Eat well in Portland without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Portland for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
10 places
Try Maine Italian sandwich, original recipe
Amato's on India Street is the original 1902 Portland sandwich counter where Giovanni Amato invented the Maine Italian sandwich, served under ten dollars.
Try Eggs and hash, short stack with bacon
Becky's Diner on Commercial Street runs the cheapest waterfront breakfast in Portland, opening 05:00 daily for fishing crews and the line behind them.
Try Slice of mashed potato bacon scallion pizza
OTTO Pizza on Congress Street runs Portland's slice counter with unconventional pies (mashed potato bacon scallion, pulled pork mango) and classic margherita.
2 of the budget eats on this list are in Old Port. So are these tours and tastings.
Try Wood-fired bagel sandwich
Forage Market on Washington Avenue runs wood-fired Montreal-style bagels and bagel sandwiches under twelve dollars from the East Bayside counter.
Try Salvadoran pupusa plate
Tu Casa on Washington Avenue griddles Salvadoran pupusas to order, with revuelta, loroco and chicharron fillings, in a small East Bayside room at low prices.
Try Maine potato donut
The Holy Donut on Commercial Street runs Leigh Kellis's Maine potato donuts under five dollars apiece, in rotating seasonal flavours including wild blueberry.
Try Belgian frites cone in duck fat
Duckfat Frites Shack on Washington Avenue is the takeout window with frites, fried snacks, milkshakes and beer under fifteen dollars, picnic-table seating.
Try Soup, banh mi, pupusa, sandwich
Public Market House on Monument Square runs seven food vendors under one roof, with Vietnamese, Mediterranean, Latin and soup counters around twelve dollars.
Try Lox bagel, matzo ball soup
Rose Foods on Forest Avenue runs hand-rolled bagels, lox bagels, pastrami sandwiches and matzo ball soup under fifteen dollars from Chad Conley's deli.
Try Vegan mango curry, coconut soup
Green Elephant on Congress Street runs vegetarian Thai lunches under twenty dollars: vegan coconut soup, mango curry and pad thai across from State Theatre.
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