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Where to eat in Portland, ME: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Portland, ME, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 36 picks in the city, of which 6 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Portland for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Standard Baking Co.

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 75 Commercial St

James Beard winner

baguette; croissant; morning bun

12:30 PM · Lunch

Miss Portland Diner

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $16 a person · 140 Marginal Way

Eats Ranked pick

blueberry pancakes; sausage gravy biscuits; omelets

7:00 PM · Dinner

Eventide Oyster Co.

Seafood · $$$ · about $90 a person · 86 Middle St

James Beard winner

oysters; brown butter lobster roll

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Norimoto Bakery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 469 Stevens Ave

James Beard winner

Atsuko Fujimoto's bakery on Stevens Avenue, walk-ins only.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Becky's Diner

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $16 a person · 390 Commercial St

Eats Ranked pick

blueberry pancakes; corned beef hash; fried clams; lobster roll

7:00 PM · Dinner

Fore Street

American & Other · $$$ · about $90 a person · 288 Fore St

James Beard winner

wood oven roasted mussels; turnspit roasted pork loin; Maine oysters

Day 3: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Zu Bakery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 81 Clark St

James Beard winner

croissants; sourdough bread; baguettes; focaccia

12:30 PM · Lunch

Q Street Diner

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $16 a person · South Portland · 9 Q St

Eats Ranked pick

eggs; pancakes

7:00 PM · Dinner

Scales

Seafood · $$$ · about $90 a person · 68 Commercial St

James Beard winner

Dana Street's restaurant on Maine Wharf off Commercial Street, serving dinner nightly; sister to Fore Street and Street & Co.

About $360 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

27 more places to eat in Portland

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Gilbert's Chowder House · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Thirsty Pig · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Portland Lobster Co. · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Clam Bar · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Luke's Lobster Portland Pier · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Porthole · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
J's Oyster · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Highroller Lobster Co. · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Room for Improvement · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Two Fat Cats Bakery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
The Holy Donut · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Anania's · Sandwiches & Deli · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Lib's Dairy Treats · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
SoPo Seafood · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Red's Dairy Freeze · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Willard Scoops · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Cape Whoopies · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
DiPietro's Market · Sandwiches & Deli · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Ken's Place · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Bayley's Lobster Pound · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Black Point Inn · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Lobster Shack at Two Lights · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Bite Into Maine · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Kettle Cove Creamery & Shack · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Beals Old Fashioned Ice Cream · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Toots Ice Cream · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Big Licks · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.