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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Forecaster and Portland Press Herald. Updated August 2026.
Jaffa Mediterranean Grill · Falmouth
Two founders with family roots in Jordan and Palestine, who met in Old Orchard Beach, opened Jaffa Mediterranean Grill on Route 1 in Falmouth to cook the Arab dishes they grew up with, from grilled meats and fresh mezze to the shared Levantine table they wanted the area to have.
Nura Hummus, Falafel, and Shawarma · Downtown
Nura won the Portland Press Herald's Best New Restaurant honor in 2020 and has mostly resisted tinkering with its appealing Levantine menu since, from hummus built on the right ratio of tahini to shawarma-spiced French fries and falafel pitas slathered in garlicky toum.