Cafe This Way

In Bar Harbor, Cafe This Way is a practical choice for diners who want a casual American cafe with globally influenced breakfast and dinner. It works well when the goal is an unfussy meal with more range than a single-category stop.

The main reason to choose it is the menu direction. The kitchen sits in casual American cafe territory but includes globally influenced dishes and plant-forward options, including tofu skewers with dates, vegetarian pot pie, butternut squash with quinoa and broccoli rabe, vegan breakfast options.

Choose it for a flexible cafe meal, not a formal dinner

This is a casual cafe rather than a dressy dining room. It is the pick when the group wants something comfortable and broader than a standard breakfast or seafood-focused meal.

Ordering should lean into the venue’s strengths. The clearest dishes to consider are tofu skewers with dates, vegetarian pot pie, butternut squash with quinoa and broccoli rabe, vegan breakfast options. Those dishes make the cafe useful for diners who want vegetables, grains, vegan breakfast choices in a casual setting.

The sweet spot is breakfast and casual seasonal dinner

Breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM during May through October. Dinner is seasonal, served Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM, with dinner closed Sunday and Monday. Dress is casual, so keep expectations aligned: this is a relaxed cafe.

Value is another reason to keep it on the shortlist. At about $25 per person, the appeal is the combination of casual pricing, breakfast and seasonal dinner hours, a menu that includes both familiar cafe territory and globally influenced dishes.

For a wider Bar Harbor plan, use our full Bar Harbor restaurants guide alongside other dining in Bar Harbor.

If the draw is globally influenced casual food rather than Maine specifically, compare Cafe This Way with other casual dining options in the city guides.