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Guidebook for Portland

Mellen Street Market!

We recommend www.MellenStreetMarket.com! 100+ years being open.  This is a Convenience Store/Market/Restaurant/Bar that sells 60+ of the best most popular variety of Maine Craft beers/ciders/sours/Kumbucha and much more... for a reasonable price!  Inexpensive quality homemade foods.  We serve food til the bar closes.  Bar grand opening should be in February of 2020 so please come and visit me?!    They make all homemade food including pizza/banh mi/tacos/Italians, grilled cheeses/grinders/breakfast sandwiches ect..., Please go on the website or the facebook page for the menu.   Feeling lazy just give us a call and we can deliver prepared food/cigarettes/tylenol/lottery//condoms/beer/wine/groceries in the convenient/market store! Free delivery with a minimum $15 order from the menu!  $5 delivery fee if you only buy under $40 groceries within 5 miles of Portland.  Mellen St has most everything that you need in a grocery store.   79 Mellen Street, Portland, Maine 207-772-2206
Most visited place in Maine!
346 locals recommend
Portland Harbor Museum
12 Captain Strout Circle
346 locals recommend
Most visited place in Maine!
.5 mile walk or less to back cove and you can then walk/run 3 1/4 mile loop around the ocean.
22 locals recommend
Back Cove
22 locals recommend
.5 mile walk or less to back cove and you can then walk/run 3 1/4 mile loop around the ocean.
Amazing 1.5 hour hike around the ocean. Park at Black Point Inn and grab a drink and then take a hike. Super highly recommend! Prob the best experience of visiting Maine.
13 locals recommend
Prouts Neck
13 locals recommend
Amazing 1.5 hour hike around the ocean. Park at Black Point Inn and grab a drink and then take a hike. Super highly recommend! Prob the best experience of visiting Maine.
100+ years being open. This is a Convenience Store/Market/Restaurant/Bar that sells 55+ of the best variety of Maine Craft Beers in Maine for a reasonable price! Inexpensive quality homemade foods. We serve food til the bar closed. Bar grand opening should be in February of 2020 so please come and visit me?! We serve 60+ of the most popular Maine Craft beers in a bar in Portland! Feeling lazy just give us a call and we can deliver food/cigarettes/condoms/ tylenol/beer/wine or anything in the store. Just go on Facebook or google us. 79 Mellen Street, Portland, Maine 207-772-2206
Mellen Street Market
79 Mellen St
100+ years being open. This is a Convenience Store/Market/Restaurant/Bar that sells 55+ of the best variety of Maine Craft Beers in Maine for a reasonable price! Inexpensive quality homemade foods. We serve food til the bar closed. Bar grand opening should be in February of 2020 so please come and visit me?! We serve 60+ of the most popular Maine Craft beers in a bar in Portland! Feeling lazy just give us a call and we can deliver food/cigarettes/condoms/ tylenol/beer/wine or anything in the store. Just go on Facebook or google us. 79 Mellen Street, Portland, Maine 207-772-2206

old port downtown

Every Wednesday on Monument Square til 1pm.
64 locals recommend
Portland Farmers' Market
92 Deering Ave
64 locals recommend
Every Wednesday on Monument Square til 1pm.

usm area dartmouth coyle

13 locals recommend
Punky's
186 Brighton Ave
13 locals recommend
17 locals recommend
Vientiane Market
157 Noyes St
17 locals recommend
76 locals recommend
The Great Lost Bear
540 Forest Ave
76 locals recommend
51 locals recommend
Woodford Food & Beverage
660 Forest Ave
51 locals recommend
10 locals recommend
Bow Street Beverage
495 Forest Ave
10 locals recommend
30 locals recommend
Big Sky Bread Company
536 Deering Ave
30 locals recommend
38 locals recommend
Bayou Kitchen
543 Deering Ave
38 locals recommend
21 locals recommend
The Sinful Kitchen
952 Brighton Ave
21 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
The Proper Cup
500 Forest Ave
12 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Crooked Mile At Rosemont
428 Brighton Ave
7 locals recommend

Activities to do

Do as much as possible while in Portland!
cheap downhill skiing during the week only 50 minute drive from portland
165 locals recommend
Shawnee Peak
119 Mountain Rd
165 locals recommend
cheap downhill skiing during the week only 50 minute drive from portland
Must visit!
40 locals recommend
Harbor Fish Market
9 Custom House Wharf
40 locals recommend
Must visit!
easier on parking if you can't see Harbor Fish Market.
12 locals recommend
Free Range Fish & Lobster
450 Commercial St
12 locals recommend
easier on parking if you can't see Harbor Fish Market.
Best ice cream and visit the farm while your there. Cross country skiing in the winter is a good workout.
23 locals recommend
Smiling Hill Farm
781 County Rd
23 locals recommend
Best ice cream and visit the farm while your there. Cross country skiing in the winter is a good workout.
Great for happy hour and live music on the ocean.
131 locals recommend
Portland Lobster Co
180 Commercial St
131 locals recommend
Great for happy hour and live music on the ocean.
Make sure you take a dip in the ocean. This is a very dog friendly beach. Google all the other nearby beaches.
93 locals recommend
East End Beach
Eastern Promenade Trail
93 locals recommend
Make sure you take a dip in the ocean. This is a very dog friendly beach. Google all the other nearby beaches.
substance ale is a must try!
102 locals recommend
Bissell Brothers
38 Resurgam Pl
102 locals recommend
substance ale is a must try!
craft beer is a bit cheaper compared to competitors
138 locals recommend
Rising Tide Brewing Company
103 Fox St
138 locals recommend
craft beer is a bit cheaper compared to competitors
Patina ale
70 locals recommend
Austin Street Brewery
115 Fox St
70 locals recommend
Patina ale
lunch and peeper are most popular!
86 locals recommend
Maine Beer Company
525 US-1
86 locals recommend
lunch and peeper are most popular!
allagash white but they have the most varieties of beers to taste.
156 locals recommend
Allagash Brewing Company
50 Industrial Way
156 locals recommend
allagash white but they have the most varieties of beers to taste.
49 locals recommend
Bunker Brewing Company
17 Westfield St
49 locals recommend
stout gunner's daughter is one of the best rated maine's best sellers!
30 locals recommend
Mast Landing Brewing Company
920 Main St
30 locals recommend
stout gunner's daughter is one of the best rated maine's best sellers!
dive bar cheap drink specials and the food is good.
12 locals recommend
Rosie's Restaurant & Pub
330 Fore St
12 locals recommend
dive bar cheap drink specials and the food is good.
200 locals recommend
Sunday River Resort
15 S Ridge Rd
200 locals recommend
117 locals recommend
Sugarloaf Mountain
117 locals recommend
55 locals recommend
Mount Katahdin
55 locals recommend
83 locals recommend
Bark Harbor
150 Main St
83 locals recommend
raggae sunday or take a cheap ferry to the islands for the day.
176 locals recommend
Peaks Island
176 locals recommend
raggae sunday or take a cheap ferry to the islands for the day.
walk around in the old port and grab a beer and do some shopping
223 locals recommend
Old Port
223 locals recommend
walk around in the old port and grab a beer and do some shopping
portland art walk first friday of every month
412 locals recommend
Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Sq
412 locals recommend
portland art walk first friday of every month
limited on parking so do your research. taking a bike is how i get there.
130 locals recommend
Mackworth Island State Park
U.S. 1
130 locals recommend
limited on parking so do your research. taking a bike is how i get there.
closest beach 407 miles 16 minute drive
135 locals recommend
Willard Beach
135 locals recommend
closest beach 407 miles 16 minute drive
open 24 hours and never closes in freeport. famous for the bean boots. great for outlet shopping. stop by maine beer company.
270 locals recommend
L.L. Bean Factory Store
95 Main St
270 locals recommend
open 24 hours and never closes in freeport. famous for the bean boots. great for outlet shopping. stop by maine beer company.
taste maine's craft beer
Portland Beer Hub
320 Fore St
taste maine's craft beer
catch your favorite live band
116 locals recommend
State Theater
609 Congress St
116 locals recommend
catch your favorite live band
D league basketball Celtics
Home of the Maine Red Claws
239 Park Ave
D league basketball Celtics
AA baseball Redsox
80 locals recommend
Portland Sea Dogs
271 Park Ave
80 locals recommend
AA baseball Redsox
ice hockey ECHL level New York Rangers
6 locals recommend
Maine Mariners
94 Free St
6 locals recommend
ice hockey ECHL level New York Rangers
super wide selection for beer snobs
85 locals recommend
Novare Res Bier Cafe
4 Canal Plaza
85 locals recommend
super wide selection for beer snobs
martinis
18 locals recommend
Bar of Chocolate
38 Wharf St
18 locals recommend
martinis
martinis and also has a nice gym and hot tub
7 locals recommend
Portland Regency Hotel & Spa
20 Milk St
7 locals recommend
martinis and also has a nice gym and hot tub
47 locals recommend
Urban Farm Fermentory
200 Anderson St
47 locals recommend
30 locals recommend
Root Wild Kombucha
135 Washington Ave
30 locals recommend
ice skating, kids sledding, cocktails for adults
6 locals recommend
The Rink at Thompson's Point
207 Thompsons Point
6 locals recommend
ice skating, kids sledding, cocktails for adults
go sailing for a few hours BYOB-bring your own booze and snacks
31 locals recommend
Portland Schooner Co.
Maine State Pier
31 locals recommend
go sailing for a few hours BYOB-bring your own booze and snacks
43 locals recommend
The Maine Brew Bus
320 Commercial St
43 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Maine Squeeze Juice Cafe
28 Monument Sq
7 locals recommend
learn how the locals catch lobster on a boat. BYOB-bring your own booze.
40 locals recommend
Lucky Catch Cruises
170 Commercial St
40 locals recommend
learn how the locals catch lobster on a boat. BYOB-bring your own booze.
one of the more popular bars in portland. speak easy cheaper in the back hidden room.
51 locals recommend
Blyth & Burrows
26 Exchange St
51 locals recommend
one of the more popular bars in portland. speak easy cheaper in the back hidden room.
they must of spent 2-3+ million so families can enjoy. a must visit if you have kids.
114 locals recommend
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine
250 Thompsons Point Road
114 locals recommend
they must of spent 2-3+ million so families can enjoy. a must visit if you have kids.
192 locals recommend
OTTO
576 Congress St
192 locals recommend
220 locals recommend
The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
220 locals recommend

Food scene

Call ahead as you can wait 30+ minutes for parking. You can byob bring your own booze to this place. Your on the ocean so the views are amazing!
def my favorite restaurant. need to go there at 4:45pm if you want a chance at getting a table when it opens at 5pm. The bar is usually available if you get there early.
92 locals recommend
Fore Street Restaurant
288 Fore St
92 locals recommend
def my favorite restaurant. need to go there at 4:45pm if you want a chance at getting a table when it opens at 5pm. The bar is usually available if you get there early.
My second favorite oldest restaurant. Lobster seafood with pasta in the cast iron is the best.
114 locals recommend
Street & Co
33 Wharf St
114 locals recommend
My second favorite oldest restaurant. Lobster seafood with pasta in the cast iron is the best.
My favorite dive bar for raw oysters, raw seafood plate with raw scallops, steamers etc... call or go early as you will be waiting at least 1 hr during the peak season. They make stiff drinks!!
83 locals recommend
Js Oyster
5 Portland Pier
83 locals recommend
My favorite dive bar for raw oysters, raw seafood plate with raw scallops, steamers etc... call or go early as you will be waiting at least 1 hr during the peak season. They make stiff drinks!!
For you fancies that want the atmosphere for more expensive seafood with a ton of variety of oysters.
272 locals recommend
Eventide Oyster Co.
86 Middle St
272 locals recommend
For you fancies that want the atmosphere for more expensive seafood with a ton of variety of oysters.
Great restaurant so you must try it! They are very creative and constantly changing their dishes.
67 locals recommend
The Honey Paw
78 Middle St
67 locals recommend
Great restaurant so you must try it! They are very creative and constantly changing their dishes.
Great for lobster rolls! They prob sell the most in Portland.
61 locals recommend
The Highroller Lobster Co
104 Exchange St
61 locals recommend
Great for lobster rolls! They prob sell the most in Portland.
I need to go to write you my thoughts. I heard it was delicious.
7 locals recommend
Maine Oyster Company
38 Portland St
7 locals recommend
I need to go to write you my thoughts. I heard it was delicious.
Super modern, nice and best views on and of the ocean.
45 locals recommend
Luke's Lobster Portland Pier
60 Portland Pier
45 locals recommend
Super modern, nice and best views on and of the ocean.
One of the best locations on the ocean for happy hour. Food is very good.
56 locals recommend
The Porthole Restaurant & Pub
20 Custom House Wharf
56 locals recommend
One of the best locations on the ocean for happy hour. Food is very good.
call before as you parking can be a 30+ minute wait. you can byob - as it's bring your own booze because they don't sell beer/wine/liquor.
136 locals recommend
The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
225 Two Lights Rd
136 locals recommend
call before as you parking can be a 30+ minute wait. you can byob - as it's bring your own booze because they don't sell beer/wine/liquor.
must call ahead for the busy season as the wait time is usually 30-60+ mins.
145 locals recommend
Central Provisions
414 Fore St
145 locals recommend
must call ahead for the busy season as the wait time is usually 30-60+ mins.
The West End Deli & Catering Inc
545 Spring St
163 locals recommend
i hear it's excellent for gluten free
12 locals recommend
Bam Bam Bakery
1054 Brighton Avenue
12 locals recommend
i hear it's excellent for gluten free
38 locals recommend
Ruski's
212 Danforth St
38 locals recommend
44 locals recommend
Bite into Maine
1000 Shore Rd
44 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Paciarino
470 Fore St
13 locals recommend
147 locals recommend
Boda
671 Congress St
147 locals recommend
84 locals recommend
Green Elephant
608 Congress St
84 locals recommend
73 locals recommend
Davids 388 Restaurant
388 Cottage Rd
73 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
Two Fat Cats
740 Broadway
16 locals recommend
114 locals recommend
Standard Baking Co
75 Commercial St
114 locals recommend

breakfast

152 locals recommend
Hot Suppa
703 Congress St
152 locals recommend
88 locals recommend
Joe's Boathouse Catering
88 locals recommend
52 locals recommend
Bayside American Cafe
98 Portland St
52 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
Miss Portland Diner
140 Marginal Way
16 locals recommend
38 locals recommend
Bayou Kitchen
543 Deering Ave
38 locals recommend
21 locals recommend
The Sinful Kitchen
952 Brighton Ave
21 locals recommend
19 locals recommend
Marcy's Diner
47 Oak St
19 locals recommend
108 locals recommend
The Front Room
73 Congress St
108 locals recommend
The Porthole Restaurant & Pub
20 Custom House Wharf
56 locals recommend
20 locals recommend
Artemisia Cafe
61 Pleasant St
20 locals recommend
64 locals recommend
Ohno Cafe
87 Brackett St
64 locals recommend