Mark And Karen's Guidebook
Food scene
Meat oriented place - Argentinian-style - garlic - quite tasty...not cheap but not outrageous.
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The Lost Fire
62 Mills RdMeat oriented place - Argentinian-style - garlic - quite tasty...not cheap but not outrageous.
Pretty iconic place for fried clams and seafood. Mostly take-out...but famous place and folks love it.
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The Clam Shack
2 Western AvePretty iconic place for fried clams and seafood. Mostly take-out...but famous place and folks love it.
Lots of organic food...asian fusion ...much vegetarian fare.
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Bandaloop
1200 Portland RoadLots of organic food...asian fusion ...much vegetarian fare.
Great place to get ice cream...interesting flavors...sometimes a line-up.
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Rococo Ice Cream
8 Spring StGreat place to get ice cream...interesting flavors...sometimes a line-up.
Nice indoor or outdoor dining...small plates...quite good .
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Old Vines Wine Bar
173 Port RdNice indoor or outdoor dining...small plates...quite good .
Home of Shipyard Brewing ... pub fare....nice Kennebunk River views.
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Federal Jack's
8 Western AveHome of Shipyard Brewing ... pub fare....nice Kennebunk River views.
Good seafood and all types of American fare...great views of the Kennebunk River. Eat indoors or outdoors. Somewhat reasonable considering a water view.
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Arundel Wharf - Seafood - Cocktail Bar - Craft Beer
43 Ocean AveGood seafood and all types of American fare...great views of the Kennebunk River. Eat indoors or outdoors. Somewhat reasonable considering a water view.
Retail fish store about 2 miles away from our house...very fresh fish and seafood.
Three Sea's Lobster & Fish
130 Main StreetRetail fish store about 2 miles away from our house...very fresh fish and seafood.
Retail fish stand...mostly lobsters and seafood...call ahead and they will cook your lobsters for you to pick up at a scheduled time, so are ready to eat. Very fresh.
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Wolff Lobster
376 Mills RdRetail fish stand...mostly lobsters and seafood...call ahead and they will cook your lobsters for you to pick up at a scheduled time, so are ready to eat. Very fresh.
Very informal lobster restaurant- paper plates, etc. About a mile from our house.
Quite fresh and authentic and about a reasonable as restaurant lobster gets.
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Nunan's Lobster Hut
9 Mills RdVery informal lobster restaurant- paper plates, etc. About a mile from our house.
Quite fresh and authentic and about a reasonable as restaurant lobster gets.
Irish pub in Dock Square with indoor and outdoor dining.
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Ryan's Corner House Irish Pub
17 Western AveIrish pub in Dock Square with indoor and outdoor dining.
Classic restaurant/pub in the heart of Dock Square. Reasonable and good .
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Alisson's Restaurant
11 Dock SquareClassic restaurant/pub in the heart of Dock Square. Reasonable and good .
Classic restaurant/pub mostly frequented by fisherman and locals...lots of local color.
Reasonable prices and seafood also.
Located in Dock Square area.
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Pilot House Restaurant
State Route 9Classic restaurant/pub mostly frequented by fisherman and locals...lots of local color.
Reasonable prices and seafood also.
Located in Dock Square area.
Elegant and fine dining at this white-glove restaurant. Usually a prix-fixed menu.
Fairly famous place...wonderful and somewhat pricey.
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White Barn Inn, Auberge Resorts Collection
37 Beach AveElegant and fine dining at this white-glove restaurant. Usually a prix-fixed menu.
Fairly famous place...wonderful and somewhat pricey.
Take-out sandwiches near Kennebunk Beach - reasonably priced and very large portions.
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Bennett's Store
200 Sea RdTake-out sandwiches near Kennebunk Beach - reasonably priced and very large portions.
Mexican restaurant near Dock Square with a lively bar scene.
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Pedro's Mexican Restaurant
181 Port RdMexican restaurant near Dock Square with a lively bar scene.
Upscale (somewhat) food on the Kennebunk River. Indoor and outdoor dining with views.
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The Boathouse Restaurant
21 Ocean AveUpscale (somewhat) food on the Kennebunk River. Indoor and outdoor dining with views.
Nice Goose Rocks Beach area restaurant with American fare. Some outside dining with ocean views.
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The Tides Beach Club
930 Kings HwyNice Goose Rocks Beach area restaurant with American fare. Some outside dining with ocean views.
Seafood restaurant on Ocean Avenue...famous for hosting President George Bush and family (back in the day).
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Mabels Lobster Claw
124 Ocean AveSeafood restaurant on Ocean Avenue...famous for hosting President George Bush and family (back in the day).
Beautiful setting about a mile from our house.
Earth promises an unforgettable dining experience that will leave you yearning for more. Nestled amongst balsam trees and birch forest, Earth is the result of a vision—one that embraces community and supports relationships between the world of outstanding cuisine and the farmers and foragers who provide the tools with which we compose incredible fare.
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Earth at Hidden Pond
354 Goose Rocks RdBeautiful setting about a mile from our house.
Earth promises an unforgettable dining experience that will leave you yearning for more. Nestled amongst balsam trees and birch forest, Earth is the result of a vision—one that embraces community and supports relationships between the world of outstanding cuisine and the farmers and foragers who provide the tools with which we compose incredible fare.
Classic beach hotel, where you can have drinks and food near the pool with special ocean views.
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The Colony Hotel
140 Ocean AveClassic beach hotel, where you can have drinks and food near the pool with special ocean views.
Homey place about a mile from our house. Lovely for breakfast.
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CAPE PORPOISE, WE CREATE MEMORIES THROUGH FRESH, LOCAL FOOD & THE BEST ESPRESSO IN TOWN.
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Musette Restaurant
2 Pier RdHomey place about a mile from our house. Lovely for breakfast.
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CAPE PORPOISE, WE CREATE MEMORIES THROUGH FRESH, LOCAL FOOD & THE BEST ESPRESSO IN TOWN.
About a mile down the road from our house in Cape Porpoise.
Sandwiches and prepared foods for dining in and mostly take-out. High quality.
Kitchen Chicks Catering Inc
1 Mills RdAbout a mile down the road from our house in Cape Porpoise.
Sandwiches and prepared foods for dining in and mostly take-out. High quality.
Cape Pier Chowder House
79 Pier RdExcellent seafood with a Cape Porpoise view.
Cozy, romantic spot with a long wood bar offering upscale New American dishes, cocktails & wine.
Some of the best food in the Kennebunks.
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Village Tavern
110 Alfred RdCozy, romantic spot with a long wood bar offering upscale New American dishes, cocktails & wine.
Some of the best food in the Kennebunks.
Beach
The town beach for Kennebunkport - about a mile from our house - more quiet than Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk. Pretty beach.
Cost $$ to park there.
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Goose Rocks Beach
The town beach for Kennebunkport - about a mile from our house - more quiet than Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk. Pretty beach.
Cost $$ to park there.
Town Beach for Kennebunk - about 5 miles away from our house. Nice beach - little more action and waves than Goose Rocks Beach.
Guest pass available for parking.
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Gooch's Beach
Beach AvenueTown Beach for Kennebunk - about 5 miles away from our house. Nice beach - little more action and waves than Goose Rocks Beach.
Guest pass available for parking.
Small but pretty beach in Kennebunkport. Limited free parking.
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Colony Beach
Small but pretty beach in Kennebunkport. Limited free parking.
Nature Trails
Wonderful and extremely easy walking trails less than a mile from our house. Field walks and also paths through the woods. Quite lovely.
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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust
Wonderful and extremely easy walking trails less than a mile from our house. Field walks and also paths through the woods. Quite lovely.
Easy to moderate trails are open year round for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. (Trails are not groomed in winter.)
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Wells Reserve at Laudholm
342 Laudholm Farm RdEasy to moderate trails are open year round for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. (Trails are not groomed in winter.)
Sightseeing
This is the hub of the restaurants, gift shops, and bars.
Touristy, but not overwhelmingly so. Good people-watching territory.
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Dock Square
Dock SquareThis is the hub of the restaurants, gift shops, and bars.
Touristy, but not overwhelmingly so. Good people-watching territory.
Maine’s most populous city....pretty quaint for a city...Exchange Street and Commercial Street are excellent for restaurants and bars...seafood galore.
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Portland
Maine’s most populous city....pretty quaint for a city...Exchange Street and Commercial Street are excellent for restaurants and bars...seafood galore.
Classic adorable town about a two (2) hour drive from our house.
Like Kennebunkport, but larger town area and more picturesque harbor.
Lots of restaurants there. Great day trip.
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Camden
Classic adorable town about a two (2) hour drive from our house.
Like Kennebunkport, but larger town area and more picturesque harbor.
Lots of restaurants there. Great day trip.
Beautiful historic city in New Hampshire about an hour drive from our house.
Beautiful colonial American architecture and an excellent walking city.
Great day trip.
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Portsmouth
Beautiful historic city in New Hampshire about an hour drive from our house.
Beautiful colonial American architecture and an excellent walking city.
Great day trip.
Parking for Dock Square
If you free park here, you have a half-mile walk to Dock Square area.
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Kennebunkport Historical Society
8 Maine StIf you free park here, you have a half-mile walk to Dock Square area.
Free parking just outside of Dock Square - probably a quarter-mile walk to places of interest.
North Street
North StreetFree parking just outside of Dock Square - probably a quarter-mile walk to places of interest.
Entertainment
Beautifully built sailing vessel. Captain Rich Woodman runs excellent group charters on Atlantic Ocean.
Docked next to the Arundel Wharf Restaurant.
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Schooner Eleanor
43 Ocean AveBeautifully built sailing vessel. Captain Rich Woodman runs excellent group charters on Atlantic Ocean.
Docked next to the Arundel Wharf Restaurant.
Excellent lobster tours run by Captain Bob Danzillo- docked at the Nonantum Resort.
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Rugosa Scenic Cruises
95 Ocean AveExcellent lobster tours run by Captain Bob Danzillo- docked at the Nonantum Resort.
Coastal Maine Kayak and Bike
8 Western AveKayak and bike rentals plus kayak tours.
Beautiful bowling alley plus an excellent pub-style restaurant with reasonable prices.
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Garden Street Bowl
1 Garden StBeautiful bowling alley plus an excellent pub-style restaurant with reasonable prices.
Striped Bass fishing.
Capt. Niels Jacob has been a licensed US Coast Guard Captain and Registered Maine Guide for over fifteen years. He has been fishing the waters of coastal Maine for over thirty. His love of the outdoors and sport-fishing has led him to several far-away destinations: from fly -fishing in New Zealand and Patagonia to chasing game fish in Costa Rica and the Caribbean islands.
His knowledge of local waters and guiding experience will help you catch your own trophy fish.
The Cast-Away is a 23 foot May-Craft powered by a 130 hp Honda outboard engine. Geared with the latest radar, GPS, VHF radio, Fish Finder and Coast Guard-regulated safety equipment, a comfortable and safe trip is assured.
Cast-Away Fishing Charters
4 Western AveStriped Bass fishing.
Capt. Niels Jacob has been a licensed US Coast Guard Captain and Registered Maine Guide for over fifteen years. He has been fishing the waters of coastal Maine for over thirty. His love of the outdoors and sport-fishing has led him to several far-away destinations: from fly -fishing in New Zealand and Patagonia to chasing game fish in Costa Rica and the Caribbean islands.
His knowledge of local waters and guiding experience will help you catch your own trophy fish.
The Cast-Away is a 23 foot May-Craft powered by a 130 hp Honda outboard engine. Geared with the latest radar, GPS, VHF radio, Fish Finder and Coast Guard-regulated safety equipment, a comfortable and safe trip is assured.
Our private club, which welcomes public play, is known for its beauty along the shores of Kennebunkport, Maine. This Walter Travis design links-style course is a shotmaker’s dream with small greens, rolling terrain, and tidal creeks.
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Cape Arundel Golf Course
19 River RdOur private club, which welcomes public play, is known for its beauty along the shores of Kennebunkport, Maine. This Walter Travis design links-style course is a shotmaker’s dream with small greens, rolling terrain, and tidal creeks.
Webhannet is an 18-hole par 71 course that plays a surprisingly long 6100 yards from the blue tees. The front nine is a par 35 showcasing three of the toughest par-3's in Maine. Tidal-fed water hazards, strategically-situated white sand traps and bent grass greens with subtle breaks are among the design features that challenge golfers of every skill level.
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Webhannet Golf Club
26 Golf Club DrWebhannet is an 18-hole par 71 course that plays a surprisingly long 6100 yards from the blue tees. The front nine is a par 35 showcasing three of the toughest par-3's in Maine. Tidal-fed water hazards, strategically-situated white sand traps and bent grass greens with subtle breaks are among the design features that challenge golfers of every skill level.
Personal Services
Hair and beauty salon
Clippers Salon
37 Western AveNice place for hair beautification - ask for Karen.
Medi Sports Recovery Massage
2145 Post RdTherapeutic and professional massage by Sarah...highly recommended.
Mann Memorial Veterinary Clinic
1121 Portland RdVery honest and knowledgeable veterinarian. Nice people.
Think Tank is Biddeford's premier coworking facility, providing world-class business services along with a strong community atmosphere to support Maine's creative professionals.
About 20-minute drive from our house.
Think Tank Biddeford
40 Main StreetThink Tank is Biddeford's premier coworking facility, providing world-class business services along with a strong community atmosphere to support Maine's creative professionals.
About 20-minute drive from our house.