LFK is a wine bar in Arts District, Portland.
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.
Food program: Sandwiches, small plates, snacks
Tip: Kitchen runs late; daytime walk-ins find seats easily, weekend evenings fill.
Address: 188A State Street, Portland, ME 04101
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.
Signature pour: Manzanilla sherry to start, Burgundy with the steak frites
Wine focus: Spanish and French growers, by-the-glass focus
Food: Spanish tapas, French bistro plates
Tip: Bar seats walk in; reservations via OpenTable for tables. Apero hour 16:30 to 18:00 weekdays.
Maine and Loire on Washington Avenue, from Peter and Orenda Hale, is Portland's natural-wine flagship with Loire-led pours and counter charcuterie.
Signature pour: Whatever the staff has open from Loire growers (Pithon-Paille, Mosse)
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wines, French and Loire-led
Food: Cheese plate, charcuterie, light snacks
Tip: Counter 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.
Signature pour: 2, 4 or 6 oz pours from state-of-the-art dispensers
Wine focus: Self-pour, 30 rotating wines from around the world
Food: Cheese plate, charcuterie, small bites
Tip: Closed 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.
Signature pour: Riesling and Gruner with the kitchen's noodle dishes
Wine focus: Pan-Asian-leaning by the glass list, small natural-wine selection
Food: Pan-Asian noodles and small plates
Tip: Walk-up bar; full menu service until 22:00. The wine list is part of the Big Tree Hospitality cellar.
