Your trip to Portland, Maine

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Your trip to Portland, Maine

Sightseeing

Rent kayaks and SUPs by the hour, or book a guided tour. Even SUP yoga. Knowledgeable and helpful staff.
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Portland Paddle
1 Eastern Promenade
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Rent kayaks and SUPs by the hour, or book a guided tour. Even SUP yoga. Knowledgeable and helpful staff.
Ferry trips to nearby islands, where you can hike, go the beach, rent a bike, have lunch.
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Casco Bay Lines
56 Commercial St
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Ferry trips to nearby islands, where you can hike, go the beach, rent a bike, have lunch.
This charming area features cobblestone streets, lots of shops and restaurants and an accessible working waterfront.
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Old Port
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This charming area features cobblestone streets, lots of shops and restaurants and an accessible working waterfront.
Stunning views, a lighthouse, trails, picnic area, and a casual seafood place. The quintessential Maine experience.
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Parque Estadual Two Lights
7 Tower Dr
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Stunning views, a lighthouse, trails, picnic area, and a casual seafood place. The quintessential Maine experience.
Take the Casco Bay Lines ferry to this beautiful island. You can rent bikes, walk around, sit by the water, grab lunch. There's also a golf course.
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Chebeague Island
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Take the Casco Bay Lines ferry to this beautiful island. You can rent bikes, walk around, sit by the water, grab lunch. There's also a golf course.
A short trip by Casco Bay Lines, this island is small and features renovated military barracks, lovely views, and a couple food options. No cars, just bikes and golf carts.
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Great Diamond Island
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A short trip by Casco Bay Lines, this island is small and features renovated military barracks, lovely views, and a couple food options. No cars, just bikes and golf carts.
Our little city has a great museum. There's a gift shop and cafe too.
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Museu de Arte de Portland
7 Congress Sq
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Our little city has a great museum. There's a gift shop and cafe too.
If you head north, this place is a real treat. A gorgeous botanical garden on the coast. Would be part of a nice day trip to the Boothbay Area.
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Jardins Botânicos Costeiros do Maine
105 Botanical Gardens Dr
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If you head north, this place is a real treat. A gorgeous botanical garden on the coast. Would be part of a nice day trip to the Boothbay Area.
If you want to go for a whale watch, this tour leaves from Portland Harbor, a nice, mile walk from the apartment.
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Odyssey Whale Watching
170 Commercial St
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If you want to go for a whale watch, this tour leaves from Portland Harbor, a nice, mile walk from the apartment.
A wonderful way to see Portland is from the water. This and other companies offer day trips, short sails, sunset sails, etc. Bring some wine and enjoy the beauty!
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Portland Schooner Co.
Maine State Pier
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A wonderful way to see Portland is from the water. This and other companies offer day trips, short sails, sunset sails, etc. Bring some wine and enjoy the beauty!
An interesting little museum and gift shop.
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress St
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An interesting little museum and gift shop.
Hiking trails in Portland.
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Portland Trails
38 Commercial St
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Hiking trails in Portland.
Long sandy beach with facilities, lots of parking.
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Parque Estadual Crescent Beach
109 Bowery Beach Rd
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Long sandy beach with facilities, lots of parking.
The most distant island on the Casco Bay Line's ferry, Cliff is the real deal. A walk or bike around offers a taste of island life, and the trip getting there is gorgeous.
Cliff Island
The most distant island on the Casco Bay Line's ferry, Cliff is the real deal. A walk or bike around offers a taste of island life, and the trip getting there is gorgeous.
This nature preserve just north of Portland offers trails along the water, woods and ponds, a gift shop, and also hosts some programming.
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
20 Gilsland Farm Rd
This nature preserve just north of Portland offers trails along the water, woods and ponds, a gift shop, and also hosts some programming.
Tennis and pickle ball courts with an amazing view! There also are basketball courts, and a thriving public garden to admire behind the courts. Courts are just past the food trucks.
Eastern Prom Public Tennis Courts
283-295 Eastern Promenade
Tennis and pickle ball courts with an amazing view! There also are basketball courts, and a thriving public garden to admire behind the courts. Courts are just past the food trucks.

Food scene

One of our favorite restaurants - great food, nice atmosphere. Away from the crowds of the Old Port with lovely outdoor space. Try the crab fritters and watermelon salad!
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Isa
79 Portland St
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One of our favorite restaurants - great food, nice atmosphere. Away from the crowds of the Old Port with lovely outdoor space. Try the crab fritters and watermelon salad!
If you want to cook, this is the place for fresh fish. It's also fun just to look around.
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Harbor Fish Market
9 Custom House Wharf
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If you want to cook, this is the place for fresh fish. It's also fun just to look around.
Maybe the best restaurant in Portland. The food is Mediterrean and just exquisite. Great service, good atmosphere. Menu is constantly changing but keep an eye out for tuna sashimi and the beet salad. You're in for a treat!
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Evo Kitchen + Bar
443 Fore St
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Maybe the best restaurant in Portland. The food is Mediterrean and just exquisite. Great service, good atmosphere. Menu is constantly changing but keep an eye out for tuna sashimi and the beet salad. You're in for a treat!
Great seafood in a large space right on the water. Make a reservation!
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Scales
68 Commercial St
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Great seafood in a large space right on the water. Make a reservation!
This is as close to the water as you can get for a Portland restaurant. The views are good and the seafood is fresh. Basic menu has lobster rolls, chowder, etc.
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Luke's Lobster Portland Pier
60 Portland Pier
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This is as close to the water as you can get for a Portland restaurant. The views are good and the seafood is fresh. Basic menu has lobster rolls, chowder, etc.
A bit off the beaten path, just up from the Old Port, this place is charming and has really great food. We especially like it for breakfast.
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Artemisia Cafe
61 Pleasant St
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A bit off the beaten path, just up from the Old Port, this place is charming and has really great food. We especially like it for breakfast.
The best breakfast sandwich in Portland. Coffee is good too. A nice walk from our apartment. Currently to go only, but parks are nearby.
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Forage Market
123 Washington Ave
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The best breakfast sandwich in Portland. Coffee is good too. A nice walk from our apartment. Currently to go only, but parks are nearby.
They make delicious gin and killer cocktails. They have a nice outdoor seating area in front to sit and watch the world go by. They sell the gin by the bottle there too.
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Hardshore Distilling Company
53 Washington Ave
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They make delicious gin and killer cocktails. They have a nice outdoor seating area in front to sit and watch the world go by. They sell the gin by the bottle there too.
This fermentory is mellow and a bit sprawling, so you're probably not going to be crowded like some other places. Lots of kombucha choices. Sometimes they have live music.
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Urban Farm Fermentory
200 Anderson St
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This fermentory is mellow and a bit sprawling, so you're probably not going to be crowded like some other places. Lots of kombucha choices. Sometimes they have live music.
A new venue in Portland that hosts various events like concerts, and food truck nights. It's on the water and a lovely place to hang out. Some breweries and a wine tasting place are there too.
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Thompson Point
Thompsons Point
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A new venue in Portland that hosts various events like concerts, and food truck nights. It's on the water and a lovely place to hang out. Some breweries and a wine tasting place are there too.
Great beer, good food and a nice space. If you head north to do some shopping, this is the best place to eat in Freeport.
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Maine Beer Company
525 US-1
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Great beer, good food and a nice space. If you head north to do some shopping, this is the best place to eat in Freeport.
The best pizza in Portland. Great salads too. Eat in or take out. It has a nice market where you can stop up too. The only downside is that it's a drive, not a walk, from our apartment. But only a few miles away.
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Monte's Fine Foods
788 Washington Ave
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The best pizza in Portland. Great salads too. Eat in or take out. It has a nice market where you can stop up too. The only downside is that it's a drive, not a walk, from our apartment. But only a few miles away.
Delicious pizza and really fun atmosphere. Some outdoor seating on the wharf. Save room for the brownie sundae.
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Flatbread Company
72 Commercial St
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Delicious pizza and really fun atmosphere. Some outdoor seating on the wharf. Save room for the brownie sundae.
A mainstay of Portland, this little grocery has it all. Super nice staff and less than a mile from the apartment.
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Micucci Grocery Store
45 India St
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A mainstay of Portland, this little grocery has it all. Super nice staff and less than a mile from the apartment.
Yum. Hearty pizza here, a great beer selection, and a nice outdoor space featuring live music.
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Slab
25 Preble St
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Yum. Hearty pizza here, a great beer selection, and a nice outdoor space featuring live music.
The best ice cream in Portland.
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Mount Desert Island Ice Cream
51 Exchange St
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The best ice cream in Portland.
Great coffee and tea, and a welcoming atmosphere. Family run with nice outdoor seating in front and in back.
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Coffee ME Up
221 Cumberland Ave
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Great coffee and tea, and a welcoming atmosphere. Family run with nice outdoor seating in front and in back.
There are dozens of beer venues in Portland. This beer is super good.
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Bissell Brothers
38 Resurgam Pl
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There are dozens of beer venues in Portland. This beer is super good.
Good Mexican food at a fair price. There's an outdoor deck in back.
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El Rayo Taqueria
245 US-1
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Good Mexican food at a fair price. There's an outdoor deck in back.
Our local market, just a few blocks from the apartment. They offer produce, coffee, pre-made sandwiches and salads, bread and other baked goods, and some basic and gourmet items.
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Rosemont Market & Bakery
40 Pine St
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Our local market, just a few blocks from the apartment. They offer produce, coffee, pre-made sandwiches and salads, bread and other baked goods, and some basic and gourmet items.
A friendly spot with fresh, delicious sushi.
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Benkay Japanese Restaurant And Sushi Bar
16 Middle St
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A friendly spot with fresh, delicious sushi.
It smells so good here. Stop for a coffee or pastry, buy a baguette for your picnic - everything is heavenly. They have a few tables outside but also are across from the waterfront where you can find some benches.
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Standard Baking Co
75 Commercial St
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It smells so good here. Stop for a coffee or pastry, buy a baguette for your picnic - everything is heavenly. They have a few tables outside but also are across from the waterfront where you can find some benches.
It's not seafood, but the food is delicious, Asian fusion. Outdoor seating, good cocktails, and they have soft serve honey ice cream with a hard chocolate sea salt shell sprinkled with crunchy honey comb for dessert.
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The Honey Paw
78 Middle St
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It's not seafood, but the food is delicious, Asian fusion. Outdoor seating, good cocktails, and they have soft serve honey ice cream with a hard chocolate sea salt shell sprinkled with crunchy honey comb for dessert.

City/town information

Portland is a small city and easy to walk around. The peninsula, where most visitors stay, features a long, working waterfront, a historic shopping district called the Old Port, and a commercial district along Congress Street that dissects and span the peninsula. The West End is mostly residential with some cafes and shops. Munjoy Hill is on the east end, bound by the Eastern Promenade and harbor trails with views of the harbor and Casco Bay, with its many islands. The city is growing and changing as new neighborhoods have developed such as Washtington Avenue, with a row of restaurants, and Bayside, where many new breweries have opened.
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Portland
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Portland is a small city and easy to walk around. The peninsula, where most visitors stay, features a long, working waterfront, a historic shopping district called the Old Port, and a commercial district along Congress Street that dissects and span the peninsula. The West End is mostly residential with some cafes and shops. Munjoy Hill is on the east end, bound by the Eastern Promenade and harbor trails with views of the harbor and Casco Bay, with its many islands. The city is growing and changing as new neighborhoods have developed such as Washtington Avenue, with a row of restaurants, and Bayside, where many new breweries have opened.

Conselho para os viajantes

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Make reservations for dinner and get out on the water!

Portland is all about good food and the ocean. We have some incredible restaurants - and they are popular! We recommend making reservations for dinner as soon as you can so you won't be disappointed. We also recommend getting out on the water. For kayaking and SUPs, there is a rental company down the hill. Schooner day trips and whale watching tours leave from the city harbor. There's a ferry terminal less than a mile away that can take you out to one of the nearby islands for a day trip. There are some great state park beaches just south of Portland.