Homestead guidebook
Food scene
This general store has a little for everyone, from freshly made bread to produce to wine and spirits, a great deli department with excellent pizza to go. You can eat there on outside picnic tables that over looks the Bar Harbor Mountains.
18 locals recommend
The Dunbar Store
1983 US-1This general store has a little for everyone, from freshly made bread to produce to wine and spirits, a great deli department with excellent pizza to go. You can eat there on outside picnic tables that over looks the Bar Harbor Mountains.
Delightful restaurant with inside and outside dining. 5 miles from the Homestead. Owner Leslie and her staff will ensure a great dining experience.
51 locals recommend
Ironbound Restaurant & Inn
1513 US-1Delightful restaurant with inside and outside dining. 5 miles from the Homestead. Owner Leslie and her staff will ensure a great dining experience.
Chippers Restaurant
1239 US-1About 7 miles from the Homestead. Diverse menu.
Classic New England Inn and Restaurant. This has been a main stay for this area for years. It has come under new management in the past couple of years, but with the same integrity as the old management.
34 locals recommend
Crocker House Country Inn
967 Point RdClassic New England Inn and Restaurant. This has been a main stay for this area for years. It has come under new management in the past couple of years, but with the same integrity as the old management.
This great little pub is on the Schoodic peninsula about 20 minutes from the Homestead. A great place to stop for lunch or dinner after a day at Schoodic(Acadia Nat'l Park). Elevated pub food and several local beers on tap. Music some nights.
74 locals recommend
The Pickled Wrinkle
9 E Schoodic DrThis great little pub is on the Schoodic peninsula about 20 minutes from the Homestead. A great place to stop for lunch or dinner after a day at Schoodic(Acadia Nat'l Park). Elevated pub food and several local beers on tap. Music some nights.
Excellent new establishment serving specialty cocktails, tapas, and daily specials in the quaint town of Winter Harbor.
The Gallery
355 Main StreetExcellent new establishment serving specialty cocktails, tapas, and daily specials in the quaint town of Winter Harbor.
Local breakfast and lunch cafe in the Schoodic Peninsula town of Winter Harbor. Serving breakfast all day. Has an old fashioned ice cream parlour section also. Outside patio seating that allows dogs .Great place to stop before or after your trip around Schoodic. Oh, and I do run the place!
24 locals recommend
J.M. Gerrish Cafe
352 Main StreetLocal breakfast and lunch cafe in the Schoodic Peninsula town of Winter Harbor. Serving breakfast all day. Has an old fashioned ice cream parlour section also. Outside patio seating that allows dogs .Great place to stop before or after your trip around Schoodic. Oh, and I do run the place!
Chase's Restaurant
193 Main StLong time local restaurant, specials everyday and full bar.
Itty-Bitty Diner
1166 U.S. 1Great place for breakfast
At the moment this establishment is now running a hotdog cart, featuring lobster rolls, hotdogs, and other sandwiches. Outdoor picnic tables.
11 locals recommend
Fisherman's Galley Restaurant
7 Newman StAt the moment this establishment is now running a hotdog cart, featuring lobster rolls, hotdogs, and other sandwiches. Outdoor picnic tables.
Don't be put off with the thought of blueberry wine, Bob makes some amazing wines that you should taste and they are also a distillery.
9 locals recommend
Bartlett Maine Estate Winery and Distillery
161 Chicken Mill Pond RdDon't be put off with the thought of blueberry wine, Bob makes some amazing wines that you should taste and they are also a distillery.
Hiking, swimming, and sight seeing
Donnell Pond is a beautiful area with a swimming beach and usuallly eagles, ospreys and other wildlife. The short hike to get there is very scenic and if you are wanting a little more of a workout, Schoodic and Black Mountain trailheads are along the way. The views atop these mountains are breathtaking.
11 locals recommend
Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Donnell Pond is a beautiful area with a swimming beach and usuallly eagles, ospreys and other wildlife. The short hike to get there is very scenic and if you are wanting a little more of a workout, Schoodic and Black Mountain trailheads are along the way. The views atop these mountains are breathtaking.
Sightseeing
MAke sure to get out at any of the turnouts, to walk on the ledges . There is a large parking lot at the point with vistas that are amazing. On a windy day the crashing surf is alway exciting.
80 locals recommend
Schoodic Point
MAke sure to get out at any of the turnouts, to walk on the ledges . There is a large parking lot at the point with vistas that are amazing. On a windy day the crashing surf is alway exciting.