25 upscale places in Portland, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Portland: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Portland food.
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Order The brown butter lobster roll on a Bao bun, plus a dozen oysters from the granite bar.
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.
Order Hand-pulled noodles with the daily sauce, plus the kimchi fried rice.
The Honey Paw on Middle Street is the Big Tree Hospitality noodle counter, with hand-pulled noodles, dumplings and seafood served through a pan-Asian lens.
Maine and Loire on Washington Avenue, from Peter and Orenda Hale, is Portland's natural-wine flagship with Loire-led pours and counter charcuterie.
Order Whatever fish crudo the kitchen is cutting tonight, plus the pork belly small plate.
Central Provisions at the top of Fore Street, opened 2014 by Chris and Paige Gould (Beard nominee), runs small plates of crudo and pork belly.
Order Whatever shape the pasta-maker is rolling today, paired with a glass from the natural-wine list.
Leeward on Free Street opened 2020 from Jake and Raquel Stevens, with a chef-driven fresh-pasta program inside a brick-and-tile Italian dining room.
Drink Scandinavian-influenced cocktails, aquavit Bloody Mary
Portland Hunt + Alpine Club on Market Street, since 2013 from Andrew and Briana Volk, is Portland's defining craft cocktail room with aquavit and smorrebrod.
Order The Spanish tortilla with caramelized onions, then the steak frites.
Chaval on Pine Street in the West End opened 2017 from Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez of Piccolo, with a Spanish-French menu around the wood oven and bar.
Order A flight of yakitori from the charcoal grill, then the chicken karaage.
Izakaya Minato on Washington Avenue opened 2017 from Chef Thomas Takashi Cooke, with binchotan-grilled yakitori, donburi bowls and a deep sake list.
Drink Vintage-inspired craft cocktails
Blyth and Burrows on Exchange Street runs a vintage-inspired cocktail bar with a hidden speakeasy (Broken Dram) accessed via the alley behind the building.
Drink Rotating taps of rare Belgian and Maine craft beer
Novare Res Bier Cafe in Canal Plaza, since 2008 from Eric Michaud, is Portland's Belgian-and-craft-beer destination with a courtyard patio open all summer.
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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.
Order The whole local fish of the day, plus a half dozen Glidden Point oysters.
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.
Drink Creative seasonal cocktails
The Bearded Lady's Jewel Box on Congress Street, since 2014, is a small Arts District cocktail room with creative seasonal drinks and no street sign.
Drink Seasonal craft cocktails
The bar at Central Provisions on Fore Street runs a seasonal cocktail program alongside the kitchen's small plates of crudo, tartare and pork belly.
Order A pasta course off the daily list plus a Negroni from the 20-seat bar.
Via Vecchia on Dana Street in the Old Port, a brick-and-ivy small-plates Italian room with handmade pasta, Maine seafood and a velvet-booth wrap-around bar.
Order The margherita from the wood oven, then a bowl of cacio e pepe.
Tipo on Ocean Avenue opened 2017 from Chris and Paige Gould of Central Provisions, a Neapolitan-themed Italian room in Portland's Back Cove neighbourhood.
Order Tonkotsu ramen with the soft-boiled egg upgrade, then yakitori from the charcoal grill.
Pai Men Miyake on State Street opened 2009 from Chef Masa Miyake of Miyake, with tonkotsu ramen, charcoal yakitori and izakaya plates from the open bar.
Order The full mezze plate with wood-fired pita, plus lamb kefta off the grill.
Evo Kitchen + Bar at the Hyatt Place Old Port opened 2016, with a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern menu of wood-fired flatbreads, mezze and grilled kebabs.
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.
Order The Maine lobster roll on a New England top-split bun, plus a cup of fish chowder.
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.
Drink House cocktails, natural wine by the glass
LFK on State Street near Longfellow Square is a literary-themed bar with books on the walls, an eclectic cocktail program and a kitchen of sandwiches.
Drink Maine craft beer flight
The Great Lost Bear on Forest Avenue, since 1979, is Portland's craft-beer pub of record, with Sunday brewmaster events featuring Maine breweries on rotation.
Drink House cocktails with Pennant Distilling spirits
Camp Pennant on Commercial Street (the 2024 rebrand of Liquid Riot under Michael Fraser) runs a brewery, distillery and bar in one Old Port building.
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.
Drink Cheap beer, well drinks
Ruski's Tavern on Danforth Street is the West End neighborhood dive bar, opened 1980s, with cheap beer, well drinks and a breakfast plate from 07:00 daily.
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