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Restaurant PR in Portland, ME

Portland, Maine has more restaurants per capita than almost any US city. The city's obsession with local seafood, craft everything, and James Beard-level talent makes it a disproportionately influential food city.

800+restaurants
550K metrometro population
6key media outlets

Key Media Outlets in Portland

Our PR team maintains active relationships with these outlets for restaurant coverage:

  • Portland Press Herald Food
  • Down East Magazine
  • Maine Magazine
  • Maine Today
  • WMTW
  • WGME

Dining Trends

  • Hyper-local seafood sourcing
  • fermentation and preservation
  • New England farmstead dining
  • James Beard-level concentration

PR Strategy Tips for Portland

  • Portland ME has one of the highest restaurants-per-capita in the US — that IS the story
  • Lobster and seafood provenance stories never get old for national media
  • The small city scale means one restaurant can dominate local coverage
  • James Beard nominations from Portland ME always generate national buzz

Key Dining Neighborhoods

Old PortEast EndWest EndMunjoy HillArts DistrictCongress StreetFerry Village

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