I drove up the coast of Maine with my pals Beth, Jess and Morgan. I want to say it was around Memorial Day weekend so the water was too cold for swimming but we mainly wanted to spend the bulk of our time eating lobster rolls: WHICH WE DID. The first item below is towns to drive through and check out on your way up north, starting in Portland and ending in Bar Harbor. Pretty much all of them have their own happy, delicious, wonderful lobster roll spots (like Harraseeket Lunch + Lobster and Red’s Eats). I suggest you try them all. 

Towns for a coastal drive

• Portland

• Camden

• Wiscasset

• Rockport

• Owl's Head

• Rockland

• Damariscotta

• Boothbay

• Bar Harbor

Portland

To do:

• Portland Flea Market

• Explore Old Port

Restos:

• Eventide oyster co (have heard lots of good things about this place)

• Fore Street (loved it)

• Bam Bam bakery (try the coconut bread!)

• Street and Co

• Hugo's (multiple courses)

• Duck fat (paninis, fries, shakes)

• Blue rooster (tater tots, brussies)

• Ottos (pizza)

• Grace

• Ebb and flow (Mediterranean)

• Boda (Thai)

• Miyake (sushi)

• Pei men miyake (ramen)

• Local 188 (farm to table)

• Honey paw (Asian style)

• Portland lobster co (lunch lob roll)

Bars:

• Bar Hyatt (good view)

• Sebago brew co

• Shipyard brew co 

Bar Harbor

Restos I ate at:

• Mache bistro

• Havana

• Cafe this way

• Jeannie's breakfast

Other restos of note:

• Thurston's lobster

• Abel's lobster pound

• Islesford dock

• Side street cafe

• Lazy lobster

• Reading room

• Jordan's restaurant

• Geddy's

• C-Ray lobster

• Rosalie's pizza

• West street cafe

• Galyn's

• Coffee hound

• Blaze

• Mckay's public house

Sweets:

• Udder Heaven Ice Cream Retreat

Bars:

• Geddy's (blueberry beer / margs)

• Carmen Verandah

• Beerworks

Acadia National Park

What to see:

• Sand Beach

• Thunder Hole

• Otter Cliff

• Boulder Beach

• Jordan Pond

• Cadillac Mountain

• Bar Island