Best Restaurants in Portland, Maine | Eater Boston

"Prentice Hospitality’s swanky waterfront establishment, Twelve, carries Portland’s fine dining mantle now that Hugo’s, Back Bay Grill, and Five Fifty-Five are no more. A la carte and prix fixe menus feature dishes like Nantucket Bay scallops in an apple soy vinaigrette and a decadent hot buttered lobster croissant, made here by pastry chef Georgia Macon. Whether you go for dinner or just pop in for a tipple, be sure to pair the Coastline Martini (sugar kelp, dill, and a touch of lemon oil) with Yukon potato chips topped by onion cream and trout roe. Prentice continues to grow its strong portfolio, including Mediterranean-inspired downtown hotel restaurant Evo; seasonal Chebeague Island Inn, reachable by ferry from Portland; The Good Table, whose menu of American classics has recently been reimagined in nearby Cape Elizabeth; and the wholesale and mobile bakery Not A Bakery, led by Macon." - Stasia Brewczynski