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Weekends in Bar Harbor I love spending summer weekends in Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.  Ironically, I go there for two reasons: to enjoy the simple pleasures of Maine and to relish in the most pristine pavement in the United States.  That's right, Acadia offers some of the best cycling surfaces I have ever been able to ride. 
Bubble Maineia's Grand non-Opening
On Monday, July 5th, I approached the doors of Bubble Maineia's new store (15 Temple Street, Portland, ME); to my dismay I found them locked.  Confused, I yanked on the door a few times as I re-checked the business hours.  The lights were on, the "open" sign was bright blue and red, and a young kid inside scurried away while on his cell phone.   Perhaps it is unfair to write about Bubble Maineia's new Dessert and Noodle Bar without first tasting the food, but I have no choice since I could not get in.  
Boda Thai Kitchen Bar Boda Kitchen Bar (645 Congress Street, Portland, ME) is located on the corner of State and Congress. It opened three months ago as a "Kitchen - Bar" concept similar to Nosh: small plates, good food, and plenty of drink choices.  The first time I ate there was one week ago Saturday, and the food was impressive enough to get me through the door the next night.  Perhaps my weakness for "tapas" style restaurants is to blame, but Boda is another gem in the Old Port.

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Bon Appetit Portland Maine

Portland, Maine--America's Foodiest Small Town 2009 by Bon Appetit Magazine. Andrew Knolton, restaurant editor of Bon Appetit Magazine, keeps tabs on our city better than I had kept tabs on his writing; otherwise this post would have come in sooner. In either case, I finally got around to reading about his foodie experiece in Bon Appetit magazine. You can too http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/bafoodist/2009/08/americas-foodiest-small-town-2.html. Caiola's was certainly a good choice. Bresca - well that only makes sense, I'll write about it after one more visit. Hugo's - I'll have to make my way over there eventually. Great ways to experience Portland!
 

About the Portland Restaurant Reviews

Welcome to Dine In Portland! My goal is to bring a new perspective on dining reviews and critiques for the many restaurants in Portland, Maine.  I will pick some of the many wonderful Old Port restaurants,  then continue to visit them to see how well they do in the long run. One time reviews can be unfair or simply mistaken.   We want to offer a comprehensive perspective on Old Port Dining.

  • Dining In Portland Blog:  Is our recent restaurant reviews section for places in the Old Port (Portland, Maine).  Here you can read about our experiences at various local restaurants, all of which we visit repeatedly.  Our goal is to provide restaurant reviews and critiques based on repeat observations giving you the complete picture.
  • Restaurant Listings:  This section contains a map of the area and our favorite (and not so favorite restaurants). Click on the items on the map to learn more about them.
  • Old Stuff: these are some blog articles I have written in the past, which I would like to share with you.
  • Recipes:  For now we are putting in links to new and exciting dishes, but we hope to build out our own recipe collection shortly.  Keep checking back!
  • Bento: Just added section!  Fantastic Bento How-To's and Recipes.
 

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