Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
This is a fun place to go for local artist & musicians. Their cook is Jamaican and the food ranges from Jamacian, Vegan, Organic, to fish, poultry and deserts.
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Local Sprouts Co-op
649 Congress StThis is a fun place to go for local artist & musicians. Their cook is Jamaican and the food ranges from Jamacian, Vegan, Organic, to fish, poultry and deserts.
This is a market place with many different vendors selling a variety of foods. There is an upper seating area to hang out in that over looks the monument square in downtown Portland.
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Public Market House
28 Monument SqThis is a market place with many different vendors selling a variety of foods. There is an upper seating area to hang out in that over looks the monument square in downtown Portland.
Yosaku
1 Danforth StSome of the best Japanese food in the area.
This place is really fun. It has a large outdoor seating area as well as indoor. The decor is unique and eclectic. Lots of old 1950's tables & chairs. Colorful hand painted fences & upcycled center pieces such as old bikes & tubs for flower beds. Deck lights, flowers & trees. Really fun ! Great Menu !
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Silly's
68 Washington AveThis place is really fun. It has a large outdoor seating area as well as indoor. The decor is unique and eclectic. Lots of old 1950's tables & chairs. Colorful hand painted fences & upcycled center pieces such as old bikes & tubs for flower beds. Deck lights, flowers & trees. Really fun ! Great Menu !
Some of the best seafood around. The back patio is on the water overlooking the Casco Bay.
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Gilberts Chowder House
92 Commercial StSome of the best seafood around. The back patio is on the water overlooking the Casco Bay.
This tiny spot has the best Thai food in town, Generous servings and reasonable prices. The interior decor is really charming.
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Saeng Thai House
921 Congress StThis tiny spot has the best Thai food in town, Generous servings and reasonable prices. The interior decor is really charming.
Relaxed Eritrean restaurant serving classic dishes, plus wine, beer & traditional coffee. Unique African food.
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Asmara Restaurant
51 Oak StRelaxed Eritrean restaurant serving classic dishes, plus wine, beer & traditional coffee. Unique African food.
Caribbean Restaurant, Mexican Restaurant.
Great Burritos & Jamiacan Fare. Curry Black, Beans. they Deliver too !
Federal Spice
225 Federal StCaribbean Restaurant, Mexican Restaurant.
Great Burritos & Jamiacan Fare. Curry Black, Beans. they Deliver too !
Spanish Tapas, paella & other Spanish cuisine plus drinks in an eclectic setting full of local art.
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Local 188
685 Congress StSpanish Tapas, paella & other Spanish cuisine plus drinks in an eclectic setting full of local art.
Vietnamese Specializing in pho, this relaxed Vietnamese eatery offers a wide menu of traditional dishes.
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Veranda Noodle Bar
14 Veranda StVietnamese Specializing in pho, this relaxed Vietnamese eatery offers a wide menu of traditional dishes.
American This sleek, dimly lit space is the setting for creative, globally inspired dishes & cocktails.
Some of the best calamari I have ever had.
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Walter's
American This sleek, dimly lit space is the setting for creative, globally inspired dishes & cocktails.
Some of the best calamari I have ever had.
Calendar Islands Maine Lobster Company is owned by 38 hard-working Maine lobstermen and two chefs pooling their talent in a ‘salty version of farm to table. ’Our company has created an exciting marriage of culinary distinction to the Maine lobster fishery’s more than 100-year history of tradition, quality, and sustainability. Calendar Islands ensuring the finest gourmet lobster “catch to table”. From hauling the traps and hand-selecting the highest quality lobsters, to developing traditional and contemporary recipes for our customers.
Calendar Island Maine Lobster
6 Portland Fish PierCalendar Islands Maine Lobster Company is owned by 38 hard-working Maine lobstermen and two chefs pooling their talent in a ‘salty version of farm to table. ’Our company has created an exciting marriage of culinary distinction to the Maine lobster fishery’s more than 100-year history of tradition, quality, and sustainability. Calendar Islands ensuring the finest gourmet lobster “catch to table”. From hauling the traps and hand-selecting the highest quality lobsters, to developing traditional and contemporary recipes for our customers.
Drinks & Nightlife
Space Gallery Showcases up and coming artists. They have an eclectic collection of artists that perform there.
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SPACE
534-538 Congress StSpace Gallery Showcases up and coming artists. They have an eclectic collection of artists that perform there.
Every week they have a genre night. Disco 1980's etc. This place is really fun. The layout goes on and on with rooms full of collectible stuff everywhere. The owner reminds me of Harpo Marx with dark hair. It has an original light up dance floor too ! They have the largest lunch box collection I have ever seen.
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Bubba's Sulky Lounge
92 Portland StEvery week they have a genre night. Disco 1980's etc. This place is really fun. The layout goes on and on with rooms full of collectible stuff everywhere. The owner reminds me of Harpo Marx with dark hair. It has an original light up dance floor too ! They have the largest lunch box collection I have ever seen.
This is a intimate venue with unique performers from all over the world.
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One Longfellow Square
181 State StThis is a intimate venue with unique performers from all over the world.
Irish Pub Bi-level Irish tavern known for its Guinness-mural exterior offers live music, pub fare & a deck.
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Brian Boru
57 Center StIrish Pub Bi-level Irish tavern known for its Guinness-mural exterior offers live music, pub fare & a deck.
The State Theatre is a historic theater located at 609 Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine, which features a combination of Moorish and Art Deco architecture. It reopened as a 1,870 seat performing arts venue in 2010
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State Theater
609 Congress StThe State Theatre is a historic theater located at 609 Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine, which features a combination of Moorish and Art Deco architecture. It reopened as a 1,870 seat performing arts venue in 2010
This is the oldest rock club in Portland. They are the venue to see garage & punk bands local & national. Comparable to CBGB's of NYC , & The Rat, & The Underground of Boston. Geno is a great guy too!
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Geno's Rock Club
625 Congress StThis is the oldest rock club in Portland. They are the venue to see garage & punk bands local & national. Comparable to CBGB's of NYC , & The Rat, & The Underground of Boston. Geno is a great guy too!
Parks & Nature
Beloved of the Oaks
640 Brighton AveJust a great place to go and be out side within the city.
This is a lovely place to go for and adventure, and it is close to Portland. There is a bagpiper who goes there to play every summer. He is an amazing musician. Fields and trails to walk on and a community garden as well.
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Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm RdThis is a lovely place to go for and adventure, and it is close to Portland. There is a bagpiper who goes there to play every summer. He is an amazing musician. Fields and trails to walk on and a community garden as well.
This is where The school for the deaf resides. This island has a walking path the goes around the entire circumference of the island. The scenic view is sunning.
They ask a small contribution at the gate.
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Mackworth Island State Park
U.S. 1This is where The school for the deaf resides. This island has a walking path the goes around the entire circumference of the island. The scenic view is sunning.
They ask a small contribution at the gate.
Great place to get out in the air and sun. Great view of the bay, boats, islands, and fort gorges. The Eastern Promenade is a historic promenade, 68.2-acre public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934.
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Eastern Promenade Trail
Eastern PromenadeGreat place to get out in the air and sun. Great view of the bay, boats, islands, and fort gorges. The Eastern Promenade is a historic promenade, 68.2-acre public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934.
Great fresh water swimming with sandy beaches and pine groves. they have grills for outdoor eating and camp grounds.
Sebago Lake State Park is a state-operated, public recreation area on the north shore of Sebago Lake in the towns of Naples and Casco, Cumberland County, Maine. It was opened in 1938 as one of Maine's original five state parks
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Sebago Lake State Park
3 Park Access RdGreat fresh water swimming with sandy beaches and pine groves. they have grills for outdoor eating and camp grounds.
Sebago Lake State Park is a state-operated, public recreation area on the north shore of Sebago Lake in the towns of Naples and Casco, Cumberland County, Maine. It was opened in 1938 as one of Maine's original five state parks
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located on Casco Bay on the southeastern side of Freeport, Maine. The state park was created when the Lawrence M.C. Smith family donated the land to the state in 1969
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Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
426 Wolfe's Neck RdWolfe's Neck Woods State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located on Casco Bay on the southeastern side of Freeport, Maine. The state park was created when the Lawrence M.C. Smith family donated the land to the state in 1969
Right in town Portland !! Scenic waterfront park including walking trail, boat launch, sandy beach & lots of scenic views.
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East End Beach
Eastern Promenade TrailRight in town Portland !! Scenic waterfront park including walking trail, boat launch, sandy beach & lots of scenic views.
Arts & Culture
This beautiful Gothic Church has been an ongoing project to save and renovate. They have wonderful theatrical and musical events. It is on Munjoy Hill on the eastern Promenade area. Quite a site to see.
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Saint Lawrence Arts Center
76 Congress StThis beautiful Gothic Church has been an ongoing project to save and renovate. They have wonderful theatrical and musical events. It is on Munjoy Hill on the eastern Promenade area. Quite a site to see.
Performing Arts Theater Non-profit professional theater putting on a variety of productions from fall through spring. 25 Forest Ave
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Portland Stage
25 Forest Ave Performing Arts Theater Non-profit professional theater putting on a variety of productions from fall through spring. 25 Forest Ave
The Museum's three architecturally significant buildings unite three centuries that showcase the history of American art and culture. Since its opening in 1983, the Charles Shipman Payson Building has been the public face of the Museum.
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Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress SqThe Museum's three architecturally significant buildings unite three centuries that showcase the history of American art and culture. Since its opening in 1983, the Charles Shipman Payson Building has been the public face of the Museum.
The house has both historical and literary importance, as it is both the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula and the childhood home of famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882).
American Revolutionary War General Peleg Wadsworth built the house in 1785–1786, the first wholly brick dwelling in Portland.[3] Wadsworth raised ten children in the two-story structure with a pitched roof before retiring to the family farm in Hiram, Maine, in 1807. His daughter Zilpah and her husband Stephen Longfellow IV were married in the house.
Their son, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was born nearby at the home of an aunt, Stephen's sister, on February 27, 1807. The home was a three-story Federal architecture-style home at the corner of Fore and Hancock Streets.[4] Young Longfellow did not move with his parents to the Wadsworth-Longfellow House until he was eight months old, but spent the next 35 years there.[5] The Longfellows added today's third story in 1815.
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress StThe house has both historical and literary importance, as it is both the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula and the childhood home of famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882).
American Revolutionary War General Peleg Wadsworth built the house in 1785–1786, the first wholly brick dwelling in Portland.[3] Wadsworth raised ten children in the two-story structure with a pitched roof before retiring to the family farm in Hiram, Maine, in 1807. His daughter Zilpah and her husband Stephen Longfellow IV were married in the house.
Their son, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was born nearby at the home of an aunt, Stephen's sister, on February 27, 1807. The home was a three-story Federal architecture-style home at the corner of Fore and Hancock Streets.[4] Young Longfellow did not move with his parents to the Wadsworth-Longfellow House until he was eight months old, but spent the next 35 years there.[5] The Longfellows added today's third story in 1815.
Entertainment & Activities
Movie Theater Multitheater art house screens a mix of independent & local films plus blockbuster movies. Offering inexpensive matinees.
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Nickelodeon Cinema (Patriot Cinemas)
1 Temple StMovie Theater Multitheater art house screens a mix of independent & local films plus blockbuster movies. Offering inexpensive matinees.
The have the best pier fries at Lisa's & fun rides. There is a huge beach too !! Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902.
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Palace Playland
1 Old Orchard StThe have the best pier fries at Lisa's & fun rides. There is a huge beach too !! Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902.
Sail with us from Portland, Maine's Old Port on an authentic sailing vessel steeped in history — and enjoy the cruise of a lifetime. Bagheera and Wendameen provide the perfect vantage point to enjoy some of Maine’s most beautiful sights and sounds — from the deck of a storied wooden schooner built in the early 20th century. For a morning, afternoon, sunset, or overnight windjammer adventure, from Portland Harbor through the pristine waters of Casco Bay and beyond, refresh your spirit and excite your soul with an unforgettable sail reminiscent of a simpler time.
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Portland Schooner Co.
Maine State PierSail with us from Portland, Maine's Old Port on an authentic sailing vessel steeped in history — and enjoy the cruise of a lifetime. Bagheera and Wendameen provide the perfect vantage point to enjoy some of Maine’s most beautiful sights and sounds — from the deck of a storied wooden schooner built in the early 20th century. For a morning, afternoon, sunset, or overnight windjammer adventure, from Portland Harbor through the pristine waters of Casco Bay and beyond, refresh your spirit and excite your soul with an unforgettable sail reminiscent of a simpler time.
SailMaine is a community sailing center based on the Portland waterfront. Providing affordable access to the water through community sailing.
We offer sailing Programs, & Boat Rentals.
SailMaine hosts several events throughout the year, including regattas, fun races, social events and special sailing events. Our events are meant to get more people out on the water and build community around sailing. Come on down, get involved and get sailing!
Sail Maine
77 Fore StSailMaine is a community sailing center based on the Portland waterfront. Providing affordable access to the water through community sailing.
We offer sailing Programs, & Boat Rentals.
SailMaine hosts several events throughout the year, including regattas, fun races, social events and special sailing events. Our events are meant to get more people out on the water and build community around sailing. Come on down, get involved and get sailing!
Explore the most exciting kayaking destinations in Casco Bay with an expert Maine guide. Our trips range from two hour tours to three-day expeditions. Rent a sea kayak or paddleboard and explore the many islands of Casco Bay. Paddle from our site at the East End Beach or paddle elsewhere.
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Portland Paddle
1 Eastern PromenadeExplore the most exciting kayaking destinations in Casco Bay with an expert Maine guide. Our trips range from two hour tours to three-day expeditions. Rent a sea kayak or paddleboard and explore the many islands of Casco Bay. Paddle from our site at the East End Beach or paddle elsewhere.
Carousel Horse Farm
69 Leach Hill RdFor those who love horse back riding !
Sightseeing
For those who love history culture & design the mansion is a must. Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House or Morse-Libby Mansion, is a landmark example of American residential architecture located in downtown Portland, Maine
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Victoria Mansion
109 Danforth StFor those who love history culture & design the mansion is a must. Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House or Morse-Libby Mansion, is a landmark example of American residential architecture located in downtown Portland, Maine
Various community facilities including athletic fields & ice skating rink
Municipal beach & boat launch at Kent’s Landing for taxpayer use
Sebago Lake State Park located within Naples
Four large lakes & ponds as well as several rivers for summer and winter recreation
Ski resorts within short distances of town
Numerous campgrounds, marinas, seasonal rentals, and other businesses that cater to our unique and abundant recreational activities.
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Naples
Various community facilities including athletic fields & ice skating rink
Municipal beach & boat launch at Kent’s Landing for taxpayer use
Sebago Lake State Park located within Naples
Four large lakes & ponds as well as several rivers for summer and winter recreation
Ski resorts within short distances of town
Numerous campgrounds, marinas, seasonal rentals, and other businesses that cater to our unique and abundant recreational activities.
The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States
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Portland Observatory
138 Congress StThe Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine. Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States
Shopping
This is the original camping, hunting & sports store of Maine. L.L.Bean, Inc., branded as L.L.Bean, is an American, privately held, mail-order, online, and retail company founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company is currently based in Freeport, Maine, United States
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L.L. Bean Factory Store
95 Main StThis is the original camping, hunting & sports store of Maine. L.L.Bean, Inc., branded as L.L.Bean, is an American, privately held, mail-order, online, and retail company founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company is currently based in Freeport, Maine, United States
Retail mainstay stocking a huge inventory of hunting, fishing & camping supplies, plus boats & ATVs
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Cabela's
100 Cabela's BlvdRetail mainstay stocking a huge inventory of hunting, fishing & camping supplies, plus boats & ATVs