Portland Guidebook

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Restaurants

An absolute favorite!!
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Fore Street Restaurant
288 Fore St
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An absolute favorite!!
Amazing food— 6 minute walk from the house. Reservations recommended— but they also seat walk ins.
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CHAVAL
58 Pine St
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Amazing food— 6 minute walk from the house. Reservations recommended— but they also seat walk ins.
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Central Provisions
414 Fore St
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Pai Men Miyake
188 State St
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Leeward
85 Free St
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Boda
671 Congress St
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Miyake
468 Fore St
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Sichuan Kitchen
612 Congress St
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Empire
575 Congress St
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Green Elephant
608 Congress St
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Isa
79 Portland St
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El Rayo Taqueria
Crispy Gai
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Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle St
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Duckfat
43 Middle St
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The Honey Paw
78 Middle St
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Mr. Tuna
28 Monument Sq
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Izakaya Minato
54 Washington Ave
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Sur Lie
11 Free St
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Flatbread Company
72 Commercial St
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MAIZ colombian street food
621 Forest Ave
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Street & Co
33 Wharf St
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Scales
68 Commercial St
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Arts & Culture

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Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Sq
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State Theater
609 Congress St
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Great place to experience 19th century Maine history.
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Victoria Mansion
109 Danforth St
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Great place to experience 19th century Maine history.
Space is an excellent alternative arts space-- with art exhibitions, great music shows and spoken word poetry and theater.
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SPACE
534-538 Congress St
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Space is an excellent alternative arts space-- with art exhibitions, great music shows and spoken word poetry and theater.
Great outdoor music venue with fun food trucks.
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Thompsons Point
Thompsons Point
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Great outdoor music venue with fun food trucks.
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Thompson Point
Thompsons Point
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Shopping

Great clothing store! Brooke, the owner has such a lovely eye.
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JUDITH
131 Middle St
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Great clothing store! Brooke, the owner has such a lovely eye.
Moody Lords Vinyl/Vintage
566 Congress St
Strange Maine
578 Congress St
Fun local goods mixed with vintage.
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Pinecone+Chickadee
6 Free St
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Fun local goods mixed with vintage.
Kazeem will take good care of you when you shop-- he carries a lot of local goods and also his own designs mixed in with vintage.
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Portland Trading Co
83 Market St
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Kazeem will take good care of you when you shop-- he carries a lot of local goods and also his own designs mixed in with vintage.
Lovely housewares! Good gifts.
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Folly 101
101 Exchange St
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Lovely housewares! Good gifts.
Great local bookstore!
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Longfellow Books
1 Monument Sq
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Great local bookstore!
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Blanche & Mimi
195 Middle St
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Great local flea market with many vendors— a 15 minute walk from the house.
Open House
Great local flea market with many vendors— a 15 minute walk from the house.

Day Trips and Sightseeing

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Ferry Beach, Scarborough, ME
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Take the Sunset Ferry Tour around the islands off Portland Harbor. So lovely!
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Casco Bay Lines
56 Commercial St
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Take the Sunset Ferry Tour around the islands off Portland Harbor. So lovely!
Peaks Island is a fun day trip. Only 20 minute ferry ride from Portland, you can walk around the island, go to the small sandy beach not far from the ferry landing or rent bikes for the afternoon.
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Peaks Island
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Peaks Island is a fun day trip. Only 20 minute ferry ride from Portland, you can walk around the island, go to the small sandy beach not far from the ferry landing or rent bikes for the afternoon.
Rent kayaks or paddle boards from the East End Beach in Portland.
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Portland Paddle
1 Eastern Promenade
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Rent kayaks or paddle boards from the East End Beach in Portland.
A 10-15 minute drive from the house, this is a great short outing. You can park and walk along the cliffside ocean vistas, tour the park and see the most photographed lighthouse in the world. It's a lovely place. Don't miss the great lobster rolls at the Bite Into Maine food truck!
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Portland Harbor Museum
12 Captain Strout Circle
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A 10-15 minute drive from the house, this is a great short outing. You can park and walk along the cliffside ocean vistas, tour the park and see the most photographed lighthouse in the world. It's a lovely place. Don't miss the great lobster rolls at the Bite Into Maine food truck!
Bike rentals in the Old Port.
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The Portland Encyclepedia
6 Commercial St
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Bike rentals in the Old Port.
This small island is a 10 minute drive from the house. You can drive right onto the island, park and enjoy the 20 minute hike around the island’s perimeter. It’s a great place to take breakfast treats and enjoy the beautiful views.
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Mackworth Island State Park
U.S. 1
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This small island is a 10 minute drive from the house. You can drive right onto the island, park and enjoy the 20 minute hike around the island’s perimeter. It’s a great place to take breakfast treats and enjoy the beautiful views.

Drinks & Nightlife

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LFK
188 State St
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The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club
75 Market St
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Lovely new bar with great drinks! Push through the secret bookcase door in the back to a downstairs Speakeasy bar!
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Blyth & Burrows
26 Exchange St
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Lovely new bar with great drinks! Push through the secret bookcase door in the back to a downstairs Speakeasy bar!
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Cocktail Mary
229 Congress St
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The Danforth
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The Jewel Box
644 Congress St
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Bakeries

Not to miss! Make sure to try the almond croissant (if you get there before they sell out!), pain au chocolate, morning bun, and financier. So, so good! They are nominated almost every year for a James Beard award!
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Standard Baking Co
75 Commercial St
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Not to miss! Make sure to try the almond croissant (if you get there before they sell out!), pain au chocolate, morning bun, and financier. So, so good! They are nominated almost every year for a James Beard award!
So, so good! Ask for a warm donut hot from the oven! My favorite is the dark chocolate sea salt!
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The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
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So, so good! Ask for a warm donut hot from the oven! My favorite is the dark chocolate sea salt!
Great pies and cakes!
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Two Fat Cats
740 Broadway
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Great pies and cakes!
Ugly Duckling Maine
ZUbakery
Some of the best pastries in town-- all have unique and delicious flavors. Great coffee-- they roast their own! The building is an old gas station- turned laundromat- turned Tandem!
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Tandem Coffee and Bakery
742 Congress St
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Some of the best pastries in town-- all have unique and delicious flavors. Great coffee-- they roast their own! The building is an old gas station- turned laundromat- turned Tandem!

Groceries

Great local grocer an 8 minute walk from the house.
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Rosemont Market & Bakery
40 Pine St
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Great local grocer an 8 minute walk from the house.
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Whole Foods Market
2 Somerset St
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Hannaford Supermarket
295 Forest Ave
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Trader Joe's
87 Marginal Way
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