There's nothing better than a New Years Eve filled with good food and good cheer to stave off the cold and set up an optimistic start to the next solar circuit. Here in the Camden Hills region we are blessed with a wide range of restaurants and eateries that help you celebrate in any style you choose. And what's more, many of them are open on New Years Day, so you don't have to worry about breaking out the pots and pans post-party.

Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber members open New Years Eve:

Bay View Lobster (Camden) Open till 3pm
Cappy's (Camden) Open till 9pm
Cody's (Rockport) Open until 9pm
Emphemere (Camden) Open at 5pm
Farmer's Fare (Rockport) Open until 7pm
Francine Sold Out
Hartstone Inn (Camden) Dinner Sold Out
Market Basket (Rockport) Open until 6pm
Natalie's (Camden) 5 p.m. seating / 8p.m. seating sold out
Off Shore Restaurant (Rockport) 7am till 9pm
Penobscot Bay Inn (Belfast) 5-8 pm
Prism (Rockport) 11-3p.m. / 5-9p.m.
Village Restuarant (Camden) Open till 9pm
Waterfront (Camden) Open till 9pm
Whale's Tooth Pub (Lincolnville) Open at 4pm
Youngtown Inn (lincolnville) Open at 5:30pm

Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber members open New Years Day:

Cappy's (Camden) Open
Cody's (Rockport) Open
Emphemere (Camden) Open at 5pm
Francine (Camden) 5:30 till 10pm
Hartstone Inn (Camden) open at 7pm
Natalie's (Camden) 5:30 - 9pm
Off Shore (Rockport) 7am to 8:30pm
Prism (Rockport) 11 - 3pm / 5-9pm
Village Restaurant (Camden) Open until 8pm
Waterfront (Camden) Open until 9pm
Whale's Tooth Pub (Lincolnville) Open at 4pm

In addition to dining options, Chamber members also offer a great selection of wines, champagnes, beers and non-alcoholic beverages to help you ring in the New Year, as well as fantastic food for home-based feasts. Be sure to check out RAYR-The Wine Store, the Market Basket, Fog Lifters Coffee, Farmer's Fare, the Cellardoor Winery Villa, Fresh Off The Farm, State of Maine Cheese Co and Graffham Bros (all in Rockport); or Lily Lupine & Fern, Stonewall Kitchen, Renys, Maine Gathering, the Village Shop, Megunticook Market, Nature's Choice, and French & Brawn for everything from fine wines to delicious chocolates to fresh Maine seafood and more. And of course, there's no better way to ring in the new year than with locally made wines from Cellardoor, Sweetgrass, and Savage Oakes Wineries.

From all of us at the CRL Chamber of Commerce, best wishes for a peaceful, fun, and safe New Year's Eve- and remember to celebrate locally!