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: Crabcake sandwich! All crab, no bread crumbs. Try it with the cilantro sauce. Breathtaking location. Super nice, accommodating and interesting owner, Keith. HIGHLY recommend.
Eater: Chef/owner Rob Evans won a James Beard Award and "Chopped" but left high-end Hugo's to concentrate on his palace of poutine and duck confit panini. The wait will be well worth it. [Eater 18 Member]
Peggy Greenhut Golden: We carry original contemporary Maine art... everything from abstract to realist artwork . We are also a complete custom frame shop.
Art Museum · Downtown Portland · 31 tips and reviews
Wyngspan: The locally stocked gift shop and café are as impressive as the collections. Visit on a Friday night for free admission and share the experience with your Trust Network: http://bit.ly/1c3Hiig
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Portland · 47 tips and reviews
Dawn Tully: $6 daily punch that's always changing. Happy Hour (4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday) also features a handful of $6 drinks to choose from.
Greg G: Excellent gelato. Friendly and helpful staff that let you try anything and everything. Recommend the strawberry balsamic or dark chocolate caramel sea salt. Wild Maine Blueberry also very good.
163 Commercial St (btwn Moulton St. & Market St.), Portland, ME
Cheese Store · Downtown Portland · 11 tips and reviews
mike popovic: Along with cheese samples, taste some local soda and view/buy a surprising amount of local art. Don't miss the custom stained glass window near the front door!
Gift Store · Downtown Portland · 3 tips and reviews
Joe Cooper: Another great shop with a mix of old and new. Lots of local art and a fantastic vinyl section. I found too many treasures and had to edit down!
Karolina Sadova: Great place with good free wifi, tasty not too thick clam chowder, taste coffee, kids play room area, books, love seat, under $5 purchase - CASH ONLY
College Arts Building · Downtown Portland · 5 tips and reviews
Adam Burk: MECA contains an ever changing body of work, both student and professional. Check out its lobby and adjacent galleries for provocation any day of the week.
Art Museum · Downtown Portland · 31 tips and reviews
Visit Maine: Great museum with new exhibits and a fantastic permanent collection. Free admission on Fridays is a nice perk, too. Make sure to check out the local galleries along Congress Street and in the Old Port
Beer Store · Downtown Portland · 10 tips and reviews
Andrew C: SO MANY OPTIONS!!!!! If you love beer or want to try new beers, this is the place for you... although the space is small, it seems like there's endless amounts of (mostly local) craft beer!!
Record Store · Downtown Portland · 2 tips and reviews
Jeremy Lindemann: Tell the owner, Bob, what you listen to-- he probably has some rare goodies stashed in the back for you. If not, his dollar bins are often as good as other stores' regular stock.
566 Congress St (btwn Forest Ave. & Oak St.), Portland, ME
Record Store · Downtown Portland · 3 tips and reviews
Kevin Steeves: Since moving to its new location, Moody Lords has quickly become my new go-to place to buy used records in Portland. It's carefully curated, reasonably priced.. and it shows.
Food Court · Downtown Portland · 26 tips and reviews
Sarah Haley: Ten locally owned businesses under one roof! Big Sky Bakery, Cafe Crepe, Bow Street Beverage. Upstairs -- Maine Squeeze, Ameera Bread, Pho Co, Kamasouptra, Sticky Sweet, Daily Greens, Maiz.
25 Long Wharf (at 154 Commercial St), Portland, ME
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Portland · 83 tips and reviews
Michael Belluardo: Old school restaurant and it shows, But the view from outside is great. Topside is the only way to eat. the Frutta Di Mare was just ok, but wow the Lobster Mac & cheese was the best we've ever had.
JENNIFER Cook: The dessert section...seriously wanted to get a piece of all of them (3 layer carrot cake, Maine blueberry cream cake, Crushed oreo and chocolate cake,strawberry lemon mousse cake, etc)
Greer Fredericks: The cocktails bucket of chicken, salads are excellent, Mahi mahi and pictured is County Fair Bacon pork belly dipped in funnel cake batter with black pepper maple syrup- yum!