Favorite Places · No. 02 · Maine route · Lunch with a view
Kittery Food Mart + Fort McClary
Kittery, Maine
One of our favorite Maine lunch plans: pick up inexpensive local food at Kittery Food Mart, then take it to Fort McClary and actually have lunch at the picnic area overlooking the water.
The simple good thing
Pick up pizza, a sub or another easy lunch at Kittery Food Mart, then drive to Fort McClary and eat at the picnic area with the bay in front of you.
This is the kind of lunch outing we actually love: inexpensive local food, a beautiful place to sit, no reservation, and no pressure to turn lunch into a restaurant production. The market handles the food; Fort McClary supplies the grass, picnic tables, history and water view.
Case study · the easiest version of the day
Do less. Keep the good part.
This is not the only right way to visit. It is the version designed to minimize extra transitions and give you an easy exit.
Accessibility field guide
What we could verify — and what to ask.
“Accessible” is too vague to plan a real day. These are the concrete details we found. Individual needs differ, and venues change.
Verified / published
- Kittery Food Mart's current menu lists pizza, subs, sandwiches, burgers and other inexpensive takeout options
- Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands lists Fort McClary's picnic tables, picnic area and group shelter as accessible
- Maine's access guide lists Fort McClary's bay views as generally accessible, while the fort/blockhouse and trails are not accessible
Ask before relying on it
- Market kitchen closing time if arriving late
- Current Fort McClary hours, seasonal restroom status and parking conditions
- Whether a special event or demonstration will change noise or crowds
A useful access question
“We’re planning to visit on [date/time]. We need [specific feature/support]. Could you tell us the most direct way to access it, where the closest restroom/break space is, and whether anything scheduled that day will substantially change crowds or the normal route?”
Tech + contact
Open these before you put the car in drive.
Venue information checked October 2, 2026 against official or venue-controlled sources where available. Recheck hours, closures, prices, access equipment and policies immediately before a visit.
Favorite Places · printable accessibility guide
Kittery Food Mart + Fort McClary
Kittery, Maine · Pick up pizza, a sub or another easy lunch at Kittery Food Mart, then drive to Fort McClary and eat at the picnic area with the bay in front of you.
Before we go
- □ Check the market kitchen is still open
- □ Order before anyone gets too hungry
- □ Bring drinks/napkins
- □ Open the Fort McClary map before driving
- □ Confirm seasonal restroom availability at Fort McClary
- □ Park near the picnic area if that best fits your group
- □ Treat the picnic as the destination; fort exploration is optional
- □ Leave while lunch by the water still feels like the good part
Kittery Food Mart: 2 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery, ME 03904 · 207-439-0666
An AUsome Life · Favorite Places No. 02 · Details checked Oct. 2, 2026. Verify directly before visiting.