Restaurants in Portland

Davids 388 Restaurant

We loved our dining experience at Davids! The service, ambiance, and starters were 5 stars! Our ahi main course was good but would have preferred the...

Duckfat

This was our first time at this restaurant and we were very impressed. The wait staff was amazing and super friendly. The food was so good and fresh. The beer...

Wayside Tavern

Really good, the food came out fast, but I mean whatever. It was really solid, I had the pig schnitzel, and I never had schnitzel before. The interior is...

Sur Lie

Went with a group of five and shared just about everything on the menu. Everything was nicely presented and it came out at a nice pace. Pretty diverse menu of...

Woodford Food & Beverage

The crab cake was a little disappointing, but OH those stuffed dates were some of the BEST things I've ever tasted. Wow. Great service and atmosphere. We...

Twelve

Have you ever smiled randomly while eating a meal? I have at Twelve. I made a reservation for their Christmas Eve dinner, deciding to splurge for dinner for...

Belleville

Gorgeous pastries. Fantastic lamination, the technique is very polished and consistent. Their morning bun is fantastic and the bostok is so beautiful. Pizza...

Flatbread Company

This place is awesome!! It was the third place we went to that evening, so full honesty we were already a little tipsy.I wish we had started with flatbread...

Radici

Found this place walking around town. Order two separate ‘pieces’ of Pizza. One tomato and ricotta the other with an amazing Raghu sauce with...

Coals Bayside

The pizzas are very good, the cheese pizza is delicious. The atmosphere was very nice, there was live music. The waitress was very nice and the service was...

Brickyard Hollow

Alces Alces is a tasty, light, hazy IPA. Loved the Japanese Rice Bowl with brown rice, Brussels, red peppers, mushrooms, and tofu.Vegetarian options: Veg...

Slab Sicilian Street Food

This place is absolutely unreal. Pizza and sandwiches are making me thing about driving 2 hours Back there right now. They even have great beer...

Restaurante El Corazon

First off , I recommend highly , a go to spot to eat in Portland Maine!Staff is so friendly ! The whole restaurant has such a rich history full of people who...

Margaritas Mexican Restaurant

We visited Margaritas in Portland, ME today to celebrate my mother’s 70th birthday. Anthony was our waiter and he was attentive, knowledgeable, and made us...

Tic Taco

Incredibly welcoming and inviting ! I have wonderful conversations with George and Erica every time I go ! And the food is amazing! You really get a ton of...

Chez Bujabelle

My roommates boyfriend took me to this bar, I hate that I don’t understand any common African language so I didn’t like it. They got lots of Heniken beer...

El Rayo Taqueria

The place is very cute. Staff was great and very kind and patient. Food is relatively cheap, my meal (photo below) couldn't cost much more than $10....

Amigos Mexican Restaurant & Bar

I have been hunting for USDA prime meats for years. I have been ordering from NYC butcher in Brooklyn. B&G has hands down the best meat in New England....

Jing Yan

Can't say enough good things about our experience here. Went to celebrate a birthday and they made us feel extra special! The food was fantastic and the...

Empire Chinese Kitchen

Everything I have had from Empire has been delicious. The Bacon Fred Rice, Curry Beef Buns, Soup Dumplings, Noodles with Broccoli, are all excellent.On past...

Sichuan Kitchen

Outstanding company, which has some of the most competent and driven people I've ever met, with which I've had the privilege of working alongside....

Panda Garden Restaurant

Panda is our place for special family meals when we want Chinese. Always great service and excellent food at a fair price. They have not been in business for...

Golden Lotus Restaurant

My family went to a couple other "dim sum" restaurants (hey, it's Sunday morning, traditional dim sum time)... terrible to find they only do...

Zen Chinese Bistro

Food is very good, we order often. Chicken wings are juicy and ginger spices are noted. I love the egg rolls but the duck sauce is the key for me. ASIA in So...

Bite into Maine

I recently was in Portland for a wedding and did my own version of a lobster roll tour. It was a bit over the top but I consumed 6 rolls from 6 unique places...

Savannabell's Food Cart

Tasty Fried Chicken

Stopped in because we were traveling through Portland and it was one of the only places open. The fried chicken and the service were fantastic, we will...

Raffel Brothers Inc

Crown Fried Chicken

Me and my brother decided to grab a quick bite to eat and I found this place. I knew it was bound to be good just based on the pictures of the menu. I ordered...

New York Fried Chicken

Me and my wife went to this place other night. It has a very low yelp rating but we try this anyways and we got the wings and fries in personally, I Thought...

The Highroller Lobster Co.

Excellent location to enjoy as much lobster as you can handle! Very cool vibe inside with wonderful service from all staff members! I recommend the lobster...

Harbor Fish Market

Hands down the best fish market in the greater Portland area. Whether you want oysters (they have about a dozen varieties) chowder fish, sushi grade tuna or...

Maine Oyster Company

If you love oysters and supporting wonderful Maine small businesses , this is the place to be. Their typical menu is limited to oysters and few other treats,...

Scales

Amazing meal for our wedding anniversary. Every dish we had was delicious and cocktails/wine were amazing. We really enjoyed our meal and service was...

Luke's Lobster Portland Pier

Decided to do a Portland weekend and Luke's was #1 on the list of places to try. Went for dinner and ordered the fried haddock bites appetizer...

Street & Co

I come regularly when in Portland and enjoy it every time. Food was good, service was great, I sat at the bar and enjoyed the fact the restaurant wasn’t...

Boda

Boda is always a great choice. We have been coming here for years and every time the food is amazing. My favorite dish is the yaowarat duck, it is perfectly...

Mi Sen Noodle Bar

Definitely the best noodle bar I've tried in Portland. The Thai Fries are to die for.. actually no, because I just want to keep eating them! Will...

Vientiane Market

This place is incredible - excellent food, excellent people, and an excellent option for affordable, delicious takeout Thai in Portland. We love Vientiane...

Saeng Thai House

I've always loved it here. This was the first place I ever had Thai food, back in the 90s! They have always been wonderful, and the dining room is...

Sabieng

We stopped in for a dinner on a slow, day after Christmas poking around Freeport and then Portland. We ordered crab rangoon and a curry puff appetizer, which...

Kuno

Visited Maine in the firstday, and ordered from doordash, Kuno’s “Nasi Goreng” (Fried Rice).Surprised!! This is the best Fried Rice we ever have! Perfect...

Artemisia Cafe

I would definitely recommend this eatery with its quiet location close to the busy sections. The sandwiches were yummy and the service great. The interior with...

Portland Mash TUN

Mash Tun is one of the more underrated spots downtown. While it's easy to find trendy small plate or pricey seafood restaurants in the Old Port, I'm...

Butcher Burger Old Port

I got what was nominated as “The best cheeseburger in Maine”. I’m from Texas, we know our meat, and I can truly say this was an amazing burger. I got...

Black Cow Burgers & Fries

This is one of the best burger / fries I have ever had and one of my all time favorite spots in Portland. The milkshakes are out of this world. I highly...

Elevation Burger

All I can say is WOW!!! This place is awesome and should be an actual restaurant. My boyfriend and I ordered burgers, a gluten free crispy chicken sandwich and...

Burger King

The people are nice. They got our orders right. The facility and bathrooms are clean and functional. I like that there's a tv playing cute animal videos...

Leeward

great pasta, great drinks. only issue was the strong amount of body in the entire space. you'll get over the smell once you get a delicious cocktail in...

ViA VECCHiA

My fiancée would kick my **you know what** if she knew I was giving Via Vecchia a 4/5 star rating.All I can say is that it's got all the appearance that...

Anthony's Italian Kitchen

Always a good meal from Anthony's on middle street. Small, down some stairs, "underground" and windowless, it's a fun spot for a date or...

Solo Italiano

May be one of the best meals we have eaten in a long time. The atmosphere and food took us back to our trip to Italy from a few years ago and the food was as...

Roma

We stayed in a great B & B in the West End. Roma was a short walk away. First visit here was delightful. Good house red wine. I ordered soup of the day...

Lazzari

Very cool place with great food! The grilled bread sounds innocent but it's amazing! The pizza was likewise fantastic with more of a naan style soft...

Market Street Eats

Customer Service - The gentleman that took our order was super friendly and took the time to explain everything to us as it was our first time in. Can't...

The Local Press

Always my #1 place to get take-out lunch. Sandwiches are amazing and I had the salad for the first time a few days ago and it was also excellent. Call ahead to...

Sisters Gourmet Deli

One of Portland's best kept secrets for breakfast + lunch!I also just did a medium sized catering order with Sisters and it was seamless A-Z....

Punky's

Wonderful breakfast sandwiches bacon egg snd cheese on a grilled bun fantastic . My son said one of the best breakfast sandwiches he’s had. We took home a...

The Crooked Mile Cafe

Fantastic lattes, breakfast burritos/wraps, and bagels. Their veggie cream cheese is cream cheese with carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes - it's delicious...

Po' Boys & Pickles

For years my wife and I have spent the month of March on the Gulf coast about 45 minutes from NOLA. Po'Boys is the place we go to when we are home and...

CRUNCHY POKÉ

Crunchy Poké was a delight! We ordered the spicy scallop burrito and the lobster burrito, and they were delicious! It was all made to order and the service...

Izakaya Minato

I was really surprised by how popular this spot is - there was a long line out front before they even opened! We got the sashimi, sakana no ankake, yaki...

Mami

I've known about Mami for a while but came across the fact that they serve ramen on Friday nights. I'm very picky about how my ramen tastes but the...

Benkay Japanese Restaurant And Sushi Bar

Best sushi we've had!! Loved our waitress, & the staff were so friendly & approachable?? it was great to be at an establishment where the employed...

Miyake

amazing and delicious food! everything was super fresh and tasty. i ordered the salmon lady roll, hamayaki (sooooo good!!!! especially with the lobster), and...

Pai Men Miyake

We got delivery and were overall quite pleased with our meals. The tofu buns were delicious, with perfectly balanced flavors. I loved how the tofu itself was...

Banh Appetit

Omg it is delicious cold cut banh mi! Love the fresh veggies, light crusty bread and tasty cold cold meat. Such a good deal for $8 Instead of Siracha sauce,...

Sun Vietnamese Restaurant

Had the pho here several times and I am always impressed with the large portions within the soup itself. Right next to my favorite Asian market too. Whenever I...

Saigon Restaurant

I’m from California (where there is amazing Vietnamese food galore!!!) and now living in Maine goin on 4years. I have scoured all of Maine looking for good...

Thanh Thanh 2

Great spot. I wish they had fountain drinks, and select beer in bottles.The building is a little outdated.Felt like the menu items were the same rather than...

Cong Tu Bot

Forgot to take photos it was so quick and tasty! Love the new menu so far. Had the rice noodles, garlic fried rice, and muscles. All are delicious! Felt the...

Huong's Vietnamese Restaurant

Perfect!! Been looking for Bun Bo hue” they had it and it was worth it, definitely going back, tasted just how I imaginedThanksKid-friendliness: Nice kid...

Tomaso's Canteen

My wife and I hit this spot up on recommendation from the hotel across the street. It's that perfect hoke in the wall pup. Amazing steak bomb and burgers....

Bramhall

Really good cocktails and a friendly staff--the vibe here is great. It's Amin a catacomb-like basement underneath an old restaurant. We stop in almost...

Shays Grill Pub

Place is on the smaller side but they were able to get us right in. The men's bathroom is very small. Not sure how some people could fit in there. The...

Ruski's

Stopped in here with my husband on a weekday morning and had a wonderful breakfast in a laid back atmosphere. Lots of locals, has real charm! Strongly...

Samuel's Bar & Grill

We were visiting from out of town and we were hungry - we had tried another place and they were closed, so after a little driving, we say Samuel's. Okay,...

CBG

Very cool atmosphere, love the Lebowski print. Everything we ordered was great, simple but elevated food, really friendly server. I really appreciate the full...

Portland Beer Hub

Wonderful dive bar in the Old Port. My fiancé and I were just looking for a nice little brewery and it popped up on the map. The owner was super nice and I...

The Independent Ice Co.

Had a great time at the Independent, which has somewhere near 500 different types of whiskey. The waitstaff and bartenders were EXTREMELY helpful in helping us...

Novare Res Bier Cafe

Came here for a dinner. I have mixed feelings. The staff is very friendly, and attentive. The selection of beers is great - you can find all sorts of unusual,...

Sagamore Hill Lounge

I LOVE this place. Here is the list:Pros:- Amazing AND Seasonal cocktails- Huge cocktail variety- Tons of local ingredients used- Service is amazing,...

Lincolns

We love Portland but it isn't a cheap place to visit.Our airbnb with all silly fees attached was $150+ for the night. Street parking was $7/hour. Oysters...

Arcadia - Portland, Me

Ok, I ended up at Arcadia pretty tired on a Friday night. I showed up with a clear vibe of I-really-wish-I-was-home-in-pjs-right-now and almost immediately...