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Chaval
Spanish
Chaval is a Spanish-leaning restaurant on Pine Street that runs on Maine ingredients with French habits tucked in, so a local pork chop can show up wearing a shellfish cream sauce and nobody complains. The rooms are warm, there's a patio for when the weather cooperates, and the pastry side of the house means dessert is part of the plan, not an afterthought. Dress for a nice dinner, not a lobster bib.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northeast · Damian Sansonetti
- Eater The 15 Best Restaurants in Portland, Maine
- Portland Press Herald Best 75 places to eat and drink in Greater Portland
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Grilled Maine mackerel
“from grilled Maine mackerel with heirloom tomatoes to Breezy Hill Farm pork chops with peekytoe crab and shellfish cream sauce”
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Pork chops with peekytoe crab
“from grilled Maine mackerel with heirloom tomatoes to Breezy Hill Farm pork chops with peekytoe crab and shellfish cream sauce”
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Cream-filled trocaderos
“Whether you sit inside Chaval’s warm dining rooms or on the cheerful private patio, don’t miss dessert, which might involve cream-filled trocaderos or wild Maine blueberry and lemon curd pie.”
Eater
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