Food

Despite Camden [1]’s location in lobster country, the specialty here is fresh crabmeat—worked into omelets, cakes, and even crab Benedict.

Right on the Camden waterfront, Cappy’s Chowder House (1 Main St., Camden, 207/236-2254, www.cappyschowder.com [2], 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. Mon.–Thu.; 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.–11 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Sun., $9–19) is a family-friendly restaurant that offers balloons and crayons to subjugate the kids and steaming bowls of award-winning chowder to please adults. Named for an old salt from nearby Eagle Island, the restaurant serves a range of seafood dishes, burgers, and sandwiches.

If a salty waterfront repast is what you’re after, there’s simply no better place than The Camden Deli (37 Main St., Camden, 207/236-8343, www.camdendeli.com [3], 7 a.m.–7 p.m. daily, $8–17), thanks to the savory homemade panini and overstuffed sandwiches served on the rooftop deck in good weather (and in the casual, sunny café indoors in otherwise).