Discover Downeast
Maine
Welcome to Downeast Maine!
We’re your local connection for the best spots in the Downeast region. One of our favorite pastimes is… eating! There are so many options out there, so we’ve featured some of favorites. Bon appétit!
Restaurants
we LOVE
Brasserie Le Brun opened its doors in July 2023, a project from owners Michael Boland and Cassady Pappas that reimagined a historic downtown Bar Harbor building once home to Brown Family Furniture. The name honors that legacy while introducing something entirely new.
Executive Chef Uel Sugg leads the kitchen with a menu rooted in French technique but enriched by global flavors. Dishes like the halibut with corn succotash, blackberry gastrique, and corn purée, or the roasted chicken with housemade velouté and crispy carrot ribbons, are designed to surprise as much as they satisfy. The lobster bisque with its oyster-cracker garnish, French onion soup that takes days to prepare, and bone marrow are all favorites, along with rotating seasonal salads that regulars eagerly await.
FAMOUS FOR:
Bringing French technique and Maine ingredients together in a way that keeps guests coming back.
ADDRESS:
74 Cottage St in Bar Harbor, ME
Table Salt
195 Main St / Bar Harbor, ME
Geddy’s
19 Main St / Bar Harbor, ME
Provender Kitchen
112 Main St / Ellsworth, ME
Side Street Cafe
49 Rodick St / Bar Harbor, ME
Check out the third
season of our podcast
Recorded at the historic Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, our Downeast Famous Podcast welcomes the following guests:
Episode 1: April Shaw-Beaudoin & Jena Young, co-hosts
Episode 2: Michael Boland, Restaurateur, Owner or co-owner of 7 restaurants
Episode 3: Daron Goldstein, Owner/Chef of Provender Kitchen
Episode 4: Bo Jennings, Side Street Cafe / President, Bar Harbor CoC
Episode 5: Jon Stein, Fogtown Brewing Company
Episode 6: Joanna Fogg-Skye, Bar Harbor Oyster Company
Episode 7: Kelly Corson, Owner, The Travelin’ Lobster
Episode 8: Rachel Sisson, Owner of R.L. Sisson Events
Episode 9: Allison Sullens, The Criterion Theatre
Episode 10: Sam Shaw, Owner, Sam Shaw Jewelry