Dining on Peaks Island

Cockeyed Gull Restaurant

"The Cockeyed Gull, located a short distance from the Peak's Island ferry dock, offers a friendly and intimate atmosphere for dining with family and friends. Both the open air deck and dining room offer outstanding views of Portland Harbor and the city skyline. On a clear day Mount Washington in New Hampshire can be seen. We look forward to welcoming you and offering you our traditional and innovative cuisine..."

Peaks Island House on Casco Bay

"Our full service restaurant offers lunch and dinner seven days a week in season. The goal of the Peaks Island House is to offer carefully prepared food, at a reasonable price, in a beautiful oceanfront setting. We are committed to offering a wide range of dining choices to please every taste. We use locally obtained seafood and produce. Desserts are made on sight fresh every day. You can choose to join us on our deck or at our Gazebo dining area just steps from the beach. Our kids menu is aimed to please..."

Inn on Peaks Island

"Enjoy a casual lunch overlooking the Portland skyline or a beautiful sunset dinner in our Pub. Featuring fresh Maine seafood, crisp salads, and creative pub fare with a flair. Kid’s menu available. Full bar. Featuring cask conditioned, award-winning Shipyard ales from the Inn’s own 15 gallon brewing system..."

Dining in Portland

Portland Restaurants - New York Times

"The overnight temperature is dropping toward frost this week and probably won’t rise above it until May. Most of the cruise ships are gone, and with them the fudge buyers, the lobster seekers and the chowderheads who clog the Old Port neighborhood in the summer. But the quiet and the chill are deceptive. Portland’s many chefs and bakers, its turnip farmers and cookbook sellers and assorted mad food geniuses are gearing up for another lively winter...."

Chow Maine: Portland's Top Chef-Owned Restaurants - AAA Northern New England

"Portland, Maine, has long touted its multitude of restaurants, where diners can enjoy perfectly steamed lobster, great fried clams, and other well-prepared—if predictable—food. But in recent years, a new generation of intimate chef-owned establishments has been serving inventive creations starring Maine’s bounty (lobster, yes, but so much more). Culinary tourists from New York, Boston, and elsewhere make pilgrimages to the most-talked-about places, joining legions of local devotees.

In 2004, the James Beard Foundation named Fore Street’s Sam Hayward the Best Chef in the Northeast. Rob Evans of Hugo’s garnered the same award in 2009. Also in 2009, Bon Appetit named Portland 'America’s foodiest small town.' According to the magazine’s restaurant editor, Andrew Knowlton, 'A lot of Portland’s restaurants would be great even if they were in New York City.'"