![]() ![]() (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Chef-owner Danielle Kuhn adheres to organic and seasonal ethos with her cooking, so menu items are subject change depending on availability and seasonality. Diners can look forward to poached salmon belly rillettes, duck confit hash with root vegetables and a fried egg, a Dutch baby pancake topped with seasonal berries, and coq au vin. ![]() The new locale at Del Prado and Amber Lantern features breakfast-lunch and dinner menus. The switch to a prime corner locale has made a world of difference for Maison Cafe. ![]() Anchoring the myriad food options along this stretch is Maison Cafe, which opened in April, after relocating from its former space on Pacific Coast Highway, and its smaller grab-and-go wine and cheese shop, Avec Moi. Sandwiched between Pacific Coast Highway and Del Prado Avenue, this four-block island has sprung to life since the completion of the Prado West housing complex, which offers apartments (or, as the marketing copy calls them, “retreats”) from $3,900 and up. Subscribe here.īest of all, many residents won’t even to drive to get there. Instead, we jumped off the boat at Great Cranberry, walked up the hill, visited the museum, walked a short trail to lovely Whistler Cove, admired the views, and hopped the day’s last ferry back to Southwest Harbor, where our lobster Bloody Marys were waiting.Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. We missed the first ferry (it was raining!), so didn’t have time to visit both islands. There’s also a golf cart shuttle that takes visitors around the island. Great Cranberry also has a small museum, a take-out café, gift shop, and gorgeous views. And great views of Mount Desert Island and beyond. Little Cranberry has a historical museum, restaurant, and a few art galleries. (Anyone interested in Beal’s famous lobster Bloody Mary before departing?) It’s possible to make a day of it, visiting both islands. The Cranberry Cove Ferry offers daily service to Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry, departing from Beal’s Lobster Pier. The staff is also happy to arrange off-site activities, including private boat charters.įor another dose of laid-back island life (and a totally different perspective), hop the ferry to the Cranberry Isles, a cluster of five islands just south of Mount Desert Island. There are decks and porches for relaxing and taking in water views, a heated outdoor pool with private cabanas, an on-site spa, croquet court, and complimentary bicycles. Everything’s been updated and elegantly and comfortably furnished. Today, the luxury resort offers a variety of accommodations, including adult-only guest rooms in the Main House, Philips House, and Summer House, and family-friendly cottages and cabins. It quickly became a popular summer destination for well-heeled visitors from Boston, New York, and beyond. The hotel, perched on a hill overlooking Somes Sound, was originally built in 1884 by Jesse Pease, a retired sea captain. ![]() There are only a handful of places to stay the best among them is The Claremont. Southwest Harbor, with a population of about 1,800, feels like a real community (as opposed to a tourist hot spot), where people walk their dogs and neighbors stop to chat. ![]()
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