The Rebel Lobster speakeasy
Dim speakeasy bar with bottle-lined barnwood shelves on a barn-red wall, a warm dome lamp and a rope-hung bulb beside a dark wooden door

a hidden speakeasy · bar harbor, maine

The password is finding the door.

Behind an unmarked door in the back of a Main Street gift shop: 6-8 seats, every pour made in Maine.

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The Maine Store is easy to find. The bar inside it is not.

Find.

Start at The Maine Store, 152 Main St, across from the Village Green. Browse the shelves like anyone else, then head for the back corner. Look for a round sign hung on rope, a white line-art lobster, and a door nobody bothered to mark.

the password is simply to open the door.

Enter.

Rope-wrapped beams. Fishing nets on barn-red walls. Weathered barnwood shelves stacked with bottles that follow one rule: if it is not made in Maine, it is not poured here. Every craft beer, every wine, every spirit, down to the root beer in the mixers.

Sit.

There are 6 to 8 seats at the glossy dark-wood bar, under warm dome lamps. Darrin will find out what you like and take it from there.

The pours

Drinks only, despite the name. Every bottle on the shelf comes from a Maine brewery, winery, or distillery.

Sample menu based on public listings. The final site uses your current dishes and prices.

Signature Pours

  • The Pancake Shot

    The house signature shot - 'delicious and comes with a fun surprise' (Google review, 2026)

  • Root Beer Bourbon

    Maine bourbon paired with Maine-made root beer - 'dangerously good' (Google review, 2025)

  • Allen's Coffee Brandy Cocktails

    A whole menu section devoted to Maine's iconic coffee brandy (Yelp review, 2023)

  • Darrin's Off-Menu Concoctions

    Tell Darrin what you like and he'll mix you a custom Maine creation (Tripadvisor review, 2024)

Layered cream cocktail in a small glass with pineapple and cherry garnish, bottle shelves glowing warm behind it
A layered cream pour on the bar top.

Maine Craft Beer

  • Atlantic Brewing Blueberry Ale

    Bar Harbor-brewed wild blueberry ale (per local bar guide)

  • Atlantic Brewing Cadillac Mountain Stout

    Dark, roasty stout named for Acadia's summit (per local bar guide)

  • Rotating Maine Microbrews

    Only Maine breweries on the shelf - always

A dark stout and an amber ale side by side on weathered barnwood with a scatter of fresh blueberries
A stout and an amber ale, blueberries on the side.

Maine Wine & Spirits

  • Maine-Made Wines

    A repeatedly praised all-Maine wine selection ('wine selection' is a top Google review topic)

  • Maine Whiskeys & Bourbons

    'Tasty whiskeys' from Maine distilleries, poured with a story (Google review, 2026)

  • Maine Vodka, Gin & Rye

    Shelves of Maine-distilled spirits - nothing from away

Dark spirits cocktail over one large ice cube in a rocks glass on a worn wooden bar against a barn-red wall

“Just be careful with the Root Beer Bourbon cocktails, they are dangerously good…”

Google review, November 2025

Darrin pours. His wife runs the shop.

The Rebel Lobster is a husband-and-wife operation: Darrin behind the bar, his wife running The Maine Store out front. He is the storyteller, the local-recommendation machine, and the reason a bar this small has music trivia and karaoke nights.

The wall behind him is covered in framed photos of past patrons, and guests leave a sign-off on the chalkboard before they go.

“Darren is the quintessential host, explaining and recommending wines, brews and spirits native to the area. In fact, they ONLY offer products native to the area which makes it all the more unique.”

Google review, September 2025
5

stars on Google and on Tripadvisor

A perfect score across 28 Google reviews and 7 on Tripadvisor.

“Darrin was very funny and the drinks were fantastic! Definitely hoping to visit again in the future.”

Tripadvisor review, September 2025

“BY far, my favorite establishment in Bar Harbor, and my wife and I, wouldn't look back.”

Tripadvisor review, June 2025

Read them on Google

Now you know where the door is.

152 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

In the back of The Maine Store, across from the Village Green.

Monday to Saturday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
Closed

seasonal - the bar follows the shop's hours. confirm before you visit.

After a decade on Mt. Desert Street, The Maine Store and its speakeasy moved to Main Street for the 2025 season.

Call the bar

(207) 907-8503 rings at The Maine Store out front.

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