You’ll want to come back for dinner or try one of the monthly wine events.Īnother downtown hangout for Friday and Saturday nights is Finn’s Irish Pub, where I ordered a hot toddy and a Scotch egg (yes: a breaded, deep-fried, Boston-banger-sausage-wrapped, free-range hard-boiled egg). The house salad-with my very own dad’s Four Season Farm greens-exemplifies truly local flavor. Other favorites include the Grilled Middle Eastern Spiced Maine-Raised Lamb “Burger” with pita and tzatziki, which pretty much sums up Hanson’s knack for local Mediterranean-inspired masterpieces. Hanson recommended that I try the Rockin’ Rabe sandwich, featuring mustardy broccoli rabe with garlic- and herb-brushed Artisana pork on a crusty Borealis baguette. On my visit, the welcoming Hanson-aka everyone’s favorite James Beard–nominated chef-chatted with me about Artisana, the Bucksport farm run by his wife, Cary, that provides the restaurant with heirloom vegetables, eggs, chicken, and pork. Inside the door, the black-and-white tile floors and thirty-two-foot mahogany-topped bar transport you to a Mediterranean tapas bar, as does the menu. Downtown is a quaint row of old buildings and shops climbing up Main Street from the Union River, and Cleonice is located in the iconic 1938 Luchini building, which has a newly face-lifted trompe l’oeil exterior. Your first stop as you come into town on Friday looking for lunch has to be Cleonice, Rich Hanson’s Mediterranean bistro. With all this in mind, I decided to make an Ellsworth sojourn of my own. It’s not that they’ve gotten soft they’ve gotten wise. These days, my parents and their neighbors (most of whom now have electricity and running water) head to Ellsworth to eat at Cleonice, get a massage, stop at Rooster Brother, or see a show at the Grand. Ellsworth was about errands, not tourism-unless you were on a University of Maine geology field trip to see the famous Ellsworth Schist.Įllsworth has since, particularly recently, developed into a destination of its own, one that has a unique appeal but retains its nuts-and-bolts characteristics, not to mention a number of spots to rejuvenate the body and soul. When I was growing up on Cape Rosier, my back-to-the-land family would make the forty-five-minute trip to town only when we needed kerosene or to use the laundromat (actually spelled Laundrymat on the sign), which was located next to Pizza Place in what used to be the mall. or one of its affiliates.April 2011 | By Melissa Coleman | Illustration by Josh BrillĤ8 hours of our favorite places to eat, rejuvenate, shop, and visitĮllsworth was once the place you stopped to buy basic supplies on the way to Mount Desert Island, Winter Harbor, or Deer Isle-the places with natural attractions and quaint shops but no malls. All rights reserved. All hotels are either franchised by the company, or managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Our customer service agents are also available at 1-80 to provide you with assistance with and information about our hotels and programs.Īpple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.
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