MitchW Posted December 6, 2024 Author Share Posted December 6, 2024 10 hours ago, Wilfrid said: $18 for a dozen outstanding local oysters. My favorite oysters in this country, without a doubt. In certainly one of my favorite eating cities in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted December 6, 2024 Author Share Posted December 6, 2024 Also, and possibly not for you, but we always have breakfast (or maybe lunch) at Becky's Diner...it's a classic...https://www.beckysdiner.com/ Dutch's is not bad either...https://www.dutchsportland.com/ And the surprise I learned from a Portland native...in South Portland...SoPo Seafood...https://www.soposeafood.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 6, 2024 Share Posted December 6, 2024 After the museum of art I ended up wandering around the Old Port, so back to Eventide for the lobster roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 6, 2024 Share Posted December 6, 2024 Last adventure begins with a smoked rye Manhattan at Independent Ice Co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 6, 2024 Share Posted December 6, 2024 My daughter reports that it’s sixty degrees warmer where her mother is than where I am, but I suspect she’s making do with a bottle of Presidente. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 7, 2024 Share Posted December 7, 2024 Glad I got here before 7, swarms of people at the door being turned away. Vieux Carre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 7, 2024 Share Posted December 7, 2024 How completely different Eventide and Scales are. Eventide does have a bar and several dining rooms but is still compact and cozy. Scales is a massive barn of a place on the docks and it was packed last night. The oysters, again, were great. Crab fritters were okay but the tartare sauce, I assume made fresh, was delicious. Main was a reminder of my childhood: baked haddock. Three courses, three good wines BTG, a digestif and espresso, about $160. Another saving here, it’s hard to pay as much as $10 for an Uber. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted December 8, 2024 Share Posted December 8, 2024 (edited) One of those occasions a direct comparison in eating is easy. I was in New Orleans last month and ate a lot of oysters, from high end (Seawitch) to low end (fried at the market). The oysters in Portland are at a different level. Edited December 8, 2024 by Wilfrid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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