5 editor picks in Portland.
5 seafood places in Portland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Portland | Seafood across every city.
Seafood is the reason much of the country knows Portland, and the city's best rooms sit steps from the working waterfront. Eventide Oyster Co on Middle Street, in the India Street district, redrew the raw bar with its brown-butter lobster roll and wall of Maine oysters, while Scales on Commercial Street in the Old Port leans into the classic dockside fish house. Boone's Fish House on Custom House Wharf serves it right over the water.
Eventide Oyster Co on Middle Street opened 2012 from Big Tree Hospitality, rebuilding the Maine oyster bar around a brown-butter lobster roll on a bao.
OrderThe brown butter lobster roll on a Bao bun, plus a dozen oysters from the granite bar.
TipWalk-up only for the bar; tables open online via Resy 30 days ahead.
Scales on Maine Wharf opened March 2016 from Sam Hayward, Dana Street and Victor Leon (the Fore Street team) with whole local fish, oysters and a raw bar.
OrderThe whole local fish of the day, plus a half dozen Glidden Point oysters.
TipLunch from 11:30, dinner from 17:00. Resy reservations recommended; bar seats hold for walk-ins.
Boone's Fish House on Custom House Wharf reopened 2014 on the site of the 1898 original, with Maine lobster rolls, halibut and fish chowder on the deck.
OrderThe Maine lobster roll on a New England top-split bun, plus a cup of fish chowder.
TipDaily lunch and dinner; the deck fills early summer evenings.
Scales on Maine Wharf, since March 2016 from Sam Hayward, Dana Street and Victor Leon (the Fore Street team), with whole local fish and a raw bar.
OrderThe Maine lobster roll, then a half dozen Glidden Point oysters.
TipLunch from 11:30, dinner from 17:00. Resy reservations recommended; the bar takes walk-ins.
Boone's Fish House on Custom House Wharf reopened 2014 on the 1898 Boone's site from the Harding Lee Smith group, with lobster rolls, halibut and chowder.
OrderThe Maine lobster roll on a New England top-split bun, plus fish chowder.
TipDaily lunch and dinner; the deck fills early summer evenings.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Savor a Maine seafood luncheon and learn about Portland’s iconic working waterfront with a knowledgeable local guide.
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