Guidebook for Portland

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Guidebook for Portland

Food Scene

Delicious, totally unique drinks--try the homemade horchata w/a shot of espresso.
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Omi's Coffee Shop
372 Cottage Rd
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Delicious, totally unique drinks--try the homemade horchata w/a shot of espresso.
Great happy hour, brunch, and dinner. Good taps. I love the crispy pig's ear.
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Outliers Eatery
231 York Street
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Great happy hour, brunch, and dinner. Good taps. I love the crispy pig's ear.
If you hid a diner in the back of a dive bar, you'd get this place. Family friendly esp during the day/brunch.
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Ruski's
212 Danforth St
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If you hid a diner in the back of a dive bar, you'd get this place. Family friendly esp during the day/brunch.
Salsa bar! BBQ goat tacos!
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Taco Trio
60 Ocean St
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Salsa bar! BBQ goat tacos!
Easy pizza
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Bonobo
46 Pine St
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Easy pizza
The standard-bearer for the special occasion restaurant.
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Fore Street
Fore Street
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The standard-bearer for the special occasion restaurant.
Incredible oysters and drinks and food. Actually worth the wait. Put your name down then wander over to the East Ender for a drink/snack.
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Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle St
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Incredible oysters and drinks and food. Actually worth the wait. Put your name down then wander over to the East Ender for a drink/snack.
Fabulous coffee but really...the pastries and baked goods are some next level sh't.
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The West End Deli & Catering Inc
545 Spring St
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Fabulous coffee but really...the pastries and baked goods are some next level sh't.
It's really that delicious. Really.
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Central Provisions
414 Fore St
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It's really that delicious. Really.
Delicious food and great ambience. Homey, not pretentious. Get the corned beef hash or the cuban sandwich and the bloody mary.
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Hot Suppa
703 Congress St
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Delicious food and great ambience. Homey, not pretentious. Get the corned beef hash or the cuban sandwich and the bloody mary.
Great taps, good ramen, outdoor seating with lots of people-watching.
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Pai Men Miyake
188 State St
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Great taps, good ramen, outdoor seating with lots of people-watching.
Nice outdoor seating for a drink.
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TIQA
327 Commercial St
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Nice outdoor seating for a drink.
Fun little restaurant with decent food on a lovely street. Underneath artist studios--see if you can get in!
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Artemisia Cafe
61 Pleasant St
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Fun little restaurant with decent food on a lovely street. Underneath artist studios--see if you can get in!
More excellent coffee
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Bard Coffee
185 Middle St
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More excellent coffee
The $18 lunch Bento box is the best gourmet value you'll have all year.
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Miyake
468 Fore St
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The $18 lunch Bento box is the best gourmet value you'll have all year.
Strong drinks, amazing bbq, good prices, outdoor seating. Pork chicharron.
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Terlingua
40 Washington Ave
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Strong drinks, amazing bbq, good prices, outdoor seating. Pork chicharron.
BYOB! Who knew German food could be light and delicious? Great brunch, and rarely a wait.
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Schulte & Herr
349 Cumberland Ave
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BYOB! Who knew German food could be light and delicious? Great brunch, and rarely a wait.

Everything Else

Awesome selection of beer and wine, fabulous breakfast sandwiches.
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Ohno Cafe
87 Brackett St
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Awesome selection of beer and wine, fabulous breakfast sandwiches.
Great place to picnic, walk your dog/kids, throw a frisbee
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Harbor View Memorial Park
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Great place to picnic, walk your dog/kids, throw a frisbee
OMG The bagels!
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Scratch Baking Co
416 Preble St
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OMG The bagels!
so delicious. they deliver. good w kids.
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OTTO
576 Congress St
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so delicious. they deliver. good w kids.
Great fun for kids and interesting for adults, too.
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Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine
250 Thompsons Point Road
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Great fun for kids and interesting for adults, too.
Always nice to have two hospitals close by.
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Northern Light Mercy Hospital - State St.
144 State St
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Always nice to have two hospitals close by.
Awesome dog beach with restricted hours.
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East End Beach
Eastern Promenade Trail
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Awesome dog beach with restricted hours.
My favorite dog beach (restricted hours) after Ferry in Scarborough. Get breakfast at scratch and walk over. Playground for kids.
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Willard Beach
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My favorite dog beach (restricted hours) after Ferry in Scarborough. Get breakfast at scratch and walk over. Playground for kids.
Best beach! Dogs allowed at certain times.
Ferry Road
Ferry Road
Best beach! Dogs allowed at certain times.
Feel like you're in an F. Scott Fitzgerald book for an hour as you sip drinks on the veranda. Get the oysters.
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Black Point Inn
510 Black Point Rd
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Feel like you're in an F. Scott Fitzgerald book for an hour as you sip drinks on the veranda. Get the oysters.
Great beach.
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Kettle Cove Road
Kettle Cove Road
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Great beach.
Drop in to a buti yoga class and have a little fun with your exercise!
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Hustle and Flow
155 Brackett St
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Drop in to a buti yoga class and have a little fun with your exercise!
Great farmer's market! The park is amazing, too...
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Portland Farmers' Market
92 Deering Ave
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Great farmer's market! The park is amazing, too...
The unadulterated lifestyle vision of its dapper owner, Kazeem. A little bit of the best of everything from men's and women's clothes (new and vintage) to beef jerky.
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Portland Trading Co
83 Market St
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The unadulterated lifestyle vision of its dapper owner, Kazeem. A little bit of the best of everything from men's and women's clothes (new and vintage) to beef jerky.
Great place for a gift for your mother in law or a baby shower. Beach lifestyle with french inflection.
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Blanche & Mimi
195 Middle St
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Great place for a gift for your mother in law or a baby shower. Beach lifestyle with french inflection.
Always a great find at this resale shop.
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Material Objects
500 Congress St
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Always a great find at this resale shop.
More smiles per square foot--stationery, art, vintage thermoses, owls, t-shirts.
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Pinecone+Chickadee
6 Free St
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More smiles per square foot--stationery, art, vintage thermoses, owls, t-shirts.
Best brewery in Portland. Tap room hours are so fun--they frequently have great food trucks and you can try neighbor Foundation's beers, too.
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Bissell Brothers
38 Resurgam Pl
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Best brewery in Portland. Tap room hours are so fun--they frequently have great food trucks and you can try neighbor Foundation's beers, too.
Sunday night movies in the park all summer! Food trucks and people watching--take a load off for a few minutes while roaming around town.
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Congress Square Park
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Sunday night movies in the park all summer! Food trucks and people watching--take a load off for a few minutes while roaming around town.

Entertainment & Activities

Awesome place for kids to blow off steam.
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Reiche Community School
166 Brackett St
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Awesome place for kids to blow off steam.
If you LOVE cocktails, you'll die for the drinks. Mocktails are delicious too, for kids. Sells bitters and other accoutrement.
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Vena's Fizz House
90 Fore St
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If you LOVE cocktails, you'll die for the drinks. Mocktails are delicious too, for kids. Sells bitters and other accoutrement.
Your kids will amuse themselves for hours on the rocks while you marvel at views of the lighthouses. Lobster rolls can be a long wait and a bit pricy but tasty.
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The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
225 Two Lights Rd
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Your kids will amuse themselves for hours on the rocks while you marvel at views of the lighthouses. Lobster rolls can be a long wait and a bit pricy but tasty.
Warmest water in the area!
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Pine Point
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Warmest water in the area!
Gorgeous beach. Pay to get in, no dogs.
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IState Park yase-Crescent Beach
109 Bowery Beach Rd
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Gorgeous beach. Pay to get in, no dogs.
Hippy hideout with healthy food, good coffee and beer/wine, and you can let your kids run amok without getting side-eye from anyone.
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Local Sprouts Co-op
649 Congress St
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Hippy hideout with healthy food, good coffee and beer/wine, and you can let your kids run amok without getting side-eye from anyone.
Kids LOVE this place. Food's pretty good, people watching is great.
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Joe's Boathouse Catering
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Kids LOVE this place. Food's pretty good, people watching is great.
Best gelato in town. Served by real italians!
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Gorgeous Gelato
434 Fore St
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Best gelato in town. Served by real italians!
Best ice cream on the East Coast [*mic drop*].
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Mount Desert Island Ice Cream
51 Exchange St
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Best ice cream on the East Coast [*mic drop*].
Great huge playground AND a splash pool for kids. Top pick...
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Deering Oaks Park
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Great huge playground AND a splash pool for kids. Top pick...
Great beer, bowling, and food. Upscale but reasonably priced and fun!
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Bayside Bowl
58 Alder St
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Great beer, bowling, and food. Upscale but reasonably priced and fun!
Beaches, fairy villages, and not too long for kids to enjoy. Dog-friendly.
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Mackworth Island Trail
Mackworth Island Trail
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Beaches, fairy villages, and not too long for kids to enjoy. Dog-friendly.

Sightseeing

Such a bargain! The mail run ferry is great at sunset--bring a picnic. You can island hop, too, for no additional charge.
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Casco Bay Lines station
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Such a bargain! The mail run ferry is great at sunset--bring a picnic. You can island hop, too, for no additional charge.
Gorgeous views, paved trails for biking or walking that feed into back bay trail. Dog beaches!
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Eastern Promenade Trail
Eastern Promenade
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Gorgeous views, paved trails for biking or walking that feed into back bay trail. Dog beaches!
Rent kayaks or SUPs!
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Portland Paddle
1 Eastern Promenade
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Rent kayaks or SUPs!
So cute.
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Portland Observatory
138 Congress St
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So cute.
Rent bikes for the family then take off to Cape Elizabeth for the Portland Headlight in Fort Williams Park!
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Gorham Bike & Ski
693 Congress St
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Rent bikes for the family then take off to Cape Elizabeth for the Portland Headlight in Fort Williams Park!
Beach. Dog park. Lighthouse. Best lobster rolls in town. This is why you came to Maine.
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Iphakamisa yeFort Williams
1000 Shore Rd
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Beach. Dog park. Lighthouse. Best lobster rolls in town. This is why you came to Maine.
Enjoy city and water views for all 5k. Links up with the Eastern Prom trail.
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Back Cove Trail
Back Cove Trail
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Enjoy city and water views for all 5k. Links up with the Eastern Prom trail.

Essentials

Great Italian grocer with all kinds of condiments. Gourmet gifts cheap here!
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Micucci Grocery Store
45 India St
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Great Italian grocer with all kinds of condiments. Gourmet gifts cheap here!
Beer, wine, meat, staples, sandwiches, homemade soups.
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Fresh Approach
155 Brackett St
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Beer, wine, meat, staples, sandwiches, homemade soups.
Great.
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Whole Foods Market
2 Somerset St
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Great.

Arts & Culture

Gorgeous old-school venue with great acts.
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State Theater
609 Congress St
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Gorgeous old-school venue with great acts.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fabulous cocktails. Good chicken livers, too.
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Local 188
685 Congress St
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Fabulous cocktails. Good chicken livers, too.
Outdoor seating, delicious gastro-pub food (the veggie burger is best in town), good taps and drinks.
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LFK
188 State St
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Outdoor seating, delicious gastro-pub food (the veggie burger is best in town), good taps and drinks.
Strong, unusual, medicinal drinks.
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The Jewel Box
644 Congress St
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Strong, unusual, medicinal drinks.
Best views--from the top of the Eastland hotel. Crowd can be a bit much and drink are meh, but who cares when you can see New Hampshire?
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Top of the East
157 High St
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Best views--from the top of the Eastland hotel. Crowd can be a bit much and drink are meh, but who cares when you can see New Hampshire?