The Top 5 Best New Restaurants in Maine Presenting our readers' favorite Maine restaurants to have opened in the last two years. Hope you're hungry.

Every year, thousands of readers nominate and vote for their favorites in dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoors, and travel in our annual #BestOfMaine poll. Here we present the five finalists for Best New Restaurant to have opened within the last year or so. 👇

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Our September issue hits newsstands this week! In this issue: the results of our annual #BestOfMaine Reader Poll, how a woman is turning seawater into salt on Maine's most remote inhabited island, and more. Order your copy at shop.downeast.com/collections/newsstand. 📖

Vote for Your Faves in Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

Our 18th annual #BestOfMaine poll ends this Thursday, June 12! If you haven’t already, vote for your favorite finalists in up to 65 categories now. 👇

Vote for Your Faves in Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

There’s ONE WEEK LEFT to vote in our 18th annual #BestOfMaine poll. Vote for your favorite finalists in up to 65 categories by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 12.

Vote for Your Faves in Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

Where do you like to golf in Maine? Which state park is your favorite? Vote for your favorite finalists in our annual #BestOfMaine Poll by June 12 at vote.downeast.com! 🗳️

Thank you to Boothbay Harbor Country Club for sponsoring the Travel & Play section of this year’s poll.

Vote for Your Faves in Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

Which Maine garden center do you get your plants from? Which Maine furniture store do you love the most? Vote for your favorite finalists in our annual #BestOfMaine Poll by June 12 at vote.downeast.com! 🗳️

Thank you to Dow Furniture for sponsoring the Home & Garden portion of this year’s poll.

Vote for Your Faves in Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

What Maine gift shop do you adore? Which Maine bargain store do you love the most? Vote for your favorite finalists in our annual #BestOfMaine Poll by June 12 at vote.downeast.com! 🗳️

Thank you to Renys for sponsoring the Shopping & Style portion of this year’s poll.

Vote for Your Faves in Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

The final round of our 2025 #BestOfMaine poll is officially open! Vote for your favorite finalists in up to 65 categories at vote.downeast.com by 11:59 p.m. on June 12. 🗳️

Nominate Your Faves for Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

⌛️ Time is running out to nominate your favorite Maine businesses and more for our 18th annual #BestOfMaine poll! Nominations end Saturday, April 12, at 11:59 p.m. Only the top five most-nominated entries in all 65 categories will move on to the multiple-choice ballot in May.

Nominate Your Faves for Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

There are two weeks left to nominate your favorite Maine places, business, and organizations for our 18th annual #BestOfMaine poll! The top five finalists in all 65 categories will move on to a multiple-choice ballot in May. 🗳️

Nominate Your Faves for Down East's 2025 Best of Maine! Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

Our annual #BestOfMaine poll is back and this year we’ve added 15 new categories! Nominate your favorite Maine businesses, organizations, and places in up to 65 categories by 11:59 p.m. on April 12. The top five most-nominated entries in each category will move on to a multiple-choice ballot in May.