Portland, Maine’s Douro Lands on The New York Times’ 2026 Restaurant List

Okay, Maine food people… we have something to talk about.

One of Portland’s restaurants just got some seriously big national attention, and honestly, if you’ve been waiting for an excuse to make a reservation, this is it!

Douro in Portland has landed on The New York Times’ 2026 Restaurant List, which features 50 favorite places in America right now. And yes, a Maine restaurant made the cut.  

Douro in Portland, Maine Made The New York Times List

Douro, located on Thames Street in Portland, is getting a shoutout for the kind of food that makes you immediately want to text your friends, “Okay, when are we going?”

The New York Times’ Melissa Clark specifically told us about dishes including bone-in pork chop with Jimmy Nardello peppers and tempura Romano beans. Yum.

And now I’m suddenly very interested in rearranging my weekend plans.  

Because this isn’t just a list of spots somewhere across the country that we’ll probably never visit. It’s right here in Portland.

And there’s another very Maine connection: Douro will also be part of Maine Lobster Week’s Lobster Roll Remix happening next week.  

So apparently September is just the month we’re being given increasingly delicious reasons to eat our way through Portland, Maine and Douro is certainly a spot to add onto your list!

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SO, you don’t always have to leave Maine to eat somewhere getting national attention. Sometimes the restaurant making the big list is right down the road.  

And yes… now I want the pork chop.