Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Delicious ice cream, just down the street!
18 locals recommend
Beals Old Fashioned Ice Cream
18 Veranda St
18 locals recommend
Delicious ice cream, just down the street!
Wood-fire pizza with both innovative and more traditional choices
192 locals recommend
OTTO
576 Congress St
192 locals recommend
Wood-fire pizza with both innovative and more traditional choices
Sandwich shop known for its duck-fat Belgian style fries and milkshakes
173 locals recommend
Duckfat
43 Middle St
173 locals recommend
Sandwich shop known for its duck-fat Belgian style fries and milkshakes
Raw bar, lobster rolls & creative New England fare
272 locals recommend
Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle St
272 locals recommend
Raw bar, lobster rolls & creative New England fare
Farm-to-table, local ingredients, seasonal menu
54 locals recommend
Fore Street
Fore Street
54 locals recommend
Farm-to-table, local ingredients, seasonal menu
Wood-fired pizzas
98 locals recommend
Flatbread Company
72 Commercial St
98 locals recommend
Wood-fired pizzas
lobster, seafood and raw bar on the Maine Wharf
138 locals recommend
Scales
68 Commercial St
138 locals recommend
lobster, seafood and raw bar on the Maine Wharf
Tapas style, small plates and great drinks
145 locals recommend
Central Provisions
414 Fore St
145 locals recommend
Tapas style, small plates and great drinks
Delicious Maine potato-based donuts
220 locals recommend
The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
220 locals recommend
Delicious Maine potato-based donuts
Simple upscale preparations of local fish
114 locals recommend
Street & Co
33 Wharf St
114 locals recommend
Simple upscale preparations of local fish
Creative Japanese cuisine including sushi, omakase meals and dishes sourced form the owner's farm
34 locals recommend
Miyake
468 Fore St
34 locals recommend
Creative Japanese cuisine including sushi, omakase meals and dishes sourced form the owner's farm
Japanese noodle house, sushi too, great lunch specials
148 locals recommend
Pai Men Miyake
188 State St
148 locals recommend
Japanese noodle house, sushi too, great lunch specials
Spanish-influenced dishes, also great cocktails
142 locals recommend
Local 188
685 Congress St
142 locals recommend
Spanish-influenced dishes, also great cocktails
Great for breakfast/brunch
152 locals recommend
Hot Suppa
703 Congress St
152 locals recommend
Great for breakfast/brunch
Innovative Thai fusion
147 locals recommend
Boda
671 Congress St
147 locals recommend
Innovative Thai fusion
Chinese dumplings
63 locals recommend
Bao Bao Dumpling House
133 Spring St
63 locals recommend
Chinese dumplings
Best bagels and other baked goods
164 locals recommend
Scratch Baking Co
416 Preble St
164 locals recommend
Best bagels and other baked goods
Fantastic ice cream
52 locals recommend
Willard Scoops
429 Preble St
52 locals recommend
Fantastic ice cream
Delicious Asian-inspired crispy chicken dishes
9 locals recommend
Crispy Gai
90 Exchange Street
9 locals recommend
Delicious Asian-inspired crispy chicken dishes
Fantastic Italian; house made pasta
23 locals recommend
Solo Italiano
100 Commercial St
23 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian; house made pasta
Delicious, locally sourced menu
11 locals recommend
UNION Restaurant
390 Congress St
11 locals recommend
Delicious, locally sourced menu
Italian in a beautiful space
20 locals recommend
ViA VECCHiA
10 Dana Street
20 locals recommend
Italian in a beautiful space
Fantastic, Iberian-influenced menu
47 locals recommend
CHAVAL
58 Pine St
47 locals recommend
Fantastic, Iberian-influenced menu
James Beard Award finalist with fantastic food.
51 locals recommend
Woodford Food & Beverage
660 Forest Ave
51 locals recommend
James Beard Award finalist with fantastic food.
Delicious food in a lovely waterfront setting.
Twelve
Delicious food in a lovely waterfront setting.
Fantastic bakery nominated for a James Beard Award.
ZUbakery
Fantastic bakery nominated for a James Beard Award.
Delicious dumplings
63 locals recommend
Bao Bao Dumpling House
133 Spring St
63 locals recommend
Delicious dumplings
Fantastic Chinese
102 locals recommend
Empire
575 Congress St
102 locals recommend
Fantastic Chinese
Great for brunch
23 locals recommend
East Ender
47 Middle St
23 locals recommend
Great for brunch
Classic diner
87 locals recommend
Becky's Diner
390 Commercial St
87 locals recommend
Classic diner
Waterfront seafood and lobster rolls
83 locals recommend
Js Oyster
5 Portland Pier
83 locals recommend
Waterfront seafood and lobster rolls
19 locals recommend
Marcy's Diner
47 Oak St
19 locals recommend
37 locals recommend
Arabica Coffee House
2 Free St
37 locals recommend
51 locals recommend
Bard Coffee
185 Middle St
51 locals recommend
Fantastic coffee and bakery
162 locals recommend
Tandem Coffee and Bakery
742 Congress St
162 locals recommend
Fantastic coffee and bakery
Great coffee on the waterfront
Speckled Ax
Great coffee on the waterfront
Fantastic Cocktails
74 locals recommend
The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club
75 Market St
74 locals recommend
Fantastic Cocktails
Right up the street!
10 locals recommend
Veranda Noodle Bar
14 Veranda St
10 locals recommend
Right up the street!
Great diner within walking distance (.5 mile)
7 locals recommend
Otherside Diner
500 Washington Ave
7 locals recommend
Great diner within walking distance (.5 mile)
Fantastic bakery
ZUbakery
Fantastic bakery
Wonderful bakery in the Old Port
114 locals recommend
Standard Baking Co
75 Commercial St
114 locals recommend
Wonderful bakery in the Old Port

Drinks & Nightlife

Extensive international selection of beers
85 locals recommend
Novare Res Bier Cafe
4 Canal Plaza
85 locals recommend
Extensive international selection of beers
Panoramic views of Portland and Casco Bay from this bar on the top of the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel
68 locals recommend
Top of the East
157 High St
68 locals recommend
Panoramic views of Portland and Casco Bay from this bar on the top of the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel
Belgian style beer; great outdoor beer garden; free tastings
156 locals recommend
Allagash Brewing Company
50 Industrial Way
156 locals recommend
Belgian style beer; great outdoor beer garden; free tastings
Locally sourced mead, cider, gruit, and kombucha
47 locals recommend
Urban Farm Fermentory
200 Anderson St
47 locals recommend
Locally sourced mead, cider, gruit, and kombucha
Lively tasting area
138 locals recommend
Rising Tide Brewing Company
103 Fox St
138 locals recommend
Lively tasting area
106 locals recommend
Oxbow Blending & Bottling
49 Washington Ave
106 locals recommend
Comfy seating, delicious mead
35 locals recommend
Maine Mead Works
51 Washington Ave
35 locals recommend
Comfy seating, delicious mead
68 locals recommend
Lone Pine Brewing Company
219 Anderson St
68 locals recommend
48 locals recommend
Shipyard Brewing Company
86 Newbury St
48 locals recommend
102 locals recommend
Bissell Brothers
38 Resurgam Pl
102 locals recommend
23 locals recommend
Fore River Brewing Company
45 Huntress Ave
23 locals recommend
70 locals recommend
Austin Street Brewery
115 Fox St
70 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
Geary Brewing Company
38 Evergreen Dr
16 locals recommend
Great local brewery
37 locals recommend
Goodfire Brewing Co.
219 Anderson St
37 locals recommend
Great local brewery
34 locals recommend
Liquid Riot Bottling Company
250 Commercial St
34 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Cocktail Mary
229 Congress St
7 locals recommend

Shopping

270 locals recommend
L.L. Bean Factory Store
95 Main St
270 locals recommend
Locally caught fish, lobster, and shellfish
12 locals recommend
Free Range Fish & Lobster
450 Commercial St
12 locals recommend
Locally caught fish, lobster, and shellfish
7 locals recommend
Blanche & Mimi
195 Middle St
7 locals recommend
Cool As A Moose
LeRoux Kitchen
161 Commercial St
7 locals recommend
Mexicali Blues, Portland
219 Commercial St
7 locals recommend
Sea Bags Flagship Store
Treehouse Toys
47 Exchange St

Essentials

151 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
2 Somerset St
151 locals recommend
280 locals recommend
Hannaford Supermarket
295 Forest Ave
280 locals recommend
148 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
87 Marginal Way
148 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Walgreens
127 Marginal Way
13 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Shaw's
251 US-1
22 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

13 locals recommend
Flagship Premium Cinemas
206 US-1
13 locals recommend
53 locals recommend
Nickelodeon Cinema (Patriot Cinemas)
1 Temple St
53 locals recommend
28 locals recommend
Thompson Point
Thompsons Point
28 locals recommend
116 locals recommend
State Theater
609 Congress St
116 locals recommend
Great spa
Akari
193 Middle St
Great spa
Fantastic spa
13 locals recommend
Nine Stones Spa
185 Fore St
13 locals recommend
Fantastic spa

Arts & Culture

412 locals recommend
Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Sq
412 locals recommend
114 locals recommend
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine
250 Thompsons Point Road
114 locals recommend
76 locals recommend
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress St
76 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Great views from this observation tower
132 locals recommend
Portland Observatory
138 Congress St
132 locals recommend
Great views from this observation tower
Park and iconic Portland Head Lighthouse
229 locals recommend
Fort Williams Park
1000 Shore Rd
229 locals recommend
Park and iconic Portland Head Lighthouse
Take a ferry to one of the Portland islands
87 locals recommend
Casco Bay Lines
56 Commercial St
87 locals recommend
Take a ferry to one of the Portland islands