Maine Clam Shacks
Vacationland’s seafood menu is second-to-none.
Bagaduce Lunch
One of the best clam shacks in New England, Bagaduce Lunch has an incredible menu and beautiful water views on Maine's gorgeous Blue Hill Peninsula.
145 Frank's Flat Rd, Penobscot, ME 04476
Beal’s Lobster Pier
A visit to Beal’s takes you to a working lobster pier in Maine’s Southwest Harbor. Expect special scenery and an authentic dining experience as the lobster boats come and go.
182 Clark Point Rd, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
Bite Into Maine
Sharing a home with the famed Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth’s Fort Williams Park, this shack overachieves in both its dramatic setting and unrivaled variety.
1000 Shore Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier
This BYOB spot in Kittery, ME is loved by locals and vacationers alike for its bright picnic tables, friendly atmosphere, and incredibly fresh seafood
16 Chauncey Creek Rd, Kittery Point, ME 03905
The Clam Shack
Known for their lobster roll and fried clams, this Kennebunkport counter-service mainstay is open for lines of patrons craving fresh and fried seafood every summer and fall.
2 Western Ave, Kennebunk, ME 04043
Cook’s Lobster & Ale House
Bailey Island is home to Cook’s Lobster & Ale House. It’s also been the source of our most vivid coastal real estate fantasy every day since our last visit. Cook’s isn’t so much a shack as it is a full restaurant, but we won’t hold that against them. Especially since it bring fresh seafood and stunning views to the table year-round, a rarity for a small Maine summer town.
68 Garrison Cove Rd, Bailey Island, ME 04003
Five Islands Lobster Company
Days Market & Deli is located in Truro, right where 6A pours into Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. If you’ve made it this far down route 6A to land in front of Days, you’ve earned yourself a lobster roll — and that’s exactly what you should order.
1447 5 Islands Rd, Georgetown, ME 04548
The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
Classic in its approach, creative in its finish, the lobster roll at the Shack is worth traveling for, even before considering doing so for some of the best views in southern Maine.
225 Two Lights Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
McLoons Lobster Shack
The menu is small, but mighty, serving-up seafood across the way from the oldest working lobster wharf in Maine. The views, however, are absolutely gigantic.
315 Island Rd, South Thomaston, ME 04858
Thurston’s Lobster Pound
On the southernmost tip of Mount Desert Island, you’ll find a little town called Bernard, home to Thurston’s Lobster Pound. Its location, in a sleepy fishing village on Bass Harbor, gives you spectacular water views from either of its yellow-tented dining rooms. You’re going to want to come hungry, bring a camera, and leave room for dessert.
9 Thurston Rd, Bernard, ME 04612