Where to stay in Portland, for the food
Chef reads the best lists and what reviewers say, and tells you how far each hotel is from dinner.
‹ Every part of PortlandOld Port
Cobbled streets of brick warehouses, the working wharves, and most of the famous restaurants within a few blocks.
The food: Eventide, Duckfat, Fore Street, The Honey Paw and Mr. Tuna are a short walk. Hotel rooms worth a table: UNION and the Inkwell bar at The Press Hotel, Harbor Bistro + Terrace at the Portland Harbor Hotel, and Luna rooftop bar at the Canopy.
Chef's hotels in Old Port
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The Press Hotel
Set in the old Portland Press Herald offices, with UNION for Maine-sourced dining and the Inkwell cocktail bar, steps from Exchange Street.
From: Indagare, The Press Hotel, Inkwell
Portland Harbor Hotel
A 103-room hotel on Fore Street, one block from the waterfront, with Harbor Bistro + Terrace for dinner and drinks.
From: Frommer's
Canopy by Hilton Portland Waterfront
Has Luna, a year-round rooftop bar over the harbor, on Commercial Street.
From: Hotel Online
The Evalina Hotel
Fifteen apartment-style suites at 215 Commercial St, announced for May 2026.
From: Newswire
Or pick another hotel in Old Port
19 of Chef's places are a 15-minute walk from Old Port. Chef looks for hotels in Old Port first. Chef picks hotels the way he picks restaurants: from the best lists, and what reviewers say.
Where to eat in Old Port
All 19 of Chef's places a 15-minute walk away, nearest first.
- Gilbert's Chowder HouseRestaurant · order Chowder and fried clams1 min
- Fore StreetRestaurant2 min
- ScalesRestaurant · order Haddock chowder and a fish plate2 min
Standard Baking Co.Sticky buns and sourdough · order Sticky buns2 min- The Holy DonutBreakfast · order A potato donut3 min
- Central ProvisionsRestaurant4 min
- Mr. TunaRestaurant · order Hand rolls and maki5 min
- The Honey PawRestaurant · order The noodle dishes5 min
Eventide Oyster Co.Lobster roll · order The brown-butter lobster roll5 min- DuckfatRestaurant · order Fries fried in duck fat with a milkshake6 min
- The Highroller Lobster Co.Lobster roll · order A Maine-style roll with extra toppings7 min
- Bread & FriendsRestaurant8 min
- UNION at The Press HotelBreakfast · order A Maine-sourced hotel breakfast8 min
- Amato'sMaine Italian · order The classic Italian8 min
DouroRomantic dinner10 min- LuncheonetteRestaurant12 min
- LeewardRestaurant12 min
- Becky's DinerRestaurant · order Haddock chowder and fried clams in season13 min
- Izakaya MinatoRestaurant15 min
Sources: The Infatuation, Portland guide, Fodor's, Eventide Oyster Co.
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