Where to drink well in Portland by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Portland. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Maine and Loire on Washington Avenue, from Peter and Orenda Hale, is Portland's natural-wine flagship with Loire-led pours and counter charcuterie.
PourWhatever the staff has open from Loire growers (Pithon-Paille, Mosse)
WineNatural and low-intervention wines, French and Loire-led
FoodCheese plate, charcuterie, light snacks
TipCounter service, walk-in only, no tipping. Last call 17:00, closes 18:00.
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.
Pour2, 4 or 6 oz pours from state-of-the-art dispensers
WineSelf-pour, 30 rotating wines from around the world
FoodCheese plate, charcuterie, small bites
TipClosed Sunday to Tuesday. The self-pour stations rotate through the season; ask staff what's just landed.
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.
PourRiesling and Gruner with the kitchen's noodle dishes
WinePan-Asian-leaning by the glass list, small natural-wine selection
FoodPan-Asian noodles and small plates
TipWalk-up bar; full menu service until 22:00. The wine list is part of the Big Tree Hospitality cellar.
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.
PourRotating natural wine by the glass
WineEclectic by-the-glass list, natural-leaning
FoodSandwiches, small plates, snacks
TipKitchen runs late; daytime walk-ins find seats easily, weekend evenings fill.
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.
PourManzanilla sherry to start, Burgundy with the steak frites
WineSpanish and French growers, by-the-glass focus
FoodSpanish tapas, French bistro plates
TipBar seats walk in; reservations via OpenTable for tables. Apero hour 16:30-18:00 weekdays.
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