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One of Maine's best chefs, Sam Hayward, opened this restaurant in a renovated warehouse on the edge of the Old Port in 1996. The menu changes daily to reflect the freshest ingredients from Maine's farms and waters. Every copper-top table in the main dining room has a view of the enormous brick oven and soapstone hearth that anchor the open kitchen, where sous-chefs seem to dance as they create such dishes as turnspit-roasted dry-rubbed pork loin, wood-grilled Maine island land chop with sun-root puree, and Maine mussels oven-roasted in garlic and almond butter. Desserts include artisanal cheeses. In July or August, try to book reservations two months in advance, and a week or more at other times. But last-minute planners take heart: each night a third of the tables are reserved for walk-in diners.

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  • Credit cards accepted.
  • No lunch.
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    Fore Street may be the best restaurant in Maine. I was on business in Maine during 2011 "Maine Restaurant Week" (a lucky stroke, by accident)and stayed the weekend enjoying several really outstanding restaurants in Portland and Kennebunkport (555 or "Five-fifty five in Portland is really one Fodors should include! Service, Atmosphere and Truffled Lobster Mac N Cheese is awesome).

    The atmosphere at Fore Street is reminiscent of many of the new Portland restaurants with open kitchens, brick hearths etc. The food was outstanding and I enjoyed the overall experience immensely.

    by Stanimal1, 3/6/11

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