Stonington Ice Cream Company

07/24/2026

Our sign artist is leaving, but we are still here

06/18/2026

Stonington Food Company – End of an Era Marks a New Beginning

Ron Watson has been doing business at 68 Main Steet, Stonington, ME for twenty-eight years. In 1998, he opened the gWatson Gallery there. Ten years later he established the Stonington Ice Cream Company in a small adjacent building. Initially, the Ice Cream Company served only ice cream. Eventually, lobster rolls were offered and a complete menu of take-out sandwiches was added. During Covid, the small shop provided take-out meals in the evening.

In 2024, Watson closed the Gallery and moved the food component of the ice cream shop into what had been the Gallery, returning the ice cream shop to its original solitary purpose, and naming the new venture the Stonington Food Company.

The transition from gallery to food has been intentionally deliberate. June 2026 marks the completion of the change. The Food Company is offering its acclaimed lobster rolls, made-to-order sandwiches, plus grab-and-go items. Breakfast will be served four days a week. Indoor seating is available. Art still hangs. In addition, the expanded business features a Marketplace that includes cheeses, cured meats, seafood, bread, pasta and a variety of domestic and international items, plus a selection of fine wine.

03/18/2026

WE ARE HIRING!

The Stonington Food Company is growing. Our ovens will be busy soon. The menu will expand. New products will be available in our marketplace. A wider of selection is fine wine will be on the shelves. Full-time and part-time jobs are available, May through October, with openings in food prep, customer service and baking. Inquire via [email protected].

08/05/2022

Smoked salmon on baguette with cream cheese, capers and chives, plus red onion relish.

https://www.stoningtonicecreamcompany.com/

08/02/2022

On August 20th, 2022 gWatson gallery will present a performance at St. Brendan's Church entitled, "Songs from Near and Far" sung by Marie Engle accompanied by Mary Castello.

gWatson Gallery is presenting Marie Engle, mezzo-soprano, and Mary Castello, pianist, in concert at St. Brendan's Episcopal Church at 7:30 PM on Saturday, August 20.

St. Brendan's is located at 627 N. Deer Isle Road (Route 15), 2.5 miles south of the Deer Isle Bridge.

More information available at https://www.gwatsongallery.com/performances-1

08/02/2022

New beef tenderloin sandwich with chef's special sauce. Available daily.

07/08/2022

Award winning lobster rolls at reasonable prices. Very short wait, big reward. Sandwich specials and, of course, ice cream.
11 AM to 8 PM, daily.

06/21/2022

A smiling staff serving you ice cream, lobster rolls, sandwiches; daily, 11 AM to 8 PM

06/16/2022

T-shirts are here. Lobster rolls, also. Of course, ice cream!