Guidebook for Freeport
Essentials
A great variety of organic and Maine made items; fresh veggies; world class wine and liquors; pre-cooked meals; and they have lobsters and will cook them for you. Best grocery store on the planet.
44 residents recomanen
Bow Street Market
79 Bow StA great variety of organic and Maine made items; fresh veggies; world class wine and liquors; pre-cooked meals; and they have lobsters and will cook them for you. Best grocery store on the planet.
Shopping
Its more than the stores. Concerts in the summer and the Adventure trips provide full and half day recreational opportunities for kids and adults. Wicked good!
270 residents recomanen
L.L. Bean Factory Store
95 Main StIts more than the stores. Concerts in the summer and the Adventure trips provide full and half day recreational opportunities for kids and adults. Wicked good!
The best handmade Maine furniture you can buy. Period. Also a nice art gallery to complement the furniture displays. Linda Bail's art is on display here regularly.
Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom
149 Main StThe best handmade Maine furniture you can buy. Period. Also a nice art gallery to complement the furniture displays. Linda Bail's art is on display here regularly.
Ok. We're preppy and love this store. Great buys for way less than you pay in Greenwich or the Vineyard.
Vineyard Vines Outlet
58 Main StOk. We're preppy and love this store. Great buys for way less than you pay in Greenwich or the Vineyard.
CVS
51 Market StIf you need a pharmacy while here, this is the place.
First, the map gives an incorrect location. It is off Old Litchfield Road. This is really a funky place: homemade bread and rolls plus local crafts. Two retired teachers make good. Go!!!
Bessie's Farm Goods
1 Grace LnFirst, the map gives an incorrect location. It is off Old Litchfield Road. This is really a funky place: homemade bread and rolls plus local crafts. Two retired teachers make good. Go!!!
Really good high end local craftspeople have this as their co-op. Been around 40+ years, so they must be doing something right.
Abacus
36 Main StReally good high end local craftspeople have this as their co-op. Been around 40+ years, so they must be doing something right.
Class jewelry hand-artisaned by Freeport's best. Great people run the place and very reasonably priced. Come on! Your best squeeze is worth it!
Brown Goldsmiths
11 Mechanic StClass jewelry hand-artisaned by Freeport's best. Great people run the place and very reasonably priced. Come on! Your best squeeze is worth it!
Arts & Culture
One of the best small liberal arts colleges in the country; great museum; in summer, the Maine State Music Theater has summer stock shows.
45 residents recomanen
Bowdoin College
255 Maine StOne of the best small liberal arts colleges in the country; great museum; in summer, the Maine State Music Theater has summer stock shows.
Great museum known for its Winslow Homer collection plus world class traveling exhibits. Sign up to do a tour of Homer's Studio on Prout's Neck. It's worth every penny.
412 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art de Portland
7 Congress SqGreat museum known for its Winslow Homer collection plus world class traveling exhibits. Sign up to do a tour of Homer's Studio on Prout's Neck. It's worth every penny.
It's a hike to Rockland (about an hour and a half), but the Farnsworth is well worth it. Home of a boatload of paintings from the Wyeths. Good day trip and there are great restaurants in Rockland.
178 residents recomanen
Farnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum StIt's a hike to Rockland (about an hour and a half), but the Farnsworth is well worth it. Home of a boatload of paintings from the Wyeths. Good day trip and there are great restaurants in Rockland.
You won't believe this place! Check out the Fairy Cottages along with world-class landscape gardening. If you like gardens, this place is for you.
24 residents recomanen
Botanical Gardens Drive
Botanical Gardens DriveYou won't believe this place! Check out the Fairy Cottages along with world-class landscape gardening. If you like gardens, this place is for you.
Neat spot to visit; organic everything plus cross country skiing in the winter. Good family visiting.
66 residents recomanen
Pineland Farms
15 Farm View DrNeat spot to visit; organic everything plus cross country skiing in the winter. Good family visiting.
Food Scene
Great pizza, outdoor eating in-season, and innovative menu. Also best bar in town.
43 residents recomanen
Tuscan Brick Oven Bistro
140 Main StGreat pizza, outdoor eating in-season, and innovative menu. Also best bar in town.
Want to eat lobster or fried clams on the dock? This is the spot for Freeport.
52 residents recomanen
Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster Company
36 Main StWant to eat lobster or fried clams on the dock? This is the spot for Freeport.
Great pizza and takeout. Get the Hercules and take 6 Lipitor with it. Heartstopping good.
Antonia's Pizzeria
193 Lower Main StGreat pizza and takeout. Get the Hercules and take 6 Lipitor with it. Heartstopping good.
Buck's Naked BBQ
568 US-1Best BBQ around, bar none. Take out, too.
The Broad Arrow Tavern at the Harraseeket Inn is a solid "go-to" for Maine fare plus a pretty good bar. The main dining room at the Inn has a broader menu of fine food. Linda's art is on the walls
10 residents recomanen
Harraseeket Inn
162 Main StThe Broad Arrow Tavern at the Harraseeket Inn is a solid "go-to" for Maine fare plus a pretty good bar. The main dining room at the Inn has a broader menu of fine food. Linda's art is on the walls
Our go-to Vietnamese restaurant. Right next to the Bowdoin College Campus.
7 residents recomanen
Lemongrass Vietnamese Restaurant
212 E Maine StOur go-to Vietnamese restaurant. Right next to the Bowdoin College Campus.
The Gelato Fiasco
74 Maine StLike a gillion flavors of Gelato. What's not to like?
It takes 45 minutes to get there; it is on the end of the peninsula, and it is the place for lobster stew, clam chowder, scallops wrapped in bacon, and to-die-for homemade blueberry muffins. Goforit!
81 residents recomanen
Dolphin Marina & Restaurant
515 Basin Point RdIt takes 45 minutes to get there; it is on the end of the peninsula, and it is the place for lobster stew, clam chowder, scallops wrapped in bacon, and to-die-for homemade blueberry muffins. Goforit!
You heard about the Portland foodie scene? This is the poster child. More than food; culinary art and imagination. Only place better in the US is the French Laundry in Napa.
30 residents recomanen
Hugo's
88 Middle StYou heard about the Portland foodie scene? This is the poster child. More than food; culinary art and imagination. Only place better in the US is the French Laundry in Napa.
Guys who own Hugo's own Eventide, too (its next door). Artisnal oysters from all over the east coast cooked and served in imaginative ways. More foodie heaven.
272 residents recomanen
Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle StGuys who own Hugo's own Eventide, too (its next door). Artisnal oysters from all over the east coast cooked and served in imaginative ways. More foodie heaven.
What do you do with and old firehouse? Make one of the best restaurants in Portland, that's what. Another stop on the foodie dream circuit of Portland.
15 residents recomanen
555 Congress St
555 Congress StreetWhat do you do with and old firehouse? Make one of the best restaurants in Portland, that's what. Another stop on the foodie dream circuit of Portland.
Funky, tiny and interesting food on Munjoy Hill. Great for lunch.
108 residents recomanen
The Front Room
73 Congress StFunky, tiny and interesting food on Munjoy Hill. Great for lunch.
Same folks who own the Front Room own this, too. Great food in small spaces.
74 residents recomanen
Blue Spoon
5 Congress StSame folks who own the Front Room own this, too. Great food in small spaces.
This is another of the great foodie stops in Portland. More steak and chops than the other spots, but fine wine list and good grille. You won't be disappointed.
54 residents recomanen
Fore Street
Fore StreetThis is another of the great foodie stops in Portland. More steak and chops than the other spots, but fine wine list and good grille. You won't be disappointed.
Frontier
14 Maine StGreat restaurant and bar in a restored textile mill. Live music, too.
Homemade donuts in the middle of Freeport by the perennial winner of best donut in Maine. Lipitor sold separately.
23 residents recomanen
Frosty's Donuts
45 Main StHomemade donuts in the middle of Freeport by the perennial winner of best donut in Maine. Lipitor sold separately.
Ok, if you have to have your mocha-chocha-loca-latte venti, Freeport has your spot right around the corner from Beans. You know the drill once inside.
7 residents recomanen
Starbucks
49 Main StOk, if you have to have your mocha-chocha-loca-latte venti, Freeport has your spot right around the corner from Beans. You know the drill once inside.
Portland has a coffee scene as well as a beer scene. Kind of like Seattle, east. This is the mother ship and vanguard of the movement and a must visit when in Portland to get your jazz going.
100 residents recomanen
Coffee By Design
43 Washington AvePortland has a coffee scene as well as a beer scene. Kind of like Seattle, east. This is the mother ship and vanguard of the movement and a must visit when in Portland to get your jazz going.
This is your basic breakfast place that is old reliable and a great value. In SanFran it would be in an old diner. In Freeport, it is in a little white building that masques greatness.
Freeport Cafe
29 US-1This is your basic breakfast place that is old reliable and a great value. In SanFran it would be in an old diner. In Freeport, it is in a little white building that masques greatness.
Who likes homemade sticky buns and cinnamon rolls? This tucked away spot has them with regular breakfast fare. A little funky, the staff is well pierced, but the food is to die for.
10 residents recomanen
Isabella's Café & Bakery
2 School StWho likes homemade sticky buns and cinnamon rolls? This tucked away spot has them with regular breakfast fare. A little funky, the staff is well pierced, but the food is to die for.
This bar-restaurant is across the street from the LL Bean flagship store; good food, great bar (particularly outdoor in summer); really good spot for breakfast. Clean and reliable and in town center
13 residents recomanen
Linda Bean’s
88 Main StThis bar-restaurant is across the street from the LL Bean flagship store; good food, great bar (particularly outdoor in summer); really good spot for breakfast. Clean and reliable and in town center
You want creative Asian that is world class? This is it. Chef Cara Stadler is a James Beard Finalist and come see why. Oriental creativity in a classic Maine cape. What a combination!
26 residents recomanen
Tao Yuan
22 Pleasant StYou want creative Asian that is world class? This is it. Chef Cara Stadler is a James Beard Finalist and come see why. Oriental creativity in a classic Maine cape. What a combination!
Newly renovated and really upgraded the menu. Great waterfront bar and outside seating on the Royal River. Wonderful summer place to take in the full Maine experience.
52 residents recomanen
Royal River Grill House
106 Lafayette StNewly renovated and really upgraded the menu. Great waterfront bar and outside seating on the Royal River. Wonderful summer place to take in the full Maine experience.
Great new brewery. Food from the Nighthawk Kitchen next door.
30 residents recomanen
Mast Landing Brewing Company
920 Main StGreat new brewery. Food from the Nighthawk Kitchen next door.
NC comes to ME. Great groove. Just opened and great beers and BBQ. What could go wrong?
8 residents recomanen
Wilson County Barbecue
82 Hanover StNC comes to ME. Great groove. Just opened and great beers and BBQ. What could go wrong?
Great views on Portland Harbor plus really good lobster rolls and beer.
45 residents recomanen
Luke's Lobster Portland Pier
60 Portland PierGreat views on Portland Harbor plus really good lobster rolls and beer.
Everything Else
Right down the street from Bailiwick Cottage; about a mile total distance so you can walk there. Great wooded hikes along the shore. Snowshoe or cross country ski in winter.
123 residents recomanen
Parc estatal de Wolfe's Neck Woods
426 Wolfe's Neck RdRight down the street from Bailiwick Cottage; about a mile total distance so you can walk there. Great wooded hikes along the shore. Snowshoe or cross country ski in winter.
Neat spot in summer; animals, kids stuff, organic veggies. Easy walk over from Bailiwick Cottage
23 residents recomanen
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
184 Burnett RdNeat spot in summer; animals, kids stuff, organic veggies. Easy walk over from Bailiwick Cottage
Parc Estatal de Bradbury Mountain
528 Hallowell RdGood hiking and close to Bailiwick Cottage.
You want Maine beaches, bold ocean, cold water swimming, sea birds? This is your spot.
130 residents recomanen
Parc estatal Reid
375 Seguinland RoadYou want Maine beaches, bold ocean, cold water swimming, sea birds? This is your spot.
Maine Distilleries
437 US-1Maine does Vodka as well as beer. This local spot shows you how.
Classy stuff at great prices. Deep discount shoes in the lower level, too. Imelda Marcos, keep away!
Cole Haan Outlet - This location
66 Main StClassy stuff at great prices. Deep discount shoes in the lower level, too. Imelda Marcos, keep away!
Drinks & Nightlife
Ok. Maine has hopped on the craft brewing train big time. Our recent guests have told us that the Maine Beer Company here is Freeport is well worth the stop. Across the street from Bucks BBQ too
86 residents recomanen
Maine Beer Company
525 US-1Ok. Maine has hopped on the craft brewing train big time. Our recent guests have told us that the Maine Beer Company here is Freeport is well worth the stop. Across the street from Bucks BBQ too
More craft beer, this time in Portland. New brewery and great beer. Good part of the Portland craft beer tour.
138 residents recomanen
Rising Tide Brewing Company
103 Fox StMore craft beer, this time in Portland. New brewery and great beer. Good part of the Portland craft beer tour.
More craft beer tasting from one of Portland's originals. Our guests say it is worth the stop.
156 residents recomanen
Allagash Brewing Company
50 Industrial WayMore craft beer tasting from one of Portland's originals. Our guests say it is worth the stop.
Shipyard Brewing makes THE best Pumpkinseed beer, plus all other sorts, too. The company store also dispensed Capt'n Eli's natural sodas and plenty of good branded clothing items, too. Good stop.
48 residents recomanen
Shipyard Brewing Company
86 Newbury StShipyard Brewing makes THE best Pumpkinseed beer, plus all other sorts, too. The company store also dispensed Capt'n Eli's natural sodas and plenty of good branded clothing items, too. Good stop.
This is one of the local "go-tos" for beer and burgers; one of Freeport's first brewpubs.
16 residents recomanen
Gritty McDuff's Freeport Brew Pub
187 Lower Main StThis is one of the local "go-tos" for beer and burgers; one of Freeport's first brewpubs.
Part of Maine's craft brewing scene, Sea Dog is owned by the Shipyard Brewing folks. This is fish and chips, burgers and beer, and a drop-dead view of the Androscoggin River roaring by.
41 residents recomanen
Sea Dog Brewing Company
1 Bowdoin Mill IslandPart of Maine's craft brewing scene, Sea Dog is owned by the Shipyard Brewing folks. This is fish and chips, burgers and beer, and a drop-dead view of the Androscoggin River roaring by.