I'll keep the master right list here in the first post of the thread. <snip>
First of all, thanks for that, and the post later on that links NE riders best of list as well. I am going to bookmark this and spend some time looking it over.
It's been since '09 when I was last in NE/Maine and have been meaning to get back but just don't seem to be able to put it together. Maybe next yr if I attempt a 4 corners.
When I was there in '09 I was searching for some good Maine food. I had gone into Bar Harbor and bought a lobster roll that was OK, but way overpriced IMO at the tourist trap I was parked next to.
I had left there and was keeping an eye out for a place to sleep that was hopefully walking distance to a good place to eat. I found this place in Searsport:
https://www.anglersseafoodrestaurant.com/searsport.html
It was right next door to the "Baits Motel" which was jointly owned as I paid for the room/got the key in the restaurant. I had actually ridden by it, stopped at a gas station just past and went in and asked if that was a good place. The clerk in there said that was one of the best and lots of locals come there from all over. Good enough for me!
Now, I don't know how this fares next to the ones in your list, but I can tell you it was the best "dining experience" I can remember. I went all the way and got the "Maine Shore Dinner" which was ~almost~ more than I could eat. Piles of mussels, clams, one big arse lobsta, and I don't remember what else. Holy Moly that was good! I can still taste it sometimes...
Dang, I'm getting hungry, maybe I can shoot up there some kind of way for one of your RTEs!