Category: Reviews

The New York Times has included Douro in their 2026 Restaurant List of their “50 favorite places in America right now.”

Coastal Portugal meets coastal Maine in this modern new restaurant on Portland’s waterfront, where you’ll find all the tinned fish, grilled octopus and salt cod croquettes of your Iberian beach-vacation dreams. But this being Maine, local vegetables get just as much love as seafood. Douro’s farm-to-table spirit pulses in roasted asparagus with artichoke aioli, tempura Romano beans and the Jimmy Nardello peppers that festoon a very juicy bone-in pork chop.

The New York Times shared that 16 of their staff visited 538 restaurants in 38 states to put together this list.

Douro opened in October 2025. The Maine Sunday Telegram gave the restaurant four stars in a recent review.

This isn’t the first time Maine restaurants have appeared in the list. Cong Tu Bot was featured in 2021. Leeward and Twelve in 2022, Tinder Hearth in 2023, The Alna Store in 2024, and both Sammy’s Deluxe and The Pilgrim Inn in 2025.

The Maine Sunday Telegram has published a review of Douro.

In a town full of very good seafood options, Douro stands out both for excellent execution and refreshing, on-trend Iberian influences. Its stylish Mediterranean aesthetic and highly capable, friendly service display Prentice Hospitality Group polish. So does the quality of the food, though the dishes are more rustic and homey than at their sister restaurant across the street, Twelve.

The Bollard has published a review of Bayou Kitchen.

The Bayou has weathered 25 years of changes in the Woodfords neighborhood, including restaurants and businesses old and new opening and closing nearby, major road construction, and a global pandemic. With its consistent, comforting menu and laidback vibe, it just might stick around for another 25.

Portland has been included on three lists of top US food destinations. We’re #12 on the US News and World Report list, #4 on a list published by Timeout that was based on Yelp and Lift data, and #3 in the list from Travel & Leisure magazine.

Magnus on Water has earned a second pin from The Pinnacle Guide. The Biddeford bar and restaurant is one of just 61 establishments worldwide in the Outstanding double pin category along with peers in London, Paris, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Athens, Los Angeles, New York and other cities.

Pinnacle is a rigorous international program that evaluates and rates cocktails bars. They send anonymous reviewers to bars to recertify and rate bars each year. The program evaluates them on hospitality, drinks program, interior design, staff management, back office operations and engagement with community. For more information see the About the Pinnacle Guide page on their website.

The Pinnacle Guide…recognition system that is based on a thorough self-application process, rigorous assessment modules, followed by a series of spot check interviews and anonymous in-bar reviews. Fair and visible processes lie at the core of The Pinnacle Guide, which promises every deserving establishment, regardless of size or location, a clear path to recognition. As well as recognising excellence in drinks, ambience and hospitality, The Pinnacle Guide will be rewarding operators that make a positive social impact.

Food & Wine included the corn ice cream with tree tomato jam at Crown Jewel and the twin lobster mountain at Ladyfish in their Best Dishes We Ate in July article.

Conde Nast Traveler has published their list of the 20 Best Bars in Portland, Maine.

Something’s come over Portland, Maine, lately. The city’s bar life has become a mirror to its exploding complexity, and the only reasonable way to respond is to sip your way through it.

The list features: Benny’s, Blyth & Burrows, Bramhall, Bubba’s, Central Provisions, Chaval, Downtown Lounge, East Ender, Elizabeth, Five of Clubs, Lazzari, Lucky Cheetah, Maps, Novare Res, Oxbow, Papi, The Jewel Box, The Marquis, Top of the East, Via Vecchia