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Is Young's Lobster Pound Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Belfast, Maine

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Young's Lobster Pound is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Young's Lobster Pound & Seafood Restaurant was updated in July 2026 with no closure marker; the business's own website (youngslobsters.com) independently confirms the same Fairview Street address and phone number. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured Young's Lobster Pound, a working waterfront lobster pound where customers select live lobsters to be boiled to order and eaten at outdoor picnic tables overlooking Belfast Harbor. The business operates as both a wholesale seafood dealer and a casual, bring-your-own-beverage seafood restaurant at 2 Fairview Street in Belfast, Maine, and has been featured on multiple television food programs over the years. Yelp's listing for Young's Lobster Pound & Seafood Restaurant was updated in July 2026 with no closure marker, and the business's own website, youngslobsters.com, lists the same Fairview Street address and phone number, together indicating the pound remains in operation. No additional 2026-dated news source was checked to confirm current seasonal hours.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3

Episode 3
Air date not confirmed
Title: Regional Favorites · What was featured: Young's Lobster Pound's dockside boiled lobster and BYOB picnic tables

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/youngs-lobster-pound-and-seafood-restaurant-belfast
  2. youngslobsters.com https://www.youngslobsters.com/
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