Steve & Marie's Guide to Boothbay Harbor
Food Scene
Amazing food! Everything from burgers to steaks to weinersnitchel. Excellent beer and wine list. Sometimes they have live music on the first floor. In the summer they have a fantastic roof deck that overlooks the harbor.
30 locals recommend
Boathouse Bistro | Tapas Bar & Restaurant
12 By-WayAmazing food! Everything from burgers to steaks to weinersnitchel. Excellent beer and wine list. Sometimes they have live music on the first floor. In the summer they have a fantastic roof deck that overlooks the harbor.
Right on the water with great views. Watch the lobsters being hauled right off the boat. Great for kids who can spend hours by the lobster tank (ours does!).Plenty of places to sit inside and out. Live music on the weekends.
38 locals recommend
Robinson's Wharf
20 Hendricks Hill RdRight on the water with great views. Watch the lobsters being hauled right off the boat. Great for kids who can spend hours by the lobster tank (ours does!).Plenty of places to sit inside and out. Live music on the weekends.
They make a mean cappuccino! Tasty sandwiches, scrumptious baked goodies. A comfy sofa. Wi-Fi.
13 locals recommend
Red Cup Coffee House
29 Commercial StThey make a mean cappuccino! Tasty sandwiches, scrumptious baked goodies. A comfy sofa. Wi-Fi.
Fantastic food, excellent beer menu. Fireplaces throughout. Cozy yet upscale. Great for a date night!
19 locals recommend
The Thistle Inn & Restaurant
55 Oak StFantastic food, excellent beer menu. Fireplaces throughout. Cozy yet upscale. Great for a date night!
Come sit on the deck with stunning water views and chow down on some Maine classics.
8 locals recommend
Lobsterman's Wharf
224 A Ocean Point RdCome sit on the deck with stunning water views and chow down on some Maine classics.
Grab a seat on the deck and enjoy a hearty breakfast or lunch.
24 locals recommend
Boothbay Harbor Maine Puffin Cruises
42 Commercial StGrab a seat on the deck and enjoy a hearty breakfast or lunch.
Part restaurant/ part bar. Good for families during the day. The menu is pretty diverse and includes sushi. Excellent drink menu and live music venue in the evenings. Has a nice wrap around porch situated over the water on the second floor.
25 locals recommend
Mine Oyster
16 Wharf StPart restaurant/ part bar. Good for families during the day. The menu is pretty diverse and includes sushi. Excellent drink menu and live music venue in the evenings. Has a nice wrap around porch situated over the water on the second floor.
Great family owned bakery. Their baked goods sell out fast so get their early! They also serve lattes, coffees and smoothies along with locally produced artisan goods.
10 locals recommend
Farm 23
102 Ocean Point RdGreat family owned bakery. Their baked goods sell out fast so get their early! They also serve lattes, coffees and smoothies along with locally produced artisan goods.
Downeast Ice Cream Factory
1 By-WayExcellent ice cream (and huge scoops to boot!)
Drinks & Nightlife
Footbridge Brewery
25 Granary WayNice brewery downtown. Excellent beers! They also serve BBQ!
Boothbay Craft Brewery
301 Adams Pond RdGreat local brewery!
Parks & Nature
It's just so beautiful. You can easily spend the day strolling through the expansive grounds. Great place to bring kids!
163 locals recommend
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
105 Botanical Gardens DrIt's just so beautiful. You can easily spend the day strolling through the expansive grounds. Great place to bring kids!
A short drive from Boothbay Harbor. Reid State Park is a public recreation area overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on Georgetown Island, Sagadahoc County, Maine. The 770-acre park is noted for its sandy beaches and sand dunes—both rare in the state of Maine—plus its rocky tidepools, salt marshes, and tidal lagoon. Ocean swimming is offered at Mile Beach and Half Mile Beach, while warmer waters are found at a tidal inlet, The Lagoon, where the quieter waters tend to be 10 to 15 degrees warmer. The park also has picnicking areas, fishing, and hiking trails.
130 locals recommend
Reid State Park
375 Seguinland RoadA short drive from Boothbay Harbor. Reid State Park is a public recreation area overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on Georgetown Island, Sagadahoc County, Maine. The 770-acre park is noted for its sandy beaches and sand dunes—both rare in the state of Maine—plus its rocky tidepools, salt marshes, and tidal lagoon. Ocean swimming is offered at Mile Beach and Half Mile Beach, while warmer waters are found at a tidal inlet, The Lagoon, where the quieter waters tend to be 10 to 15 degrees warmer. The park also has picnicking areas, fishing, and hiking trails.
An amazing short hike about a 10 minute drive from the cabin. Great views!
11 locals recommend
Porters Preserve
1 Porter Point RdAn amazing short hike about a 10 minute drive from the cabin. Great views!
The last remaining undeveloped saltwater farm in Boothbay Harbor, situated on 2,000 feet of coastline on Hodgdon Cove, offers year round activities on its trails through forests, fields, and along the waterfront.
23 locals recommend
Boothbay Region Land Trust
60 Samoset RdThe last remaining undeveloped saltwater farm in Boothbay Harbor, situated on 2,000 feet of coastline on Hodgdon Cove, offers year round activities on its trails through forests, fields, and along the waterfront.
If you are ready to brave the chilly Atlantic waters Barrett Park is a great place for a dip!
20 locals recommend
Barrett Park
131 Lobster Cove RdIf you are ready to brave the chilly Atlantic waters Barrett Park is a great place for a dip!
Pemaquid Beach
Pemaquid Beach ParkThis is a nice sandy beach about a half hour from Boothbay Harbor.
Are there any bad trails in Boothbay?! I don't think so.
This one starts with a nice walk through the woods and pops out to an inlet where my daughter decided to go swimming. Like every other hike I've gone on in Boothbay, it's beautiful.
Cross River Preserve
291 ME-27Are there any bad trails in Boothbay?! I don't think so.
This one starts with a nice walk through the woods and pops out to an inlet where my daughter decided to go swimming. Like every other hike I've gone on in Boothbay, it's beautiful.
Ocean Point
Another beautiful spot in the region!
Hike through the woods. Great ocean views! Great for kids.
6 locals recommend
Linekin and Burley Preserves
Hike through the woods. Great ocean views! Great for kids.
Groceries
Pinkham's Gourmet Market
295 Townsend AveLike a small Whole Foods about a mile from our place.
Eventide Specialties
5 Boothbay House Hill RdGreat wine, cheese, and fresh bread!
The catch-all for your trip. Groceries, wine, beer, firewood, etc.
34 locals recommend
Hannaford Supermarket
180 Townsend AveThe catch-all for your trip. Groceries, wine, beer, firewood, etc.
Sightseeing
Our family took a ride on the Eastwind over the summer. The captain was great and talkative. It was an absolutely beautiful ride!
9 locals recommend
Eastwind Schooner
20 Commercial StOur family took a ride on the Eastwind over the summer. The captain was great and talkative. It was an absolutely beautiful ride!
My wife and her sister rented kayaks from Tidal over the summer. They had an amazing time exploring the bay for an afternoon. They also do kayak tours!.
16 locals recommend
Tidal Transit Kayak
18 Granary WayMy wife and her sister rented kayaks from Tidal over the summer. They had an amazing time exploring the bay for an afternoon. They also do kayak tours!.
A boat ride is always nice. Drinks are always appreciated. But what makes this tour so much better than any other tour I've ever take are all the PUFFINS! So many cute little PUFFINS! Man, I love me some puffins!
24 locals recommend
Boothbay Harbor Maine Puffin Cruises
42 Commercial StA boat ride is always nice. Drinks are always appreciated. But what makes this tour so much better than any other tour I've ever take are all the PUFFINS! So many cute little PUFFINS! Man, I love me some puffins!
A short drive from the Boothbay region, downtown Damariscotta is a full little village filled with restaurants and shops. Also lots of great Ocean views abound.
56 locals recommend
Damariscotta
A short drive from the Boothbay region, downtown Damariscotta is a full little village filled with restaurants and shops. Also lots of great Ocean views abound.
Art
Marie and I love modern art (as you can see in our cabin) and we've purchased more than a couple pieces from Gleason's. They are great and right downtown.
Gleason Fine Art
31 Townsend AveMarie and I love modern art (as you can see in our cabin) and we've purchased more than a couple pieces from Gleason's. They are great and right downtown.