Standard Baking Co
Order Morning bun with walnut and cinnamon sugar
Standard Baking on Commercial Street, since 1995 from Alison Pray and Matt James, is Portland's artisan bakery for levain breads and laminated pastries.
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The Holy Donut Commercial Street
- ★ 4.8
- Street food
- $
- Old Port
Try Maine potato donut
The Holy Donut on Commercial Street is the Portland waterfront takeout counter for Leigh Kellis's Maine potato donuts in rotating seasonal flavours.
Forage Market Bagel
- ★ 4.8
- New American
- $
- East Bayside
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.
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Two Fat Cats Bakery
- ★ 4.7
- Bakery
- $
- East Bayside
Order Wild Maine blueberry pie
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.
Tandem Coffee Roasters Anderson Street
- ★ 4.7
- Café
- $
- East Bayside
Drink Filter coffee from house-roasted single origins
Tandem Coffee Roasters on Anderson Street, since 2012 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, is the working East Bayside roastery and cafe with espresso and filter.
Tandem Coffee + Bakery Congress Street
Drink Buttermilk biscuit and pour-over coffee
Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress Street in the West End is the brunch sibling to the Anderson Street roastery, with buttermilk biscuits and pour-overs.
Tu Casa Pupusas
- ★ 4.7
- Salvadoran
- $
- East Bayside
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.
Scratch Baking Co
Order Scratch sea salt bagel
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.
Bard Coffee
Drink Espresso flight, pour-over filter
Bard Coffee on Middle Street, since 2009, was Portland's first dedicated third-wave cafe, pouring espresso flights and pour-overs from rotating roasters.
Speckled Ax
- ★ 4.6
- Café
- $
- Arts District
Drink Wood-roasted espresso
Speckled Ax on Congress Street, since 2012 from Matt Bolinder (roasting since 2007), is Portland's wood-fired coffee roaster with house-roasted beans.
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Duckfat Frites Shack
- ★ 4.6
- Street food
- $
- East Bayside
Try Belgian frites in duck fat
Duckfat Frites Shack on Washington Avenue is the takeout sibling to Duckfat, serving duck fat fries, fried snacks, milkshakes and beer at a shared patio.
The Holy Donut
- ★ 4.6
- New American
- $
- Old Port
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.
Tandem Coffee + Bakery
Order Buttermilk biscuit sandwich
Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress Street, since 2014 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, runs buttermilk biscuits, scones and laminated pastries with house coffee.
Coffee By Design Diamond Street
- ★ 4.5
- Café
- $
- East Bayside
Drink Rebel Blend espresso
Coffee By Design on Diamond Street is Portland's flagship coffeehouse and roastery, since 1994 from Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear. Tours by appointment.
Forage Market
- ★ 4.5
- Café
- $
- East Bayside
Drink Wood-fired bagel and a flat white
Forage Market on Washington Avenue in East Bayside, a wood-fired bagel cafe with all-day Speckled Ax-roasted coffee, schmears and brunch sandwiches daily.
Moonday Coffee
- ★ 4.5
- Café
- $
- East Bayside
Drink House masala chai with Speckled Ax espresso
Moonday Coffee at the Black Box on Washington Ave in East Bayside, a shipping-container roastery cafe pulling Speckled Ax and pouring scratch-made masala.
Bite Into Maine at Allagash
Try Maine lobster roll, Connecticut-style with warm butter
Bite Into Maine runs its lobster-roll truck and counter at the Allagash Brewing taproom on Industrial Way, Connecticut-style warm butter on a top-split bun.
Amato's Italian Sandwich
- ★ 4.4
- Italian
- $
- India Street
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.
Rose Foods Bagels
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.
The Purple House
Order Everything bagel with house lox
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.
Arabica Coffee House
Drink Caffe latte with Arabica's own roast
Arabica Coffee House on Free Street has run since 2001 as Portland's bohemian third-wave room, with house-roasted espresso, lattes and a summer patio.
Mami
- ★ 4.3
- Street food
- $
- Old Port
Try Japanese onigiri rice balls
Mami on Fore Street, from chef Austin Miller and Hana Tamaki (food truck 2015, brick-and-mortar 2017), runs onigiri, broth bowls and izakaya snacks.
Becky's Diner Breakfast
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.
Tu Casa Restaurant
- ★ 4.2
- Street food
- $
- East Bayside
Try Salvadoran pupusas
Tu Casa on Washington Avenue runs a Salvadoran kitchen with hand-made pupusas, curtido, fried plantains and tamales de elote in a tight East Bayside room.
Green Elephant Lunch
- ★ 4.2
- Vegetarian
- $
- Arts District
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.
OTTO Pizza Slice Counter
- ★ 4.1
- Pizzeria
- $
- Arts District
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.
Rose Foods
Order Hand-rolled lox bagel
Rose Foods on Forest Avenue, since 2017 from Chad Conley, runs hand-rolled, hand-shaped bagels, rugelach, babka and challah from a small storefront.
Amato's Original Italian Sandwich
- ★ 4.0
- Street food
- $
- India Street
Try Maine Italian sandwich
Amato's on India Street, since 1902 from Giovanni Amato, is the original Maine Italian sandwich shop: ham, cheese, olives, onions and tomatoes on a soft roll.
Public Market House Vendors
- ★ 4.0
- Mediterranean
- $
- Arts District
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.
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