Twelve ★ 4.7
Twelve at Portland Foreside, opened 2022 by Prentice Hospitality and now led by Chef Hannah Ryder, runs a Maine tasting menu on Thames Street.
Fore Street is a new american fine-dining restaurant in Portland.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 288 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101
Twelve at Portland Foreside, opened 2022 by Prentice Hospitality and now led by Chef Hannah Ryder, runs a Maine tasting menu on Thames Street.
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