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UPSCALE

Back Bay Grill (Downtown)
65 Portland Street, Portland P: 772-8833
www.backbaygrill.com


Five Fifty-Five (Downtown)
555 Congress Street, Portland P: 761-0555
www.fivefifty-five.com


Cinque Terre (Old Port)
36 Wharf Street, Portland P: 347-6154
www.cinqueterremaine.com
Food from Italy’s Liguria region


Fore Street (Old Port)
288 Fore Street, Portland P: 775-2717
www.forestreet.biz
Reservations required – be sure to call ahead.
This restaurant was ranked 16th of the nation’s
top 50 restaurants by Gourmet Magazine.


Street and Company (Old Port)
33 Wharf St., Portland P: 775-0887
Reservations recommended. Same owner as Fore
Street (above) but with a focus purely on fish.


Vignola (Old Port)
10 dana Street, Portland P: 772-1330
www.vignolamaine.com
Italian-themed restaurant. Open Daily ‘til Midnight


Hugo’s (East End)
88 Middle Street, Portland P: 774-8538
www.hugos.net


Ribollita (East End)
41 Middle St., Portland P: 774-2972
Tuscan style Italian food


Diamond’s Edge Restaurant
great diamond island, Portland P: 766-5850
www.diamondsedge.com
Located on an island in Casco Bay,
accessible only by Casco Bay Lines ferry.
Dining indoors and on the cove

MID-RANGE

Bintliff’s American Café (Downtown)
98 Portland Street, Portland P: 774-0005
www.bintliffscafe.com


Dogfish Bar & Grille (Downtown)
128 Free Street, Portland P: 772-5483
www.thedogfishbarandgrille.com


Katahdin Restaurant (Downtown)
106 High Street, Portland P: 774-1740
www.katahdinrestaurant.com


Walter’s Café (Old Port)
15 exchange Street, Portland P: 871-9258
www.walterscafe.com


Bar Lola (East End)
100 Congress Street, Portland P: 775-5652


The Blue Spoon (East End)
89 Congress Street, Portland P: 773-1116


The Front Room (East End)
73 Congress Street, Portland P: 773-3366
www.thefrontroomrestaurant.com


The Pepper Club/Good Egg Cafe (East End)
78 Middle Street, Portland P: 772-0531
www.pepperclubrestaurant.com
Open Tues-Sun. Serves delicious breakfast as
the Good Egg Café and dinner as The Pepper Club
featuring organic beef and fine vegetarian fare


Dogfish Café (West End)
953 Congress Street, Portland P: 253-5400
www.thedogfishcafe.com


Joe’s Boathouse (South Portland)
1 Spring Point drive, South Portland
P: 741-2780
www.joesboathouse.com
Maine seafood on the harbor with ocean views


Saltwater Grille (South Portland)
231 Front Street, South Portland P: 799-5400
www.saltwatergrille.com
Saltwater aquarium, seafood, right on the harbor

SPECIALTY PROVISIONS

The Market House (Downtown)
28 Monument Square, Portland (downtown)
Four vendors featuring beverages, flowers, cheese,
bread and more: Maine Beer & Beverage; Country
Bouquet; K. Horton Specialty Foods; Big Sky Bread


Micucci Grocery Co. (East End)
45 india Street, Portland P: 775-1854
Deli, Italian groceries, bakery


Aurora Provisions (West End)
64 Pine Street, Portland P: 871-9060
www.auroraprovisions.com
Gourmet take-out, café and market

CASUAL

Artemisia Café (Downtown)
61 Pleasant Street, Portland P: 761-0135
Breakfast and lunch M-F

Local 188 (Downtown)
685 Congress Street P: 761-7909
www.local188.com
Tapas

Norm's Bar & Grill (Downtown)
617 Congress Street, Portland P: 828-9944
Delicious pub fare and good local beer

Portland Lobster Company (Old Port)
180 Commercial Street, Portland P: 775-2112
www.portlandlobstercompany.com .
Outdoor dining on deck overlooking Casco Bay

Norm's East End Grill (East End)
47 Middle Street, Portland P: 253-1700
Tasty BBQ and good local beer

Bonobo (West End)
46 Pine Street, Portland P: 347-8267
Neighborhood brick oven pizzeria and gelato stand

Becky’s Diner (Waterfront)
390 Commercial Street, Portland P: 773-7070
www.beckysdiner.com
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, 7 Days a Week

Flatbread Pizza (Waterfront)
72 Commercial Street, Portland P: 772-8777
www.flatbreadcompany.com
Organic pizza and salads, very kid friendly

Gilberts Chowder House (Waterfront)
92 Commercial Street, Portland P: 871-5636
Great chowdah!

Porthole (Waterfront)
20 Customhouse Warf P: 780-6533
www.theportholerestaraunt.com

158 (South Portland)
158 Benjamin Pickett Street, South Portland
Phone: 207-799-0668
Breakfast and Lunch

The Lobster Shack Restaurant (Cape Elizabeth)
225 Two Lights Road, Cape elizabeth
P: 799-1677
www.lobstershacktowlights.com
Seasonal: March-October 22
Fried foods and spectacular ocean views
next to Two Lights State Park

ETHNIC

Asmara (Downtown)
51 Oak Street, Portland P: 253-5122
East African cuisine, festive décor


Boda (formerly Bangkok Thai) (Downtown)
671 Congress Street, Portland
P: 879-4089
www.bangkok-thai.com
Thai food in a relaxed setting


Green Elephant (Downtown)
608 Congress Street P: 347-3111
www.greenelephantmaine.com
Asian Vegetarian


Hi Bombay (Downtown)
1 Pleasant St., Portland P: 772-8767
www.hibombay.com
Northern Indian cuisine, chicken
halal, lamb and seafood


Yosaku (Downtown)
1 danforth Street, Portland P: 780-0880
Delicious sushi


Greek Corner (Old Port)
90 exchange Street, Portland P: 207-772-1551
www.greekcornerportland.com
Classic Greek dishes, lamb kabob, mousaka


Tandoor Restaurant (Old Port)
88 exchange Street, Portland P: 775-4259
Indian cuisine


Benkay (East End)
2 india Street, Portland P: 773-5555
www.sushiman.com
Sushi and other traditional fare

 

 



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