Maine Insiders Guidebook

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Maine Insiders Guidebook

Food scene

Bagels and sweet treats plus coffee drinks all right around the corner:)
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Scratch Baking Co
416 Preble St
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Bagels and sweet treats plus coffee drinks all right around the corner:)
Great food and a fun place to gather with lots of veg options.
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Verbena Eat Right Now
103 Ocean St
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Great food and a fun place to gather with lots of veg options.
Do you like Tex-Mex food? Try Taco Trio - something for everyone.
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Taco Trio
60 Ocean St
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Do you like Tex-Mex food? Try Taco Trio - something for everyone.
Located in the Knightville neighborhood, Cia is a fun, relaxed place to grab a coffee, sandwich or bakery treat.
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Cia Cafe
72 Ocean St
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Located in the Knightville neighborhood, Cia is a fun, relaxed place to grab a coffee, sandwich or bakery treat.
Another great place to grab a bottle of wine or your favorite local brew with deli items, a bakery and fresh produce.
Rosemont Market & Bakery
Another great place to grab a bottle of wine or your favorite local brew with deli items, a bakery and fresh produce.
Next to Terra Cotta Pasta Co., if you're in the mood for Thai, Thai Taste has you covered.
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Thai Taste
435 Cottage Rd
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Next to Terra Cotta Pasta Co., if you're in the mood for Thai, Thai Taste has you covered.
Pasta, salads, sandwiches and goodies to go.
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Terra Cotta Pasta Co. So. Portland
435 Cottage Rd
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Pasta, salads, sandwiches and goodies to go.
Small but mighty market in Mill Creek neighborhood of SoPo (near the bridge). Gorgeous baked goods, produce and deli items.
Solo Cucina Market
161 Ocean St
Small but mighty market in Mill Creek neighborhood of SoPo (near the bridge). Gorgeous baked goods, produce and deli items.
Serving sandwiches and salads and baked goods. Deli items and wine and gifts - it's got it all and it's on the way to Cape Elizabeth beaches along Rt. 77
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C Salt Gourmet Market
349 Ocean House Rd
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Serving sandwiches and salads and baked goods. Deli items and wine and gifts - it's got it all and it's on the way to Cape Elizabeth beaches along Rt. 77
Plant-based Thai food right in the heart of Portland's Downtown District on Congress.
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Green Elephant
608 Congress St
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Plant-based Thai food right in the heart of Portland's Downtown District on Congress.
Best eggplant dish in town! Oh, and they also have all kinds of other yummy Chinese dishes.
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Empire
575 Congress St
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Best eggplant dish in town! Oh, and they also have all kinds of other yummy Chinese dishes.
The teriyaki tofu is divine (if that's your thing) but the menu is chockfull of mouth-watering Japanese dishes.
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Benkay Japanese Restaurant And Sushi Bar
16 Middle St
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The teriyaki tofu is divine (if that's your thing) but the menu is chockfull of mouth-watering Japanese dishes.
The absolute BEST plant-based tofu breakfast sandwich within 100 miles. OK, we might be biased ... but do check out the healthy eating options at LB Kitchen if you're on Portland's East End.
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LB Kitchen
255 Congress St
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The absolute BEST plant-based tofu breakfast sandwich within 100 miles. OK, we might be biased ... but do check out the healthy eating options at LB Kitchen if you're on Portland's East End.
The Portland branch of Forage is right on bustling Washington Ave. and offers a great place to grab breakfast/lunch while you're walking around the town.
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Forage Market
123 Washington Ave
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The Portland branch of Forage is right on bustling Washington Ave. and offers a great place to grab breakfast/lunch while you're walking around the town.
Pizza, please! Creative toppings on thin crust pizza. They even have plant-based cheese if you're looking for a vegan option.
OTTO
Pizza, please! Creative toppings on thin crust pizza. They even have plant-based cheese if you're looking for a vegan option.
The original OG of coffee shops in Portland. Great coffee and great people.
Coffee By Design
The original OG of coffee shops in Portland. Great coffee and great people.

Parks & Nature

Park in the first lot on the left and walk up the hill to find a beautiful trail above the rocky shoreline to the most photographed lighthouse in Maine. Also an excellent new butterfly / children's garden. Parking is no longer free so use your Passport parking app to make parking there easy peasy.
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Парк Форт Вилијамс
1000 Shore Rd
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Park in the first lot on the left and walk up the hill to find a beautiful trail above the rocky shoreline to the most photographed lighthouse in Maine. Also an excellent new butterfly / children's garden. Parking is no longer free so use your Passport parking app to make parking there easy peasy.
Beautiful walk through woods and open landscape. Sculpture garden, peony garden, community garden, and Gift shop. Best part..It's Free!
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Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Rd
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Beautiful walk through woods and open landscape. Sculpture garden, peony garden, community garden, and Gift shop. Best part..It's Free!
The Greenbelt Walkway is an off-road pathway enjoyed by thousands of residents and visitors each year. The trail treats walkers, runners, and cyclists to easy strolls, three distinct vistas of the Portland waterfront. Wildlife watching along the trail is also popular at many of the fields, wetlands, marshes, and woods passed along the route. Bug Light Park, the northern end of the Greenbelt Walkway, provides expansive views of Portland Harbor and, as a 9-acre park with a beach, offers a great picnic and walking spot.
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Greenbelt Walkway
Greenbelt Walkway
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The Greenbelt Walkway is an off-road pathway enjoyed by thousands of residents and visitors each year. The trail treats walkers, runners, and cyclists to easy strolls, three distinct vistas of the Portland waterfront. Wildlife watching along the trail is also popular at many of the fields, wetlands, marshes, and woods passed along the route. Bug Light Park, the northern end of the Greenbelt Walkway, provides expansive views of Portland Harbor and, as a 9-acre park with a beach, offers a great picnic and walking spot.
A popular beach with locals, get there early. Parking is not cheap, but it is a sweet spot with white sand beach and not super crowded on weekdays.
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Scarborough Beach
Black Point Rd
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A popular beach with locals, get there early. Parking is not cheap, but it is a sweet spot with white sand beach and not super crowded on weekdays.
Crescent Beach offers the classic Maine beach experience and is always worth a visit!
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Crescent Beach
24 Gold Ribbon Dr
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Crescent Beach offers the classic Maine beach experience and is always worth a visit!
This is a gorgeous (flat) walk on road surface through local farmland, one of our favorites and lovely at all times of year.
Ram Island Farm Road
Ram Island Farm Road
This is a gorgeous (flat) walk on road surface through local farmland, one of our favorites and lovely at all times of year.
Shh ... this is one of our very favorite walks (especially if you're ready to tackle some steep hills;) It's a little off the beaten trail, but if you catch it at low tide, it's absolutely lovely. Don't bring the pup tho -- no dogs allowed on the beach!
Broad Cove Reserve
Spears Hill Lane
Shh ... this is one of our very favorite walks (especially if you're ready to tackle some steep hills;) It's a little off the beaten trail, but if you catch it at low tide, it's absolutely lovely. Don't bring the pup tho -- no dogs allowed on the beach!

Sightseeing

Sweeping views of Casco Bay.
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East End Beach
Eastern Promenade Trail
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Sweeping views of Casco Bay.
Gracious homes and wide tree-lined streets culminating in a pretty park along the Western Promenade. The West End neighborhood is lovely in three seasons for walking. Also a really old cemetery for poking around in. Numerous bars and restaurants surrounding this whole area.
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Western Promenade Park
Valley Street
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Gracious homes and wide tree-lined streets culminating in a pretty park along the Western Promenade. The West End neighborhood is lovely in three seasons for walking. Also a really old cemetery for poking around in. Numerous bars and restaurants surrounding this whole area.
Congress Street goes from the West to the East End of town. Shops, restaurants, and the real flavor of Portland.
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Congress Street
Congress Street
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Congress Street goes from the West to the East End of town. Shops, restaurants, and the real flavor of Portland.
A quintessential Maine beach town with notoriously difficult parking, but if you hit it at the right time, the beach is gorgeous.
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Higgins Beach
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A quintessential Maine beach town with notoriously difficult parking, but if you hit it at the right time, the beach is gorgeous.
Views of Portland and Casco Bay from this cute little park at the end of the road.
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Bug Light Park
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Views of Portland and Casco Bay from this cute little park at the end of the road.
It's ... an experience ;)
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Old Orchard Beach
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It's ... an experience ;)

Arts & Culture

World-class art in a beautiful building designed by I.M. Pei. There's also a museum store and café.
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Портланд Музеј уметности
7 Congress Sq
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World-class art in a beautiful building designed by I.M. Pei. There's also a museum store and café.
If you like oddity, check out this locally famous museum.
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International Cryptozoology Museum
32 Resurgam Pl
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If you like oddity, check out this locally famous museum.
If you're willing to brave the traffic, this gem of a museum is worth a visit. On your way, grab a bite of Jamaican food at the Jamaican Jerk Center.
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Ogunquit Museum-American Art
543 Shore Rd
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If you're willing to brave the traffic, this gem of a museum is worth a visit. On your way, grab a bite of Jamaican food at the Jamaican Jerk Center.
A place where freedom of expression and personal transformation through creativity is encouraged. Indigo Arts Alliance embodies a Black-led, multiracial approach to the rich intersections of citizenship, community-building, and creativity. Check their website for events and more information
Indigo Arts Alliance
A place where freedom of expression and personal transformation through creativity is encouraged. Indigo Arts Alliance embodies a Black-led, multiracial approach to the rich intersections of citizenship, community-building, and creativity. Check their website for events and more information
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine
250 Thompsons Point Road
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Shopping

A fun store full of socks with attitude.
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The Sock Shack
564 Congress St
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A fun store full of socks with attitude.
One of a kind place with original greeting cards, clothes and more.
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Ferdinand
243 Congress St
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One of a kind place with original greeting cards, clothes and more.
This is a great gifts and books combo of a shop and it's located on your way into Portland. Browse their great selection of cards, kids' toys and books, and knicks and knacks of all variety.
Nonesuch Books
50 Market St
This is a great gifts and books combo of a shop and it's located on your way into Portland. Browse their great selection of cards, kids' toys and books, and knicks and knacks of all variety.
Beautiful, lovingly hand made functional pottery made by Lulu herself, plus hand sewn napkins and quilted pot holders in a spectrum of gorgeous fabrics made by a local fabric artist. It isn't open every day and only for a limited time, but if you get a chance, check it out.
Lulu Ceramics
131 Sawyer St
Beautiful, lovingly hand made functional pottery made by Lulu herself, plus hand sewn napkins and quilted pot holders in a spectrum of gorgeous fabrics made by a local fabric artist. It isn't open every day and only for a limited time, but if you get a chance, check it out.
Really fun and great staff.
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Print: A Bookstore
273 Congress St
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Really fun and great staff.
If home design and décor is your thing, don't miss Home Remedies!
Home Remedies
83 W Commercial St
If home design and décor is your thing, don't miss Home Remedies!
Beautiful stuff and a great vibe with lots of local artists represented.
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Suger
5 Washington St
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Beautiful stuff and a great vibe with lots of local artists represented.
If you love to read, this independent bookstore is a MUST VISIT. The owner knows her stuff and this place is chock full of great finds, used and new!
Green Hand Bookshop
661 Congress St
If you love to read, this independent bookstore is a MUST VISIT. The owner knows her stuff and this place is chock full of great finds, used and new!
If you like records, there is no better place to browse than Enterprise Records. Knowledgeable staff makes this a must visit.
Enterprise Records
4 Pine Street
If you like records, there is no better place to browse than Enterprise Records. Knowledgeable staff makes this a must visit.
Farm fresh vegetables!
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William H. Jordan Farm
21 Wells Rd
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Farm fresh vegetables!
Records! Books! Games! And more ... Bull Moose has it.
Bull Moose
Records! Books! Games! And more ... Bull Moose has it.
Yup. It's GAME on!
Diversions Puzzles & Games
Yup. It's GAME on!
Treehouse Toys
47 Exchange St
Thee OG comic book store in Portland
Coast City Comics Inc
634 Congress St
Thee OG comic book store in Portland

Essentials

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Hannaford Supermarket
7 Hannaford Dr
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TJ's. It's everywhere.
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Trader Joe's
87 Marginal Way
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TJ's. It's everywhere.
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Whole Foods Market
2 Somerset St
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Portland Food Co-op
290 Congress St
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The neighborhood supermarket that could, it's got everything you need but without the hassle of bigger stores.
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IGA
Ocean House Road
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The neighborhood supermarket that could, it's got everything you need but without the hassle of bigger stores.
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CVS
51 Market St
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While hoping you never need it, AFC Urgent Care is just down the road (near the Casco Bay Bridge)
AFC Urgent Care South Portland
230 Waterman Dr
While hoping you never need it, AFC Urgent Care is just down the road (near the Casco Bay Bridge)
Maine Medical Center Emergency Room
22 Bramhall St
Just in case ...

Getting Around

Bus and train station for points North and South.
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Concord Coach Lines: Bus Terminal
100 Thompsons Point
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Bus and train station for points North and South.
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Portland International Jetport
1001 Westbrook St
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