The Early Bite

A Mediterranean morning in Maine.

Shakshuka, cilbir eggs, and Maine blueberry pancakes on a quiet Bar Harbor side street, from 6:30 every morning.

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A tall stack of blueberry pancakes with Maine blueberry sauce and maple syrup
Shakshuka in a cast-iron pan, eggs set in stewed tomato and pepper, with toasted sourdough

Shakshuka, meet the Maine blueberry.

The menus are prepared with Mediterranean flavors: eggs stewed into peppers and tomatoes, poached eggs over garlic yogurt with spiced butter. Then the kitchen goes local, with blueberry pancakes under Maine blueberry sauce and warm maple butter syrup.

  • Shakshuka $15.95

    Stewed peppers, onions & tomatoes, fried eggs, sourdough toast

  • Turkish Cilbir Eggs $14.95

    Garlic yogurt, 2 poached eggs, spiced butter, sourdough toast

  • Blueberry Pancakes $14.95

    Two stack, Maine blueberry sauce, powdered sugar, warm maple butter syrup

Shakshuka and the blueberry pancakes tie as the most-mentioned dishes in the restaurant's Google reviews, 26 mentions each.

Sabah is Turkish for morning.

The word fits a kitchen that sends out Turkish cilbir eggs and shakshuka from 6:30 AM. The Early Bite is new, opened in 2025: a modern brunch spot serving breakfast, smoothies, and quality coffee, with menus prepared with Mediterranean flavors.

Home is 30 Rodick St, a quieter side street a short walk from the Main Street crowds, with tables inside and street-side seating out front. Order at the counter, pick a seat, and your food is brought to you.

The same storefront also holds The Sweet Bite, a stuffed-cookie shop added in the summer of 2025. Breakfast first, cookies after.

Cilbir: poached eggs on garlic yogurt with spiced butter and sourdough

Doors open at 6:30 AM.

Every day, 6:30 AM - 1:00 PM. One of the earliest breakfasts in Bar Harbor.

Hours from the restaurant's Google listing. Call (207) 901-0001 to confirm the season's schedule.

4.5 stars across 241 Google reviews.

Wow wow wow! We fell in love with this place. Our kids couldn't have enough of French toast, shakshuka, and burrito. We went there twice for our weekend trip... It's worth everything...

Yelp review, November 29, 2025

Sensational Shakshuka! ... it was incredible and the size was perfect! ... the sandwich was delicious and the fries fantastic.

Tripadvisor traveler review, 2025

Unique food prepared with real attention to quality. Truffle potatoes delicious and possibly best latte in town!

Yelp review, August 17, 2025

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Find us on Rodick St.

30 Rodick St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. Rodick is the quieter side street, a short walk from the Main Street crowds. Look for the street-side tables out front.

Call (207) 901-0001
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