15 Best Restaurants in Portland, Maine | Condé Nast Traveler

"Housed in a midcentury modern former Dairy Queen building that the team leaned into rather than hid, I found an ode to roadside-diner culture where Chef Courtney Loreg redefines classics: the croque-monsieur is a dreamy, salty, smoky exemplar, the now-famous brisket burger comes heaped with bacon, cheddar, and house-made pickles, and the kitchen’s charcuterie moves have earned cult status—if duck liver pâté is on the menu, nab it, served with crusty grilled sourdough, dried cherries soaked in port, whole-grain mustard, and petit cornichons." - Alexandra Hall