In 2009, Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine asked me to write a "Bar Harbor's Best Picks" article. I selected a dozen or so of the best places to eat in the town of Bar Harbor. Click here to read that article.

Here are more places to dine that I can recommend . . .

Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, Bar Harbor (http://www.mdiic.com/)

The Chart Room, Hulls Cove (chartroombarharbor.com)

Portside Grill, Bar Harbor (portsidegrill.com)

Havana Restaurant, Bar Harbor

Guiness & Porcelli's, Bar Harbor

Mama Dimatteo's, Bar Harbor

Little Anthony's Sports Bar, Bar Harbor (great pizza!)

The Crocker House, Hancock

Chipper's, Hancock

The Burning Tree, Otter Creek

Jordan Pond House, Seal Harbor

Thurston's, Bass Harbor

Sips, Southwest Harbor

Red Sky, Southwest Harbor

Dry Dock Restaurant, Southwest Harbor

Head of the Harbor, Southwest Harbor

Pectic Seafood, Trenton

Maggie's, Bar Harbor

Town Hill Bistro, village of Town Hill, Bar Harbor

Le Domaine, Hancock

Jordan’s Restaurant, Bar Harbor (open only for breakfast/lunch—my favorite breakfast in town!)

Acadia Lobster Bakes — private parties (from 25-150 guests)

Looking for fresh seafood to cook at home? Try Down East Lobster Company, right near the bridge, in Trenton; Parsons, in Bar Harbor; Thurstons, in Bass Harbor; Otter Creek General Store, Otter Creek; Pectic Seafood, Hall Quarry; Tidal Falls, in Hancock.