Guidebook for Portland

Ken
Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Start the day off right with a great breakfast. Homemade hash is their specialty, but they also make a fine eggs Benedict, and have a full breakfast menu. Have a Bloody Mary while you're there!
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Hot Suppa
703 Congress St
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Start the day off right with a great breakfast. Homemade hash is their specialty, but they also make a fine eggs Benedict, and have a full breakfast menu. Have a Bloody Mary while you're there!
If you are looking for fast and always friendly service and good food at a great price, this is a fine place for breakfast. Best diner in town.
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Marcy's Diner
47 Oak St
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If you are looking for fast and always friendly service and good food at a great price, this is a fine place for breakfast. Best diner in town.
The bistro version of the famous Miyake sushi restaurant will make you forget your college ramen. The menu features Japanese items that don't intimidate, complemented by sake and great beers.
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Pai Men Miyake
188 State St
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The bistro version of the famous Miyake sushi restaurant will make you forget your college ramen. The menu features Japanese items that don't intimidate, complemented by sake and great beers.
Portland's only floating restaurant is a decommissioned ferry. You'll be eating aboard a vessel with good views and tasty seafood offerings. When I go, I always get the filet oscar. Delicious.
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DiMillo's On The Water
25 Long Wharf
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Portland's only floating restaurant is a decommissioned ferry. You'll be eating aboard a vessel with good views and tasty seafood offerings. When I go, I always get the filet oscar. Delicious.
Oysters on ice in a carved granite display. Varieties from here and away. Lobster roll is untraditional but exceptional.
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Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle St
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Oysters on ice in a carved granite display. Varieties from here and away. Lobster roll is untraditional but exceptional.
The feature here is seafood, and it's great. Sit at the bar and enjoy the oysters. Then order their famous scallops in Pernod cream sauce, a signature dish you will remember.
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Street & Co
33 Wharf St
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The feature here is seafood, and it's great. Sit at the bar and enjoy the oysters. Then order their famous scallops in Pernod cream sauce, a signature dish you will remember.
Even in Portland, you will not find a finer restaurant than this. For $65, try the five course tasting menu. This is a true dining experience. Plan on spending a couple hours here--at least.
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555 Congress St
555 Congress Street
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Even in Portland, you will not find a finer restaurant than this. For $65, try the five course tasting menu. This is a true dining experience. Plan on spending a couple hours here--at least.
The warm atmosphere here is complemented by the open kitchen and wood fired cooking. The foie gras is to die for. The service is always excellent. Voted among the top restaurants in the country.
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Fore Street Restaurant
288 Fore St
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The warm atmosphere here is complemented by the open kitchen and wood fired cooking. The foie gras is to die for. The service is always excellent. Voted among the top restaurants in the country.
Looking for pizza? Look no further. Thin crust, chewy, delicious. Exotic toppings you never knew you'd love. Mashed potato, bacon, and scallion. on PIZZA?! Yes!
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OTTO
576 Congress St
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Looking for pizza? Look no further. Thin crust, chewy, delicious. Exotic toppings you never knew you'd love. Mashed potato, bacon, and scallion. on PIZZA?! Yes!
This Thai place is not just for vegetarians, but for carnivores like me. It's one of the best restaurants in town, and a great value. Spare ribs? Far-east duck? They have it. Try the ginger noodle.
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Green Elephant
608 Congress St
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This Thai place is not just for vegetarians, but for carnivores like me. It's one of the best restaurants in town, and a great value. Spare ribs? Far-east duck? They have it. Try the ginger noodle.
You're in Maine. Try potato donuts. Chocolate sea salt, sweet potato ginger, maple glazed, pomegranate. Your sweet tooth will be satisfied.
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The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
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You're in Maine. Try potato donuts. Chocolate sea salt, sweet potato ginger, maple glazed, pomegranate. Your sweet tooth will be satisfied.
This intimate restaurant is one of the closest restaurants to our location. High end food at reasonable prices. Dinner won't disappoint and Sunday brunch features homemade pop tarts. Really.
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Caiola's
58 Pine Street
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This intimate restaurant is one of the closest restaurants to our location. High end food at reasonable prices. Dinner won't disappoint and Sunday brunch features homemade pop tarts. Really.
Based on a Thai street food concept, Boda incorporates small plates and skewers, coupled with traditional Thai fare, including the best Pad Thai around. Try the quail eggs!
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Boda
671 Congress St
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Based on a Thai street food concept, Boda incorporates small plates and skewers, coupled with traditional Thai fare, including the best Pad Thai around. Try the quail eggs!
Great breakfast with great atmosphere. This Portland staple is delicious. Go for the best eggs Benedict in town.
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Bayside American Cafe
98 Portland St
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Great breakfast with great atmosphere. This Portland staple is delicious. Go for the best eggs Benedict in town.

Drinks & Nightlife

Locals are regulars at this spot with a good bar and innovative menu. Specials on the blackboard range from ribs to vegetarian fare. One of the best values in town.
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Congress Square Park
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Locals are regulars at this spot with a good bar and innovative menu. Specials on the blackboard range from ribs to vegetarian fare. One of the best values in town.
On the 15th floor of the Westin, this is a classy place for a date. Friendliest service, great drinks, and small plates. A beautiful panoramic view of Portland.
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Top of the East
157 High St
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On the 15th floor of the Westin, this is a classy place for a date. Friendliest service, great drinks, and small plates. A beautiful panoramic view of Portland.
The perfect place to relax with your favorite drink and a delicious homemade dessert. Go here for the best cheesecake in town paired with your favorite wine.
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Bar of Chocolate
38 Wharf St
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The perfect place to relax with your favorite drink and a delicious homemade dessert. Go here for the best cheesecake in town paired with your favorite wine.

Arts & Culture

The Mansion, seen in a picture in the apartment, has been brought back to its original glory and ornately decorated--especially at Christmas time. Schedule a tour. It's less than a mile away. $15.
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Victoria kastély
109 Danforth St
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The Mansion, seen in a picture in the apartment, has been brought back to its original glory and ornately decorated--especially at Christmas time. Schedule a tour. It's less than a mile away. $15.
Our world-class art museum, designed by I.M. Pei, features an outstanding collection that includes American and European art, with an extensive Winslow Homer collection and his studio at Prouts Neck.
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Portland Művészeti Múzeum
7 Congress Sq
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Our world-class art museum, designed by I.M. Pei, features an outstanding collection that includes American and European art, with an extensive Winslow Homer collection and his studio at Prouts Neck.
Big names in many musical styles, including Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Natalie Merchant, in a recently restored historical theater. Check the schedule here and at Space Gallery and Port City Music Hall.
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State Theater
609 Congress St
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Big names in many musical styles, including Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Natalie Merchant, in a recently restored historical theater. Check the schedule here and at Space Gallery and Port City Music Hall.

Sightseeing

What better way to spend an autumn afternoon than by renting bikes, taking a ferry ride and exploring one of Maine's many islands? Peaks offers dining, beaches, fall foliage, and ocean views.
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Peaks Island
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What better way to spend an autumn afternoon than by renting bikes, taking a ferry ride and exploring one of Maine's many islands? Peaks offers dining, beaches, fall foliage, and ocean views.
Commissioned by George Washington and thought to be the most photographed lighthouse in the world, this is a national treasure. Enjoy the sprawling park, the rocky coast and the ocean views.
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Portland Harbor Múzeum
12 Captain Strout Circle
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Commissioned by George Washington and thought to be the most photographed lighthouse in the world, this is a national treasure. Enjoy the sprawling park, the rocky coast and the ocean views.

Shopping

High quality creations, much of which are hand-made by Mainers. Welded together animals, homemade clocks, creative cards, neat stuff you've never seen. Great store for gifts. Memorable place.
Abacus Gallery
44 Exchange St
High quality creations, much of which are hand-made by Mainers. Welded together animals, homemade clocks, creative cards, neat stuff you've never seen. Great store for gifts. Memorable place.
Dozens of Maine potters showcase their work here, which is as diverse as it is brilliant. And of course, it's all for sale. Don't worry about breaking it on the way home. They'll mail it to you!
Maine Potters Market
376 Fore St
Dozens of Maine potters showcase their work here, which is as diverse as it is brilliant. And of course, it's all for sale. Don't worry about breaking it on the way home. They'll mail it to you!
One of the neatest shops to visit downtown. Salt blocks for cooking, or salt blocks beautifully back lit. Get salt soaps or seasonings, or salt lamps in the shape of animals. Unique and fun.
The Salt Cellar
172 Middle St
One of the neatest shops to visit downtown. Salt blocks for cooking, or salt blocks beautifully back lit. Get salt soaps or seasonings, or salt lamps in the shape of animals. Unique and fun.

Everything Else

Frisbee, picnic, reading, the sun setting over the airport. The lights of the highway and the bridges in the distance, the planes landing - a perfect evening spot. Elegant mansions line the street.
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Western Promenade Park
Valley Street
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Frisbee, picnic, reading, the sun setting over the airport. The lights of the highway and the bridges in the distance, the planes landing - a perfect evening spot. Elegant mansions line the street.
Summer Farmers Market, Saturday. Winter skating on the pond. Christmas lights in the gigantic trees. Sprawling green space in the city for everyone at every time of the year.
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Deering Oaks Park
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Summer Farmers Market, Saturday. Winter skating on the pond. Christmas lights in the gigantic trees. Sprawling green space in the city for everyone at every time of the year.
Sunrise views over Casco Bay. Sailboats, kayaking, and a small beach. Summer concerts. Fireworks and Portland Symphony on July 4. Walk the trail from here to downtown or Back Cove. Plentiful parking.
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Eastern Promenade Trail
Eastern Promenade
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Sunrise views over Casco Bay. Sailboats, kayaking, and a small beach. Summer concerts. Fireworks and Portland Symphony on July 4. Walk the trail from here to downtown or Back Cove. Plentiful parking.
A runner's paradise. 3.5 nearly flat miles around the cove for running, walking, biking, pushing baby in the stroller. Great views of the water and the city, bird life, sunsets. Lots of parking.
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Back Cove Trail
Back Cove Trail
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A runner's paradise. 3.5 nearly flat miles around the cove for running, walking, biking, pushing baby in the stroller. Great views of the water and the city, bird life, sunsets. Lots of parking.