Red's Eats
An institution since 1938 and one of the most-photographed roadside shacks in New England, Red's Eats sits at the corner of Water Street and Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset, right at the Sheepscot River bridge. The lobster roll — stuffed with more than a whole lobster's worth of fresh claw and tail meat, served with butter and mayo on the side — has been described by food writers and riders alike as a mandatory stop on any Maine coast run. The building is about the size of a minivan; eat at picnic tables on the riverbank. Open late April through mid-October, Tuesday–Sunday.
Route 1 through Wiscasset is a classic coastal Maine run; Red's is the quintessential mid-coast fuel stop — old, tiny, famous, and completely exposed to the weather, which somehow makes the lobster roll taste better. Lines can be long; go early or late in the day.
Shot by the riders who've run it.
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