Joe and I revisited Portland, Maine last weekend, for a quick anniversary celebration. We were there once before, in 2015, for a quick birthday celebration, but this time it was summer instead of winter. Much nicer weather!
We walked a huge amount, and didn’t retrieve our car until we were heading back home. Every morning we walked a mile to get to breakfast.
Thursday, June 11
Press Hotel, 119 Exchange St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Suite, room 201
https://thepresshotel.com/
Grasshopper ice cream (kiddie cup) at Beal’s Ice Cream, 12 Moulton St
dinner at Eventide Oyster Co, 86 Middle Street, Portland, Maine 04101
https://www.eventideoysterco.com/
smoked fish dip with ‘saltine’ crackers
buttered lobster roll
dessert at Union Restaurant (in the hotel): strawberry and chocolate torte
Friday, June 12
Breakfast at Bayside American Cafe, 98 Portland Street
https://www.baysideamericancafe.com/
Tuscany scramble
salad
honey wheat toast
blueberry crumble pancake – huge, the size of a dinner plate!
Portland Art Museum
https://www.portlandmuseum.org/
2 hours
Many new acquisitions since 2015
I still liked the Monet landscape, The Seine at Vétheuil), a Calder mobile and the Magritte.
lunch at Thai Tree, 571 Congress St
Tamarind Seafood Combo
Green Hand bookstore, 661 Congress St
Walk back to hotel.
Debby and Joe’s favorite art gallery on the way to dinner: Greenhut Galleries
146 Middle St, Portland
207-772-2693
https://www.greenhutgalleries.com/
Moving to 71 Cove Street later this month!
Favorite: Margaret Lawrence, Roiling Seas 2
Maine Art Collective popup gallery at 157 Middle Street
maineartcollective.com
dinner at Fore Street Restaurant, 288 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
(207) 775–2717
https://www.forestreet.biz/
8 minute walk from hotel, 0.3 miles
bread
haddock
asparagus
glass of rosé
maple honey caramel tart
decaf
World Cup Summer Watch Party: USA vs Paraguay
Friday, June 12, 8:00 – 10:55pm
State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
USA vs. Paraguay – SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Doors open at 8pm, game starts at 9pm
Tickets were free(!!), but required.
Watched the second half at the hotel bar.
Saturday, June 13
Breakfast again at Bayside American Cafe, 98 Portland Street. We’d planned to go to Nom Cafe, 23 Forest Ave, but that didn’t open until 8am, so we continued on to Bayside American Cafe. We were happy to eat there again, and it was on the way to the Farmers’ Market anyway.
omelet
Joe had Belgian waffle
salad
honey wheat toast
Deering Oaks Park Farmers’ Market
Baguette
kimchi from Thirty Acre Farm
https://thirtyacrefarm.com/
honey, strawberry-rhubarb preserves from Tom’s Honey
Tom & Andrea Bachelder & Family, Buckfield, Maine, abhoneybuzz3@gmail.com
Chive Bevre and Marcy Brie-style cheese from Balfour Farm
https://balfourfarm.com/
Flatiron Coffee Bar
594 Congress Street
https://www.flatironcoffeebar.com/
iced tea and lemonade
Walk back to hotel.
Lunch in hotel room: bread and cheese from Farmers’ Market
Wine Sail: Delicious Whites
Maine State Pier at 56 Commercial Street, Portland
https://www.winewiseevents.com/get-ready-for-your-wine-sail
https://www.winewiseevents.com/sails/6/13/26-saturday-wine-sail-in-portland-maine-delicious-whites-315-515-pm-300-boarding
On the Frances; going at a good clip was at 4 knots.
Owner and guide Erica
Passengers included a wedding party with bridesmaids in gauzy dresses.
5 delicious and unusual white wines, and a nice snack box with cheese and crackers, dried fruit and nuts
6:15 dinner at Twelve Maine
115 Thames Street Portland, ME 04101
https://www.twelvemaine.com/
salad
Parker House roll
sausage
chocolate torte
ice cream sandwich
anniversary cake
Uber back to hotel
Sunday, June 14
breakfast at Becky’s Diner on Hobson’s Wharf, 390 Commercial Street
https://www.beckysdiner.com/
207-773-7070
Titanic omelet
walk back to hotel, drive home
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