The Porthole Restaurant & Pub

Providing a classic Northeast diner experience with an emphasis on fresh seafood. Open daily! Open year around and available for private events!

Portland's landmark restaurant est. 1929 is located on the working waterfront of the Old Port, Portland. The Porthole boasts Portland's largest waterfront deck hosting local bands and soulful acoustic acts nightly during the summer months. Bringing great food, great times and great memories back to Custom House Wharf! Hope to see you on the wharf soon!

08/28/2024

Hear us out…. pumpkin spice lobster rolls 🤷

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The best deck in Portland is not an honor we take lightly. Over the last several years, we’ve been putting a lot of love back into the wharf with the hopes of elevating The Porthole experience while still honoring its charm and history.

Every single person on staff takes such great pride in representing The Porthole. We strive every day to be very mindful, very considerate of the service we offer. To see all of this recognized by YOU means so much.

Tonight, we have a special ticketed show with . But we know a lot of you missed out — so SURPRISE! We are LIVESTREAMING the show RIGHT NOW: https://www.youtube.com/live/e6UFjYyT8us?si=n8LhTXNgQKftkXnH

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Let’s celebrate our Big Deck Energy this weekend 🍻

08/13/2024

Breaking news 🥹

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POV: you’re visiting your home state of Maine and hold it down at The Porthole 4️⃣ days in a row 💪

True story! and her mom came from NC and FL, and couldn’t get enough of our fresh lobster (we totally understand)🦞

When at hoME! ♥️

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Who’s cutting onions 🥹

A native Mainer recently visited The Porthole, all the way from her current home in Arizona. She spent some time on the deck, painting the view of our little corner of the ocean. She was generous enough to share her finished piece with us here on the socials — and then comes the painting itself in the mail with this sweet note.

“Painting at Porthole is like therapy and I will never stop coming by each summer.” , we are touched. Thank you for allowing us to be a positive in your life! ♥️

What are your favorite memories at The Porthole? 👇

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We are so excited to host and founder of Boston Beer Company, Jim Koch, tomorrow morning!!! Come join us 7-9 AM for breakfast with a side of a live radio show 🍳

08/04/2024

LET’S DO IT 👏

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Below Deck Energy 😉

Thank you to Bravo’s for recently joining us on the Casablanca for a cruise! He’s no stranger to life at sea — catch him on the first two seasons of Below Deck: Down Under 🌊

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This sunset: 10/10

Looking for more scores and standings? The Porthole is alllll over the Olympic Games in Paris, showcasing the competitions all day, every day (with game sound baby!)

The great Andi Fawcett is singing for us until 5 PM, with coming back at 6 PM to tear it up 🔥

This is also a good time to share that tickets for our Casablanca Concert Cruises are getting harder to come by! Find the August schedule in our stories, or casablancamaine.com 🚢

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All eyes (and TVs) are on Paris🏅

You can bet we’re showcasing ALL the games on every screen throughout the next couple of weeks as we cheer on team USA! 🇺🇸

✔️Game sound
✔️Water views that aren’t the Seine
✔️Friendly service

Let’s soak up the weekend forecast and have at it 🍻

07/19/2024

Tickets on sale RIGHT NOW!

Tickets are now on sale for our show at The Porthole Restaurant & Pub in Portland, ME for Friday, August 16 🚤

Tickets will be gone fast 🎫 https://outliergrp.fanlink.tv/081624

07/18/2024

The boys are back in town 🙌

12/OC returns to the wharf August 16 for a show like no other!!! Presale is happening RIGHT NOW — use the code “THEHOLE” and get your early access here:
https://outliergrp.fanlink.tv/081624

Tickets go on sale tomorrow!

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Better than a pot of gold! Whether it’s by land at The Porthole or by sea with The Casablanca, we get alllll the views 🌈 says we’re still dancin’ tonight!!!

(ps we safely brought the boat back due to the storm🤍)

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A very important paw-nnouncement from Vinny, our Porthole Pup in Chief, as we head into the weekend:

Tomorrow is a special set from . He’s going back to basics and will strictly be spinning vinyl 🎧 Catch him at 3 PM!

Onto Saturday where we’ll see ANOTHER epic dance party on the deck from . This is also a good time to mention he’ll be throwing his rippers every. Saturday. night. We repeat. EVERY. SATURDAY. NIGHT. 🪩

Then comes Soccer Sunday ⚽️ We’re your destination for the Euro Cup and Copa América games — the beers will be flowing and so will the specials!!! are gonna close it out with an incredible show like they do every Sunday and Tuesday, starting at 6 PM 🤠

Tonight? We commence with 👏

Ok thanks for your time 🐾

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OOO(🍊) for the holiday weekend 🇺🇸

In collaboration with , Out of Office Orange is our blood orange wheat ale sold EXCLUSIVELY at The Porthole for $5 — made for the days you’re extremely offline 🍻

FRIDAY, JULY 5
🪩 DJ Jacky Treehorn at 3 PM
🪩 Hello Newman at 7 PM

07/02/2024

You and your whole family watching the fireworks on a sunset concert cruise for the 4th of July? Immediately YES 🙌

That’s right — this year’s celebration is for ALL AGES! Enjoy the fun with with a perfect backdrop of fireworks lighting up the sky. Does it get any better than that?

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: www.casablancamaine.com

06/30/2024

Happening RIGHT NOW 🔥

06/29/2024

🎇 We got twice the fun planned for this 4th of July 🎇

The Casablanca is leaving the wharf for a sunset cruise starting at 7 PM, with The Few holding it down with the live music and awesome energy. Meanwhile, DJ Father Tish will be throwing one of his famous dance parties on the deck starting at 6 🔥🔥🔥

CASA TICKETS IN BIO OR CASABLANCAMAINE.COM

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It’s a beautiful Tuesday to turn 🆙 which is why we asked to throw a SURPRISE DANCE PARTY ON THE DECK TONIGHT — starting at 6 PM!!! 🎉

Can’t make it? You better not miss it when he returns next week for THE 4TH OF JULY 🇺🇸🎆

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In celebration of summer, a collab you never knew you needed… 🍊

We are SO amped to have teamed up with the amazing folks at to create our new house beer, Out of Office Orange. This delicious blood orange wheat ale was crafted just for The Porthole, and perfectly encapsulates that “just closed my laptop to go drink on the deck” feeling 😉

Kick off your weekend at the wharf to give it a try — Out of Office Orange is sold exclusively at The Porthole, $5 a can 🍻

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We recently had the absolute pleasure of hosting our friends at for an exclusive introduction to our newly renovated pub ✨

These Yelpers showed OUT for the “Coastal Grandma” theme, taking in the salty air and enjoying the live music (open garage door for the win!) We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention our in-house catering that featured only the freshest of catches 🦪

Interested in booking a seaside celebration with us? We’d love to host you in our incredible new space! Check out the link in our bio for more information, or email: [email protected]

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🙌 THE WEEKEND STARTS NOW 🙌

Euro 2024 is underway and we’re celebrating with four featured beers:
⚽️ $8 Weihenstephan Hefeweizen
⚽️ $7 Bitburger Premium Pils
⚽️ $7 Okocim O.K. Pale Lager
⚽️ $6 Carlsberg Pilsner

• DJ JACKY TREEHORN SPINS UNTIL 6 PM
• 13BLACK AT 7 PM
• CELTICS 🧹 AT 8:30 PM

LET’S GO 👏

06/08/2024

Helloooo Saturday 🤩 Full house on the wharf, just the way we like it. Bazinga! goes on at 6 PM!

06/06/2024

It all comes down to THE FINALS 👏

We know just the place to cheer on the C’s to victory ☘️ Watch parties begin TONIGHT with game sound!!!

Bring your game faces. We have a title to bring home 😤

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We would like to take the opportunity to wish the happiest of birthdays to our general manager and overall superhero, James! 🎉

His unwavering support and dedication makes each day a memorable one for our team and guests alike. We also enjoy when he brings his puppy Vinny to the wharf, but we mainly love him for being the best guy around. Cheers, boss!!!

05/27/2024

To all who have sacrificed for this country, we thank you and honor you — Happy Memorial Day 🙏

A note that today’s live music has been canceled, but the good times haven’t 😉

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The deck? Spacious. The seafood? Fresh. The drinks? Coldddd. The vibes? Immaculate. Missing? You 👏

It’s MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND and we have a perfect day on our hands with no time to waste!!! Enjoy the salty sea breeze and sunshine with us — don’t miss out later as DJ Father Tish is bringing back his famous dance party on the deck TONIGHT!

🎵 2 PM - PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL
🎵 6 PM - DJ FATHER TISH

See you out there 🌞

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💥LOBSTER TACO TUESDAY💥

One of many goodies fresh from our *new* summer menu that just dropped!!!

Loads of warm lobster meat on corn tortillas, shredded sweet pineapple, cabbage slaw, pico de gallo, topped with lime cucumber aioli. PS — it doesn’t have to be Tuesday in order to enjoy these bad boys 🌮

We’re switching it up and adding live music with .justin today at 4 PM because have you BEEN outside?! 😎👌

05/16/2024

We’re a watering hole for all walks of life, even our friend Hercules 🐴♥️

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Our Story

Portland's landmark restaurant est. 1929 is located on the working waterfront of the Old Port, Portland. The Porthole boasts Portland's largest waterfront deck hosting local bands and soulful acoustic acts nightly during the summer months. Bringing great food, great times and great memories back to Custom House Wharf! Open year around and available for private events! Hope to see you on the wharf soon!

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You and your whole family watching the fireworks on a sunset concert cruise for the 4th of July? Immediately YES 🙌 That’...
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Telephone

Website

https://www.portholemaine.com/

Address


20 Custom House Wharf
Portland, ME
04101

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 8pm
Tuesday 7am - 8pm
Wednesday 7am - 8pm
Thursday 7am - 8pm
Friday 7am - 9pm
Saturday 7am - 9pm
Sunday 7am - 7pm

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