Five Island Lobster Company
Listed in the first place of Travel & Leisure's 10 Best Lobster Shacks in Maine, the Five Island Lobster Company features a 360-degree view from Georgetown Island, in the Five Islands Fishing Wharf. Open from May to early October, weather permitting, Five Islands Lobster Company serves fresh lobster, brought in twice daily from boats you can see from your picnic table on the dock. This is casual Maine dining, with sides of corn and potatoes. They also have other seafood dishes, as well as burgers and fried foods.
Five Island Lobster Company
1445 Five Islands Road
Georgetown, Maine 04548
(207) 371-2990
fiveislandslobster.com
The Lobster Shack
The Lobster Shack in southern Maine's Cape Elizabeth was voted No. 1 by Yelp users. It's popular for its casual paper-plate dining, sandy beach "dining room" and fresh market-price lobster and lobster rolls. It also serves clam chowder, burgers, fries and its own special onion rings. One of the few lobster shacks with an indoor dining room, its season lasts a little bit longer than other shacks, opening in March and closing at the end of October. Watch the waves crashing into the rocky shore, ships coming in and out of the harbor and get an up-close look at Cape Elizabeth's lighthouses.
Lobster Shack
225 Two Lights Road
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107
(207) 799-1677
lobstershacktwolights.com
Five Fifty-Five
Portland's Five Fifty-Five is the top restaurant that serves lobster. Definitely not a down-home, casual dining experience, Five Fifty-Five is repeatedly awarded the Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence. Chef Steve Corry prepares a gourmet menu using fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Served on crisp white tablecloths in a fine-dining atmosphere, one of Corry's specialties is his Knuckle Sandwich, with fresh local lobster. Salads are served with local wild greens and a huge assortment of cheeses, wines and local mushrooms.
Reviewers at Trip Advisor have voted Five Fifty-Five as the top lobster-serving restaurant. As of August 2009, the only two restaurants with more votes were The Green Elephant, a vegetarian restaurant and Bintliff's American Cafe, a fine-dining brunch restaurant, neither of which serves lobster.
Five Fifty-Five
555 Congress St.
Portland, Maine 04101-3308
(207) 761-0555
fivefifty-five.com
