The Rebel Lobster speakeasy

Bar Harbor’s hidden all-Maine speakeasy

The password is finding the door.

A handful of seats behind an unmarked door in the back of The Maine Store gift shop.

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Dark spirits cocktail over one large ice cube in a rocks glass on a worn wooden bar
Dark, cold, and Maine-made.
Layered cream cocktail with a pineapple wedge and cherry garnish on the bar
The sweet end of the shelf.

“If you didn't know our little secret before...now you do.”

Their Facebook, May 2025

You end up on the wall.

Dozens of small framed photos of past patrons hang behind the bar, and the chalkboard collects sign-offs from everyone else. Here is how guests talk about the place.

“The pancake shot was delicious and comes with a fun surprise.”

Google review, June 2026

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

Google review, November 2025

5.0

A perfect score across 28 Google reviews and every Tripadvisor rating.

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

Tripadvisor review, June 2025

Stay for a pour or two. You might end up in a frame yourself.

Moody speakeasy bar with bottle shelves under a single warm dome lamp against a barn-red wall
All six to eight seats of it.

The bartender is the show.

Darrin tends the bar himself: pouring Maine whiskeys with the story behind them, steering first-timers to the right glass, and handing out local recommendations all night.

Some nights it is music trivia and his guessing game. Some nights it is karaoke. And if nothing on the shelf calls to you, tell him what you like and he will mix an off-menu concoction around it.

His wife owns and runs The Maine Store out front. That is why the bar keeps shop hours, and why you browse Maine-made goods on your way to a Maine-only bar.

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

Tripadvisor review, September 2025

Every pour is Maine-made.

Drinks only, and all of it Maine: every craft beer, wine, spirit, and cocktail ingredient on the shelf comes from this state. Nothing from away.

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)

“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
A dark stout and an amber beer side by side with fresh blueberries on a wooden table
A stout and an ale, blueberries on the side.

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

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

Sample menu based on public listings. The final site uses your current dishes and prices. No prices are shown because the bar has never published a list.

Finding the door

Find The Maine Store at 152 Main St, across from the Village Green.

Walk past the Maine-made goods to the back corner.

Open the unmarked door. That is the whole password.

After a decade on Mt. Desert Street, the store and its speakeasy moved up to Main Street and reopened for the 2025 season.

“We promise to be even more Maine than before!”

Their Facebook, December 2024

Six days a week, in season.

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 Maine Store’s shop hours. Confirm before you make the trip.

(207) 907-8503 rings the shop out front.

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