Bar Harbor downtown
Acadia National Park, United States
Home to Galyn's, Jordan's, and Side Street Cafe, offering a variety of restaurants and dining options.
Places in Bar Harbor downtown
- Galyn's A charming restaurant housed in an 1890s Victorian-era boarding house featuring traditional Downeast seafood, steak, and sandwiches.
- Jordan's Beloved by both tourists and locals for their tasty food and cozy atmosphere, known for wild Maine blueberry pancakes.
- Side Street Cafe A charming restaurant in Bar Harbor's heart with a casual menu and atmosphere great after a long day of exploring Acadia.
- Lompoc Cafe A downtown cozy cafe that cooks everything from scratch and sources ingredients locally whenever possible.
- Bar Harbor downtown bars Bars throughout the charming coastal gateway town.
- Galyn's Victorian-era bar Part of the 1890s Victorian-era boarding house restaurant.
Practical notes for Acadia National Park
- Best time to visit
- June to October, Memorial Day weekend through mid-October, offers the peak season when most restaurants and businesses are open.
- Getting around
- Bar Harbor's downtown is walkable, close enough to Acadia National Park for an easy mid-day lunch break, with Heathwood Inn and Acacia House Inn offering nearby bases.
- Currency
- US Dollar ($)
- Language
- English. Spanish is widely spoken in many cities.
- Timezone
- EST (UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer)
- Current trends
- Bar Harbor's café scene continues to draw visitors seeking locally sourced dining, with Lompoc Cafe a downtown cozy spot that cooks everything from scratch and sources ingredients locally whenever possible, alongside Precipice, a coffee roastery with a summer residency in Otter Creek offering small-batch baked goods, reflecting the region's growing farm-to-table character.
Other neighborhoods in Acadia National Park
- Otter Creek — Home to Precipice, a coffee roastery with a summer residency offering small-batch baked goods.
- Mount Desert Island park access — The park itself, with no restaurants inside but easy access to Bar Harbor for lunch breaks.
Read the full Acadia National Park guide