Portland: Fish Auction Tour & Cultural Seafood Tasting
Discover Maine’s working waterfront on a guided seafood tour. Learn about aquaculture, sustainability, and the local seafood economy, and enjoy a culturally-inspired s...
Bard Coffee is a coffee roaster in Old Port, Portland.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Middle Street cafe is the only Bard site; subscription beans rotate through the cafe.
Discover Maine’s working waterfront on a guided seafood tour. Learn about aquaculture, sustainability, and the local seafood economy, and enjoy a culturally-inspired s...
Eat your way through one of Maine's most "foodie" centric cities on this culinary walking tour of Portland. Enjoy a leisurely walking tour that carves a path through t...
Savor a Maine seafood luncheon and learn about Portland’s iconic working waterfront with a knowledgeable local guide.
Address: 185 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
Lay Day Roasters on Preble Street in Bayside Portland, a small-batch micro-lot specialist with a rotating single-origin program and a quiet roastery cafe.
Tip: Rotating producer drops every few weeks.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Wholesale
Tandem Coffee Roasters on Anderson Street, since 2012 from Will and Kathleen Pratt, is Portland's flagship third-wave roastery and East Bayside cafe.
Tip: Anderson Street is the working roastery and cafe; Congress Street is the brunch and pastry sibling.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Coffee By Design on Diamond Street, since 1994 from Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear, is Portland's longest-running independent roastery.
Tip: Daily 07:00-18:00. Bag-of-the-month subscription via the operator site.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras, Sumatra
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Speckled Ax on Congress Street (Bolinder roasting since 2007, shop since 2012) roasts coffee over an open hardwood fire from an Arts District storefront.
Tip: Daily 07:00-17:00. Ask the barista for the latest wood-roasted single origin.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Burundi, Guatemala, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail