Breakfast/Brunch Faves

These are our go to breakfast spots when we don't want to mess around. : ) # equals top of the top. Not in any particular order...Yeah Sure.
# If in doubt, Hot Suppa. Southern Comfort food. Biscuits and gravy? Yup. King Hell Bloody Mary? Yup. Eggs Bennie? Oh yeah. http://hotsuppa.com/
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Hot Suppa
703 Congress St
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# If in doubt, Hot Suppa. Southern Comfort food. Biscuits and gravy? Yup. King Hell Bloody Mary? Yup. Eggs Bennie? Oh yeah. http://hotsuppa.com/
If you want your basic breakfast and to watch pros at work. Go. sit at the counter. https://www.beckysdiner.com/
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Joe's Boathouse Catering
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If you want your basic breakfast and to watch pros at work. Go. sit at the counter. https://www.beckysdiner.com/
# A local writer rhapsodized for paragraphs about the wonders of their spinach omelet. Ok. Pork Belly Eggs Bennie works for Peter. Brunch? Sabrina is all about the Patty Melt. https://www.othersidediner.com/
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Otherside Diner
500 Washington Ave
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# A local writer rhapsodized for paragraphs about the wonders of their spinach omelet. Ok. Pork Belly Eggs Bennie works for Peter. Brunch? Sabrina is all about the Patty Melt. https://www.othersidediner.com/
For when you want to avoid Portland and relax, and maybe see some wild turkeys as you eat. If warm, get the cinnamon bun the size of your head (we aren't kidding). https://www.thegoodtablerestaurant.net/
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The Good Table
527 Ocean House Rd
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For when you want to avoid Portland and relax, and maybe see some wild turkeys as you eat. If warm, get the cinnamon bun the size of your head (we aren't kidding). https://www.thegoodtablerestaurant.net/
# Bagels and other lovely noshes. The star of the show is the Whitefish Salad. Sabrina sez, "Better than anything on the Upper West Side." Better than Zabar's or Barney Greengrass. You read that right. https://www.rosefoods.me/
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Rose Foods
428 Forest Ave
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# Bagels and other lovely noshes. The star of the show is the Whitefish Salad. Sabrina sez, "Better than anything on the Upper West Side." Better than Zabar's or Barney Greengrass. You read that right. https://www.rosefoods.me/
The only place for a donut fix. Potatoes, Bub. They even make one with Allen's Coffee Brandy (aka The Champagne of Maine). Sabrina is all about Chocolate Sea Salt. Peter is Maple Bacon. It is just wrong. https://theholydonut.com/
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The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
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The only place for a donut fix. Potatoes, Bub. They even make one with Allen's Coffee Brandy (aka The Champagne of Maine). Sabrina is all about Chocolate Sea Salt. Peter is Maple Bacon. It is just wrong. https://theholydonut.com/
Hole in the wall German place. Spatzel. Onion and Gruyere Tart. Peter's mom, Izzy waxes eloquent with the Trout Salad https://schulteundherr.wordpress.com/
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Schulte & Herr
349 Cumberland Ave
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Hole in the wall German place. Spatzel. Onion and Gruyere Tart. Peter's mom, Izzy waxes eloquent with the Trout Salad https://schulteundherr.wordpress.com/
Funky. Low Key. Good eats. https://158cafe.com/
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158 Pickett Street Cafe
158 Benjamin W Pickett St
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Funky. Low Key. Good eats. https://158cafe.com/

Seafood Time!

These are straight up seafood places. Not high end dining. We tend to favor those spots outside the Old Port in this case. We have purposely left places like Eventide out because people coming for food generally know of them.
##. 20 minutes away in Yarmouth, but... if the weather is good here is the play. 1. Order a bag of steamers and lobster rolls 2. Eat steamers. 3. Dip lobster rolls in leftover butter from steamers. 4. Pass out
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Day's Crabmeat & Lobster
1269 US-1
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##. 20 minutes away in Yarmouth, but... if the weather is good here is the play. 1. Order a bag of steamers and lobster rolls 2. Eat steamers. 3. Dip lobster rolls in leftover butter from steamers. 4. Pass out
Sabrina and Peter's fried clam place. Crumbs, not batter. for us
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Ken's Place
207 Pine Point Rd
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Sabrina and Peter's fried clam place. Crumbs, not batter. for us
Yup. Becky's. They are just 5 minutes over the bridge. If you don't need a view, they will take care of you.
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Joe's Boathouse Catering
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Yup. Becky's. They are just 5 minutes over the bridge. If you don't need a view, they will take care of you.
In the Old Port where you can have a lobster on the deck on the water.
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The Porthole Restaurant & Pub
20 Custom House Wharf
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In the Old Port where you can have a lobster on the deck on the water.
3 minutes away. You can't beat that. They will steam lobsters for you to eat at your leisure at home. We do this a lot. BUT PLEASE, see us if you intend to do this. Thank you!
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Docks Seafood
15 Evans St
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3 minutes away. You can't beat that. They will steam lobsters for you to eat at your leisure at home. We do this a lot. BUT PLEASE, see us if you intend to do this. Thank you!
If you wan the combo of food and view, this is one of our top two places. Looking east, the next stop is Portugal.
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The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
225 Two Lights Rd
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If you wan the combo of food and view, this is one of our top two places. Looking east, the next stop is Portugal.

Sushi

Not strictly Sushi, but this is one of the premier places in Portland. Get a reservation to sit at the bar. Watch Masa Miyake and his staff do what they do.
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Miyake
468 Fore St
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Not strictly Sushi, but this is one of the premier places in Portland. Get a reservation to sit at the bar. Watch Masa Miyake and his staff do what they do.
Simply solid, quality Sushi. Not sure what to get? Get the boat!
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Yosaku
1 Danforth St
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Simply solid, quality Sushi. Not sure what to get? Get the boat!

Dinner/Late Night

Get a reservation to sit at the bar. Watch Masa Miyake and his staff do what they do. One of you needs to get the Hamayaki.
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Miyake
468 Fore St
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Get a reservation to sit at the bar. Watch Masa Miyake and his staff do what they do. One of you needs to get the Hamayaki.
Bacon dusted fries? Oy. And the Apocalypse Now Burger.
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Nosh Kitchen Bar
551 Congress St
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Bacon dusted fries? Oy. And the Apocalypse Now Burger.
In SoPo. Small family run place. Any thing in a cream sauce is the ticket.
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Enio's Eatery
347 Cottage Rd
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In SoPo. Small family run place. Any thing in a cream sauce is the ticket.
Yeah, we duplicate some places Why? Because they are so frickin' good. The Hot Cat is a favorite.
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Hot Suppa
703 Congress St
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Yeah, we duplicate some places Why? Because they are so frickin' good. The Hot Cat is a favorite.
The working stiff's Miyake. Get one of the rice bowls or ramen bowls.
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Pai Men Miyake
188 State St
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The working stiff's Miyake. Get one of the rice bowls or ramen bowls.
Our favorite of the places in Restaurant Alley on Washington Ave. in Portland. The fish tacos are stupid good. As is the barbecue. http://www.terlingua.me/
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Terlingua
40 Washington Ave
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Our favorite of the places in Restaurant Alley on Washington Ave. in Portland. The fish tacos are stupid good. As is the barbecue. http://www.terlingua.me/
There's a reason this appears three times in our eats page. If your stuck and can't agree on what kind of food you want, Becky's, while not flashy, always delivers for us.
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Joe's Boathouse Catering
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There's a reason this appears three times in our eats page. If your stuck and can't agree on what kind of food you want, Becky's, while not flashy, always delivers for us.
Close to home (no need to venture into Old Port madness). Good BBQ, good beer. 'Nuff said. https://www.elsmerebbq.com/
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Elsmere BBQ and Wood Grill
448 Cottage Rd
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Close to home (no need to venture into Old Port madness). Good BBQ, good beer. 'Nuff said. https://www.elsmerebbq.com/
Like a couple others, Schulte and Herr makes our list more than once. Good German comfort food.
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Schulte & Herr
349 Cumberland Ave
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Like a couple others, Schulte and Herr makes our list more than once. Good German comfort food.
We put this in Dinner, but is there ever a bad time for good dumplings?
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Bao Bao Dumpling House
133 Spring St
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We put this in Dinner, but is there ever a bad time for good dumplings?
Take the ferry (casco bay lines) to Great Diamond Island and have a lovely meal al fresco. They time seatings to the ferry schedule.
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Diamond's Edge Restaurant and Marina
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Take the ferry (casco bay lines) to Great Diamond Island and have a lovely meal al fresco. They time seatings to the ferry schedule.

Vegetarian/Vegan

We are not vegetarian. These recommendations come from veggie guests we have talked with.
Asian Inspired vegetarian fare. Considered the best in Portland as of this time.
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Green Elephant
608 Congress St
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Asian Inspired vegetarian fare. Considered the best in Portland as of this time.
Eritrean Restaurant. Traditional and don't fret about all the meat dishes. The base is vegetarian fare that meat is added to if one wants. http://www.asmaramaine.com/
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Asmara Restaurant
51 Oak St
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Eritrean Restaurant. Traditional and don't fret about all the meat dishes. The base is vegetarian fare that meat is added to if one wants. http://www.asmaramaine.com/