Boothbay Bites: Harbor Tastings Foodie Tour & Specialty Shops
Come let us show you the real tastes of beautiful Boothbay Harbor! Boothbay Bites tickles your taste buds with delicious, tasty treats and shopping opportunities during a stroll along the harbor! Boothbay Bites is a carefully curated, unique culinary experience featuring beloved, locally owned restaurants and specialty shops designed to give you a taste of what it means to live and eat in this historic New England fishing village. Join our friendly, local tour guide on this movable treat feast along the harbor where you’ll hear stories about Boothbay Harbor while enjoying mouth-watering savory samples and sweet delectables with opportunities to shop and take photographs.
- Friendly, trained, and knowledgeable guide.
- Delectable, tasty treats to tickle your taste buds.
- Explore the snickleways* of this quaint coastal New England town.
- Visit five favorite eateries and specialty shops, the iconic 1901 Footbridge, and Whale Park with panoramic harbor views and stories about Boothbay Harbor.
*Narrow places to walk along, leading from somewhere to somewhere else, usually in a town or city.
Duration
2 hours
Meeting point
Our walk begins and ends in Whale Park, 30 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538. Public parking available nearby in the Howard Street parking lot, 11 Howard St, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538. Pay by plate at pay stations $2.00 per hour with all major credit/debit cards accepted.
Age
10+
Group size
Maximum 10 people
Accessibility
Not wheelchair or stroller accessible. Service animals allowed.
What to Expect
Fun and easy quarter-mile stroll along winding, hilly paved sidewalks and wooden walkways throughout the village center.
What’s included
- Map of Boothbay Harbor
- 10% off another Mysterious Harbor Tours e-bike or walking tour
- Happy taste buds and full tummies!
What’s not included
Parking and a tip for your guide!
Itinerary
- Eventide Specialties for local cheese tasting and shopping. Eventide Specialties offers a gallery of food and gifts from artisan bread and world-class olive oil to over 1,000 wines.
- Harborside 1901 for a savory seafood bite. Harborside 1901 specializes in locally sourced seafood, highlighting coastal flavors.
- Harbor Treats for a mini cannoli pastry. Harbor Treat’s Chef Tuğba is an internationally experienced pastry chef.
- Coastal Maine Popcorn for sample bag of gourmet popcorn and shopping. Coastal Maine Popcorn makes eye-popping and delicious flavors of popcorn. Every batch is handmade.
- Footbridge Brewery & BBQ for a savory BBQ bite. The Footbridge Brewery is beloved for their real smokehouse BBQ combining Maine comfort with southern technique.
- Kaler’s Seafood Restaurant for mini lobster chowder. The Kaler family has been serving delicious seafood in Boothbay Harbor since 1998.
Check-in details
Our walk begins and ends in Whale Park, 30 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538. Public parking available nearby in the Howard Street parking lot, 11 Howard St, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538. Pay by plate at pay stations $2.00 per hour with all major credit/debit cards accepted.
What to bring
- Comfortable clothing and walking shoes
- Water
- Sunscreen
- Light layers, rain jacket or windbreaker, if need be
- Phone/camera
- Hat/sunglasses
Restrictions
This tour involves a quarter mile of walking and standing on sometimes hilly and uneven terrain and may not be suitable for people with impaired mobility. Not recommended for travelers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions.
Children under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Disclaimers
Pedego Boothbay Harbor/Mysterious Harbor Tours is not responsible or liable for the physical condition or accessibility of the restaurants visited on a foodie tour, the actions of any such restaurant’s agents or employees, or for the contamination with or inclusion of foods to which you may be allergic. Pedego Boothbay Harbor/Mysterious Harbor Tours assumes no responsibility or liability for communication with the restaurants or ensuring the restaurant’s compliance with any effort to avoid allergens. The food menu is pre-determined and not modifiable; an example menu is provided online, however the food available on this tour may differ in the restaurant’s discretion based on the restaurant’s own determination of availability and capacity. Certain restaurants may or may not be included depending on availability.