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Where should we eat?
There are now a number of great places to eat…but I caveat this with “in season,” because not all of them are open in the off season. Here you go, in no particular order:
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- Cockatoo Restaurant – check first, to make sure they are open this season, as they didn’t make it last year. If Suzan opens up this is a great, casual place, on Oceanville Road, right on Webb’s Cove, serving authentic Portuguese food and some of the best mussels you will ever have.
- Stonecutters – good food, casual setting, right on the harbor, good prices. Best fish tacos on the Maine coast, so they say.
- Fin & Fern – great pub atmosphere; excellent fish & chips.
- 27 Fathoms – newest addition; really good spot, right on the harbor, very good food and not outrageous pricing.
- Stonington Food Company – convenient sandwich shop, and their ice cream shack is right next door.
- Burnt Cove Boil – want some lobster but don’t want to cook them yourself? Let Jake do it; outdoors, right on Burnt Cove, lobsters right off the boat and the sunsets are best around
- Aragosta – this is the island’s high class spot, Beautiful place on Goose Cove and Devin’s artistry has won accolades and awards. Bring your wallet to this one, perfect for a special occasion.
- Pilgrim’s Inn – under new ownership this year, so let’s see what they do.
- Deer Isle Music Hall & Barbecue – over on the west side, a wonderful barbecue dinner and some excellent music choices.
- LDI Lobster – It stands for Little Deer Isle and that’s where it’s located, just this side of the bridge. Probably the best lobster rolls around, acclaimed by Downeast Magazine.
- Cockatoo Restaurant – check first, to make sure they are open this season, as they didn’t make it last year. If Suzan opens up this is a great, casual place, on Oceanville Road, right on Webb’s Cove, serving authentic Portuguese food and some of the best mussels you will ever have.
Off island but some good nearby choices:
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- Barncastle Inn – excellent food, bar and music in Blue Hill
- El el Frijoles – surprisingly outstanding mexican in Sedgwick
- Strongs – nice brewery, pub and food in Sedgwick
- Tinder Hearth – well known for extraordinary pizza, beautiful garden setting in Brooksville
- Brooklin Inn – beautiful, very classy dinner choice, in Brooklin
- Marlintini’s – good casual spot in Blue Hill
- Arborvine – higher class choice in Blue Hill
- Blaze – great classic pub in Blue Hill.
- Siam Sky – quite good Thai restaurant in Blue Hill
There are more choices further afield, such as in Ellsworth, about 1 hour from Stonington.
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