Resources
An incomplete list of art and community spaces, restaurants and coffee shops, grocery stores beaches, and historical sites recommended by Surf Point alumni.
Check for seasonal hours and closures!
There is no general sales tax on goods purchased in New Hampshire, so you can save money on purchases made at New Hampshire stores.
Art Spaces
82 Parris - Portland, ME
Barn Gallery - Ogunquit, ME
Buoy Gallery - Kittery, ME
Chase’s Garage - Longstanding multi-purpose artspace in York (Short Sands), ME with ceramics and printmaking facilities
Dunes - Portland, ME
Parsonage Gallery - Searsport, ME
Pickwick Independent Press - Portland, ME
Speedwell Contemporary - Portland, ME
Zero Station – Portland, ME
Art Supplies / Materials
Artist & Craftsman - art supplies in Portland, ME
Eldredge Lumber and Hardware - local Ace Hardware in York, ME
Home Depot - Portsmouth, NH
Michaels - Newington, NH
Nahcotta - gallery and boutique selling art supplies in Portsmouth, NH
Ocean State Job Lot - Newington, NH
Commercial Galleries
Blue Door Gallery - new gallery in York, ME
Corey Daniels Gallery - Wells, ME
Cove Street Arts - Portland, ME
Grant Wahlquist Gallery - Portland, ME
Home & Away Gallery - Kennebunkport, ME
Moss Galleries - Falmouth and Portland, ME
Ocean House Gallery - Cape Elizabeth, ME
Community Art Centers
Events / Museums / Nonprofits
3S - Portsmouth, ME
Art ‘Round Town - art walk the first Friday of each month in Portsmouth, ME
Engine - Biddeford, ME
First Friday Art Walk - Art walk in Portland, ME
George Marshall Store Gallery - York, ME
Green Foundry - Eliot, ME
Indigo Arts Alliance - Portland, ME
Mayo Street Arts - Portland, ME
Maine College of Art Institute of Contemporary Art - Portland, ME
Museum of New Art (MONA) - Portsmouth, NH
Ocean Fire Pottery - York, ME
Ogunquit Heritage Museum - Exhibits on shipbuilding, farming, and the development of the town's tourism industry in Ogunquit, ME
Ogunquit Museum of Art - Ogunquit, ME
Ogunquit Playhouse - Ogunquit, ME
Portland Museum of Art - Portland, ME
Running with Scissors - Portland, ME
SPACE - Portland, ME
Sanctuary Arts - Eliot, ME
Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum - South Berwick, ME
The Music Hall - Portsmouth, ME
University of New Hampshire Museum of Art - Durham, NH
Anju Noodle Bar - Kittery, ME
Anthony's - York, ME
Bagel Basket - York Harbor, ME
Beach Pea - Kittery, ME
BG’s Boathouse - Portsmouth, ME
The Black Birch - Kittery, ME, attached to Buoy Gallery!
Bob’s Clam Hut - Kittery, ME
Cape Neddick Lobster Pound - sit outside!
Carl’s Meat Market - Kittery, ME
Central Bean and Bakery - York, ME
Ceres Bakery - great bakery in Portsmouth, NH with plenty of to-go options
Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier - Kittery Point, ME
Congdon’s Doughnuts - Wells Beach, ME
Dockside Restaurant - York Harbor, ME - where co-founders used to eat every day!
Festina Lente - Kittery, ME
The Franklin - Portsmouth, ME
Golden Harvest - Kittery, ME
Hannaford Supermarket - York, ME
Loco Coco’s Tacos - Kittery, ME
Nectar Cafe - York, ME
Off The Boat Lobsters - York, ME
Palace Diner - Biddeford, ME
Provisions at Pepperell Cove - Kittery Point, ME
St. Joe's Coffee - York, ME
Stonewall Kitchen Café - great place for breakfast and lunch in York, ME. Kitchen goods and specialty items also for sale.
Terra Cotta Pasta Co. - Kittery, ME
Tributary Brewing Company - Kittery, ME - good brewery
Tulsi Indian Food - Kittery, ME
Village Scoop - York, ME
Wabi Cafe - York, ME
When Pigs Fly Pizzeria - Kittery, ME
York 54 - York, ME
York Harbor Inn - York, ME
Check seasonal closures!
Food / Coffee
Groceries
Auto-Drip - drive-thru-only groceries, beer, wine, and convenience store in Kittery, ME that serves coffee, baked goods, sandwiches, and hot food. Connected to Rising Tide natural food store. Good chicken salad sandwich.
The Clown - good wine store in York, ME
New England Fishmongers - good seafood market in Kittery, ME
Rising Tide - Natural Food store in Kittery, ME, right near 7-Eleven and connected to Auto-Drip
Sue’s Seafood - fish market, Kittery, ME
York Corner Garden - seasonal fresh produce market, typically open May - December. Great value. In York, ME
Hotels
York Harbor Inn - A charming historic building overlooking Harbor Beach. An easy 1-mile walk to the center of York. They have a nice restaurant and the Ship Cellar Pub.
Stones Throw - Right on Long Sands beach. Smaller sized and has a good restaurant attached.
Anchorage Inn - Right on Long Sands beach. Has a pool.
Microtel Inn & Suites - Good budget option on Route 1 by the grocery store.
Places of Interest
Black Heritage Trail of NH - events and tours in Kittery, ME and NH
Black Owned Maine - online resource
The Booktenders - Amazing book shop in York, ME
Butternut Farm, seasonal apple picking - Farmingham, NH
Cape Neddick beach
Fort Foster Park - Kittery Point, ME. Great place with wide trails in woods, along ocean, parklike areas too. If you get there before 10am, you have don't to pay. Has old military bunkers, covered gazebos, etc.
Fisherman’s Walk + Cliff Walk + Wriggly Bridge - York, ME
Fort McClary
Hamilton House
Hartley Mason Reserve
Liquid Dreams Surf Shop - Surf Lessons
Loquat Shop
Marginal Way / Marginal Way Lighthouse - oceanside walk in Ogunquit, ME
Mount Agamenticus - York, ME - local "mountain" you can drive to the top of, hike on more rugged, woods trails. Great views of the coast and up to the mountains on a clear day.
Nubble Light - Lighthouse in Cape Neddick, ME
Ogunquit Beach - 3.5 mile beach, white sand in Ogunquit, ME
Ogunquit Memorial Library - Ogunquit, ME
Old York Historical Society
Portland Freedom Trail - Portland, ME - self guided walking tour
Rachel Carson Wildlife Preserve
RiverRun Bookstore - Portsmouth, NE
Saco Heath Preserve - Saco, ME
Sheafe Street Books - Portsmouth, ME
Women’s Business List - online resource
York Public Library - York, ME
York Land Trust - York, ME
York Parks and Recreation - York, ME