8 Best Restaurants in Blue Hill Peninsula, Maine

This well-established restaurant got a major overhaul in the spring of 2022 when formerly New York–based restaurateur Max Katzenberg took over and recruited Southern chef Taylor Hester. It offers Maine classics like Stonington Lobster Rolls and MDI mussels, as well littleneck clams linguine, New York strip steak au poivre, and family-size plates of Southern fried chicken. The beverage menu includes local beer, craft cocktails, and natural wines. 

This long-time Main Street greasy spoon got a face-lift and a menu upgrade when Brooklyn restaurateur Max Katzenberg reopened it in 2022. The breakfast menu has all the traditional offerings as as well a few extras like huevos rancheros and chicken and waffles, while the lunch and dinner menu features local seafood dishes and carnitas tacos, and fried chicken.

Housed in the Blue Hill Co-Op Community Market, this is a prime place for soups, sandwiches, and pastries. The bread selection alone is worth a stop.

Enjoy this inn restaurant's small-plate dishes, local beers, and craft cocktails in the quiet dining room or the rustic pub.

Perched on a hill overlooking Stonington Harbor, diners can watch lobster boats unload their daily haul and enjoy the sounds of seagulls and foghorns in the distance while dining on dishes made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. The appetizers and main courses center on seafood and the wood-fired pizzas coming out of the kitchen include the Garden Gnome (mushroom, caramelized onion, and ricotta) and the Seapig (scallop, applewood bacon, ricotta, and maple drizzle).  

Open for breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch, this place has a mix of standard and surprising offerings, including a great falafel platter. If you want dinner, you can select from such house-made frozen dishes as beef stew, vegetable and cheese enchiladas, or Georgia onion pie. In summer, the café occasionally hosts special concert lunches and dinners (reservations required).

Good beer, pizza, and, occasionally, live music—it's a combination the fits perfectly into a lazy day of lazily exploring the Blue Hill Peninsula.

Run by the fine folks at The Pilgrim Inn, the tavern and its Biergarten are a great place to stop for a pint of one of the many Maine craft beers on tap. The menu features classic pub fare as well as fresh seafood and smoked barbecue.