Portland: Old Port Seafood Lovers Tour
Savor a Maine seafood luncheon and learn about Portland’s iconic working waterfront with a knowledgeable local guide.
Tandem Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster in East Bayside, Portland.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Anderson Street is the working roastery and cafe; Congress Street is the brunch and pastry sibling.
Savor a Maine seafood luncheon and learn about Portland’s iconic working waterfront with a knowledgeable local guide.
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Address: 122 Anderson Street, Portland, ME 04101
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
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
Bard Coffee on Middle Street, since 2009, was Portland's first dedicated specialty-coffee cafe and runs a rotating multi-roaster program with no house roast.
Tip: The Middle Street cafe is the only Bard site; subscription beans rotate through the cafe.
Sources from: Multi-roaster rotation
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over
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