 646 5575 • Closed clams first, before cracking into
Nov–mid-Apr • $ the main attraction on the menu.
The bargain­hunter’s choice in a
pricey resort, Billy’s has a full­service
restaurant and a bare­bones seafood
shack on scenic Perkins Cove.
Shaw’s Fish & Lobster
5
Wharf
MAP P4 • 129 Rte 32, New Harbor
• 207 677 2200 • Closed mid-Oct–
mid-May • $
A lobster fan’s nirvana, Shaw’s has
great views of the harbor, a raw bar,
and a full liquor license (see p67). Cape Neddick Harborside Restaurant
Cook’s Lobster & Ale
Boothbay Lobster Wharf
6 0
House
MAP P4 • 97 Atlantic Ave,
Boothbay Harbor • 207 633 4900 MAP P4 • 68 Garrison Cove Rd, Bailey
• Closed mid-Oct–mid-May • $$ Island • 207 833 2818 • $
In a legendary lobstering harbor, Enjoy your lobster surrounded on
the Lobster Wharf has the shortest three sides by water, with a view of
possible distance from trap to plate. the world’s only crib­stone bridge.
128-129_Top_10_New_England.indd 128 30/01/2017 14:17