2 italian spots in Old Port, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Old Port's food · All italian in Portland.
Solo Italiano ★ 4.7
100 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101
Solo Italiano on Commercial Street opened 2016 from Chef Paolo Laboa, with Ligurian cooking, hand-cut trofie pesto and house bread from a Genovese-style oven.
Tip: Awarded due forchette by Gambero Rosso in 2025. Reservations through their site; lunch from 12:00.
Via Vecchia ★ 4.4
10 Dana Street, Portland, ME 04101
Via Vecchia on Dana Street in the Old Port, a brick-and-ivy small-plates Italian room with handmade pasta, Maine seafood and a velvet-booth wrap-around bar.
Tip: Monday-Thursday from 16:00. Reservations via the site; walk-in bar seats most weeknights.