What to order at The Holy Donut

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Maine potato donut
Editor tip
Sells out by mid afternoon. Pair with a Tandem espresso for under ten dollars.
CuisineNew American
Price$
Neighborhoodold-port
HoursMon-Thu 07:00-15:00; Fri-Sun 07:00-17:00
The dishMaine potato donut
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Tip: Sells out by mid afternoon. Pair with a Tandem espresso for under ten dollars.

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Address: 177 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

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Becky's Diner Breakfast ★ 4.3

Brunch$old-portMon-Thu 04:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 04:00-22:00, Sun 04:00-21:00

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: Eggs and hash, short stack with bacon

Tip: Daily 05:00-21:00. Cash and card both fine; queues longest 09:00-11:00 weekends.

390 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

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Duckfat Frites Shack ★ 4.5

New American$east-baysideWed-Sun 12:00-19:00, April through October

Duckfat Frites Shack on Washington Avenue is the takeout window with frites, fried snacks, milkshakes and beer under fifteen dollars, picnic-table seating.

Try: Belgian frites cone in duck fat

Tip: Seasonal April to October; cash and card both fine. Shared patio with Oxbow Blending next door, picnic-table seating only.

43 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101

Public Market House Vendors ★ 4.0

Mediterranean$arts-districtMon-Sat 08:00-17:00

Public Market House on Monument Square runs seven food vendors under one roof, with Vietnamese, Mediterranean, Latin and soup counters around twelve dollars.

Try: Soup, banh mi, pupusa, sandwich

Tip: Daily 11:00-20:00. Counter order at each vendor; shared central seating.

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Rose Foods Bagels ★ 4.4

Jewish deli$woodfords-deeringDaily 07:00-14:00

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: Lox bagel, matzo ball soup

Tip: Daily 07:30-14:00; online ordering saves the queue at peak weekend brunch. Cash and card both fine.

428 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101

Green Elephant Lunch ★ 4.2

Vegetarian$arts-districtTue-Sat 11:30-14:30

Green Elephant on Congress Street runs vegetarian Thai lunches under twenty dollars: vegan coconut soup, mango curry and pad thai across from State Theatre.

Try: Vegan mango curry, coconut soup

Tip: Lunch Tuesday to Saturday 11:30-14:30; dinner from 17:00 nightly except Monday.

608 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101

Amato's Italian Sandwich ★ 4.4

Italian$india-streetMon-Fri 09:00-21:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-21:00

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: Maine Italian sandwich, original recipe

Tip: The original 1902 location is the canonical one; the Maine Italian sandwich is the order.

71 India Street, Portland, ME 04101

Becky's Diner Breakfast ★ 4.3

Brunch$old-portMon-Thu 04:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 04:00-22:00, Sun 04:00-21:00

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: Eggs and hash, short stack with bacon

Tip: Daily 05:00-21:00. Cash and card both fine; queues longest 09:00-11:00 weekends.

390 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

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