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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Portland Press Herald. Updated August 2026.
Chaval Maine · West End
Chef Damian Sansonetti and pastry chef Ilma Lopez run a West End kitchen that splits its menu between French and Spanish cooking, a balance the Press Herald says the pair somehow make work. The restaurant appeared in the paper's Greater Portland dining guide for the way it holds both traditions together.
Bistro Leluco · South Portland
A South Portland bistro built on traditional French and Italian classics, from roasted chicken with a pea and Parmesan risotto through the rest of the menu. The Press Herald's Dine Out Maine review credited it with adding to South Portland's growing restaurant scene when it opened, calling out its steady kitchen.