Portland is an awesome food (and beer!) city that I’d love to visit again soon. It felt like there was something awesome on every corner. While I don’t think we even made a dent in all the awesome things there are to do, we certainly had a solid start. Below is everything we did in Portland and the surrounding areas and I’m already planning a trip back!

Lighthouses – considering there are 5 in the immediate area; we visited all of them

• Bug Light Park
  • This lighthouse is only 30 feet tall and the smallest one we saw
• Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
  • Only slightly taller, this lighthouse was right around the corner and 54 feet tall
• Portland Head Lighthouse
  • This is the oldest lighthouse in Maine and right across the water you could see Ram Island Light
• Two Lights State Park (Cape Elizabeth Light)
  • Unfortunately, these lighthouses were in a residential area and we couldn’t get too close to them
  • We went ocean kayaking over here at Crescent Beach State Park with Portland Paddle and it was such a fun experience!

• Rose Foods
  • The pastrami lox was outstanding – I wish I could have tried a few more things
• The Honey Paw/Eventide Oyster
  • We grabbed a table at Honey Paw while waiting for a table at Eventide and did small apps at both. Very good, probably the best dinner of the trip
• High Roller Lobster Co
  • This was a very fun non traditional approach to lobster. Hip spot 
• Bite into Maine
  • Some fun lobster rolls. Great with a beer if you check out the location near Allagash Brewing – we visited both locations
• Red’s Dairy Freeze
  • Solid soft serve, perfect for a summer day
• Tandem Coffee
  • Malted iced coffee was awesome and so were all their pastries. Line wrapped around the block when we went even though I ordered ahead online 
• Maine Beer Co (Freeport)
  • Great pizzas and great beer – a must when visiting the area
• Coastal Wine (Ogunquit)
  • lovely little wine shop/tasting room (serving wines not from Maine)
• The Clam Shack (Kennebunkport)
  • Seafood shack on the water – I think it’s the highest rated lobster roll in the area
• Bobs Clam Hut (Kittery)
  • Another great lobster roll, this was featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives 
• Brewery Hopping
  • Foundation Brewing
  • Definitive Brewing
  • Battery Steele Brewing
  • Austin Street Brewing

Want to know exactly what we did? I included our itinerary from our four days in Portland below:

Where we stayed: The Westin Portland

• Sunday
  • The Clam Shack – stop for lunch as we drove up to Mount Desert Island
• Thursday
  • LL Bean – had to visit the massive outlet
  • Maine Beer Co for drinks and dinner
  • Oxbow Blending + Bottling / Duckfat Frites Shack for beers and some snacks
• Friday
  • Rose Foods – order it to go and eat at back cove park
  • Holy Donut – also grabbed to go for our lighthouse tour
  • Lighthouse Tour
    • Bug Light Park
    • Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
    • Portland Head Lighthouse (can see Ram Island Light from here)
    • Two Lights State Park (Cape Elizabeth Light)
  • Brewery Hop
    • Foundation Brewing
    • Definitive Brewing
    • Bite into Maine for a quick lunch
    • Battery Steele Brewing
    • Austin Street Brewing
  • The Honey Paw for some snacks as we waited for a table at Eventide
  • Eventide Oyster for dinner
• Saturday
  • Tandem Coffee for breakfast
  • Kayak Tour (Portland Paddle)
  • The Lobster Shack at 2 Lights for lunch
  • Fort Williams Park – Bite into Maine; had to try the Wassabi Lobster Roll
  • Red’s Dairy for an ice cream snack
  • Lone Pine Brewing for some beers
  • High Roller Lobster for dinner
• Sunday
  • Tandem Coffee for breakfast
  • Coastal Wine (Ogunquit) for a wine flight
  • Bobs Clam Hut (Kittery) for lunch as we head home

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