Date Spots in Portland, ME

Dating in Portland

Dating in Portland, ME, often starts over coffee or tea and unfolds from there. You can meet at Dobra Tea, Another Round, Uncharted Tea, Speckled Ax East, Henny's, Tandem Bakery, Flat Iron Coffee Bar, LB Kitchen, Two Fat Cats Bakery West End, or Cia Cafe, then decide whether to keep it simple with breakfast, bubble tea, or a coffee shop stroll. Dinner can be a diner, grilled cheese, seafood, Mexican, tacos, tapas, burger, or American, with spots like Becky's Diner, Cheese Louise, The Porthole Restaurant and Pub, Bird & Co, Sur Lie, El Rayo Taqueria, Taco Escobarr, Nosh Kitchen Bar, Empire Chinese Kitchen, and Sichuan Kitchen. Drinks afterward might mean Tomaso's Canteen, Bramhall, Grace, Gritty McDuff's, The Great Lost Bear, Novare Res, Brickyard Hollow Brewing, The Thirsty Pig, The King's Head, or Cocktail Mary.

For daytime dates, Portland's outdoors and culture scene gives you plenty of low-pressure options. Wander Payson Park, Hinckley Park, Bug Light Park, Mackworth Island State Park, South Portland Skatepark, Riverton Trolley Park, Deering Oaks Park, Eastern Promenade, Western Promenade, or Capisic Pond Park, then head to Portland Museum of Art, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, Grant Wahlquist Gallery, Victoria Mansion, Umbrella Cover Museum, Maine Historical Society, International Cryptozoology Museum, Maine Jewish Museum, or Neal Dow House. Evening entertainment can be Merrill Auditorium, State Theatre, Nickelodeon Cinemas, Empire Comedy Club, Apohadion Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Lyric Music Theater, Kinonik, or Flagship Cinemas. The city rewards a flexible date: coffee, a walk, a meal, a drink, and maybe a show.

Neighborhoods in Portland

These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.

• West End Two Fat Cats Bakery West End gives the area a coffee and breakfast stop for an easy date.
• Eastern Promenade Eastern Promenade is an outdoor spot in the data for a walk-and-talk date.
• Western Promenade Western Promenade is another outdoor option listed for a simple stroll.
• Deering Oaks Deering Oaks Park is an outdoor setting that works for a casual date.