The Coastal
Maine Edit
A week up the coast, from Boston to Bar Harbor — every place personally visited and approved. Save it for your trip.
Kitchen and view perfection, and the heart of the trip. Slow mornings, a steam room, and a team that took care of us before, during, and after. We can’t wait to go back.
The kind of hotel that makes you slow down without trying. Cottages tucked between forest and shoreline. Walk to Barred Island at low tide.
When you want to go all out — the special-occasion stay.
Pull up for oysters straight from the water with a food truck on site — the casual, hands-on stop.
Oysters, potato chips, and the bluefin crudo — with all the ice-bar accoutrements.
The best meal of the whole week — the fire-roasted vegetables are life-changing.
The Bostwicks of Maine — lobster on paper plates, roadside.
Chowder & a lobster roll.
Coffee & sandwiches.
Wood-fired bread & pizza.
A worthy detour — if you can get in.
Beautifully curated home & antiques.
A greenhouse-and-garden dream — nursery, shop & goods for the home.
A curated antiques collective.
Textiles, candles & something for everyone.
Vintage rugs & goods for the table & home.
Kitchen & pantry treasures.
Worth a slow browse.
Thunder Hole, Jordan Pond & the Beehive — a whole day, and a beautiful drive up from Aragosta.
Portland Head & Pemaquid Point.
An easy coastal walk between meals.
Pick up a dozen at an oyster farm and learn to shuck — then host a shucking party with friends once you’re home. The best souvenir.
From the trip
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