A Food Lover’s Guide to Portland Maine
So many things to see, do, eat, and drink in Portland Maine, and so little time. Portland Maine is a foodie paradise with a bit of everything. It is important to plan your weekend visit to see and eat it all. In Portland, you can eat from a food cart, relax at a waterfront picnic table, sit at the counter of a diner, kick back at a brewpub, or splurge on a fine dining experience from a James Beard award-winning chef. Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives filmed here, and so did Anthony Bourdain. A winner of Chopped makes Portland their home. Bon Appetite named Portland America’s Foodiest Small Town and the 2018 Restaurant City of the Year. I am in love with Maine lobster served with drawn butter, but, you will also find amazing clams, scallops, crab, oysters, mussels, and fish. use this food lover’s guide to Portland Maine to try it all!
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Buy fresh oysters from Harbor Fish Market
Enjoy the lobster stew at J’s Oysters
Head to Duck Fat for a panini, Belgian fries (cooked in duck fat), and a milkshake
Try the shrimp and grits or catfish tacos at Hot Suppa
Feast on the best oysters around at Eventide
Devour a chocolate sea salt donut at Holy Donut
Snack on a lobster pop at Highroller Lobster Co.
Enjoy lobster benedict at Bayside American Café
Pig out on fried clams at Bob’s Clam Hut
Try the fried scallop BLT at Boone’s Fish House
Finish off a lobster meal at Portland Lobster Co
Treat yourself to whoopie pies at Two Fat Cats
Enjoy a loaded biscuit at Tandem Coffee Shop
Eat a lobster popover at Blue Fin
Order seafood cassoulet or pan-seared scallops at Scales
Pig out on blueberry pancakes at Becky’s Diner
Treat yourself with a key lime or raspberry thumbprint cupcake at Barista’s and Bites
Enjoy the yellowfin tuna crudo and smoked whitefish dip at Central Provisions
Eat award-winning clam chowder at Gilbert’s Chowder House
Snack on a red skin hot dog from the cart in Tommy’s Park
Eat a slice of mashed potato bacon scallion pizza at Otto’s and drink a Moxie
Share the lobster poutine at Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub
Grab a tuna burrito roll from Mr. Tuna in the Public Market Place
Enjoy a sweet ginger smoothie from Blake Orchard
Order the oven-roasted mussels at Fore Street Restaurant
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Many thanks to Visit Portland for providing tour opportunities while in Portland Maine. As always, all opinions are my own.