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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Portland Old Port and Portland Press Herald. Updated August 2026.
Tandem Coffee Roasters · East Bayside
Food & Wine named it the top coffee in Maine, praising the flawless espresso and the city's biscuits in a converted gas station.
Coffee By Design · Portland
A 1994-founded community roaster and Roast magazine's Roaster of the Year.
Speckled Ax · Downtown
One of the few wood-fired coffee roasters in the country, with a distinct taste.
Bard Coffee · Old Port
An Old Port mainstay, voted the area's favorite coffee shop and favorite iced coffee.
Coveside Coffee · Woodfords Corner
A Woodfords Corner cafe pouring coffee drinks made from 44 North beans, tucked into a quieter pocket of the city away from the Old Port coffee crowd. The Press Herald's dining guide highlighted the shop's coffee program specifically, calling out the quality of the espresso alongside its neighborhood pastry case.