6 wine bar rooms in Portland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Portland | Wine Bar across every city.
Portland's wine bars skew toward the natural and low-intervention end, matching the city's restless, ingredient-driven mood. Maine & Loire on Washington Avenue in East Bayside is the standard-bearer, a natural-wine shop and bar on a street thick with notable kitchens, while Chaval in the West End runs an ambitious list alongside its French and Spanish food. Angoor on Fore Street brings wine to the Old Port.
Maine & Loire ★ 4.8
east-bayside · 59 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
Maine and Loire on Washington Avenue, from Peter and Orenda Hale, is Portland's natural-wine flagship with Loire-led pours and counter charcuterie.
Angoor Wine Bar ★ 4.2
old-port · 100 Fore Street, Suite A, Portland, ME 04101
Angoor Wine Bar on Fore Street is Portland's first self-pour wine bar, opened 2024, with 30 rotating wines from around the world and 2, 4 or 6 oz dispensers.
The Honey Paw Wine Program ★ 4.4
india-street · 78 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101
The Honey Paw bar on Middle Street runs a tight pan-Asian-leaning wine program built to drink with the kitchen's hand-pulled noodles and curry plates.
LFK ★ 4.0
arts-district · 188A State Street, Portland, ME 04101
LFK on State Street near Longfellow Square is a literary-themed bar pouring an eclectic, natural-leaning by-the-glass wine list with sandwiches and snacks.
Chaval Wine Program ★ 4.6
west-end · 58 Pine Street, Portland, ME 04102
Chaval's bar on Pine Street pours a Spanish and French-led by-the-glass list built for the kitchen's tapas and bistro plates, with apero pricing weekdays.
Maine & Loire ★ 4.3
east-bayside · 59 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
Maine & Loire on Washington Avenue in Portland is a wine-shop counter with the city's deepest natural-wine selection from the Loire and beyond, no tipping.