Guidebook for South Portland
Food Scene
Lively Italian Eatery. Laura does the cooking, Bob the hosting. Very neighborhood, very recommended.
25 locals recommend
Enio's Eatery
347 Cottage RdLively Italian Eatery. Laura does the cooking, Bob the hosting. Very neighborhood, very recommended.
You can get great coffee here but the reason the line starts about 7.30am is the scones, bagels, sandwiches, pastries, wine, all good, all fresh.
164 locals recommend
Scratch Baking Co
416 Preble StYou can get great coffee here but the reason the line starts about 7.30am is the scones, bagels, sandwiches, pastries, wine, all good, all fresh.
A pizza place so popular it now has branches in Cambridge, South Portland & somewhere new I can't remember. Mashed potato & bacon...top seller. Beer & wine yes.
192 locals recommend
OTTO
576 Congress StA pizza place so popular it now has branches in Cambridge, South Portland & somewhere new I can't remember. Mashed potato & bacon...top seller. Beer & wine yes.
Worth a trip right up Sawyer to the corner of Cottage. Also try Willard Scoops near Willard Beach & Scratch. Gourmet ice cream. Lobster rolls affordable but they don't toast the buns.
6 locals recommend
Beals Ice Cream & Lobster Rlls
334 Cottage RdWorth a trip right up Sawyer to the corner of Cottage. Also try Willard Scoops near Willard Beach & Scratch. Gourmet ice cream. Lobster rolls affordable but they don't toast the buns.
Gourmet Ice Cream right across the street from Scratch Bakery a couple blocks from Willard Beach. Well-worth the treat.
52 locals recommend
Willard Scoops
429 Preble StGourmet Ice Cream right across the street from Scratch Bakery a couple blocks from Willard Beach. Well-worth the treat.
Sightseeing
Hop on to the Greenbelt and walk, bike or skip to Bug Light Park. Great way to greet the sunrise if you're an early bird. Swing by Scratch Bakery on the way home for fabulous scones, bagels & coffee
105 locals recommend
Bug Light Park
Hop on to the Greenbelt and walk, bike or skip to Bug Light Park. Great way to greet the sunrise if you're an early bird. Swing by Scratch Bakery on the way home for fabulous scones, bagels & coffee
Southern Maine Community College - location location location. Plus they have excellent professors. Plus they have baseball games at their field during the season.
7 locals recommend
Southern Maine Community College
2 Fort RdSouthern Maine Community College - location location location. Plus they have excellent professors. Plus they have baseball games at their field during the season.
For those of you who like to poke around and explore small historical museums, this is a good one. A mile from the house along the Greenbelt, right by Bug Light Park.
6 locals recommend
South Portland Historical Society Museum
For those of you who like to poke around and explore small historical museums, this is a good one. A mile from the house along the Greenbelt, right by Bug Light Park.
Everything Else
Great beach for humans and for dogs. Summer has special hours for dogs - early & late. But only a mile away, playground, rocks to climb on, good sand and restroom facilities. Buy food/drink at Scratch
135 locals recommend
Willard Beach
Great beach for humans and for dogs. Summer has special hours for dogs - early & late. But only a mile away, playground, rocks to climb on, good sand and restroom facilities. Buy food/drink at Scratch
Great place to bicycle without the cars as long as you can steer around dogs and their owners who are out for a walk.
12 locals recommend
Greenbelt Walkway
Greenbelt WalkwayGreat place to bicycle without the cars as long as you can steer around dogs and their owners who are out for a walk.
Parks & Nature
Wonderful Outdoor Exhibit with skeleton of battleship, history panels about WWII shipyard there. Small Cushing History Museum. Great views of Portland and Casco Bay.
29 locals recommend
Bug Light
South Portland Greenbelt PathwayWonderful Outdoor Exhibit with skeleton of battleship, history panels about WWII shipyard there. Small Cushing History Museum. Great views of Portland and Casco Bay.