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Summer 2006 Washington Post article on Portland dining. Click here

Dining Out PDF. Click here

For even more restaurants and information, please visit PortlandFoodMap.com

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


Natasha’s (Old Port)
82 exchange Street, Portland P: 774-4004


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


Bangkok Thai (Downtown)
671 Congress Street, Portland (downtown)
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


Herb’s Gully (Downtown)
55 Oak Street, Portland P: 780-8080
www.herbsgully.com
Quesadilla’s, burritos, fish tacos
in a laid-back setting


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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