Portland, ME
For Seafood in Portland, the local food press points to Fore Street Restaurant, Eventide Oyster Co., and Scales. Picks from Portland Press Herald and The Maine Mag, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Portland Press Herald and The Maine Mag. Updated June 2026.
Fore Street Restaurant · Old Port
Sam Hayward (2004 James Beard Best Chef Northeast) and Dana Street's wood-fired Maine seafood room since 1996. Dana Street is a 2026 JBF Outstanding Restaurateur finalist.
Eventide Oyster Co. · Old Port
James Beard Best New Restaurant 2014. a 1,500-pound granite basin of ice and oysters in the Old Port. Birthplace of the brown-butter lobster roll.
Scales · Old Port
Sam Hayward and Dana Street's Maine Wharf room (opened 2016). Three seafood chowders, a full raw bar, and Jonah crab claws.
Street & Co · Old Port
Dana Street's all-seafood Mediterranean bistro on cobblestoned Wharf Street since 1989. Copper tabletops built to hold hot sauté pans and a lobster diavolo over linguine The Maine Mag treats as a signature Portland dish.
Central Provisions · Old Port
Chris and Paige Gould's international small-plates room in an 1828 warehouse. The raw/cold/hot/sweet menu leans heavily on Maine seafood (smoked halibut dip, lobster-and-chorizo roll). James Beard Best New Restaurant finalist 2015, Bon Appétit Hot 10.
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