Where to Eat on the Southern Coast of Maine

Southern Maine is dangerously good at convincing you that a quick weekend away should somehow include three breakfasts, two lobster rolls, beach walks, cocktails, doughnuts, and “just one more” stop on the way home. From Ogunquit and Wells to Kennebunkport, Biddeford, and Saco, this stretch of coast has a little bit of everything I want in a Maine getaway: walkable seaside towns, old-school institutions, newer spots doing exciting things, and plenty of excuses to plan the day around where you’re eating next. Check out my Maine Map for all my favorites. JUMP TO: Ogunquit & Wells Kennebunk & Kennebunkport Biddeford & Saco Ogunquit & Wells Food Stops We’ve Loved Lobster Shack (Seafood)110 Perkins Cove Rd, Ogunquit | 207-646-2941 If you’re staying in Ogunquit, I highly recommend walking the Marginal Way along the coastline. It ends at charming Perkins Cove, where you will hopefully have worked up an appetite for a lobster roll at Lobster Shack. Their lightly dressed lobster salad on a bun…