
Rockland (Primo, oysters, Camden)
- ★ 4.7
- 75 minutes northeast on Route 1
- Day trip from Portland
Rockland on the Mid-Coast, 75 minutes northeast, is home to Primo Restaurant from James Beard Award winner Melissa Kelly (Best Chef Northeast 1999 and 2013).
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Primo Restaurant from James Beard winner Melissa Kelly, plus oyster shacks and Camden harbour dinners 15 minutes further
- Getting there
- Drive Route 1 north along the Mid-Coast; Rockland is the harbour town for Primo Restaurant and the Maine Lobster Festival in August.
- Distance
- 75 minutes northeast on Route 1 of Portland
Make a night of it
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