The Guide to Portland Maine
Food scene
Holy Doughnuts starts off with Maine potatoes and changes them into delicious dense doughnuts with a variety of flavors.
220 locals recommend
The Holy Donut
194 Park AveHoly Doughnuts starts off with Maine potatoes and changes them into delicious dense doughnuts with a variety of flavors.
Brews Scene
A great local spot to get started with Portland, Maine's craft beer scene. Maine boasts over 150 micro breweries and starting with a flight is a great way to get started into the craft beer scene.
Portland Beer Hub
320 Fore StA great local spot to get started with Portland, Maine's craft beer scene. Maine boasts over 150 micro breweries and starting with a flight is a great way to get started into the craft beer scene.
Upscale Dining
Nestled on the Portland Harbor, Scales offers amazing seafood dishes, a raw bar, and great wine selection with outstanding service.
138 locals recommend
Scales
68 Commercial StNestled on the Portland Harbor, Scales offers amazing seafood dishes, a raw bar, and great wine selection with outstanding service.
Fore Street's interior surrounds a unique brick and soapstone hearth consisting of a wood-burning oven, grill, and turnspit, visible from most tables. Hardwood and apple wood fires cook and flavor the seafood, meats, game, and vegetables that have made Fore Street a New England destination.
92 locals recommend
Fore Street Restaurant
288 Fore StFore Street's interior surrounds a unique brick and soapstone hearth consisting of a wood-burning oven, grill, and turnspit, visible from most tables. Hardwood and apple wood fires cook and flavor the seafood, meats, game, and vegetables that have made Fore Street a New England destination.
Founded by Dana Street in 1989, Street and Co. is a Mediterranean, bistro style, all-seafood restaurant with over 30 years of experience. Chefs focus on serving the freshest seafood and the best ingredients available from local purveyors, fishermen and organic farmers.
114 locals recommend
Street & Co
33 Wharf StFounded by Dana Street in 1989, Street and Co. is a Mediterranean, bistro style, all-seafood restaurant with over 30 years of experience. Chefs focus on serving the freshest seafood and the best ingredients available from local purveyors, fishermen and organic farmers.
Hands down one of the best restaurants in the city. Chris and Paige create works of art on your plate. Everything about this place has been specifically refined to bring the history of the original use of the building, a storehouse for provisions from the East India Trading Company, to life.
145 locals recommend
Central Provisions
414 Fore StHands down one of the best restaurants in the city. Chris and Paige create works of art on your plate. Everything about this place has been specifically refined to bring the history of the original use of the building, a storehouse for provisions from the East India Trading Company, to life.
Traveler advice
Book before you go
Hiking Maine
We find the beautiful outdoors and fresh air of Maine great for the soul. We recommend the Maine Trail Finder for travelers to locate the best hiking trails around the area.
https://www.mainetrailfinder.com/
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Restaurant Reservations
It is definitely recommended to book your restaurant reservations a few days in advance at any upscale dining location. With capacity restrictions, restaurants fill up quickly.
A few places, such as Eventide and Central Provisions do not take advance reservations, but you can get added to their list, enjoy a few cocktails at a neighboring bar, and receive a text when your table is ready.