Must Eat Portland Maine

After sharing over 1,000 tips about where to eat and what to order in and around Portland, Maine, with our readers we’ve compiled the first annual Must Eat Portland Maine List. You now have 71 amazing dishes to try.

Must Eat List rule #1 is to pace yourself and #2 is to remember that not all of these foods are available 100% of the time.

If you’d like to receive the Must Eat List as a printable PDF, just shoot an email to hello@eatdrinklucky.com and we’ll set you up. Special thanks to EDL contributors Chelsea Cook, Audrey Farber, Olivia Gunn, Claire Jeffers, Kate McCarty, Chris Papagni and Joe Ricchio for helping with the list.

Enjoy your meals!

Za’atar Deviled Eggs

Baharat

Wood Roasted Clams

Lolita

Wood Oven Roasted Mussels

Fore Street

Traditional Breakfast Combo

Dutch’s

Tomaso Burger

Tomaso’s Canteen

Tom Yum Soup

Mi Sen

The Mainah

Mainely Burgers

Thai Iced Tea Ice Cream

Rosanna’s Ice Cream

Texas Chili Hand Pie

Little Bigs

Spaghetti with Seared Scallops

Artemisia Cafe

Soup Dumplings

Empire

Soft Serve

The Honey Paw

Smoked Brisket

Terlingua

Sichuan Spicy Noodle with Minced Pork

Sichuan Kitchen

Shrimp Salad with Corn Chips

Eve’s at the Garden

Shrimp Al Pastor Taco

Sonny’s

Sea Salt Caramel Truffle

Dean’s Sweets

Sautéed Chicken Livers

Emilitsa

Salmon Board

Little Tap House

Rijsttafel

Tempo Dulu

Raspberry S’mores

The Marshmallow Cart

Poutine

Duckfat

Poptart Scone

Scratch
South Portland

Pomegranate Donut

Holy Donut

Okonomiyake

Mami

Octopus with fennel, potato

Evo

Mountaineers Plate

Tu Casa

Morning Bun

Standard Baking

Miso Ramen

Ramen Suzukiya

Miso Caramel Chocolate Bon Bons

Ten Ten Pie

Mezze Plate

Falafel Underground

Meatball Sandwich

Micucci’s Grocery

Meat Coma

Salvage BBQ

Masala Dosa

Taj
South Portland

Maine Lobster Melt

East Ender
Photo by Zack Bowen

Lobster Grilled Cheese

Highroller Lobster Co.

Livers

Local 188

Lemon Sole with Hazelnuts

Scales

Kao Soi Gai

Boda

Hand Slab

Slab

Hand-pulled Mozzarella

Tipo
Photo by Joe Ricchio

Hamayaki

Pai Men Miyake

Gyudon Beef

Big Fin Poke
Westbrook

Grilled Octopus

Street & Co.

Green Leaves Wrap

Green Elephant

Fried Chicken Sandwich

Eventide

Fried Chicken

Izakaya Minato
Photo by Caroline Alden

Fresh Donut with Fruit

The Well
Cape Elizabeth

French Roast Chocolate Chunk Shortbread

Aurora Provisions

Foie Gras Nigiri

Miyaki

Foie Gras

Five fifty-five
Photo by Jeffrey R Roberts

Duckfat Chicken Wings

Liquid Riot

Crispy Duck

Rhum Food & Grog

Connecticut Style Lobster Roll

Bite into Maine

Coffee Peanut Bark

Black Dinah
Westbrook

Chicken Under a Brick

Blue Spoon

Chicken Tom Kha Gai

Veranda Thai
Photo by Chris Papagni

Chicken Shawarma

TIQA

Cheddar Jalapeno Biscuit

Tandem Coffee and Bakery

Cavatelli with Lamb Neck Ragu

Piccolo

Breakfast Sandwich

Coffee ME Up

Bread and Butter

Central Provisions

Blueberry Biscuit, toasted with honey butter

Omi’s Coffee Shop

BBQ Pulled Pork Eggs Benedict

Hot Suppa
Photo by Joe Ricchio

BBG Burger

Back Bay Grill

Baked Stuffed Lobster

Woodford F&B

Bagel with Salmon

158 Picket Street Cafe

Bagel with Lox and Caviar Butter

The Purple House

Ay Ay Ron

Figgy’s

Asian Slaw

Bao Bao

007

Urban Sugar

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