Old Port
Eight spots in Old Port, all Damn Good. No higher tier yet, but the badges are real.
Fore Street carries a James Beard Winner, Central Provisions and Miyake each hold a James Beard Finalist nod, and none of it has bumped this neighborhood into our top tiers. What Old Port has is a stacked Damn Good bench — Japanese, Thai, seafood, a bakery — eight for eight. No headliner yet, just a lot of solid plates in a few blocks.
The spots in this guide
8 places in Portland, ME, ranked by how good they actually are.
- 1Fore Street RestaurantOld Port · AmericanDamn Good
- 2Central ProvisionsOld Port · AmericanDamn Good
- 3ScalesOld Port · SeafoodDamn Good
- 4Oun Lido’sOld Port · AsianDamn Good
- 5Crispy GaiOld Port · ThaiDamn Good
- 6MiyakeOld Port · JapaneseDamn Good
- 7Bread & FriendsOld Port · BakeryDamn Good
- 8MamiOld Port · JapaneseDamn Good