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The Best Seafood in Portland ME

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The best seafood in Portland ME, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Portland Press Herald, and Eater have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Scales comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Portland.

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Portland Press Herald shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.

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  1. Rank 1. Scales

    Seafood

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    Address
    68 Commercial St, Portland, ME · Portland
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  2. Rank 2. Eventide Oyster Co.

    Seafood

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    Address
    86 Middle St, Portland, ME · Portland
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  3. Rank 2. Ocean Restaurant

    Seafood

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    Address
    208 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport, ME · Kennebunkport
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Thursday 5 PM–9 PM

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  4. Rank 4. Dry Dock

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    Right on Maine Wharf in the Old Port, this two-story seafood restaurant occupies a renovated 1920s building that still has nautical maps on the walls and a faint whiff of Ye Olde New England charm. The kitchen takes old-school coastal staples and quietly dismantles them, running a raw bar alongside ceviches and preparations that would confuse anyone expecting a paper basket of fried clams. Condé Nast Traveler named it among Portland's fifteen best restaurants.

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    Address
    84 Commercial St, Portland, ME · Portland
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 5. The Clam Shack

    Seafood

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    Address
    2 Western Ave, Kennebunk, ME · Kennebunk
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  6. Rank 6. Bite into Maine

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    Address
    185 US Route One, Scarborough, ME · Scarborough
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  7. Rank 6. Bite into Maine

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    1000 Shore Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME · Cape Elizabeth
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  8. Rank 6. Bite Into Maine

    Seafood

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    Address
    31 Diamond St, Portland, ME · Portland
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  9. Rank 6. Bite Into Maine

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    Address
    50 Industrial Way, Portland, ME · Portland
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  10. Rank 6. Clam Bar

    Summer-Only Seafood

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    Address
    199 W Commercial St, Portland, ME · Portland
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    Open now, until 7 PM

    Thursday 11:30 AM–7 PM

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  11. Rank 6. Paella Seafood

    Seafood

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    Address
    865 Forest Ave, Portland, ME · Portland
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  12. Rank 6. The Highroller Lobster Co.

    Seafood

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    Address
    104 Exchange St, Portland, ME · Portland
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

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The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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