Portland & Acadia: Recommendations + Avoid These!

🍴 Food: Hits & Misses Portland: Big Disappointments 🚫 Let’s cut to the chase: skip dining in Portland on your way through. Every restaurant seems to have insane waits at night—overpriced and underwhelming. Street & Co 🤡Waited 2 hours, ate in 10 minutes. The portions were shockingly tiny, and the food was terribly bad. Total waste of time and money. Yosaku 🤡Ended up here because we had no other options. There’s parking, but the food? Unspeakable. I ordered udon, and it was so salty I questioned my life choices… The sashimi was not fresh either. Portland really gave us zero good food vibes. Bar Harbor: Mixed Bag It’s packed with people, but we found a couple of decent spots (and one dud). Galyn's 🤡Got takeout from here—not good at all. Skip it. The Stadium & Jordan Pond Ice Cream 😋Let’s be real, these saved our day! We ordered latte, lobster roll, and clam chowder—all solid. The clam chowder is a must: way better than expected! For dessert, Jordan Pond’s 🫐 (blueberry) and Oreo ice cream are delicious! The Travelin Lobster (near Bar Harbor) 👌A good pit stop when driving into/out of the mountains. Decent food overall. Personally, I liked their lazy lobster more than the lobster roll—lazy lobster uses claw meat, which is much tenderer.P.S. If you’re not obsessed with lobster, bring instant noodles. Maine feels like a total food desert otherwise… 🥾 Trails: Pro Tips & Reminders Weather Check the forecast first! Go on a sunny day if possible. Rain/fog means zero views from the mountains + slippery, dangerous trails. Good weather makes everything better! Summit Road Reservation We booked a sunrise reservation for Summit Road but didn’t arrive until 10 AM—and weren’t stopped. So if your schedule is off, don’t stress! It seems you can enter any time slot on the same day. #Acadia #Portland