Portland & Acadia, Maine | Restaurant & Ice Cream Roundup

📍 Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕You can pick your own lobster here—and it’s absolutely worth it! The lobster meat is sweet, fresh, and firm. Their crab salad sandwich is delicious too—highly recommended. Plus, the prices are pretty affordable. A total standout for seafood lovers 🦞! 📍 Blanchard's Creamery Homemade Ice Cream and Coffee Shop 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗So tasty! It’s on the drive from Portland to Bar Harbor—definitely make a stop. The ube flavor is amazing—it tastes just like the taro ice cream I had as a kid 🥛. Their blueberry flavor is great too, with bright, fresh berry notes. 📍 Gifford's Famous Ice Cream 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗Also on the Portland-to-Bar Harbor route! Don’t miss the blueberry and grape nuts flavors—they’re so flavorful and aromatic. The grape nuts add a nice crunch, and the blueberry is rich with Maine’s signature berry sweetness 🫐. 📍 Eventide Oyster Co. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗Highly recommended! If you’re not sure how to order oysters, just get the 12-oyster sampler—it’s a great way to try different kinds. The clam bake was a nice surprise, and it comes with a savory broth that’s perfect for dipping. Fresh, classic coastal eats 🦪! 📍 Havana 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗This spot was a pleasant surprise! The “Ceido” (roasted pork with veggies and crispy rice cakes) has fragrant, tender pork—though the portion is a bit small. The seafood paella is delicious, with plump seafood and flavorful rice. The ribeye comes with mayo sauce, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes—it’s tasty, but can feel a little heavy by the end. 📍 Jordan's Restaurant 🌕🌕🌕🌕Their lobster roll is good—fresh, sweet lobster meat in a soft bun. The blueberry pancake, though? It was pretty bland, probably because it didn’t come with syrup. They did add lots of blueberries, but the lack of sweetness made it underwhelming 🥞. 📍 Jordan Pond Ice Cream & Fudge 🌕🌕🌕🌕Try the peach and blueberry flavors! The blueberry one has visible chunks of berry—you can taste the freshness in every bite. Creamy, not too sweet, and perfect for a post-hike treat 🍦. 📍 Tuscan Brick Oven Bistro 🌕🌕🌕🌗It’s located in an outlet mall. The bolognese tastes like tomato beef brisket pasta, but the pasta was overcooked (a bit too soft). Overall, it’s just “okay.” The fried calamari and arancini (fried mushroom-beef rice balls) are more interesting—unique and crispy, a nice savory pick. 📍 The Gelato Fiasco Old Port 🌕🌕🌕It’s always super crowded! The mango gelato is decent, but the blueberry one is underwhelming—the berry flavor is faint, and the milkiness takes over. It’s a solid option if you’re craving gelato, but not a standout. 📍 Mr. Tuna 🌕🌕🌕The kale salad is pretty good. I wasn’t a fan of the Kama Toro Maki—the tuna was too chewy. The spicy scallop handroll is a winner, though—fresh and flavorful. The BBQ eel roll has sweet potato fries and cucumber, which adds texture, but the eel flavor gets lost a bit. #PortlandMaineFood #BarHarborFood #BlueberryIceCream