Head to the Maine Historical Society and the Wadsworth-Longfellow House for thoughtful exhibitions like Stitches, an exploration of 19th-century Maine quilting traditions; the Victoria Mansion for a tour of an elaborate pre-civil war home; or the Portland Museum of Art for the state’s oldest and largest public art collection, including works by American landscape artist and former Maine resident Winslow Homer. The East End used to be a quiet area populated largely by under-the-radar neighborhood spots like pupusería Tu Casa and old-school Italian goods purveyor Micucci Grocery Co. That changed in the 2010s with the arrival of food and beverage perfectionists like Rising Tide and other craft breweries in East Bayside, Maine & Loire, a pioneering natural wine shop on Washington Avenue, and the Portland Food Co-op on Congress Street for largely local groceries and snacks. Stop here on your way back south for Japanese-style bar fare and beers from a Maine Beer Company alum at the Send Brewing Co., impeccable breads from Night Moves, a glass of Maine’s own Oyster River Winegrowers Morphos pet-nat with views of Portland proper from across the water at Lambs, and some of the country’s best seafood at SoPo Seafood market and raw bar.
Author: Stasia Brewczynski
Published at: 2025-07-16 21:12:05
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