Vickie's Guidebook

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Vickie's Guidebook

Food Scene

Neighborhood Bistro , mid priced excellent food and service ! PSST I work here !
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Davids 388 Restaurant
388 Cottage Rd
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Neighborhood Bistro , mid priced excellent food and service ! PSST I work here !
Best Bagel you've ever had , no kidding , bakery goods you'll dream about and surprisingly in expensive . Only open Wednesday through Sunday at this time.
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Scratch Baking Co
416 Preble St
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Best Bagel you've ever had , no kidding , bakery goods you'll dream about and surprisingly in expensive . Only open Wednesday through Sunday at this time.
Great craft beer and fab food .
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Foulmouthed Brewing
15 Ocean St
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Great craft beer and fab food .
Mash potato bacon pizza (so good you have to try it ) Thin crispy crust.Lunchtime you can get slices .They also have great salads beer and wine .Pizza delivery .
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OTTO
576 Congress St
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Mash potato bacon pizza (so good you have to try it ) Thin crispy crust.Lunchtime you can get slices .They also have great salads beer and wine .Pizza delivery .
BBQ !!! Great drinks .
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Elsmere BBQ and Wood Grill
448 Cottage Rd
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BBQ !!! Great drinks .
Super authentic great margaritas casual (very).The've moved to a new upscale location just down the street .
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Taco Trio
60 Ocean St
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Super authentic great margaritas casual (very).The've moved to a new upscale location just down the street .
They deliver !
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Willows Pizza & Restaurant
740 Broadway
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They deliver !
Well Two Lights State Park is a must and if you want lobster on a picnic table overlooking the open ocean locally The Lobster Shack place is IT you have to go many miles north or a few south to have the same experience .If you go you might have to wait in line but it's worth it .Fantastic pastry too.Try going early or midday .
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The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
225 Two Lights Rd
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Well Two Lights State Park is a must and if you want lobster on a picnic table overlooking the open ocean locally The Lobster Shack place is IT you have to go many miles north or a few south to have the same experience .If you go you might have to wait in line but it's worth it .Fantastic pastry too.Try going early or midday .
Classic doughnuts !Coffee , yummmm.
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The Cookie Jar
554 Shore Rd
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Classic doughnuts !Coffee , yummmm.
Classic soft serve,in season their strawberry is made fro the local crop. So good!
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Red's Dairy Freeze
167 Cottage Rd
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Classic soft serve,in season their strawberry is made fro the local crop. So good!
Greek inspired longtime local favorite !Brunch happens here , go ahead try the cinnamon bun .Best I ever tasted local Strawberry pie while it lasts ....hmmm better head there like NOW!
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The Good Table
527 Ocean House Rd
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Greek inspired longtime local favorite !Brunch happens here , go ahead try the cinnamon bun .Best I ever tasted local Strawberry pie while it lasts ....hmmm better head there like NOW!
On the wharf , you order your food great seafood, grab a cocktail and sit on the deck , live music too, not every night but Thursday through Saturday , the best local bands .
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Portland Lobster Co
180 Commercial St
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On the wharf , you order your food great seafood, grab a cocktail and sit on the deck , live music too, not every night but Thursday through Saturday , the best local bands .
Tapas , great cocktails , it's a big place so you can most often get a table .
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Local 188
685 Congress St
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Tapas , great cocktails , it's a big place so you can most often get a table .
Who doesn't like great BBQ ?Feels like a community .
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Salvage BBQ
919 Congress St
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Who doesn't like great BBQ ?Feels like a community .
David is a portland celebrity Chef .For good reason !
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David's Restaurant
22 Monument Sq
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David is a portland celebrity Chef .For good reason !
Maine seafood in a casual atmosphere .So Fresh so good !Get your fried clams and lobster roll here . now serving wine and beer. They can steam your lobsters and clams for take out if you like .
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Docks Seafood
15 Evans St
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Maine seafood in a casual atmosphere .So Fresh so good !Get your fried clams and lobster roll here . now serving wine and beer. They can steam your lobsters and clams for take out if you like .
You like tapas .I like tapas ,craft cocktails .Yummmm. Lots of out door seating , you might try making a reservation.
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Central Provisions
414 Fore St
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You like tapas .I like tapas ,craft cocktails .Yummmm. Lots of out door seating , you might try making a reservation.
Man vs Food was here !
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Nosh Kitchen Bar
551 Congress St
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Man vs Food was here !
Potato Doughnuts just the best .
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The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
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Potato Doughnuts just the best .
If you going to the beach .
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The Holy Donut
194 Park Ave
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If you going to the beach .
Great coffee , casual grab and go or sit breakfast and lunch salads and sandwiches .Very good .Best almond milk cappuccino !
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Verbena Eat Right Now
103 Ocean St
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Great coffee , casual grab and go or sit breakfast and lunch salads and sandwiches .Very good .Best almond milk cappuccino !
Pizza with a view ! It's great too.
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Flatbread Company
72 Commercial St
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Pizza with a view ! It's great too.
If your looking for a great lobster experience on the water ?Beaches and all nearby too !
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The Bait Shed
9 Avenue 6
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If your looking for a great lobster experience on the water ?Beaches and all nearby too !
Great Views a brunch option !
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Sea Glass
40 Bowery Beach Rd
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Great Views a brunch option !
As fancy as you like but i showed up in beach garb and felt completely welcomed.Ask the bellman to take you up in Maine's oldest elevator to the cupola , fantastic view !
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Black Point Inn
510 Black Point Rd
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As fancy as you like but i showed up in beach garb and felt completely welcomed.Ask the bellman to take you up in Maine's oldest elevator to the cupola , fantastic view !
A stones throw from Higgins Beach .
Shade
34 Ocean Ave
A stones throw from Higgins Beach .
Jay's Oyster forever and ever amen. One of the oldest waterfront establishment's in Maine ! Coastal bar food , get the steamers , scallop skewer appetizer , Bouillabaisse , oh and the oysters of course but they have more than seafood !
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Js Oyster
5 Portland Pier
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Jay's Oyster forever and ever amen. One of the oldest waterfront establishment's in Maine ! Coastal bar food , get the steamers , scallop skewer appetizer , Bouillabaisse , oh and the oysters of course but they have more than seafood !
Did I mention that Maine is growing it's own ? Oysters that is .You will find them here for a reasonable price and they are fresh and they are GOOD .
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The Shop by Island Creek Oysters
123 Washington Ave
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Did I mention that Maine is growing it's own ? Oysters that is .You will find them here for a reasonable price and they are fresh and they are GOOD .
It's worth the wait . Best Lobster roll in Maine .
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Red's Eats
41 Water St
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It's worth the wait . Best Lobster roll in Maine .
Renowned Portland restaurateur of Fore Street and Street and Company opened this high end seafood oriented place on the pier. Excellence in food and service ! Reservations recommended but i always found a spot at the bar.
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Scales
68 Commercial St
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Renowned Portland restaurateur of Fore Street and Street and Company opened this high end seafood oriented place on the pier. Excellence in food and service ! Reservations recommended but i always found a spot at the bar.
I am a fan of places that have the talent and grit to stick around. Street and Company has been here almost as long as I have, 1989 I believe on the fabled cobblestone Warf street, oh if those stones could talk. Northern Italian. Make a reservation early.
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Street & Co
33 Wharf St
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I am a fan of places that have the talent and grit to stick around. Street and Company has been here almost as long as I have, 1989 I believe on the fabled cobblestone Warf street, oh if those stones could talk. Northern Italian. Make a reservation early.
Fancy (by Maine standards) American cuisine .Reservations recommended.
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Fore Street Restaurant
288 Fore St
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Fancy (by Maine standards) American cuisine .Reservations recommended.
Just across the bridge excellent sushi and dumplings and more.Really lovely Japanese Garden with awning or classic booths, sushi bar and regular seating.
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Yosaku
1 Danforth St
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Just across the bridge excellent sushi and dumplings and more.Really lovely Japanese Garden with awning or classic booths, sushi bar and regular seating.
Yum .... haven't been yet but i have heard great things. Even if you walk slow from your place you will be there in 5 minutes.
Bistro Leluco
Yum .... haven't been yet but i have heard great things. Even if you walk slow from your place you will be there in 5 minutes.
Another walk able local hot spot specializing in great burgers and boozy milkshakes.
A&C Soda Shop
Another walk able local hot spot specializing in great burgers and boozy milkshakes.

Parks & Nature

Oldest light house in the USA commissioned by George Washington .
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Park Fort Williams
1000 Shore Rd
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Oldest light house in the USA commissioned by George Washington .
15 minute walk to our sweet neighborhood beach !
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Willard Beach
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15 minute walk to our sweet neighborhood beach !
Gorgeous beach and hiking trails !
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Two Lights State Park
7 Tower Dr
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Gorgeous beach and hiking trails !
Dramatic tides , great waves ....
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Higgins Beach
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Dramatic tides , great waves ....
Sunsets here are gorgeous and the parking is easy .
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Ferry Beach, Scarborough, ME
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Sunsets here are gorgeous and the parking is easy .
Long sandy beach , Southern Maine icon .
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Scarborough Beach
Black Point Rd
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Long sandy beach , Southern Maine icon .
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Državni park Crescent Beach
109 Bowery Beach Rd
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Sightseeing

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Bug Light
South Portland Greenbelt Pathway
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This Native Mainer opend his first lobster shacks in NY and California but kept an eye out for a spectacular property in Portland. He found it and so should you !
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Luke's Lobster Portland Pier
60 Portland Pier
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This Native Mainer opend his first lobster shacks in NY and California but kept an eye out for a spectacular property in Portland. He found it and so should you !
Wonderful place to View the Sunset , I call it the Bridge Park , local secret for 280 sunset Views.
Thomas Knight Park
7 Ocean St
Wonderful place to View the Sunset , I call it the Bridge Park , local secret for 280 sunset Views.
Step back in time, really special place.
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Victoria kuća
109 Danforth St
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Step back in time, really special place.

Essentials

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Hannaford Supermarket
295 Forest Ave
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CVS
51 Market St
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big supermarket
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Shaw's
180 Waterman Dr
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big supermarket

Drinks & Nightlife

Across the bridge in Portland is where the real nightlife action is ,but if you want a no frills local pub , this is it. Karaoke night if that's your pleasure .
Spring Point Tavern
175 Benjamin W Pickett St
Across the bridge in Portland is where the real nightlife action is ,but if you want a no frills local pub , this is it. Karaoke night if that's your pleasure .
You have to see this place to believe it ! 1970's light up disco dance floor like walking into a 20th century museum . Dj's 70's night 80's night and Contemporary .
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Bubba's Sulky Lounge
92 Portland St
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You have to see this place to believe it ! 1970's light up disco dance floor like walking into a 20th century museum . Dj's 70's night 80's night and Contemporary .
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Rí Rá Irish Pub & Restaurant
72 Commercial St
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Upstairs great music , downstairs Dim Sum !
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Empire
575 Congress St
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Upstairs great music , downstairs Dim Sum !
Check out what's there you'll most likely find it's great .
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Port City Music Hall
504 Congress St
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Check out what's there you'll most likely find it's great .
Concert Venue , you might be staying here to see an act .
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State Theater
609 Congress St
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Concert Venue , you might be staying here to see an act .
Great concert venue and so much more! Distillery, Breweries , Food, Children's Museum and The Crypto Zoology Museum!
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Thompson Point
Thompsons Point
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Great concert venue and so much more! Distillery, Breweries , Food, Children's Museum and The Crypto Zoology Museum!

Arts & Culture

We are justly proud of our collection !
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Portland Muzej umjetnosti
7 Congress Sq
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We are justly proud of our collection !
The heart of Portland area history .
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress St
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The heart of Portland area history .
The artist studio and the scenes he painted right out side .
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Winslow Homer Studio
5 Winslow Homer Rd
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The artist studio and the scenes he painted right out side .
Nice little museum featuring the nautical history of the South Portland community .
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South Portland Historical Society Museum
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Nice little museum featuring the nautical history of the South Portland community .
A gorgeous cultivated coastal garden made into a must see by giant trolls .Keepers of the Seed, bit of a drive about an hour and a half but some great sights along the way ! You have to buy tickets in advance. If you've got the time Stop at Reds Eats in Wiscasset best lobster roll in Maine (trust me) that's why the line.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
105 Botanical Gardens Dr
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A gorgeous cultivated coastal garden made into a must see by giant trolls .Keepers of the Seed, bit of a drive about an hour and a half but some great sights along the way ! You have to buy tickets in advance. If you've got the time Stop at Reds Eats in Wiscasset best lobster roll in Maine (trust me) that's why the line.

Shopping

You will love this Market it's a marvel , a great photo op too .On the wharf you will experience the true "Old Port".
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Harbor Fish Market
9 Custom House Wharf
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You will love this Market it's a marvel , a great photo op too .On the wharf you will experience the true "Old Port".
Classic Italian market fresh pastas , meats , cheeses , produce, coffees, breads, croissants, in season strawberries , shortcake ..... Never been to Italy ? It's like this.
Solo Cucina Market
161 Ocean St
Classic Italian market fresh pastas , meats , cheeses , produce, coffees, breads, croissants, in season strawberries , shortcake ..... Never been to Italy ? It's like this.