Food scene
Really good pizza, an outdoor eating patio, and a full bar. The beer choices are good too. if you want a wine list, go elsewhere.
27 locals recommend
Ellsworth Pat's Pizza
396 High StReally good pizza, an outdoor eating patio, and a full bar. The beer choices are good too. if you want a wine list, go elsewhere.
Great wine selection, Downeast Maine's oldest health food store, featuring a variety of organic, local, and gourmet whole foods.
38 locals recommend
John Edward's Market Inc.
158 Main StGreat wine selection, Downeast Maine's oldest health food store, featuring a variety of organic, local, and gourmet whole foods.
Helen's
55 Downeast HighwayFamily restaurant. Popular.
Arborvine
33 Tenney HillIntimate tables and cozy fireplaces. Romantic.
shopping
This is a mini store. If you want the real thing ( and it's worth making the trip), go to Freeport to see the mini village of L.L. Bean. It is about 140 miles south.
49 locals recommend
L.L.Bean Ellsworth
150 High StThis is a mini store. If you want the real thing ( and it's worth making the trip), go to Freeport to see the mini village of L.L. Bean. It is about 140 miles south.
Big Chicken Barn
1768 Bucksport RdGigantic book/antique barn. Amazing
Bliss
93 Main StFabulous clothing, jewelry, and locally made items.
City/town information
Awesome, busy, scenic, great restaurants, fun stores, daily boat tours, whale watching, lighthouses, birdwatching, scuba, hiking, biking, cycling, fishing, museums, and more!
281 locals recommend
Bar Harbor
Awesome, busy, scenic, great restaurants, fun stores, daily boat tours, whale watching, lighthouses, birdwatching, scuba, hiking, biking, cycling, fishing, museums, and more!
Many museums and galleries are located minutes away. The Courthouse Gallery, The Telephone Museum, The Woodlawn Estate Museum, movies and live theatre at The Grand, The Cole Museum of Land Transportation in Brewer.
74 locals recommend
Ellsworth
Many museums and galleries are located minutes away. The Courthouse Gallery, The Telephone Museum, The Woodlawn Estate Museum, movies and live theatre at The Grand, The Cole Museum of Land Transportation in Brewer.
Fun stuff to do
Visit the Lumberjack show in Trenton (check seasonal hours of operation), and then head off for miniature golf, water slides and go karts at Wild Acadia Fun Park!
Trenton
Visit the Lumberjack show in Trenton (check seasonal hours of operation), and then head off for miniature golf, water slides and go karts at Wild Acadia Fun Park!
Traveler advice
Getting around
Free bus service Island Explorer
From Trenton to points on Mount Desert Island