Portland, ME in 2022 (and 2023)
Last week, Significant Eater and I took a nice, long drive. We spent two nights in Beacon, NY, and then on to Portland, ME for another 4 nights. With thanks to the estimable @johnnyd for his input, as well as research conducted independently, we ate very well. As a matter of fact, at one point I mentioned to SE that if we had restaurants in NYC, like a few of the places we dined at in Portland, they'd become part of a regular rotation. Not just for the quality of the seafood, but practically
We were in Portland for 4 nights; the oysters above were consumed the night before we left (dining at Helm). There were a couple of other great dishes that night, but instead, let's go chronologically. Night one, the classic Fore Street...
Where I wasn't 100% impressed with the shucking (you can see how it's better at other places), but the quality of the shellfish was just fine.
For @rotuts:
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