Acme Food & Drink

”...grab a beer and veggie dog at Acme...”  More

Bar Lola

”Co-chefs Josh Potocki, Christian Kryger and Guy Hernandez serve everything small plate-style, from warm bread salad to Maine shrimp on...”  More

Bresca

”At 20-seat Bresca, the honey-glazed duck with Roma...”  More

Caiola's

”Chef Abby Harmon of Caiola’s is obsessed with grains, and I had an addictive dish of grano (pastalike pearled wheat)...”  More

Duckfat

”The kitchen is staffed by friendly dudes in cargo shorts who crank My Morning Jacket while assembling the city's best...”  More

Five Fifty-Five

”Over at Five Fifty-Five, chef Steve Corry has spent the last four years perfecting dishes that emphasize local ingredients, like...”  More

Fore Street

”Chef Sam Hayward’s 11-year-old Fore Street is one of the Northeast’s great restaurants...”  More

Hugo's, Portland

”At Hugo’s, chef Rob Evans (an F&W Best New Chef 2004) prepares a truly avant-garde menu....”  More

J's Oyster

555

”Open just three years, 555 has quietly become one of Portland's most assured restaurants, hewing to the greenmarket school of...”  More

Norm's East End Grill

”For no-fuss dining and unbelievable lobster stew, make a beeline for Norm's East End Grill....”  More

One Fifty Ate

”The original space has become a restaurant, where owners Allison Reid, Josh Potoki and Guy Hernandez serve dishes like 'forever-roasted'...”  More

Standard Baking Co.

”Maine's best bakery is housed in an atmospheric old brick warehouse, where there's always a queue for baguettes, sourdough boules...”  More