• Glowing reviews so far for 2011, its a fabulous start to a New Year...(Click Here)

• "A former antique shop refashioned into Kittery's hottest eatery".........(Click here) for Maine Magazine's article on us in their January/February 2011 Issue.

• Congratulations to..um..us for making it to #3 on Taste Magazine's 2010 Top 20 Restaurant List 

• While we are under new ownership, just about everything else will stay the same...For Full Story (Click Here) 

•  Boston Magazine 2010, The Best Of New England Anneke Jans voted #2 for the State of Maine!!

• 2009 Portsmouth Herald...This corner restaurant in the quaint, Wallingford Square area of Kittery is part of a unique, close business community where neighbor is helping neighbor.   For full posting (Click Here)

• Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors“… "Balance is the key in any dish, in terms of texture, appearance and flavor," said Cicero. Among his favorite offerings is octopus braised until tender, then grilled and served with roasted red pepper sauce, olive oil, poached potatoes, and microgreens dressed in an aged sherry vinaigrette. ”For full posting (Click Here)

• 2007 Maine Oyster Feast, Chef of the year: Charlie Cicero from Anneke Jans in Kittery Maine. For full posting (Click Here)

• Down East (November 2006)“… Anneke Jans is proof that sometimes dreams do come true…is the kind of friendly place where you really can stop in for just an appetizer and a glass of wine at the bar, yet the professional cliber of the food and service make a visit feel very special. ”

• Chowhound.com “…All in all, a tremendous experience. I highly recommend this place!” For full posting (Click Here)

• GKM Independent Survey CO. 2006                                                                       “Voted the Region's #1 Restaurant for Dining Excellence.”

WHO IS ANNEKE JAN YOU ASK?

She is a distant relative of Andy Livingston. She is one of New York’s most famous citizens. Her own lifetime was not so remarkable. Her fame was attained years after her death. Anneke's notoriety was gained by having descendants who initiated one of the country's most famous litigations. In a long series of lawsuits, the claimants asked for ownership, in whole or part, of real estate on Manhattan that had belonged to Anneke. They claimed that Trinity Church had illegally acquired title, and that the property rightfully belonged to the descendents of Anneke Jans.

The Jan's property encompassed 62 acres of lower Manhattan. This property was of little value untill New York's northward expansion, and this mediocre farmland was improved to the point that commercial buildings and private dwellings had been built on it. After a number of transfers the farm became property of the Trinty Church. However, in one of these transfers, one of Anneke's minor grandchildren had inadvertently been omitted from the deed. His descendents discovered this fact about 1750, and between then and1847 sued repeatedly and unsuccessfully to break the church's title to the land. In spite of these legal defeats, the myth would not die; another suit was instituted in 1909, and in the next quarter century the cause attracted much publicity. Lawyers, genealogist, and promoters seized the opportunity to make a fast buck and started searching for all living descendants of Anneke Jans, who turned out to be more numerous than the descendents of the passengers on the Mayflower. Finally, the Legislature passed a special act quieting the title and forbidding any further suits, on the grounds that similar irregularities would have called most titles dating from the seventeenth century into question. It also became clear that if the heirs had won, there would be so many of them that the share of each, even in the vast wealth in dispute, would have been less than the contributions many of them were induced to make toward the expenses of litigation.