2 Best Restaurants in Penobscot Bay, Maine

In a petite gray Cape (look for the mini red-and-white-striped lighthouse beside it), the Scone Goddess makes what are almost certainly the best scones you've ever tasted. Tender and a little crumbly—they bear no resemblance to those stone-hard lumps so often passed off as scones—flavors, which change daily, include ginger lemon, wild Maine blueberry lemon, raspberry cream, and bacon cheddar. You can order a latte, Americano, tea, iced tea, or lemonade to go with your treat. You can also buy mixes, in about a dozen flavors, to bake at home or give as a gift.

You can't help but smile big when you feast your eyes on a case full of beautifully frosted cupcakes in this haven for sweets lovers. Enticing flavors change daily, but might include chocolate-peanut butter, raspberry-filled chocolate, blueberry compote-filled, red velvet, almond joy, pistachio, salted caramel, lemon curd, and wedding cake. There are also cake pops. Buy a box full or get one to take with you or enjoy right away at one of a few small tables indoors and out. The bakery also welcomes custom orders.