Brooklin guidebook
Food scene
Aragosta at Goose Cove
300 Goose Cove RdOutstanding farm/sea-to-table restaurant
greatest bread/pastires/pizza. Check out their instagram page for instructions on reservations to eat pizza at their farm - pure delight!
72 locals recommend
Tinder Hearth
1452 Coastal Rdgreatest bread/pastires/pizza. Check out their instagram page for instructions on reservations to eat pizza at their farm - pure delight!
44 North Coffee
7 Main StGreat coffeeshop and local pastries!
This farm has burger night and brunch on certain days of the week. Check out their instagram or website for info on when they are currently serving.
12 locals recommend
Roaring Lion Farm
144 Snow's Cove RdThis farm has burger night and brunch on certain days of the week. Check out their instagram or website for info on when they are currently serving.
Bagaduce Lunch
145 Frank's FlatFish Shack
Perry's Lobster Shack
1076 Newbury Neck RdLobster Shack
LDI Lobster
202 Little Deer Isle RoadLobster Shack
EL EL FRIJOLES, Mexican Food
41 Caterpillar Hill RdMexican Food
Stonington Ice Cream Company
66 Main StIce Cream and Lobster Shack on Deer Isle.
Bucklyn Coffee
103 Main StCoffee shack in Blue hill
Blue Hill Fairgrounds, Saturday, 9am-11:30 am
Brooklin, Thursday, 11am-1pm
Brooksville, Tuesday, 9:30am-12pm
Castine, Tuesday, 9am-12pm
Deer Isle, Wednesday, 9:30-11:30am
Stonington, Friday, 10am-12pm
23 locals recommend
Blue Hill Farmer's Market
233 Ellsworth RdBlue Hill Fairgrounds, Saturday, 9am-11:30 am
Brooklin, Thursday, 11am-1pm
Brooksville, Tuesday, 9:30am-12pm
Castine, Tuesday, 9am-12pm
Deer Isle, Wednesday, 9:30-11:30am
Stonington, Friday, 10am-12pm
Blue Hill, Excellent selection of wines, specialty foods, beer and cider, coffee and tea.
43 locals recommend
The Blue Hill Wine Shop
138 Main StBlue Hill, Excellent selection of wines, specialty foods, beer and cider, coffee and tea.
Wonderful farm to table local meals and a bar downstairs. Outdoor seating and music in the summer. A local favorite!
42 locals recommend
The Brooklin Inn
22 Reach RdWonderful farm to table local meals and a bar downstairs. Outdoor seating and music in the summer. A local favorite!
Co-op with organic and local grocery, and also prepared food and coffee.
80 locals recommend
Blue Hill Co-op Community Market
70 South StCo-op with organic and local grocery, and also prepared food and coffee.
Tradewinds Marketplace
15 South StLarge supermarket with just about everything.
Brooklin General Store
4 Reach RdLocal general store
Breakfast! Check their IG account to see what days they are currently open. Delicious and cozy.
The Morning Moon Cafe
Breakfast! Check their IG account to see what days they are currently open. Delicious and cozy.
Sightseeing
A great day trip from Stonington - take a ferry over to Isle au Haut. In high season it is possible to take the ferry directly to hiking trails. Wonderful forest and beach coves.
26 locals recommend
Isle au Haut
A great day trip from Stonington - take a ferry over to Isle au Haut. In high season it is possible to take the ferry directly to hiking trails. Wonderful forest and beach coves.
Wonderful flat coastal walk in Brooklin - 3 miles and loads of beach.
16 locals recommend
Harriman Point Preserve
Unnamed RoadWonderful flat coastal walk in Brooklin - 3 miles and loads of beach.
Naskeag Point
Boat Launch and beach.
Seven trails 1-2 miles long that climb Blue Hill Mountain
33 locals recommend
Blue Hill Mountain Trail
Blue Hill Mountain TrailSeven trails 1-2 miles long that climb Blue Hill Mountain
The Activity Shop
139 Mines RdEquipment rentals from SUP boards to kayaks, bikes etc.
Brooksville, The former homestead of Scott and Helen Nearing. The Good Life Center advocates for simple and sustainable living skills, social and economic justice, organic gardening and the non-exploitation of animals.
22 locals recommend
Good Life Center
372 Harborside RdBrooksville, The former homestead of Scott and Helen Nearing. The Good Life Center advocates for simple and sustainable living skills, social and economic justice, organic gardening and the non-exploitation of animals.
Opera House Arts
1 School StPerforming Arts center and drive in/outdoor movie theatre
Blue Hill, known as “the cradle of chamber music in America,” it has provided musicians with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the chamber repertoire since 1902. Weekly concerts throughout the summer.
26 locals recommend
Kneisel Hall Office
36 Main StBlue Hill, known as “the cradle of chamber music in America,” it has provided musicians with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the chamber repertoire since 1902. Weekly concerts throughout the summer.
Brooklin, in session from late May to early October, offers a wide variety of one- and two-week classes on boatbuilding.
26 locals recommend
Wooden Boat School
41 WoodenBoat LnBrooklin, in session from late May to early October, offers a wide variety of one- and two-week classes on boatbuilding.
A gift shop with fun and functional products and a wonderful selection of books by local Brooklin authors.
15 locals recommend
Leaf & Anna
12 Reach Rd A gift shop with fun and functional products and a wonderful selection of books by local Brooklin authors.
Brooklin, Offers a selection of chocolates, candies, teas, coffees, yarns, handmade items, and gifts
8 locals recommend
Brooklin Candy Co.
103 Bay RdBrooklin, Offers a selection of chocolates, candies, teas, coffees, yarns, handmade items, and gifts
Blue Hill, They offer a broad selection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, travel books, nature writing, mysteries, cookbooks, art and architecture monographs, and children’s books, as well as a curated selection of titles from small and independent publishers and presses.
21 locals recommend
Blue Hill Books
26 Pleasant StBlue Hill, They offer a broad selection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, travel books, nature writing, mysteries, cookbooks, art and architecture monographs, and children’s books, as well as a curated selection of titles from small and independent publishers and presses.
Cynthia Winings Gallery
24 Parker Point Rdlocal gallery showcasing local artists
Sedgwick, The world's smallest bookstore and independent publsiher. 380 Christy Hill Road
Pushcart Press - World's Smallest Bookstore
380 Christy Hill RoadSedgwick, The world's smallest bookstore and independent publsiher. 380 Christy Hill Road
The Turtle Gallery
61 N Deer Isle RdDeer Isle, Fine art, sculpture and craft
Holbrook Island Sanctuary
172 Indian Bar Rdhiking
Deer Isle, International craft school founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the arts, Haystack offers one and two-week studio workshops to participants of all skill levels. Tours of the place available - check website for times.
29 locals recommend
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
89 Haystack School DrDeer Isle, International craft school founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the arts, Haystack offers one and two-week studio workshops to participants of all skill levels. Tours of the place available - check website for times.
look at their website for preserves in the area for hiking and exploring
36 locals recommend
Blue Hill Heritage Trust
157 Hinckley Ridge Rdlook at their website for preserves in the area for hiking and exploring