Portland: Old Port Seafood Lovers Tour
Savor a Maine seafood luncheon and learn about Portland’s iconic working waterfront with a knowledgeable local guide.
Tip: Open 07:30 daily; the cinnamon-walnut morning bun lot sells out by 11:00, the country sourdough boules around 14:00.
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Portland, Maine: Coastal Windjammer Sailing Cruise
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Portland: Fish Auction Tour & Cultural Seafood Tasting
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Location
Address: 75 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101
Also in old-port
The Holy Donut ★ 4.1
The Holy Donut on Commercial Street is the waterfront branch of Leigh Kellis's Maine potato donut program (Park Avenue original 2012), in rotating flavours.
Tip: Sells out by mid afternoon. The Park Avenue location and Scarborough have the same product, longer queues here.
Worth the queue: Wild Maine blueberry potato donut
More bakeries in Portland
Two Fat Cats Bakery ★ 4.7
Two Fat Cats on Lancaster Street, founded 2005 by the Fore Street team and bought 2012 by Stacy Begin, runs whoopie pies, fruit pies and cakes.
Tip: Open Monday to Saturday. Pre-order whole pies 48 hours ahead via the operator site.
Worth the queue: Wild Maine blueberry pie
Forage Market ★ 4.2
Forage Market on Washington Avenue, the Portland branch of Allen Smith's 2013 Lewiston bakery, runs hearth-baked Montreal-style bagels in East Bayside.
Tip: Closes 13:00 daily; bagels often sell out by noon on weekends.
Worth the queue: Montreal-style wood-fired bagel
Scratch Baking Co ★ 4.6
Scratch Baking Co in South Portland's Willard Square, five minutes from downtown, runs sourdough bagels that draw a Sunday morning queue around the corner.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Sunday queues form before 08:00; pre-order via the website is the fast lane.
Worth the queue: Scratch sea salt bagel
Tandem Coffee + Bakery ★ 4.5
Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress Street, since 2014 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, runs buttermilk biscuits, scones and laminated pastries with house coffee.
Tip: Daily 08:00-13:00. The Anderson Street roastery cafe handles weekday workdays.
Worth the queue: Buttermilk biscuit sandwich
The Holy Donut ★ 4.1
The Holy Donut on Commercial Street is the waterfront branch of Leigh Kellis's Maine potato donut program (Park Avenue original 2012), in rotating flavours.
Tip: Sells out by mid afternoon. The Park Avenue location and Scarborough have the same product, longer queues here.
Worth the queue: Wild Maine blueberry potato donut
The Purple House ★ 4.3
The Purple House in North Yarmouth, 20 minutes from Portland, runs Krista Desjarlais's Montreal-style wood-fired bagels from a converted Cape Cod house.
Tip: Friday to Sunday only. Open 08:00, closes when bagels run out (often by early afternoon).
Worth the queue: Everything bagel with house lox