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Guide to Portland's best spots

Guide to Portland's best spots

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Created by Stephen Crowley • Updated On: October 19, 2016
The Crooked Mile is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

1. The Crooked Mile

7.5
8 Milk St, Portland, ME
Café · Downtown Portland · 22 tips and reviews

Stephen C.Stephen Crowley: They have a great buffalo chicken soup! Should be on the menu all the time!

Fit to Eat is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

2. Fit to Eat

65 Market St, Portland, ME
Café · Downtown Portland · 20 tips and reviews

Stephen C.Stephen Crowley: The Arugula Salad is delicious! Simple, light and full of fresh flavors! Give it a try.

OTTO is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

3. OTTO

8.7
576 Congress St (at Forest Ave), Portland, ME
Pizzeria · Downtown Portland · 86 tips and reviews

Stephen C.Stephen Crowley: Step1: After reading this, look up. Step 2: Say to your server " I will have the butternut squash, ricotta and cranberry pizza, please". Step 3: Check-off that you have done this. Step 4: Be amazed

Bard Coffee is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

4. Bard Coffee

9.2
185 Middle St (Exchange St.), Portland, ME
Coffee Shop · Downtown Portland · 108 tips and reviews

Stephen C.Stephen Crowley: Great atmosphere and great staff! I get the Vietnamese when I am craving something caffeinated and sweet.

Green Elephant Bistro is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

5. Green Elephant Bistro

9.2
608 Congress St, Portland, ME
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 53 tips and reviews
Local 188 is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

6. Local 188

685 Congress St, Portland, ME
Bar · Parkside · 70 tips and reviews
Patriot Nickelodeon Cinemas is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

7. Patriot Nickelodeon Cinemas

7.7
1 Temple St (Middle St), Portland, ME
Movie Theater · Downtown Portland · 19 tips and reviews
Tandoor Fine Indian Cuisine is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

8. Tandoor Fine Indian Cuisine

8.7
88 Exchange St, Portland, ME
Indian Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 5 tips and reviews
Fore Play is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

9. Fore Play

6.6
436 Fore St (at Union St), Portland, ME
Sports Bar · Downtown Portland · 11 tips and reviews
State Theatre is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

10. State Theatre

8.4
609 Congress St (at High St.), Portland, ME
Music Venue · Downtown Portland · 30 tips and reviews
The Bayou Kitchen is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

11. The Bayou Kitchen

8.6
543 Deering Ave, Portland, ME
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Back Cove · 32 tips and reviews
Nosh Kitchen Bar is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

12. Nosh Kitchen Bar

8.4
551 Congress St (at Oak St), Portland, ME
Bar · Downtown Portland · 87 tips and reviews
Duckfat is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

13. Duckfat

9.1
43 Middle St, Portland, ME
New American Restaurant · 228 tips and reviews
Sonny's is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

14. Sonny's

83 Exchange St, Portland, ME
Bar · Downtown Portland · 39 tips and reviews
Yosaku is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

15. Yosaku

8.9
1 Danforth St, Portland, ME
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 59 tips and reviews
Aurora Provisions is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

16. Aurora Provisions

7.8
64 Pine St, Portland, ME
Gourmet Store · West End · 14 tips and reviews
The Holy Donut is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

17. The Holy Donut

8.6
7 Exchange St, Portland, ME
Donut Shop · Downtown Portland · 109 tips and reviews
Tandem Coffee Roasters is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

18. Tandem Coffee Roasters

9.1
122 Anderson St (at Fox St.), Portland, ME
Coffee Shop · 13 tips and reviews
The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

19. The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club

9.0
75 Market St, Portland, ME
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Portland · 47 tips and reviews
Veranda Noodle Bar is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

20. Veranda Noodle Bar

6.9
Portland, ME
Vietnamese Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews
Pai Men Miyake is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

21. Pai Men Miyake

8.9
188 State St (at Congress St), Portland, ME
Japanese Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 72 tips and reviews
Eventide Oyster Co. is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

22. Eventide Oyster Co.

9.4
86 Middle St (btwn Franklin and Hampshire), Portland, ME
Seafood Restaurant · 280 tips and reviews
Novare Res Bier Cafe is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

23. Novare Res Bier Cafe

9.0
4 Canal Plz (at Exchange St), Portland, ME
Beer Garden · Downtown Portland · 126 tips and reviews
Liquid Riot Bottling Company is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

24. Liquid Riot Bottling Company

250 Commercial St, Portland, ME
Brewery · Downtown Portland · 58 tips and reviews
Oxbow Blending and Bottling is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

25. Oxbow Blending and Bottling

8.9
49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME
Brewery · East End · 15 tips and reviews
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

26. Bissell Brothers Brewing Co

9.2
38 Resurgam Pl, Portland, ME
Brewery · Libbytown · 31 tips and reviews
Arcadia National Bar is one of Guide to Portland's best spots.

27. Arcadia National Bar

24 Preble St, Portland, ME
Bar · Downtown Portland · 10 tips and reviews