Verbena Eat Right Now
1 / 30#30. Verbena Eat Right Now
- Rating: 4.6/5 (65 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 103 Ocean St. South Portland, Maine
- Categories: Soup, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated restaurants with outdoor seating in Portland, Maine by diners
The average person spends over 74 minutes eating and drinking on any given weekday. On weekends and holidays, that goes up to over 81 minutes. Where is a better place to spend that time than a restaurant?
Consumers agree. The National Restaurant Association states that 9 in 10 adults enjoy eating out at restaurants, which give people access to a world of great-tasting food that's often difficult to reproduce at home.
People choose restaurants to scope out the latest food trends, including deeper dives into Southeast Asian cuisines from Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines, without trying to master these complex dishes at home. Chefs also have the resources to experiment with ingredients and bring new favorites like hot honey, spicy maple, matcha, and pickled foods to the table.
Dining out also offers unique, hyperlocal experiences featuring local farmers, food producers, brewers, winemakers, and distillers in a way that connects diners to the area.
When the weather's nice, diners flock to al fresco seating. At least 2 in 5 diners like eating outdoors and look for great ambience like skyline views, rooftop settings, and waterfront seating to enhance their dining experience.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants in the Portland area using data from Yelp. Data is as of Aug. 4, 2025. Only businesses marked as having outdoor seating on the Yelp website were included. Yelp's ranking system calculates an adjusted rating value that considers the number of ratings and the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews within a 10-kilometer radius of Portland were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included. Read on to see if your favorite spot made the list.
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Tandem Coffee Roasters
2 / 30#29. Tandem Coffee Roasters
- Rating: 4.6/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 122 Anderson St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Coffee Roasteries, Cafes
- Read more on Yelp
The Knotted Apron
3 / 30#28. The Knotted Apron
- Rating: 4.6/5 (91 reviews)
- Address: 496 Woodford St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: French, Italian, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp
Maiz Colombian Street Food - Forest Ave
4 / 30#27. Maiz Colombian Street Food - Forest Ave
- Rating: 4.6/5 (124 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 621 Forest Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Colombian
- Read more on Yelp
Bread & Friends
5 / 30#26. Bread & Friends
- Rating: 4.6/5 (145 reviews)
- Address: 505 Fore St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea, New American
- Read more on Yelp
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Bite Into Maine
6 / 30#25. Bite Into Maine
- Rating: 4.6/5 (203 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 185 US Route One Ste 2 Scarborough, Maine
- Categories: Seafood, Desserts, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
The Local Press
7 / 30#24. The Local Press
- Rating: 4.7/5 (178 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 276 Woodford St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Soup, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Market Street Eats
8 / 30#23. Market Street Eats
- Rating: 4.7/5 (260 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 36 Market St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Micucci Grocery
9 / 30#22. Micucci Grocery
- Rating: 4.7/5 (218 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 45 India St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Pizza, Grocery, Beer, Wine & Spirits
- Read more on Yelp
Quiero Cafe
10 / 30#21. Quiero Cafe
- Rating: 4.7/5 (119 reviews)
- Address: 3 Deering Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Latin American, Empanadas
- Read more on Yelp
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Honeycomb Cafe
11 / 30#20. Honeycomb Cafe
- Rating: 4.7/5 (77 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 132 Pleasant Hill Road Scarborough, Maine
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch, Donuts
- Read more on Yelp
SoPo Seafood Market & Raw Bar
12 / 30#19. SoPo Seafood Market & Raw Bar
- Rating: 4.7/5 (85 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 171 Ocean St. South Portland, Maine
- Categories: Seafood, Live/Raw Food, Seafood Markets
- Read more on Yelp
Isa Bistro
13 / 30#18. Isa Bistro
- Rating: 4.7/5 (331 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 79 Portland St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: New American, New Mexican Cuisine
- Read more on Yelp
Bistro Leluco
14 / 30#17. Bistro Leluco
- Rating: 4.7/5 (25 reviews)
- Address: 347 Cottage Road South Portland, Maine
- Categories: Bars, Seafood, Mediterranean
- Read more on Yelp
Jefe Juan's
15 / 30#16. Jefe Juan's
- Rating: 4.7/5 (33 reviews)
- Address: 29 Wharf St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Mexican
- Read more on Yelp
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Coffee ME Up
16 / 30#15. Coffee ME Up
- Rating: 4.7/5 (294 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 221 Cumberland Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp
Bite Into Maine
17 / 30#14. Bite Into Maine
- Rating: 4.7/5 (1018 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1000 Shore Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine
- Categories: Seafood, Food Trucks
- Read more on Yelp
Bite Into Maine
18 / 30#13. Bite Into Maine
- Rating: 4.7/5 (83 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 31 Diamond St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Seafood, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Great Wave Sushi
19 / 30#12. Great Wave Sushi
- Rating: 4.7/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 115 Fox St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Food Trucks
- Read more on Yelp
Il Leone
20 / 30#11. Il Leone
- Rating: 4.7/5 (27 reviews)
- Address: 2 Garden Place Portland, Maine
- Categories: Pizza
- Read more on Yelp
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Maine Oyster Company
21 / 30#10. Maine Oyster Company
- Rating: 4.7/5 (141 reviews)
- Address: 38 Portland St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
Wayside Tavern
22 / 30#9. Wayside Tavern
- Rating: 4.8/5 (82 reviews)
- Address: 747 Congress St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: New American
- Read more on Yelp
CERA
23 / 30#8. CERA
- Rating: 4.8/5 (76 reviews)
- Address: 1 Monument Square Portland, Maine
- Categories: Salad, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Sissle & Daughters
24 / 30#7. Sissle & Daughters
- Rating: 4.8/5 (40 reviews)
- Address: 107 Washington Ave. Unit 1 Portland, Maine
- Categories: Cheese Shops, Sandwiches, Beer, Wine & Spirits
- Read more on Yelp
Cote's Portland Cafe
25 / 30#6. Cote's Portland Cafe
- Rating: 4.8/5 (21 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1 Portland Sq Portland, Maine
- Categories: Cafes, Sandwiches, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp
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Lil Chippy
26 / 30#5. Lil Chippy
- Rating: 4.8/5 (40 reviews)
- Address: 52 Washington Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Fish & Chips
- Read more on Yelp
Pine Tree Seafood & Produce
27 / 30#4. Pine Tree Seafood & Produce
- Rating: 4.8/5 (235 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 655 US Route 1 Scarborough, Maine
- Categories: Seafood Markets, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Paella seafood
28 / 30#3. Paella seafood
- Rating: 4.8/5 (95 reviews)
- Address: 865 Forest Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
Tacos Del Seoul
29 / 30#2. Tacos Del Seoul
- Rating: 4.9/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: Portland, Maine
- Categories: Food Trucks, Korean, Mexican
- Read more on Yelp
Cantina Calafia
30 / 30#1. Cantina Calafia
- Rating: 5.0/5 (28 reviews)
- Address: 46 Pine St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Mexican, Latin American, Wine Bars
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 327 metros.
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