portland, ME in summer

Portland is awesome. Great beer and food scene, and very scenic as well.

Breweries:

Maine Brewing Co. (technically in Freeport about 10 minutes away)
Allagash
Bissell Brothers
Rising Tide

There are plenty of others but those would be my biggest recommendations, particularly Bissell Brothers.

For food:

Otto pizza is really good (get the one with mashed potatoes and scallions - I know it sounds weird but it's amazing.)
Eventide might be the best seafood restaurant I've ever gone to.
Duckfat is supposed to be amazing, haven't had the chance to go yet though.


The downtown area is really walkable and has a lot of shops and stuff. You can also do a whale watching tour.

I'm a big fan of Portland. Enjoy!

You can always check the schedule to see if the Sea Dogs (Double A- Red Sox) will be in town. Depending on the team and day of the week you could probably find some cheap tickets.

nothern cajuns!


seriously Maine in the summer is awesome

Always wanted to see the tide change at the Bay of Fundy. Although that's probably several hours from Portland.

If you make it down to Kennebunkport area (not far from Portland), Nunan's Lobster Hut is a must on the list, opens at 5, line is out the door by then! Check out Cape Neddick lighthouse, awesome views.

Old Orchard Beach as well, Jersey vibe there.

Wife and i went up that way about 3 years ago, during the winter actually. Went see the cape Needdick Lighthouse, and did that whole scenic drive and stopped at a bunch of places along it, all the little towns on the coast. SHe's been begging to go back. I actually have a framed panoramic picture of that lighthouse hanging in front of me right now in my office. It's covered in snow, and it's beautiful.

I've had lobster in Louisiana, and was never a fan of it.
We ate at Nunan's, wasn't very crowded, but the lobster was awesome. Wasn't chewy or bland like what i had always eaten before. To be honest, we ate lobster almost everywhere we went while up there, and loved it. So much better tasting than whatever you get from restaraunts around here, and i'm not talking about Red Lobster.

At some of the places in the little coastal towns, the boats pull right up to the dock and it's fresh lobster everywhere.

Some good advice already. A couple of my favorites for dinner are fore street and central provisions. You will want to get a reservation for fore street a month or so in advance.
Novare res is a great beer bar.
Bissel brothers is the best brewery in New England but Maine Beer company in Freeport is worth the drive.

Haha! I should have said in my opinion.
You can’t go wrong with any of those, except tree house because I’m not waiting three hours to get two four packs.
I spend the most time at night shift because it’s closest to us and they do amazing work.